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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.

Eating Our Way Out of the Ocean’s Problems — A Chef’s Perspective

August 14, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

August 15, 2011: Our special guest is National Geographic Fellow and acclaimed chef, author, and speaker Barton Seaver, who seeks to restore our relationship with the ocean, the land, and with each other through dinner. His new book is For Cod and Country: Simple, Delicious, Sustainable Cooking. If you’re not hungry, you will be by the end of this show! Also: A giant sea monster discovered in the UK and a close encounter with the largest animal that’s ever lived.

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Filed Under: Podcast, Sustainable Aquaculture, Washington, DC Tagged With: aquaculture, Barton Seaver, blue whales, bp, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, Gulf of Mexico, Mote Marine Laboratory, national geographic, National Geographic Society, oil spill, Sustainable Aquaculture, sustainable seafood, whales

CSI Goes Deep

February 13, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

February 14, 2011: Crime Scene Investigation takes to the oceans with “Coral Reef CSI.” The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is now the home of the international Coral Reef CSI program. This new partnership will expand the field of coral reef forensic investigation in coral reef locations around the world, offering more protection to these valuable and fragile ecosystems. Our guest, Rick MacPherson, Interim Executive Director and Conservation Programs Director at CORAL fills us in. Also: Discovery of the wreck of the Nantucket whaler, “Two Brothers” in Hawaii and a special expedition announcement by The Ocean Doctor!

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Adam Ravetch, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope, Capetown, Captain George Pollard Jr., Coral Reef Alliance, Coral Reef CSI, coral reefs, CSI, dispersants, Essex, Falkland Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Hawai'i, Nantucket, Rick MacPherson, South Georgia Island, Two Brothers

Where’s the Oil Now? What’s the Gulf Worth? The Tough Questions, Answered

February 7, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

February 7, 2011: We tap into the best and brightest at the National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment in Washington, DC to get answers to the tough questions. An interview with Dr. David Yoskowitz, Chair of Socioeconomics at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, with jaw-dropping statistics on what the Gulf is worth. What we all assumed about dispersants that may be all wrong. And we follow the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling as it goes before Congress.

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Bill Riley, Blue Ocean Institute, Bob Graham, bp, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, Carl Safina, climate change, David Yoskowitz, dispersants, Edward Overton, environmental economics, environmental education, Gulf of Mexico, Harte Research Institute, hri, National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill & Offshore Drilling, National Conference on Science Policy and the Environment, National Council for Science and the Environment, NCSE, NPR, Pete Peterson, Richard Harris, Wes Tunnell, William Riley

Jean-Michel Cousteau on the Gulf, His Father and Our Oceans’ Future

January 30, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

January 31, 2011: Our special guest this week is Jean-Michel Cousteau, who leads Ocean Futures Society, a nonprofit marine conservation organization which he founded in 1999 to honor his father’s legacy to carry on his pioneering work in exploring, filming and protecting the oceans. Jean-Michel has produced over 80 films, received the Emmy and the Peabody Award among others. He was honored with the Environmental Hero Award by the White House. In February 2002, he became the first person to represent the Environment in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Jean-Michel led the effort to return Keiko, the captive killer whale of “Free Willy” film fame, to the wild. With his team, Jean-Michel has been working for months to document the impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Also: Our in-depth coverage of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill continues.

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Bill Riley, Bob Graham, bp, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, climate change, Cousteau, Cuba, environmental education, Fidel Castro, Gaspar Gonzales Sanson, Gulf of Mexico, Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Michel Cousteau, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, mpa, National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill & Offshore Drilling, National Conference on Science, Ocean Futures Society, PBS Newshour, Policy and the Environment, President Barack Obama, Ray Suarez, shifting baselines, The Ocean Foundation, University of Havana, William Riley

Saving Our Seas with an eBay Guitar: The Arts and Ocean Literacy

January 23, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

January 24, 2011: Like it or not, our kids are going to inherit an oiled Gulf and a troubled ocean, and their generation will ultimately have to deal with problems we’ve created. But how do we ensure they’re up to the challenge? If you listen to multimedia artist and conservationist Mark Holmes, reaching our kids through the arts is a powerful approach and that’s exactly what he’s doing with the newly-formed Institute for Ocean Literacy. Mark formerly worked at National Geographic where he launched the NationalGeographic.com web site and designed and art directed National Geographic Magazine. His music, graphic novels, and passion are helping to inspire our next generation. Also: Our in-depth coverage of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling continues as the Ocean Doctor guides you through the highlights of its final report.

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: aquaculture, Bill Riley, Bob Graham, bp, bp deepwater horizon, bp oil spill, climate change, Cuba, environmental education, global climate change, Gulf of Mexico, Institute for Ocean Literacy, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, Mark Holmes, Mexico, mpa, National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill & Offshore Drilling, ocean acidification, ocean literacy, President Barack Obama, shifting baselines, The Ocean Foundation, William Riley

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

Housewives of New Jersey, Take Note: This Jersey Girl Has Power and Purpose

January 2, 2011 By Ocean Doctor

January 3, 2011: She describes herself as an ordinary mother of two, but there’s nothing ordinary about Margo Pellegrino, the spirited New Jerseyite who has paddled the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in 2010, the West Coast of the U.S. to help elevate awareness about the oceans. She’s an inspiration, with lessons for the “Housewives of New Jersey” and “Snookie.”

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Blue Frontier Campaign, cape may new jersey, David Helvarg, environmental education, Gulf of Mexico, Housewives of New Jersey, Jersey Girl, Jersey Shore, kayak, maine, Margo Pellegrino, Miami, New Jersey, outrigger canoe, San Diego, Seattle, Snookie, Surfrider Foundation

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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