Stories
Save the Vaquita
Efforts taken to date by Mexico, the United States, and the global community have been helpful, but have not been sufficient to save the vaquita from extinction. Conserving the species …
Vaquita To Go Extinct for Consumer Interests
On February 2nd, we at The Ocean Foundation posted a blog about status of the efforts to protect the endangered Vaquita porpoise in the Upper Gulf of California in Mexico. In …
SeaWeb Sustainable Seafood Conference
SeaWeb Sustainable Seafood Conference – New Orleans 2015 by Mark J. Spalding, President As you may have noticed from other posts, last week I was in New Orleans attending the …
Lionfish Cook-off Challenge
As part of the three day Sustainable Seafood Summit, SeaWeb and The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) hosted the cook-off, “Lionfish Challenge – Malicious but Delicious!” The event – emceed …
Preorder Deborah Cramer’s book, The Narrow Edge
After logging in thousands of miles traveling from one end of the earth to the other following a plucky little bird on its near miraculous migration, and then spending more …
Behavioral Change for the Ocean
By Mark J. Spalding, President We know that we want to improve people’s relationship with the ocean. We want to steer a course towards a world in which we value …
Losing hope. Losing the Vaquita
By Mark J. Spalding, President Groundhog Day All Over Again This weekend, I heard that the Vaquita Porpoise is endangered, in crisis, and in desperate need of immediate protection. Unfortunately, …
We’ve come a long way from the “Silent Seas”
This blog originally appeared on Ocean Noise a blog from Ocean Conservation Research It is amazing how many people in the field of ocean science and conservation credit Jacques Cousteau …
Thank you for making 2014 a great year for the ocean!
By Mark J. Spalding, President “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro One of the founding principles of The Ocean Foundation is that working …
Sorry, That’s NOT a Special Holiday Cocktail
By Mark J. Spalding, President Earlier in December 2014, I was fortunate to be able to attend two very special events in Annapolis, Maryland. The first was the awards dinner …
Tsunami Plus 10: A Reflection on Resilience, Hope, and Recovery
By Mark J. Spalding Early this month, Fred Pearce wrote an excellent piece for Yale 360 about restoration efforts along the coast of Sumatra following the major earthquake and devastating tsunami …
Seeking Sanctuary Status for the Aleutian Islands Archipelago
By Mark J. Spalding with Catharine Cooper A version of this blog was originally posted on National Geographic’s Ocean Views micro site 4,405 miles from the deal-making handshakes of Washington …
