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The Fragile White Continent
Claire Christian is the Acting Executive Director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), our friendly office neighbors here in DC and out in the global ocean. This past May, I attended the 39th Antarctic …
Ocean Acidification Monitoring Public-Private Partnership Launched in Southern Africa
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 25, 2016 The U.S. Department of State has partnered with The Ocean Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, …
Scaling Positive Impact
The Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOAON) with approximate locations for ‘ApHRICA’, a pilot project to deploy ocean pH sensors in South Africa, Mozambique, the Seychelles, and Mauritius for the …
The Arctic: A Region of Future Conflict or Cooperation
This week the first cruise ship set sail for a trans-Arctic voyage, coupled with headlines that proclaimed the lowest level of Arctic sea ice recorded in the past 125 years. …
Passion for Coral Reefs
At the end of June, I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), the premier conference for coral reef scientists from all over …
The Day of the Vaquita
The vaquita is nearly extinct. Scientists estimate that the species now numbers about 60 individuals and is declining rapidly. We do not know the age/sex composition of the remaining individuals …
An Oasis of Science
On the edge of a far-flung lagoon in Baja California Sur, surrounded by a landscape of low-lying succulents, expansive salt flats, and towering cardón cacti that appear on the horizon …
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Tuna
For Immediate Release, June 20, 2016 Contact: Catherine Kilduff, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 780-8862, [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO— Pacific bluefin tuna have reached dangerously low population levels, so a coalition …
Corals Need Relief
Coral reefs can handle a lot of chronic and acute harms, until they can’t. Once a reef tract crosses the threshold from a coral-dominated system to a micro-algae dominated system …
Give with Confidence
As you may have heard, the nonprofit world has been abuzz lately about the new changes that Charity Navigator and GuideStar have implemented into their charity evaluation systems. The coverage …
Ocean Pilgrimage to Monterey
Most conferences do not invite comparisons to spiritual journeys. But, Blue Mind is unlike most conferences. In truth, the annual Blue Mind Summit escapes all attempts at definition. The event, …
Keeping Loreto Magical
Established more than 300 years ago, the municipality of Loreto sits between the foothills of the Sierra La Giganta Mountains and the shores of the Loreto Bay National Marine Park …
