Gulf of Mexico
When Titans Collide: The Hidden Environmental Cost of Shipping Disasters
Introduction The vast blue highways of our global ocean carry nearly 90% of global trade, with massive vessels traversing international waters day and night. While these maritime thoroughfares are essential …
Breaking Ground on Expanded Restoration
Check out our most recent newsletter updates from our Blue Resilience Initiative, including our work in Jobos Bay, Vieques, St. Kitt’s, and Xcalak.
A Perspective to Reduce Climate Change Impacts in Marine-Coastal Ecosystems: Our UNOC 2022 Side Event
During the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, TOF and Fundación Mexicana para el Océano A.C. presented a side event on nature-based solutions in Mexico.
Friends of Organización SyCOMA
Organizacion SyCOMA is based in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, with actions throughout Mexico. Its main projects are the conservation of the environment through protection, restoration, research, environmental education, and community involvement; and creation of public policies.
The Ocean Sent Up Smoke Signals Last Week. Let’s Listen.
On July 2, a gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico led to a fire in the ocean, a reminder of how delicate our ecosystem is. To keep the sea healthy, we need to listen to its calls.
The Ocean Foundation and University of Havana’s Marine Research Center: 21 Years of Science, Discovery, and Friendship
This week The Ocean Foundation attended the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Havana’s Centro de Investigaciones Marinas where TOF was recognized for its 21 years of collaboration with CIM on marine science in Cuba.
What’s in a Tiger Shark’s Stomach?
During the summer of 2016, while many of my friends had desk jobs in big cities, traveled to the beach for long weekends, and got their shark thrills via “Shark …
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 …
Friends of Havenworth Coastal Conservation
Tonya Wiley established Havenworth Coastal Conservation in 2010 to promote the sustainable use and conservation of marine resources through research, outreach, and education. After serving four years in the U.S. …
Monitoring the Aftermath:
Seven years ago, we mourned the deaths of the 11 who died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and watched in growing horror as a torrent of oil poured forth from …
For the Love of the Gulf
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GULF: TRINATIONAL INITIATIVE HOLDS 7TH MEETING by Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation The Gulf of Mexico is a familiar landmark of North …
Churning Seas: Blue Vision Summit 5
By Ben Scheelk, Program Associate There is an old bit of weather lore that states: Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning. Fortunately, for …
