Building the Capacity of the Marine Conservation Community
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 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 …
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 …
SeaWeb & TOF Celebrate Partnership
The opening reception for the 2016 SeaWeb Seafood Summit celebrated the formal launch of the partnership between SeaWeb and The Ocean Foundation. As President of both organizations, Mark Spalding spoke …
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 …
Mark Spalding appointed to the Sargasso Sea Commiss.
Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation, has been appointed to the Sargasso Sea Commission by the Government of Bermuda. The Sargasso Sea Commission was established pursuant to the Hamilton …
TOF Launches Field Partnership Program
Brands who are passionate about sustainability and the ocean—like longtime partner Columbia Sportswear—have been donating product to The Ocean Foundation to be used by projects in the field for three …
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 …
More, Bigger, Better Marine Conservation
Author: Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation Recently one of my peers referred to doing more conservation as addressing the problem of how to take marine protection to …
In Gratitude with Optimism
Every friend of the ocean is important, of course, and so are the donations they make. And sometimes, we get a donation that is accompanied by a note that makes …
JetBlue Partners With The Ocean Foundation for a Unique Business Take on Ocean Conservation
JetBlue Airways(JBLU), today announces a unique partnership with The Ocean Foundation focusing on the long-term health of the Caribbean’s oceans and beaches, a Commitment to Action developed at the Clinton …