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VIDEO: Future of the Oceans Panel | Ocean Inspiration | Jacques Cousteau’s 100th Anniversary

February 22, 2012 By Ocean Doctor

Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau’s 100th anniversary is an opportunity to come together and reflect on the future of Planet Ocean. Ocean Inspiration is a time to reconnect with our creative and intellectual capacity, and together move forward to positively impact our future.

Explorers, dancers, scientists, artists, musicians, filmmakers, family and friends will come together in this once in a lifetime event. Through spirited discussions and live performances, the audience will be encouraged to create their own form of ocean advocacy. May 18 & 20, 2011: New York, NY / Washington, DC [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Carl Safina, Celine Cousteau, coral reefs, Jacques Cousteau, Jon Bowermaster, Ocean Inspiration, World Resources Institute

VIDEO: Is it Getting Hot in Here? Considering Social Media’s Impact on Climate Change (Social Media Week 2012)

February 14, 2012 By Ocean Doctor

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Can social media influence climate change? As environmental concerns are brought to the forefront of the public eye, how can social media educate, inform, and provoke meaningful conversation? And what can climate change scientists gain from it? Attend this session to see how social media might provide the bridge for parties on both sides of environmental discourse to listen, learn, and better communicate.

Thomson Reuters, Category: Social & Environmental Change

Location: Social & Environmental Change Hub at Thomson Reuters, 3 Times Square, New York, NY

February 13, 2012 33opm

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MODERATOR:

Janine Gibson, Editor-in-Chief, Guardian US (@JanineGibson)

PANELISTS:

Andrew Revkin, Environmental Journalist; Dot Earth Blogger, The New York Times; Senior Fellow, Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies (@Revkin)
Fabien Cousteau, Environmental Advocate; Founder, Plant A Fish (@FCousteau)
Dr. David E. Guggenheim, Senior Fellow, The Ocean Foundation; Host, The Ocean Doctor Radio Show (@OceanDoctor)

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andy Revkin, climate change, Fabien Cousteau, global climate change, global warming, Jacques Cousteau, Janine Gibson, social media, Social Media Week, The Guardian

VIDEO: Ocean Checkup – Ocean Doctor on Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour

December 28, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

Dr. Kirsten “Kiki” Sanford is joined by The Ocean Doctor, David E. Guggenheim on Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour for a checkup on the oceans’ health.

This show originally aired on the TWiT Netcast Network on December 23, 2011. Visit the show page at TWiT.tv.

Filed Under: Cuba, Cuba Research & Conservation, Featured, Sustainable Aquaculture, Washington, DC Tagged With: 60 Minutes, aquaculture, Cuba, Dr. Kiki Sanford, Dr. Kiki's Science Hour, Leo Laporte, sharks, TWiT

VIDEO: 60 Minutes – Anderson Cooper and David E. Guggenheim Explore Cuba’s Coral Reefs

December 19, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

(CBS News) 60 Minutes cameras take you on an underwater adventure off the Cuban coast to one of the world’s most pristine and vibrant coral reefs, known as the Gardens of the Queen. Anderson Cooper scuba dives with marine biologist David Guggenheim, dodging giant groupers and sharks, to explore this increasingly rare oasis. Scientists estimate that 25 percent of the world’s reefs have died off and much of what’s left is at risk.

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Filed Under: Cuba, Cuba Research & Conservation, Featured Tagged With: 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper, Cuba, David E. Guggenheim, Grouper, Jardines de la Reina, sharks

Cuba Marine Research & Conservation Program at The Ocean Foundation

December 18, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

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 prevented all but a few U.S. institutions from successful collaborative projects in Cuba.

The Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program has been based at The Ocean Foundation (TOF) since 2008 and is built on more than 12 years of work in Cuba by TOF Senior Fellow, Dr. David E. Guggenheim, who directs the program, and TOF Research Associate, Fernando Bretos. The program is a regional effort to study and conserve the shared marine resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Western Caribbean.

Filed Under: Cuba, Cuba Research & Conservation, Featured Tagged With: 60 Minutes, Cuba, David E. Guggenheim, Fernando Bretos, Jardines de la Reina, Proyecto Costa Noroccidental, The Ocean Foundation, University of Havana

DEEP in Enemy Territory: A New Book by Dr. David E. Guggenheim (Fall 2012)

December 18, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

Coming in 2012: Deep in Enemy Territory: An American Marine Scientist’s Mission to Promote Conservation and Friendship in Cuba by David E. Guggenheim.

Synopsis: Marine scientist and conservationist Dr. David E. Guggenheim (the “Ocean Doctor”) tells the story of his decade-long effort to bring collaboration in science and conservation between Cuba and the U.S. to a new level. He tells the story against a backdrop of Cold War-era politics, maddening bureaucracy, and the daily challenges of Cuban life while introducing us to Cuba’s unimaginably beautiful underwater ecosystems and the Cuban scientists dedicated to protecting them. His story is timely, illustrating how marine biologists have succeeded where diplomats have failed in bringing the two countries closer together. Deep in Enemy Territory brings a personal, in-depth view of an enchanted yet troubled island that few Americans have seen for half a century.

A portion of profits will support The Ocean Foundation’s Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program.

www.DeepInEnemyTerritory.com

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Filed Under: Cuba, Cuba Research & Conservation, Featured Tagged With: 60 Minutes, Cuba, David E. Guggenheim

The Ocean Foundation Annual Report 2011

December 1, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

The Ocean Foundation now hosts more than 50 ocean-related projects, including all of the work we do, including our Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program, The Ocean Doctor’s “50 Years – 50 States – 50 Speeches” Expedition, and The Ocean Doctor Radio Show. You can browse or download The Ocean Foundation’s Annual Report 2011 below.

The Ocean Foundation has continued its work to support, strengthen, and promote those organizations dedicated to reversing the trend of destruction of ocean environments around the world. We work with donors who care about our coasts and oceans to add value to marine conservation initiatives by providing conservation grants, hosting projects and funds, and collaborating with important campaigns and opinion leaders. As the community foundation for the oceans, we are fostering best-in-class projects and promoting solutions for healthy oceans and the people who depend upon them. We have been able to adapt to a changing economic climate while maintaining our integrity as honest brokers for marine conservation philanthropy

Dr. David E. Guggenheim — the “Ocean Doctor” — serves as Senior Fellow of The Ocean Foundation and Director of its Cuba Marine Research and Conservation Program.

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Filed Under: 50 States Expedition, Conservation, Cuba, Cuba Research & Conservation, Featured, Gulf of Mexico Tagged With: bp deepwater horizon, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, ocean doctor, The Ocean Foundation, Trinational Initiative, Trinational Initiative for Marine Research & Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico & Western Caribbean, Viet Village Urban Farm Sustainable Aquaculture Park

Big Day in European Shark Conservation

November 21, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

Big news in shark conservation from our sister organization, Shark Advocates International: EU Officials Sign UN Migratory Shark Initiative, Propose Stronger Finning Ban

Bergen, Norway. November 21, 2011. The European Union (EU) today became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Sharks, just as the European Commission announced a proposal to strengthen the EU ban on shark “finning” (slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the body at sea). An EU representative signed the Shark MoU at a ceremony at the 10th Conference of the CMS Parties which opened today in Bergen while the announcement on the finning proposal came from Commission headquarters in Brussels. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Ocean Newswire Tagged With: Finning, Shark Advocates International, shark conservation, shark finning, sharks, Sonja Fordham, The Ocean Foundation

Cuba Offshore Oil Drilling: Why We’re Not Ready

October 23, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

The 53,000-ton the Italian-owned, Chinese-built Scarabeo 9 is a state-of-the-art, semi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling platform capable of working in up to 12,000 feet of water depth with a 50,000 foot (9.5 miles) drilling depth capacity. The platform has accommodations for full-time support of up to 200 workers. (Source: “Background on Scarabeo 9” in CubaStandard.com by Jorge Piñon,)

As I write this, a massive offshore oil platform makes its way around the southern tip of the African continent on its journey from Singapore to its final destination within 50 miles of some of our nation’s most environmentally sensitive waters. By year’s end, it will be in operation to drill the first exploratory well more than a mile deep in Cuban waters.

Shortly after Cuba’s discovery of offshore oil more than six years ago, I met with my colleagues at the University of Havana who had just been briefed by the state-run oil company, Cupet (Cubapetroleo). Models predicted that 90 percent of oil from a blowout would be transported northward to the Keys and up along Florida’s East Coast, impacting Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and beyond. The question is, of course, are we ready to deal with such a catastrophe? [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cuba, Featured, Ocean Doctor's Reflections Tagged With: Bill Riley, bp, Cuba, Dan Whittle, deepwater horizon, environmental defense fund, florida, florida keys, Governor Jeb Bush, Jorge Piñon, offshore oil drilling, oil, Scarabeo 9, Senator Bob Corker, Senator Bob Graham, Senator Lisa Murkowski, The Ocean Foundation

The state of the world’s oceans with David Guggenheim | Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane | WHYY/NPR Philadelphia

October 7, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

WHYY's Marty Moss-Coane prepares to interview Dr. David E. Guggenheim

October 4, 2011: During a visit to his home town of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as part of the Ocean Doctor’s 50 Years – 50 States – 50 Speeches Expedition, Dr. David E. Guggenheim is interviewed on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY/NPR about the state of the world’s oceans.

The state of the world’s oceans with David Guggenheim | Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane | WHYY/NPR Philadelphia