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News & Updates

The latest report published by the IUCN Shark Specialist Group is on the Conservation Status of North American, Central American and Caribbean Chondrichthyans. — What Every Good “Shark Week” Fan Should Read While They Watch
August 13, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

DeepWorker sub films a giant grenadier at 1,900 feet in the Bering sea — RETURN to the Arctic Depths – An Ocean Doctor Special Presentation
July 29, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

60 MINUTES' "Gardens of the Queen" Named as Finalist in BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2012 — 60 MINUTES “The Gardens of the Queen” Named Finalist at BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2012
July 26, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

Aquarius Reef Base — Aquarius — World’s Last Undersea Lab — Loses Funding, Faces Decommisioning
July 17, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

Caloosahatchee River at Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Florida (Photo by Whitney Gray, Florida Sea Grant) — Sea Level Rise Now Believed Impossible to Prevent
July 9, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

4324892278_0e4d7fb4b2_n — Emperor Penguins Disappearing Due to Climate Change
July 2, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

4525658481_0f91daab6e_n — Seagrass Protects Coral Reefs from Ocean Acidification
June 30, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

Oceans of Garbage Infographic — Infographic: Oceans of Garbage
June 28, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh emerge from the bathyscaphe Trieste following their successful descent to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench in January 1960. Walsh and Piccard were the first people to reach the trench's ? and Earth's ? lowest point, Challenger Deep, some 35,800 feet below the ocean surface. Piccard, who died in 2008, was posthumously awarded the Hubbard Medal, the National Geographic highest honor, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2012 (Photo: Thomas J. Abercrombie; ? National Geographic) — With DEEPEST Gratitude to Jacques Piccard, National Geographic Bestows its Highest Honor
June 16, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau — VIDEO: Future of the Oceans Panel | Ocean Inspiration | Jacques Cousteau’s 100th Anniversary
February 22, 2012/by Ocean Doctor

Dr. Kiki's Science Hour — VIDEO: Ocean Checkup – Ocean Doctor on Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour
December 28, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

60 Minutes - CBS — VIDEO: 60 Minutes – Anderson Cooper and David E. Guggenheim Explore Cuba’s Coral Reefs
December 19, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Deep in Enemy Territory - by David E. Guggenheim — DEEP in Enemy Territory: A New Book by Dr. David E. Guggenheim (Fall 2012)
December 18, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Silky Shark (c) 2011 David E Guggenheim — Big Day in European Shark Conservation
November 21, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Scarabeo-91 — Cuba Offshore Oil Drilling: Why We’re Not Ready
October 23, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

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

OceanDoctor.org — VIDEO: Ocean Doctor’s Birthday Message 2011
October 6, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Ecology Global Network — Ecology Radio Debuts! The Ocean Doctor Interviews Dr. Sylvia A. Earle
October 3, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Viet-Village — VIDEO: Viet Village Urban Farm Sustainable Aquaculture Park
August 11, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

great-whale-conservancy — VIDEO: A Whale’s Unforgettable “Thank You”
August 2, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock. Though sometimes destructive to individual corals, the fish's efforts are mostly beneficial. Without them, algal growth could smother the reef. Scarus frenatus (Photo: David Doubilet/National Geographic) — A Fragile Empire: National Geographic Examines Threats to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
April 25, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Vessel "Oliva" breaking apart and spilling oil at Nightingale Island (Photo: D. Guggenheim) — A Statistically Impossible Plea for Help
April 22, 2011/by Ocean Doctor

Ocean Inspiration: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau

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