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Make Your Voice Heard & Protect Our Marine National Monuments
While Americans celebrated National Ocean Month in June and spent summer on or near the water, the Department of Commerce began soliciting public comments to review many of our nation’s …
Capitol Hill Ocean Week
When I was a little girl, I was afraid of the water. Not so afraid that I wouldn’t go in it, but I would never be the first one to take …
Collaborations for Healthy Ocean Systems
If you have ever woken up early to wander the stalls of a fish market, you can relate to my feeling of anticipation leading up to the SeaWeb Seafood Summit. …
#SaveOurOcean
The UN SDG14 Ocean Conference: the first UN conference of its kind on the ocean. June 8 is World Oceans Day, as designated by the United Nations, and we like …
Ocean Secrets
The ocean has a secret. I am very lucky to work in the field of ocean health. I grew up in a coastal English village, and spent a lot of …
Wise Voyage Logs: Part II
The following are daily logs written by Dr. John Wise. Along with his team, Dr. Wise traveled in and around the Gulf of California in search of whales. Dr. Wise runs The …
Wise Voyage Logs: Part I
The following are daily logs written by Dr. John Wise. Along with his team, Dr. Wise traveled in and around the Gulf of California in search of whales. Dr. Wise runs The …
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 …
Cuba and Puerto Rico:
As the inaugural effort of Conservación ConCiencia, a historic fishing exchange between Puerto Rican and Cuban commercial fishers, entrepreneurs and government officials was held last November 2016. Conservación ConCiencia led …
Keep Action Afloat
We know what is at stake. Over 50 square miles of estuarine biodiversity buoyed with patriotic heritage unlike anything else in the world. Mallows Bay, home to hundreds of sunken …
What Mrs. Vaughan Teaches Us (and can teach U.S.)
Perhaps you have been to see the movie Hidden Figures. Perhaps you were inspired by its depiction of three black women succeeding because of their extraordinary ability in the context …