Ocean Literacy
“Not My Father’s Science”: Alanna Mitchell and I Chat the Power of Theater and a Changing Ocean
During the U.S. debut of Alanna Mitchell’s ‘Sea Sick’ play, we chat about our changing ocean and the power of the theater to evoke change.
Press Release on the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
September 25, 2019 – This morning in the Principality of Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners with Ocean Connectors on a Unique Urban Youth Conservation Program
San Diego, CA, July 30, 2019 – Ocean Connectors, a fiscally-sponsored project of The Ocean Foundation, has been working since 2007 to engage thousands of children in communities of San Diego …
Can Imagery Drive Change?
The Earth rising in the distance in stark contrast to the moon. A polar bear stranded on a floating patch of ice. A pelican drenched in oil. What do all …
Ocean Connectors Graduate as LEADers
Ocean Connectors has been using migratory marine life to educate, inspire, and connect underserved youth since 2007. The nonprofit has achieved great success, with programs reaching 1,500 National City schoolchildren …
Blue Mind Summit
by Jessie Neumann, TOF Marketing Intern I had the distinct pleasure of attending the 5th annual Blue Mind Summit this past Monday, coordinated by Wallace J. Nichols, our TOF project manager …
Blue Mind Cover Story in Surf Magazine
Wallace J. Nichols, TOF project coordinator, is the featured cover story this June for Surfer Magazine. He talks about his recently published book, Blue Mind, which made a run on The New York …
TOF Advisor, Chris Palmer Releases New Book
TOF Advisor, Chris Palmer had just released his new book, Confessions of a Wildlife Filmmaker: The Challenges of Staying Honest in an Industry Where Ratings Are King. Buy it here, …
Ocean Governance in the Anthropocene
Authors: Ruben Zondervan, Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger, Isabel Torres de Noronha, Mark Joseph Spalding , Oran R YoungPublication Name: International Geosphere‑Biosphere Programme, Global Change Magazine, Issue 81Publication Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 The ocean …
Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Ocean’s Oddest Creatures
Authors: Ellen PragerPublication Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011 When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the …
Ocean Literacy and Conservation Behavior Change
Our ocean literacy research page provides current data and trends regarding ocean literacy and behavior change and identifies gaps that we can fill with our Community Ocean Engagement Global Initiative.
