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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

Oceans ’11: The BP Oil Spill Commission Speaks – Ocean Issues to Watch

January 16, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

January 17, 2011: The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling has released its final report. What does it say and what are the lessons from this tragedy? The Ocean Doctor guides you through the highlights. Also: From The Ocean Foundation’s headquarters in Washington, DC, our panel of experts discusses other key ocean issues we should pay attention to this year.

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Filed Under: Cuba Research & Conservation, Gulf of Mexico, Podcast, Washington, DC Tagged With: Bill Riley, Bob Graham, bp, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, climate change, Cuba, global climate change, Gulf of Mexico, Lionfish, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, Mexico, mpa, National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill & Offshore Drilling, ocean acidification, President Barack Obama, The Ocean Foundation, Trinational Initiative, Trinational Initiative for Marine Research & Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico & Western Caribbean, William Riley

The Top 10 Countdown: Your Favorite Episodes of 2010

December 27, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

December 27, 2010:

It’s our end-of-the-year party and retrospective where we count down your top 10 favorite episodes of the year and enjoy highlights from each of them. If you’ve missed any past episodes of “The Ocean Doctor,” here’s your chance to catch up and discover shows you’d like to hear in full. Find them all at oceandoctor.org/radio

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Filed Under: Bering Sea Expedition, Bering Sea, Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Podcast, Sustainable Aquaculture Tagged With: David Helvarg, environmental education, florida keys, great white shark, Seacamp

The Ocean Foundation Annual Report 2010

December 18, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

Dear Friends of The Ocean Foundation,

Once again, it is time to thank all of our donors and partners who have helped make The Ocean Foundation a success.

The past year has been a time of great growth for The Ocean Foundation as we continue our 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. We do this 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.

The Ocean Foundation is our fiscal sponsor where Dr. David E. Guggenheim — the “Ocean Doctor” — serves as senior fellow.

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The War, The Exodus, The Hurricane, The Oil Spill: One Gulf Community’s Determination to Endure (Part 2)

November 22, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

November 22, 2010: CONCLUSION: Village de l’Est, known locally as “Versailles” in New Orleans East, holds the highest concentration of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. Settled in 1975 by Vietnamese refugees when Saigon fell to the Communists, the community’s residents bought boats and have fished the Gulf of Mexico — 80 percent of the community is dependent on fishing and the fishing industry. But in 2005, Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped the community off the map. Still recovering from that disaster, the BP oil spill now leaves the future of fishing uncertain in the Gulf. Now, in a partnership with The Ocean Foundation, the community is looking at next-generation land-based fish farming as a solution. Join The Ocean Doctor in a visit to this unique community that is determined to do whatever it takes to endure.

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Filed Under: Gulf of Mexico, Podcast, USA & Territories Tagged With: Aquaculture Developments, bp, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, Daniel Ngueyn, Father Vien Nguyen, Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation, May Nguyen, MQVN CDC, New Orleans, New Orleans East, oil spill, The Ocean Foundation, Tuan Nguyen, Versailles, Viet Village Urban Farm Sustainable Aquaculture Park, Vietnam, Vietnamese Community, Village de l'Est

The Gulf’s Green Future: One Community’s Hopeful Example After the BP Spill & Katrina

September 9, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

Mary Queen of Viet Nam Church, New Orleans East (Photo: D. Guggenheim)

One of the hardest-hit communities by Hurricane Katrina and the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill is again demonstrating its exceptional determination not only to survive, but to breathe new economic life into its community while establishing itself as a visionary leader in green business and technology. And all the while, the community continues to strengthen its cultural heritage. Its vision: The Viet Village Urban Farm Sustainable Aquaculture Park, a project that will bring green jobs and a vibrant business model to the region while offering a sustainable alternative to fishing wild stocks and environmentally unfriendly forms of fish farming/aquaculture. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Gulf of Mexico, Projects & Expeditions, Sustainable Aquaculture Tagged With: aquaculture, aquaculture systems, bp, bp deepwater horizon, dispersants, Father Vien Nguyen, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation, MQVN CDC, New Orleans, oil spill, organic farming, President Barack Obama, sustainable seafood, Viet Village Urban Farm

Leading Ocean Scientists Issue Consensus Statement to End Dispersant Use in Gulf

July 26, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

Chemical dispersants being released near Houma, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico (USCG photo)

Leading ocean researchers and conservation leaders have issued a joint Consensus Statement calling for the immediate halt of the use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has used nearly two million gallons of Corexit chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the cleanup effort with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The massive volume of dispersants and the way they have been applied—both on the surface and one mile below the surface —is unprecedented. Once oil is dispersed in deep water, it cannot be recovered. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Gulf of Mexico, News & Announcements Tagged With: bp, Corexit, dispersants, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, oil spill

Want to Help the Gulf of Mexico? Kill Your Lawn.

June 27, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

The Lawn has Become as much of an American Icon as Baseball and Apple Pie. But at What Cost? (Photo credit: From the cover of "The American Lawn" by Georges Tevssot)

Since 1948, radio station KBMW has been serving as the “Voice of the Southern Red River Valley,” a tri-state area including North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, boasting some of the “richest farmland in the United States.” So why did they want to interview a city boy who lives for salt water? To update their listeners on the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and most importantly, tell their listeners how they could help. Like so many of us, they feel a deep connection to the Gulf, even from more than 1,200 from water’s edge, and the daily images of oil erupting from the BP well has led to palpable frustration. It’s hard to watch and not be able to help. Truth is, KBMW’s listeners are more connected than they may realize, and they can materially help the Gulf of Mexico — and their own neighborhoods, by just getting outside and doing some gardening.

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Filed Under: Conservation, Featured, Gulf of Mexico, Ocean Doctor's Reflections, Places Tagged With: Cuba, Dead Zone, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Nutrient Pollution

Gulf Spill: Dr. David E. Guggenheim on "Good Morning America"

June 19, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

ABC’s Bill Weir interviews Dr. David E. Guggenheim on Good Morning America (June 19, 2010) to discuss the impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on wildlife, the pristine coral reefs of Cuba, and potential solutions to rescue the imperiled fishing industry.

Filed Under: Gulf of Mexico, Projects & Expeditions, Sustainable Aquaculture Tagged With: aquaculture, bp, coral, Cuba, deepwater horizon, Gulf of Mexico, msnbc, OceanDoctor, oil spill

Gulf Spill: MSNBC Appearance by Dr. David E. Guggenheim, the "Ocean Doctor"

June 12, 2010 By Ocean Doctor

President of 1planet1ocean, Dr. David Guggenheim, the “Ocean Doctor,” appeared on MSNBC‘s Dayside with Alex Witt on June 6, 2010 to discuss the impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico: