Stories
Letter from the President
A letter from Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation When I stand next to the ocean, I am influenced once again by her magic. I realize …
Seafood Solutions
Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation We conjoined The Ocean Foundation and SeaWeb via an Organizational Partnership Agreement, which became effective on November 17th 2015. The Ocean Foundation …
Oceans Big Think
Oceans Big Think – Launching the Grand Challenges for Ocean Conservation – at Scripps Institution of Oceanography by Mark J. Spalding, President I had just spent a week in Loreto, a coastal …
For the Love of the Gulf
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GULF: TRINATIONAL INITIATIVE HOLDS 7TH MEETING by Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation The Gulf of Mexico is a familiar landmark of North …
Keep Loreto Magical
Greetings from Loreto International Airport where I am waiting to catch my plane back to LAX after a very busy week. It is always nice to be back in …
IUU Fishing Enforcement Act Signed Into Law
by Jessie Neumann, TOF Communications Assistant HR 774: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 This February, Representative Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) reintroduced HR Bill 774 to Congress. …
Looking at the Small Details
The Colorful Blur of October Part 4: Overlooking the Great Pacific, Looking at the Small Details by Mark J. Spalding From Block Island, I headed west across the country to …
An Island, the Ocean and Managing the Future
The Colorful Blur of October Part 3: An Island, the Ocean and Managing the Future by Mark J. Spalding As I wrote before, fall is a busy season for conferences …
A Gem of an Island
The Colorful Blur of October Part 2: A Gem of an Island by Mark J. Spalding Next, I traveled to Block Island, Rhode Island, which is located about 13 nautical miles …
From the Tropics to The Atlantic
The Colorful Blur of October Part 1: From the Tropics to the Atlantic Coast by Mark J. Spalding Fall is the busy season when it comes to conferences and meetings, …
Mark Spalding appointed to the Sargasso Sea Commiss.
Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation, has been appointed to the Sargasso Sea Commission by the Government of Bermuda. The Sargasso Sea Commission was established pursuant to the Hamilton …
The Sargassum Sum Up
Authors: Jessie Neumann and Luke Elder More and more Sargassum has been washing ashore the pristine beaches of the Caribbean. Why is this happening and what should we do? Sargassum: …
