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Impact of Deep-Water Oil Rigs on Gulf of Mexico Corals Needs Better Monitoring
By Wendy Williams Coverage of the 5th International Deep Sea Coral Symposium, Amsterdam AMSTERDAM, NL (April 4, 2012) – Long-term monitoring of the environmental impact of deep-water oil rigs in …
Focus on Ocean Food Webs: Response to the Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force Report, “Little Fish, Big Impact”
by Kenneth Stump, Ocean Policy Fellow at The Ocean Foundation Forage Fish (School of Goldband Fusilier, Pterocaesio chrysozona. Papua New Guinea – Source: Wikimedia Commons) As much as a third …
Unearthing the Most Ancient of Apartment Complexes
By Wendy Williams Coverage of the 5th International Deep Sea Coral Symposium, Amsterdam “Ancient Coral Reefs” by By Heinrich Harder (1858-1935) (The Wonderful Paleo Art of Heinrich Harder) AMSTERDAM, NL, …
Introducing New Board of Advisors Members (2 of 3)
By Angel Braestrup — Chair, TOF Board of Advisors The Board approved an expansion of the Board of Advisors at its meeting last fall. In our previous post, we introduced …
Introducing New Board of Advisors Members (1 of 3)
By Angel Braestrup — Chair, TOF Board of Advisors On the eve of the spring Board meeting of The Ocean Foundation, I found myself marveling at the willingness of our …
It is About the Fish…Really.
By Mark J. Spalding — President, The Ocean Foundation Question: Why are we talking about wild-caught fish? There are so many more ocean industry sectors, and so many issues that …
The World Oceans Summit
By Mark J. Spalding — President, The Ocean Foundation This week I am in Singapore at the World Oceans Summit hosted by The Economist. This Pacific location was chosen because …
The voyages of Admiral Zheng He
Greetings from Singapore. I am here to attend the World Oceans Summit hosted by The Economist. On my transition day between the 21 hours of flying to get here and …
From the macro to the micro
Last week, I was in Newport Beach, CA where we held our annual Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop, which profiles the research done in the Southern California Bight during the …
U.S. Fish Policy
Earlier this month, I was quoted in an article in the Washington Post “U.S. tightens fishing policy, setting 2012 catch limits for all managed species” by Juliet Eilperin (page A-1, …
President’s Trip Report, Pacific Islands
by Mark J. Splading I am sitting in front of a hotel in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico watching frigate birds and pelicans gorging themselves on a run of fish. …
Research Newsletter (Summer 2006)
The Ocean Foundation is the first “community foundation” for the oceans, with all the well-established tools of a community foundation and a unique focus on marine conservation. As such, The …
