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Why There is Still Hope for Coral Reefs
December 28, 2023/by Ocean Doctor![Don Walsh Message_YouTube Thumbnail](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Don-Walsh-Message_YouTube-Thumbnail-705x396.jpg)
An Important Video Message from the Late Capt. Don Walsh to Students Everywhere
December 19, 2023/by Ocean Doctor![Deep-Sea Midwater Sealife_w1000 Deep-Sea Midwater Sea Life (Photos by E. Goetze, K. Peijnenburg, D. Perrine, Hawaii Seafood Council (B. Takenaka, J. Kaneko), S. Haddock, J. Drazen, B. Robison, DEEPEND (Danté Fenolio), and MBARI.)](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Deep-Sea-Midwater-Sealife_w1000-705x473.jpg)
Deep-Sea Mining: A New Threat to the Deep
June 8, 2023/by Ocean Doctor![Remarkable Reefs of Cuba](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Remarkable-Reefs-of-Cuba-Cover_w500-470x705.jpg)
Announcing the New Book “The Remarkable Reefs of Cuba: Hopeful Stories From the Ocean Doctor”
June 4, 2022/by Ocean Doctor![Tail_of_the_Blue_whale_in_2006_near_the_Channel_Islands_of_California_w1024 A blue whale - the largest creature to ever inhabit Earth. It is worth millions just for the amount of carbon it sequesters from the atmosphere. (Photo: Craig Hayslip/Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute)Islands of California.](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tail_of_the_Blue_whale_in_2006_near_the_Channel_Islands_of_California_w1024-705x472.jpg)
Earth Day 1970: A Little Boy in Big Rubber Boots
April 23, 2022/by Ocean Doctor![Large tooth sawfish Large tooth sawfish](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sawfish00002-705x470.jpg)
Saving a Remarkable Fish Few Have Ever Seen: A Message From Our Interns
September 20, 2021/by Ocean Doctor![Deepworker submersible filming a grenadier at the bottom of Bering Sea, Alaska Deepworker submersible filming grenadier at bottom of Bering Sea, Alaska](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Dive-16-B010411-00045412-DeepWorker-6-filming-Giant-grenadier.jpg)
The Ocean Paradox at 1,052 Feet
June 8, 2021/by Ocean Doctor![Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve – Naples, Florida Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Naples, Florida](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Rookery-Bay-NERR_w1000-705x379.jpg)
How to Restore the Planet for Free
April 22, 2021/by Ocean Doctor![Johns Hopkins University Graduate Students Johns Hopkins University Graduate Students](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/New-Ocean-Doctors_w1000-705x328.jpg)
Meet the New Ocean Doctors!
December 17, 2020/by Ocean Doctor![20YearsinCuba 20YearsinCuba](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/celebrating-20-years-Big-20.jpg)
My 20 Years in Cuba
September 30, 2020/by Ocean Doctor![Ocean Doctor diver in Cuba Ocean Doctor diver in Cuba](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20151206-IMG_5854_Guggenheim.jpg)
Are the Healthiest Reefs Now Dying?
December 20, 2019/by Ocean Doctor![Blue New Deal Blue New Deal](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/The-Blue-New-Deal-Logo.jpg)
Towards “The Blue New Deal”
May 5, 2019/by Ocean Doctor![Elkhorn Coral Elkhorn Coral](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_1032-2-1000x630-705x444.jpg)
A Race to Save Coral Reefs
April 20, 2019/by Ocean Doctor![Quill Pen Quill Pen](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/quill-pen-479x705.jpg)
The Constitution, Climate Change, and What Just Happened in Cuba
March 27, 2019/by Ocean Doctor![20150827-IMG_5486_Guggenheim](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20150827-IMG_5486_Guggenheim-1-705x565.jpg)
VIDEO: Half the Caribbean’s Coral Reefs Have Died. Join Our Fight to Bring Them Back
December 27, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![20170708-IMG_20170708_142506443_BURST000_COVER_TOP_Guggenheim](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20170708-IMG_20170708_142506443_BURST000_COVER_TOP_Guggenheim-1-705x397.jpg)
VIDEO: We Love Fuzzy Creatures, Too!
December 20, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![The official welcoming committee in the community of Cocodrilo. Our work is now focused on helping coastal communities develop alternatives to overfishing that are both environmentally and economically sustainable. The official welcoming committee in the community of Cocodrilo. Our work is now focused on helping coastal communities develop alternatives to overfishing that are both environmentally and economically sustainable.](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180922-IMG_5024_Guggenheim-2.jpg)
What I’ve Learned from 100 Trips to Cuba & Why it Matters to Our Oceans and Our Future
November 27, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![20150227-IMG_0412-Guggenheim](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20150227-IMG_0412-Guggenheim-1-705x470.jpg)
Make a Special Donation to Commemorate the Ocean Doctor’s 100th Trip to Cuba
June 29, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![A Century of Unsustainable Tourism – Cover](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/A-Century-of-Unsustainable-Tourism-Cover.jpg)
REPORT: A Century of Unsustainable Tourism in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Cuba
May 27, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![A dedicated group of community volunteers and veterinarians have come together to rescue hundreds of animals from the streets. It’s called Project “De La Calle” (From the Street). A dedicated group of community volunteers and veterinarians have come together to rescue hundreds of animals from the streets. It's called Project "De La Calle" (From the Street).](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/de-la-calle_600.jpg)
Why I Must Wear Long Sleeves on Earth Day
April 22, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![The Oxygen Project The Oxygen Project](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/the-oxygen-project-icon.jpg)
How Much Would You Pay for Every Other Breath You Take?
April 17, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![Presidio-Modelo-Tony-Perrottet Presidio Modelo Prision - Cuba's Isle of Youth](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Presidio-Modelo-Tony-Perrottet.jpg)
New York Times Features Ocean Doctor’s Work in Cuba’s Isle of Youth
January 7, 2018/by Ocean Doctor![2017-12-27_16-08-29](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-12-27_16-08-29.jpg)
A Video Message from the Ocean Doctor
December 27, 2017/by Ocean Doctor![pbs-newshour-cuba-ocean-doctor](https://oceandoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pbs-newshour-cuba-ocean-doctor-705x422.jpg)
PBS NewsHour Features Ocean Doctor’s Work in Cuba
November 8, 2017/by Ocean DoctorEvents & How You Can Help
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