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OverviewBásico Carbon is a sole-member scientific consultancy with a mission to validate the potential of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) as a carbon removal solution through research and development support. Laura Stieghorst, Básico’s founder, works independently across every sector of marine carbon dioxide removal research with startup, nonprofit, university, and government partners. Significant research has included testing the impact of OAE on coral growth and its rate carbon uptake in partnership with the University of Miami, facilitating multi-party field research in Halifax, Canada, and managing a research fellowship to develop a research roadmap for the OAE industry.



The recent U.S. seizure of the Venezuelan oil tanker Skipper raises uncomfortable questions about how sanctions enforcement can inadvertently undermine the very maritime safety standards that protect our ocean. While …
As the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concludes in Belém, Brazil, the ocean community has reason for both cautious optimism and …
The Ocean Foundation and The Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund seek applicants for the Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship, for the year 2026. This Scholarship was created in honor of the …
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