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Science + Industry Collaboration Keeps Hong Kong Oyster Industry Alive
by Alexis Valauri-Orton, Program Associate In the streets of Lau Fau Shan, a small community in the Northwest tip of Hong Kong’s New Territories, the air smells sweet and salty. …
Hold the Slaves Please
by Mark J. Spalding, President We saw some ocean victories in 2015. As 2016 flies by, it calls upon us to move past those press releases and into action. Some …
Women in the Water – Part III: Full Speed Ahead
by Jessie Neumann, Communications Assistant TOF staff member Michele Heller swims with a whale shark! (c) Shawn Heinrichs To wrap up Women’s History Month, we bring you Part …
Women in the Water – Part II: Staying Afloat
by Jessie Neumann, Communications Assistant What is it like to be Women in the Water? In honor of Women’s History Month we asked 9 passionate women working in marine conservation …
Women in the Water – Part I: Diving In
By Jessie Neumann, Communications Assistant March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women! The marine conservation sector, once dominated by …
Protecting the Seen and the Unseen: The Sargasso Sea
Author: Mark J. Spalding The recent issue of New Scientist cited “eels spawning” as one of the 11 things we know exist, but have never actually seen. It’s true—the origins …
How many records will we break?
“I’ve never seen it like this before.” That is what I have heard over and over as I traveled to different regions in the past couple of weeks—in La Jolla …
Cownose Ray of the Chesapeake Bay
Author: Maggie Bass, with support from Beryl Dann Margaret Bass is a biology major at Eckerd College and is part of the TOF intern community. Two hundred years ago, the …
Shape the Future of Sustainable Seafood
It is with great excitement that we join leaders from around the world in Malta for this year’s SeaWeb Seafood Summit. The 2016 Summit marks the first year of The …
Climate Change is Personal
by Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation Climate change just got personal again. On Tuesday, a set of storm cells formed along much of the East Coast. They …
Letter from the President
A letter from Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation When I stand next to the ocean, I am influenced once again by her magic. I realize …
Seafood Solutions
Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation We conjoined The Ocean Foundation and SeaWeb via an Organizational Partnership Agreement, which became effective on November 17th 2015. The Ocean Foundation …
