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How Two Shipwrecks Connect the Present to the Emerging Global Market of Centuries Ago
The vast waters of the Pacific, while known to and sailed by Pacific Islanders for millennia, were not widely navigated by the rest of the world until half a millennium …
The National Academies Just Set the Record Straight on Ocean Observing
For the past two weeks, I have been writing, mostly on LinkedIn, about a decision I find genuinely hard to fathom: the United States is dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative …
Arab Maritime Heritage
Arab Maritime Heritage: Navigators of the Indian Ocean April has been recognized as Arab American Heritage Month. While it celebrates modern US communities, The Ocean Foundation would like to reflect …
TITANIC LAW AND POLICY: How a Shipwreck Changed International Law — and Why It Matters Today
On the night of April 14–15, 1912, more than 1,500 people died in the icy waters of the North Atlantic when the RMS Titanic slipped beneath the surface. The world …
Honoring Black History Month: Richard Etheridge, Maritime Hero
Written by Mark J. Spalding (The Ocean Foundation) and Jordan Morgan (University of Maine School of Law) In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, we honor Richard …
The Skipper Seizure: When Good Ships Get Caught in the Shadow Fleet Dragnet
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 …
COP30: A Turning Point for Ocean-Climate Action?
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 Lighthouses of Maine
Steadfast, serene, immovable, the sameYear after year, through all the silent night -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Lighthouses have their own enduring attraction. For those who come from the sea, it is …
World Ocean Radio Reflections – An Ocean Of Gratitude
Written by Peter Neill, Director of World Ocean Observatory In various forms, essays and podcasts, I have suggested reciprocity as a concept for consideration as a value on which to …
The $3.2 Trillion Blue Economy That Too Many Investors Are Missing
Reflections from World Ocean Week 2025 As I write this, I am struck by the convergence of conversations I’ve had this week. From the Blue Economy Finance Forum in Monaco …
An Ocean of Gratitude for Our Board of Advisors
I am writing today to share my gratitude for the power, wisdom, and compassion of The Ocean Foundation’s Board of Advisors. These generous people have ensured that TOF has a …
On Ocean Gratitude
Shared by Motion Ocean Technologies There’s a paradox at the heart of ocean science and technology: the better we get at collecting data from the ocean, the more acutely we …
