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Go Big or Go Home
International agreements value efforts to protect the health and wellbeing of all life on earth—from human rights to endangered species—the nations of the world have come together to figure out …
In It for the Long Game
Like most of my colleagues at The Ocean Foundation, I’m always thinking about the long game. What future are we working to achieve? How can what we do now lay the …
Arctic Ocean Acidification Workshop
In September 2016, the biggest cruise ship to ever make the Northwest Passage through the Arctic reached New York safely after 32 days, millions of dollars in preparations, and a …
Stories of the Whale
The ocean is an opaque place in that there is still so much to learn about it. The life patterns of the great whales are also opaque—it is amazing what …
Elements of Earth
I’ve felt the force. The force of water elevating me, pushing me, pulling me, moving me, taking me as far as the eye can see. My fascination and love for …
Gearing Up for Conservation
If you’ve worked in the nonprofit world for ten years like I have, you get accustomed to saving money every step of the way. You work so hard to find …
Catholic Church Responds to Slavery at Sea
Archbishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, says his marching orders come from the very top of the Catholic Church. “The Holy Father …
The Fragile White Continent
Claire Christian is the Acting Executive Director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), our friendly office neighbors here in DC and out in the global ocean. This past May, I attended the 39th Antarctic …
Scaling Positive Impact
The Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOAON) with approximate locations for ‘ApHRICA’, a pilot project to deploy ocean pH sensors in South Africa, Mozambique, the Seychelles, and Mauritius for the …
The Arctic: A Region of Future Conflict or Cooperation
This week the first cruise ship set sail for a trans-Arctic voyage, coupled with headlines that proclaimed the lowest level of Arctic sea ice recorded in the past 125 years. …
Passion for Coral Reefs
At the end of June, I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), the premier conference for coral reef scientists from all over …
The Day of the Vaquita
The vaquita is nearly extinct. Scientists estimate that the species now numbers about 60 individuals and is declining rapidly. We do not know the age/sex composition of the remaining individuals …
