Stories
My First Capitol Hill Ocean Week
Growing up in the suburbs of Baltimore, I never really spent too much time around great bodies of water. When it came to the ocean, my stance, like most of …
An Interview with Quintin Bergman
The Boyd N. Lyon Sea Turtle Fund was established in honor of Boyd Lyon, a true ocean hero. Boyd dedicated his life to sea turtle conservation and protection. The scholarship Committee …
Science Diplomacy and our Shared Legacy
Three nations share the Gulf of Mexico abundant resources—Cuba, Mexico, and the United States. It is our shared heritage and our shared responsibility because it is also our shared legacy …
Women In The Water Part II: Eye on the Horizon
Women in the Water — Part II: Eye on the Horizon To wrap up Women’s History Month, we bring you Part II of our Women in the Water series! We …
Seagrasses, Nature’s Water Filter
Seagrasses are aquatic flowering plants that are found along a broad latitudinal range. As one of the planets most effective and efficient coastal systems for carbon sequestration, proper conservation and …
Women In The Water Part I: Diving In
Women in the Water — Part I: Diving In March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women! The marine conservation …
Independent Women of the Ocean
Women have long played a fundamental role in ocean environments. Of the more than 350 million people that rely on the blue economy for a living, half are women. Yet, …
TOF Wins First Place in Science Category
Robey Naish Presented the award to the representative of the Ocean Foundation, Alexis Valauri-Orton. (from left), Copyright: ctillmann / Messe Düsseldorf Together with the Prince Albert II of the Monaco …
A Plastic Ocean
On January 21, TOF Board members Joshua Ginsberg, Angel Braestrup, and I participated in a Salisbury Forum event focused on plastic waste in the ocean. The event began with the …
Offshore Drilling Action
My late grandmother was a big believer in the old adage “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” She knew that relying on one skill or one industry or …
MMPA and Dire Harm
For most of the past two and a half decades, I have dedicated my energy to the ocean, to the life within, and to the many people who also dedicate …
My Year of Islands
Dear Friend of the Ocean, For me, 2017 was the year of the island, and thus of expanded horizons. The year’s site visits, workshops and conferences took me to islands …
