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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 …
An Ocean Of Gratitude – Mark J. Spalding
When I stand next to the ocean, her magic once again influences me. I feel the deep mystical pull of my spirit toward the water’s edge, which has always been …
Ticking Time Bombs Beneath the Waves: Racing to Prevent Catastrophic Pollution from WWII Shipwrecks
Maritime meetings in Malta have a unique historical context—the island’s recorded maritime history stretches back more than 7 thousand years. Some say that the design of traditional Maltese fishing boats, …
The Ocean Foundation’s Strategic Value to U.S. National Interests
Introduction On January 22, 2025, Secretary of State Rubio issued a press statement on the “priorities and mission of the Second Trump Administration’s Department of State.” In it, he said, …
Nature’s Shield: Lessons from the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
Reflecting on the importance of restoring coastal ecosystems on the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
Three Threats, Three Books
The Ocean Foundation has a new project that aims to bring awareness about the threats of bottom trawling, potentially polluting wrecks (PPWs) and deep seabed mining (DSM) to Underwater Cultural …
