Stories
Resiliency Personified: How a community in Vieques, Puerto Rico is thriving less than three years after experiencing the worst storm in 89 years
In Vieques, the bioluminescent bay glows bright every night and you can see and feel how resilient this place really is. With our partners at the Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust, we’re reminded it will only stay that way if we take collective action to protect it.
Announcing the 2021 Boyd Lyon Scholar
Every year the Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund hosts a scholarship for a marine biology student whose research is focused on sea turtles. This year’s winner is Natalia Teryda!
Moriah Byrd’s Story
Moriah Byrd is a young conservationist seeking to find her footing in a sector that lacks diverse representation. Our team invited Moriah to share her experiences and insight related to her budding career in marine conservation.
Key Ocean Takeaways of Rockefeller Asset Management’s Sustainable Investing Annual Report
On April 20, Rockefeller Asset Management (RAM) released their 2020 Sustainable Investing Annual Report detailing their sustainable investing objectives. View some key takeaways.
Jordan Williams’ Story
Jordan Alexander Williams, is a Queer Hoodoo, earth tender & future ancestor, moving towards life and shaping change. Not only is Jordan all of the things above and more, but they live their life unapologetically as they fight for universal justice.
Real and Raw Reflections: Personal Experiences with D.E.I.J.
To encourage normalizing D.E.I.J. conversations across the environmental sector, Eddie Love invited powerful individuals in the sector to raise awareness, inform, and inspire our collective industry to know better, be better, and do better.
Coral Science in the Time of a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on almost every imaginable human activity. Marine research has been curtailed more than any other, as underwater science requires travel, planning, and close proximity in research vessels to get to study sites.
Marine Science is Real (Part Two of Two)
The ocean covers more than 71% of the planet, and you don’t have to dig very far to find out just how much we haven’t explored, don’t understand, and need to know to improve the human relationship with our planet’s life support system.
Marine Science is Real (Part One of Two)
Marine science is real, and we have to back it with action. That means training new scientists, enabling scientists to participate in scientific and other knowledge sharing no matter where they live and work, and using the data and conclusions to inform policies that protect and support all ocean life.
World Women’s Day
Women have played leading roles in conservation and stewardship of our natural heritage for more than a century—and in marine conservation, we have been blessed over the decades with their leadership and vision.
The Ocean Climate Nexus
Today the United States is rejoining the Paris Agreement, the global commitment to combat climate change through national and cooperative international actions. That will leave only seven nations of 197 …
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Efforts of 2020
The Ocean Foundation has long been committed to the principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (D.E.I.J.). Our Board of Directors has acknowledged that D.E.I.J. is a journey, and we …
