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We’ve come a long way from the “Silent Seas”
This blog originally appeared on Ocean Noise a blog from Ocean Conservation Research It is amazing how many people in the field of ocean science and conservation credit Jacques Cousteau …
Thank you for making 2014 a great year for the ocean!
By Mark J. Spalding, President “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro One of the founding principles of The Ocean Foundation is that working …
Tsunami Plus 10: A Reflection on Resilience, Hope, and Recovery
By Mark J. Spalding Early this month, Fred Pearce wrote an excellent piece for Yale 360 about restoration efforts along the coast of Sumatra following the major earthquake and devastating tsunami …
Seeking Sanctuary Status for the Aleutian Islands Archipelago
By Mark J. Spalding with Catharine Cooper A version of this blog was originally posted on National Geographic’s Ocean Views micro site 4,405 miles from the deal-making handshakes of Washington …
Shipping Safety: 10th Anniversary of the Selendang Ayu Oil Spill
By Mark J. Spalding, President Ten years ago this month, the weather along the Great Circle Route in the North Pacific was horrible. Then again, the weather in this part …
Sundarban Spill: Mangroves and dolphins at risk
By Mark J. Spalding, President Tuesday morning, we woke to bad news about a shipping accident in the waters of Bangladesh. The Southern Star-7, a tanker had collided with another …
Manatees: A Symbol and a Reminder
The Ocean Foundation celebrates Marine Mammal Month in February. In Florida, November is Manatee Awareness Month with good reason. It is the time of year when manatees start their swim …
BioCarbon: What is it and why do we care?
By, Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation This week I had the great good fortune to join about two dozen of our colleagues in Seattle for a briefing about …
Participate in research in Cuba
Ever dreamed of seeing Cuba? Wonder what keeps those old rat rod cars running? What about all the hype about Cuba’s well-preserved coastal habitats? This year The Ocean Foundation received …
“King Tides:” The wave of the future?
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation Raise your hand if you have heard the term “king tide.” Raise your hand if the term sends you rushing to the …
Translating urgency into technology
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation On 25 September 2014 I attended a Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X-Prize event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in …
Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation The room was alive with greetings and chatter as the participants gather for the first session. We were in the conference facility …