Research
Plastic Ocean Pollution
General Information “Now ocean plastics could be killing oxygen-making bacteria,” Wired, May 17, 2019“The core of the problem is that plastic pollution is a very new science. Researchers are still …
Loreto
Loreto, Baja California Sur We at The Ocean Foundation have a long-standing relationship with the municipality of Loreto in Baja California Sur, Mexico. My name is Mark J. Spalding and …
Seagrass
Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow in shallow waters and are found along the coasts of every continent except for Antarctica. Seagrasses not only provide critical ecosystem services as the …
Blue Carbon
Blue carbon is the carbon dioxide captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems. This carbon is stored in the form of biomass and sediments from mangroves, tidal marshes and …
Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea Geographical Area of Collaboration (map from Annex I of the Hamilton Declaration). This map shows the known and predicted seamounts beneath the Sargasso Sea. Recent News Chung, E. “Canadian …
Human Rights and The Ocean
Unfortunately, human rights violations occur not only on land, but also at sea. Human trafficking, corruption, exploitation, and other illegal violations, combined with a lack of policing and proper enforcement …
Tools And Strategies For Effective Fisheries Management
There are Many Tools for Effective Fisheries Management: Preventing unintended negative consequences of catch sharesMark J. Spalding, President Threats to the health of our ocean are intensifying. Overfishing, bycatch and …
Rights-Based Management
In pursuit of our goals to increase ocean health while protecting fishing communities, The Ocean Foundation has worked long and hard with our fellow marine conservation philanthropists to fund a …
Seabed Mining
Seabed Mining (SBM) is an experimental industrial field which involves extracting submerged minerals and deposits from the sea floor. There are interests both for and against seabed mining, however, the …
Ocean Acidification
The ocean absorbs a significant portion of our carbon dioxide emissions, which is changing the chemistry of the ocean at an unprecedented rate. About one third of all emissions in …
Sustainable Aquaculture
Aquaculture makes a substantial contribution to our food supplies, so it must be done in a way that is sustainable. Specifically, TOF is looking at various closed-system technologies, including re-circulating tanks, raceways, …
Ocean and Climate Change
I. IntroductionII. The Basics of Climate Change and the OceanIII. Coastal and Ocean Species Migration due to Climate ChangeIV. Hypoxia (Dead Zones)V. The Effects of Warming Waters VI. Marine Biodiversity …
