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About The Ocean Foundation

As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation’s 501(c) (3) mission is to improve global ocean health, climate resilience, and the blue economy. We create partnerships to connect all peoples in the communities in which we work to the informational, technical, and financial resources they need to achieve their ocean stewardship goals.  The Ocean Foundation executes core programmatic initiatives to make ocean science more equitable, advance blue resilience, address global marine plastic pollution, and develop ocean literacy for marine education leaders. It also fiscally hosts more than 55 projects across 25 countries.

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Kate Killerlain Morrison | The Ocean Foundation
P: +1 (703) 300-4380 (cell)
E: kmorrison@​oceanfdn.​org
W: www.​oceanfdn.​org

Our Experts

Alexis Valauri-Orton, PROGRAM OFFICER at The Ocean Foundation
Ben Scheelk, PROGRAM OFFICER at The Ocean Foundation
Bobbi-Jo Dobush, LEGAL OFFICER at The Ocean Foundation
Erica Nuñez, HEAD OF PLASTICS INITIATIVE at The Ocean Founcation
Frances Lang, PROGRAM OFFICER at The Ocean Foundation
Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation
María Alejandra Navarrete Hernández, GOVERNMENTS AND MULTILATERAL LIAISON OFFICER at The Ocean Foundation
Ole Varmer, SENIOR ADVISOR ON OCEAN HERITAGE

Previous Media Mentions

Deep Seabed Mining

Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms | Associated Press, October 25, 2023

Metals bosses enjoy front row seat at UN deep-sea mining negotiations | Climate Home News, August 8, 2023

FEATURE: Momentum gathers for new moratorium on deep sea mining ahead of key UN meeting | Carbon Pulse, July 7, 2023

Cada vez más países abogan por suspender la minería submarina: expertos | Forbes Mexico, July 5, 2023

The Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining | Nautilus, June 7, 2023

Assess marine biodiversity before permitting deep-sea mining: Experts | DownToEarth, August 9, 2022

Blue Carbon and Habitat Conservation and Restoration

Golden Acre Foods to complete £1m donation to environmental charity by 2024 |  Grocery Trade, March 7, 2024

Playing Matchmaker for Corals | The Revelator, August 9, 2023

How Estuaries Boost the Economy and Slow Climate Change | PBS North Carolina, July 28, 2023

NOAA grants $2.9M for Vieques Bioluminescent Bay restoration | NimB, April 25, 2023

Biden-Harris $34.4 Million for Projects in PR | Pasquines, April 24, 2023

Bluer horizons: Putting coastal communities before carbon markets | Reuters, April 19, 2023

Cuba and US sign agreement on preservation of marine ecosystems | Prensa Latina, February 28, 2023

On National Recycling Day, Eagles’ GO GREEN program knows no borders | Philadelphia Eagles, November 15, 2022

Blue carbon will be the next frontier of carbon crediting | GreenBiz, November 9, 2022

Expertos en manglares de toda América se reunirán en Yucatán | La Verdad, September 15, 2022

A Sustainable Partnership: Philadelphia Eagles And The Ocean Conservancy Score A Win-Win For The Planet | Forbes, June 17, 2021

Plastic Pollution

Launch of ‘EPPIC’ effort to drive circularity | Sustainable Plastics, September 22, 2023

End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC), a new Public Private Partnership | IUCN, September 20, 2023

Panelists: Sustainable plastics need consistency | Resource Recycling, June 26, 2023

The Global Plastics Treaty is a Go – Now What? | Waste 360, August 17, 2022

Investing in Ocean Health

KSEA – Shifting Tides: Rising Need for Investments and Engagement in the Blue Economy | KraneShares, December 13, 2023

KraneShares and Rockefeller Asset Management Launch Ocean Engagement ETF (KSEA), Expanding Innovative Climate Investment Lineup | KraneShares,  September 12, 2023

New ETF focuses on ‘blue economy’ of marine, freshwater resources | Reuters, September 12, 2023

KraneShares and Rockefeller Provide Access to Blue Economy With KSEA | VettaFi, September 12, 2023

Ocean Acidification

OA Week 2023 – OARS Outcome 1: Enabling the scientific community to provide ocean acidification data and evidence of known quality | EIN News Wires, October 31, 2023

Ocean Acidification A Threat To Pacific Islands | Solomon Times, July 4, 2022

Previous Publications

Deep Sea Mining Isn’t Worth the Risk | February 29, 2024

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