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The Worst Thing I Ever Saw Underwater (and Why it Matters This Week)
On Friday, August 3rd, 2007, I landed the Deepworker submersible at 1,052 feet in the second largest underwater canyon in the world, Pribilof Canyon in Alaska’s Bering Sea. In the distance, I saw the lights of the other submersible, piloted by Michelle Ridgway. As we both sat on the bottom conducting life support checks and [...]
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Cuba Conservancy
Because of the decades-old U.S. economic embargo of Cuba, scientific collaboration between U.S. and Cuban scientists has been exceedingly difficult. Even though research is a permitted activity and U.S. scientists are allowed to travel to Cuba, the harsh logistical and political realities have … More...
Disaster at Nightingale
In March 2011 I witnessed the worst environmental disaster of my life. I was serving as a lecturer aboard the Silversea line expedition ship, Prince Albert II, in the middle of the South Atlantic when we were asked to rescue 10 crew members from a Maltese freighter that had somehow … More...
Protecting the Bering Sea Canyons
In 2007, Greenpeace launched a groundbreaking expedition to explore the two largest underwater canyons in the world, in the heart of the Bering Sea. It was the first time manned submersibles ever entered these canyons and human eyes gazed directly upon their treasures. The expedition revealed an … More...
50 Years – 50 States – 50 Speeches Expedition
The Ocean Doctor's "50 Years - 50 States - 50 Speeches Expedition" is a journey of outreach, education, and discovery announced by Dr. David E. Guggenheim on his 50th birthday to bring at no charge speeches and multimedia education programs about the oceans to schools in all 50 U.S. states and 5 … More...
Sustainable Aquaculture: Viet Village Urban Farm, New Orleans East
This video was produced especially for and shown at the Blue Vision Summit 2011 in Washington, DC for the panel, "Voices from the Gulf," May 21, 2011. Learn More: The Gulf's Green Future: One … More...
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Action Alert: Grand Canyons of the Bering Sea
Time Remaining to Take Action: Protect the Bering Sea’s Grand Canyons Background In 2007, Greenpeace launched a groundbreaking expedition to explore the two largest underwater canyons in the world, in the heart of the Bering Sea. It was the first time manned submersibles ever entered these canyons and human eyes gazed directly upon their [...]
A Blue Whale Tells Us Why She’s Not Saved…Yet
It was a battle cry in the ’60s and ’70s and the earliest Earth Days: “Save the Whales” bumper stickers reflected a burgeoning green movement and deep concern about the decimation of the world’s whale populations. But decades later, do the whales still need saving? For 50 years there has been an international moratorium [...]
The Ocean Doctor Radio Show
The Secret River in the Nation’s Capital
Just 18 blocks from the Capitol dome, a river teeming with American history and spectacular wildlife winds gently southward. But it’s not the well-known Potomac River that’s the subject of today’s show. This week, we dedicate our entire episode to a very special journey by boat down the secret river of the nation’s capital, a river called the Anacostia. Plying its waters is an eye-opening journey through our nation’s history and natural heritage. Our guide is James Foster, Executive Director of the Anacostia Watershed Society, a group whose leadership is pioneering the way for restoring this neglected river and providing hope for the other great rivers across the country.
The Ocean Revolution is Underway!
We talk with OceanRevolution founder and co-director, Dr. Wallace “J” Nichols, just back from the Gulf region to hear his firsthand report about the BP oil spill disaster. Also, more on the controversial use of chemical dispersants on the BP oil spill. And revealed this week, the secret to the shark-taming powers of the Cuban “Shark Whisperer.”
