Research
Announcing the 2021 Boyd Lyon Scholar
Every year the Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund hosts a scholarship for a marine biology student whose research is focused on sea turtles. This year’s winner is Natalia Teryda!
Announcing the 2020 Boyd Lyon Scholar
Every year the Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund hosts a scholarship for a marine biology student whose research is focused on sea turtles. This year’s winner is Alexandra Fireman!
The Ocean Foundation and REV Ocean Partner to Scale Ocean Solutions
REV Ocean will provide a unique opportunity for researchers on board the 2021 maiden voyage with the support of The Ocean Foundation’s regional grant making efforts to connect donors with local science and conservation projects.
Blue Economy
While the concept of the Blue Economy continues to change and adapt, economic development in the ocean and coastal communities can be designed to serve as a basis for sustainable development around the world.
Underwater Cultural Heritage
We are all connected by the ocean. We depend on it for food, recreation and many livelihoods.
Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship- 2021
The Ocean Foundation and The Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund seek applicants for the Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship, for the year 2021. This Scholarship was created in honor of the …
Keeping Track of Polar Bears
Dr. Andrew E. Derocher, of the University of Alberta, is a grantee of TOF’s Polar Seas Initiative which is supported by individual donors and corporate partners such as que Bottle. We caught …
A Gem of an Island
The Colorful Blur of October Part 2: A Gem of an Island by Mark J. Spalding Next, I traveled to Block Island, Rhode Island, which is located about 13 nautical miles …
Plastic Ocean Pollution
1. Plastics Policies 1.1 Sub-National Policies (United States) 1.2 National Policies 1.3 National Policies (United States) 1.4 International Policies2. Circular Economy3. Production-Based Solutions (Green Chemistry) 3.1 Definitions 3.2 Sources4. Environmental …
Loreto
Loreto, Baja California Sur We at The Ocean Foundation have a long-standing relationship with the municipality of Loreto in Baja California Sur, Mexico. My name is Mark J. Spalding and …
Seagrass
Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow in shallow waters and are found along the coasts of every continent except for Antarctica. Seagrasses not only provide critical ecosystem services as the …
Blue Carbon
Blue carbon is the carbon dioxide captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems. This carbon is stored in the form of biomass and sediments from mangroves, tidal marshes and …
