Stories
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 …
Shipping Safety: 10th Anniversary of the Selendang Ayu Oil Spill
By Mark J. Spalding, President Ten years ago this month, the weather along the Great Circle Route in the North Pacific was horrible. Then again, the weather in this part …
CMRC Program Mentioned in “Men’s Journal”
One of our projects, the Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program (CMRC), was recently mentioned in Men’s Journal! The article described the unique combination of science and travel that is incorporated …
Sundarban Spill: Mangroves and dolphins at risk
By Mark J. Spalding, President Tuesday morning, we woke to bad news about a shipping accident in the waters of Bangladesh. The Southern Star-7, a tanker had collided with another …
Giving Back to the Ocean
It would be nice to find ways and times to be consciously grateful for what we receive every day, but we all know that it can be hard to do …
Manatees: A Symbol and a Reminder
The Ocean Foundation celebrates Marine Mammal Month in February. In Florida, November is Manatee Awareness Month with good reason. It is the time of year when manatees start their swim …
BioCarbon: What is it and why do we care?
By, Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation This week I had the great good fortune to join about two dozen of our colleagues in Seattle for a briefing about …
Playing in the Mud (And Planting Mangroves)
By Ben Scheelk, Program Associate Volunteering in Costa Rica Part III There is just something about playing with mud, which makes you feel primal. Rubbing big globs of greasy, coarse-grained …
“King Tides:” The wave of the future?
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation Raise your hand if you have heard the term “king tide.” Raise your hand if the term sends you rushing to the …
West Coast, Best Coast? Not for Starfish.
By Alex Kirby, Communications Intern, The Ocean Foundation A mysterious disease is sweeping across the West Coast, leaving a trail of dead starfish behind. Since June 2013, mounds of deceased …
