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Oceans Big Think
Oceans Big Think – Launching the Grand Challenges for Ocean Conservation – at Scripps Institution of Oceanography by Mark J. Spalding, President I had just spent a week in Loreto, a coastal …
For the Love of the Gulf
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GULF: TRINATIONAL INITIATIVE HOLDS 7TH MEETING by Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation The Gulf of Mexico is a familiar landmark of North …
Keep Loreto Magical
Greetings from Loreto International Airport where I am waiting to catch my plane back to LAX after a very busy week. It is always nice to be back in …
Looking at the Small Details
The Colorful Blur of October Part 4: Overlooking the Great Pacific, Looking at the Small Details by Mark J. Spalding From Block Island, I headed west across the country to …
A Gem of an Island
The Colorful Blur of October Part 2: A Gem of an Island by Mark J. Spalding Next, I traveled to Block Island, Rhode Island, which is located about 13 nautical miles …
The Sargassum Sum Up
Authors: Jessie Neumann and Luke Elder More and more Sargassum has been washing ashore the pristine beaches of the Caribbean. Why is this happening and what should we do? Sargassum: …
Ocean Acidification – A Ubiquitous Problem
Author: Mark J. Spalding, President This week I was lucky to be part of an Ocean Acidification (OA) Roundtable co-hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory and Ocean Conservancy in Sarasota, Florida. …
Sharks and Rays for 31 Days
Artist Jen Richards, has been obsessed with marine life for as long as she since she can remember. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to interview her and talk about her …
International Save the Vaquita Day
Author: Luke Elder, Research Analyst, The Ocean Foundation WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Meaning “little cow” in Spanish, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is one of six species of “true” porpoise and …
Splendors of Seagrass
Jessie Neumann, TOF Communications Assistant Seagrass. Ever heard of it? We talk about seagrass a lot here at The Ocean Foundation. But what exactly is it and why is it …
Vaquita in the Fast Lane to Extinction
No one set out to make the vaquita go extinct exactly. It was no one’s target species. It is not intentionally caught in the gillnets that plague its tiny range …
When Life Gives You Lemons…
When Life Gives You Lemons, Assess Their Mating Characteristics, Growth, and Survival Alex Aines, Shark Researcher and TOF Intern At the beginning of April I arrived at Bimini Biological Field Station in …