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The Fight Against Ocean Litter
By Emily Franc, Research Associate, The Ocean Foundation Marine debris comes in many forms, from a cigarette butt to a 4,000-pound derelict fishing net. No one enjoys looking at a …
Planning for our Ocean Future
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation A version of this blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean View site. Lucky me! I spent part of August in Lisbon, Portugal …
Glowing in the Dark
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation This blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean Views Site “Radioactive Plume in the ocean” is the kind of headline that ensures …
Tin for Ten
Did you know that a 10th wedding anniversary was traditionally celebrated with a gift of tin or aluminum? Today, that gift isn’t considered the trendy way to celebrate such an …
The Past Speaks to the Future: Sustainable Ancient Aquaculture
By: Mark J. Spalding, Kathryn Peyton and Ashley Milton This blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean Views Phrases like “lessons from the past” or “learning from ancient history” are …
World Oceans Day
By Mark Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation Today, I wanted to share a little about some of TOF’s work to help the ocean and raise awareness about its role in …
Deep Sea Mining – The Pacific Experiment
Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals Inc. has staked its reputation on bringing off the world’s first deep sea mining (DSM) operation. The Bismarck Sea in Papua New Guinea has been …
In Honor of Mother’s Day
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation On a recent trip to Maine, I had the opportunity to visit two exhibits at Bowdoin College’s Peary-McMillan Arctic museum. One was …
After the Storm: What Next?
By Mark J. Spalding, President The Ocean Foundation A version of this blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean Views One recent weekend, I drove north from Washington with some …
Water On My Mind
By: Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, co-founder of SEE Turtles, SEEtheWILD, & LiVBLUE among other organizations. This blog originally appeared on Mission Blue. Take a stroll through your favorite bookstore. Notice that lining the shelves in the …
Catch Shares: Not the Silver Bullet They Hoped For
In pursuit of our goals to increase ocean health while protecting fishing communities, The Ocean Foundation has worked long and hard with our fellow marine conservation philanthropists to fund a …
Unabashed, Hardshell Turtle Love
By: Kama Dean, TOF Program Officer Over the past few decades, a movement has been growing; a movement to understand, recover and protect the world’s sea turtles. This past month, …