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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 …
The Ocean Solution
By Richard Salas With the decline of the big-fish species in the last 50-60 years our ocean’s food web is out of balance, which spells trouble for us all. The ocean …
In Conservation We Trust
By: Ben Scheelk, Program Associate, The Ocean Foundation In July 2014, Ben Scheelk of The Ocean Foundation, spent two weeks in Costa Rica volunteering on a trip coordinated by SEE …
Ocean Acidification from Domestic to International
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation A version of this blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean Views The other week was bookended by talking about ocean acidification. …
A Wake-Up Call in Alaska’s Waters
Co-authors: Jeremy T. Mathis, Ph.D., Oceanographer, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle and Steve Colt, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage This editorial is drawn from a study …
Swept up in a Turtle-nado
By Ben Scheelk, Program Associate, The Ocean Foundation Volunteering with SEE Turtles in Costa Rica – Part II If only there was a turtle week. Granted, sea turtles may not …
Looking Back: Blue Learning and Green Living
By: Alexandra Kirby, Communications Intern, The Ocean Foundation When I left for Shoals Marine Laboratory on June 29th, 2014, I did not know what I was getting myself into. I …
On the CREST of Sustainable Coastal Tourism: Part 4
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation The CTO/CREST 3rd Symposium for Innovators in Coastal Tourism I wrote about several days ago ended with a series of impassioned speeches …
On the CREST of Sustainable Coastal Tourism: Part 3
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation For the past several days, I have been writing about the 3rd Symposium for Innovators in Coastal Tourism, which was held in …
As Oceans Month Draws to an End
June 8 was World Oceans Day, the President declared June to be National Oceans Month and many seem to have decided that is should be a global effort, deeming June …
World Oceans Day: A Chance to Remember Complex Connections
Mark Spalding In advance of my most recent trip to Mexico, I had the good fortune to participate with other ocean-minded colleagues, including TOF Board member Samantha Campbell, in an …
Todos Santos: Conserving and Changing
Mark Spalding Greetings from sunny Todos Santos, the second largest town in the municipality of La Paz, which was founded in 1724. Today it is a small community that plays …