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Sundarban Spill: Mangroves and dolphins at risk
By Mark J. Spalding, President Tuesday morning, we woke to bad news about a shipping accident in the waters of Bangladesh. The Southern Star-7, a tanker had collided with another …
Manatees: A Symbol and a Reminder
The Ocean Foundation celebrates Marine Mammal Month in February. In Florida, November is Manatee Awareness Month with good reason. It is the time of year when manatees start their swim …
BioCarbon: What is it and why do we care?
By, Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation This week I had the great good fortune to join about two dozen of our colleagues in Seattle for a briefing about …
Participate in research in Cuba
Ever dreamed of seeing Cuba? Wonder what keeps those old rat rod cars running? What about all the hype about Cuba’s well-preserved coastal habitats? This year The Ocean Foundation received …
“King Tides:” The wave of the future?
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation Raise your hand if you have heard the term “king tide.” Raise your hand if the term sends you rushing to the …
Translating urgency into technology
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation On 25 September 2014 I attended a Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X-Prize event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in …
Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation The room was alive with greetings and chatter as the participants gather for the first session. We were in the conference facility …
The Ocean Solution
By Richard Salas With the decline of the big-fish species in the last 50-60 years our ocean’s food web is out of balance, which spells trouble for us all. The ocean …
In Conservation We Trust
By: Ben Scheelk, Program Associate, The Ocean Foundation In July 2014, Ben Scheelk of The Ocean Foundation, spent two weeks in Costa Rica volunteering on a trip coordinated by SEE …
Ocean Acidification from Domestic to International
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation A version of this blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean Views The other week was bookended by talking about ocean acidification. …
Swept up in a Turtle-nado
By Ben Scheelk, Program Associate, The Ocean Foundation Volunteering with SEE Turtles in Costa Rica – Part II If only there was a turtle week. Granted, sea turtles may not …
