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Seagrass Research at Laguna San Ignacio Receives Recognition
Dr. Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez announced last week that all of the marine seagrass species will receive formal recognition for conservation in Mexico from the Comisión Nacional Para El Conocimento y Uso …
Newly minted Maine chef spreads word on sustainable seafood
The alarming headlines are everywhere: “Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapse”(CNN); “Scientists predict saltwater fish extinction” (Huffington Post); “The end of fish” (The Washington Post). They …
TOF funded report finds site of mega-development project in Mexico is a biodiversity hotspot
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have published a report on the terrestrial biodiversity of the Cabo Pulmo region that shows the project is situated in an area of …
Our Ocean Backyard: Marine Sanctuaries Move North
The National Marine Sanctuary system is now moving forward with an expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, the northern most outposts of California’s …
Oil and Gas Regulators Look to Industry to Police Itself, Four Years After Deepwater Horizon
When more than 200 million gallons of oil was set free into the Gulf, it exposed more than a few issues. In response, a presidential commission prescribed a number of …
Feds Propose Doubling Size of Protected Areas Off North Coast
Permanent protection from oil drilling off the Sonoma and southern Mendocino County coast appears imminent, anti-drilling advocates and local officials said Monday, as a federal agency unveiled a plan to …
Global Bycatch Patterns of Marine Megafauna
Check out Wallace J. Nichols’ paper on global bycatch patterns that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Click here.
Scientists letter for high seas biodiversity agreement
Many of us believe that a new high seas biodiversity agreement, based on the precautionary principle and ecosystem approach, is necessary for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in …
Ancient and Vulnerable: 25 Percent of Sharks and Rays Risk Extinction
There are more than a thousand species of sharks and rays in the world, and nearly a quarter of them are threatened with extinction, according to a new study. That …
Methane hydrate offshore is tempting, perilous natural gas
It’s called fire ice: methane hydrate, the natural gas lying off South Carolina, the fuel widely acknowledged to be driving a campaign to open the deep ocean offshore to oil …
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 …
Planning for our Ocean Future
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation A version of this blog originally appeared on National Geographic’s Ocean View site. Lucky me! I spent part of August in Lisbon, Portugal …
