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The Ocean Foundation
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As the only community foundation for the ocean, we’re dedicated to improving global ocean health, climate resilience, and the blue economy.
Stronger Than the Storm. 🌊
Across the world, people aren’t waiting for certainty—they’re taking action for our ocean.

This is adaptation at scale.
This is resilience.
This is how we endure—together. 💙

Read our latest reflection:
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#TogetherForOurOcean #StrongerThanTheStorm
Against all odds, the work continues
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November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The future of #OceanTech is collaborative 🌊

Our new report with Ocean Motion Technology – Co-Designing the Future of Ocean Technology & Data – captures lessons from global workshops across the world!

🔗 Read: oceanfdn.org/co-designing...

#BlueEconomy #OceanData
Co-Designing the Future of Ocean Technology and Data - The Ocean Foundation
Ocean Motion Technologies and The Ocean Foundation are proud to release our joint report: “Co-Designing the Future of Ocean Technology & Data: Lessons from Global Workshops.” This report brings togeth...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy UN Day! 🌊🌍

80 years of the UN Charter means 80 years of global cooperation for peace and our planet. At The Ocean Foundation, we're working toward #SDG14 and a healthy ocean for all.

The ocean connects us. Together, we can protect it.
#UNDay #OceanConservation
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Ocean Conservation Initiatives
Throughout our 20 years of work, we have launched ocean conservation initiatives to fill gaps and build lasting relationships.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Big news in shark conservation policy today!

Better Late Than Never: Mexico Fulfills International Obligations to Protect Atlantic Sharks

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Better Late Than Never: Mexico Fulfills International Obligations to Protect Atlantic Sharks - Shark League for the Atlantic and Mediterranean
Shark League welcomes overdue bans on bigeye thresher, oceanic whitetip, shortfin mako, hammerhead & silky sharks.
sharkleague.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🌊 NEW: "Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Deep Sea Mining" - first book examining cultural risks of deep seabed mining.

Indigenous voices, archaeologists & legal experts reveal what's at stake beneath the waves.

Grateful to @lrfheritage.bsky.social for supporting this critical work.
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New Release: Threats to Our Ocean Heritage - Deep Sea Mining - The Ocean Foundation
First peer-reviewed book exploring deep seabed mining's impact on underwater cultural heritage. Features Indigenous voices and practical heritage tools.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🚨 Lighthouses aren’t just aesthetic—they’re archives.

Weathered, remote, defiant. These coastal towers hold stories we can’t afford to lose.

New post highlights the lighthouses of ME: oceanfdn.org/the-lighthou...
#UnderwaterCulturalHeritage #OpenLighthouseDay #MaritimeHeritage
The Lighthouses of Maine - The Ocean Foundation
Open Lighthouse Day in Maine is a day to visit many of the 65+ standing lighthouses in the state and learn the importance of lighthouses.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Today, we're celebrating 53 years of passionate, determined work to protect our blue planet.

And this year is extra special, because we’re celebrating another incredible milestone: 40 years of the #InternationalCoastalCleanup! 🌊🚮🏖️

Join us to #SeaTheChange:

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September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Join the World Resources Institute on September 9th, for insights from the latest Ocean Panel-commissioned Blue Paper ‘The Future of the Workforce in a Sustainable Ocean Economy’, which examines employment potential in realising a sustainable ocean economy.

Register now: https://loom.ly/O29JidQ
The Future of the Workforce in a Sustainable Ocean Economy | World Resource Institute Hub
The transition towards a sustainable ocean economy is a major opportunity for job creation, offering new and diverse roles while supporting environmental and social goals. From renewable energy and sustainable fisheries to conservation and environmental finance, the sustainable ocean economy is poised to become a significant source of employment - which could grow by 51 million jobs by 2050, reaching 184 million people.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Learn more about Lloyd's Register Foundation's new international #funding opportunity!

Join our #webinar on 3rd September 2025, where potential applicants can learn more about our new Maritime Connected call, eligibility criteria, and application process.

Register now: https://loom.ly/-1YvUrw
August 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The 40th International Coastal Cleanup season is here! 🌊⏳🏖️

We're stoked to celebrate 40 years of impact with ocean lovers around the world. Dive in to learn all the ways you can get involved and #SeaTheChange! 🚮

🔗 seathechange.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Couldn't be more excited to join the Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria and Ghana this week! Today, we're celebrating the 10th year, and we kick off project groups in earnest tomorrow-- I'm supporting the biogeochemistry team! #COESSING25 @oceanfdn.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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It’s day 4 of the UN Ocean Conference, and this morning we launched the ‘Malta Manifesto’ - an urgent call to prevent catastrophic damage to coastal communities and marine life caused by polluting war wrecks. Published by Project Tangaroa.

Read the full Manifesto now: loom.ly/8eqlabY
June 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@dcdoxfest presents the DC premiere of HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE 🌊 As deep-sea mining looms, biologists are in a race against time to discover and name the abyss's hidden species – Earth's last wilderness.

Sunday 6/15 @ 5:45 PM @ Regal Gallery Place
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#DeepSeaMining
How Deep Is Your Love - DC/DOX
With deep-sea mining looming, biologists race to collect and name the undiscovered species of the abyss, the last wilderness on earth.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We think about the ocean every day—its ecosystems, its people, its memory.
Today, more people are listening.
Let’s talk about science that includes everyone, economies that sustain, and the need to protect both marine life and coastal communities.
#WorldOceanDay #WorldOceansDay
June 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Can't make it to Nice, but want to be part of the conversation? Grab your ☕ or tea & join us June 12th the 'Malta Manifesto' hosted by @lr-foundation.bsky.social.

12 June, 8.30am CEST/7.30am BST/6.30am UTC
Register here: bit.ly/Malta-Manife...

#PPW #UnderwaterHeritage #UNOC3 #WorldOceanMonth
Project Tangaroa: launch of the Malta Manifesto to clean up potentially polluting wrecks
The ‘Malta Manifesto’ is an urgent call to action to marshal the resources and collective will to protect people and planet from catastrophic oil pollution.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We’ve set sail on a month of action—World Ocean Month has begun!

The latest edition of our newsletter is now live, featuring stories of gratitude, impactful initiatives, and ways we can protect our shared ocean.

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#WorldOceanMonth #UNOC3 #AnOceanOfGratitude
June 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"This upper band of water is where microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton photosynthesise. The organisms underpin virtually all marine food webs and generate nearly half the planet’s oxygen." #OceanScience #OceanConservation

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say
Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of global ocean between 2003 and 2022
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June 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
TOF president, Mark J. Spalding, is speaking at the Breathing with the Ocean conference, the opening event for Fundação Luso-Americana's (FLAD) 40th anniversary, in Lisbon today. He will speak on Ocean Science Diplomacy, the Blue Economy, and Ocean Heritage. #Portugal #OceanScienceDiplomacy
May 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Mark J. Spalding, TOF president, shares his thoughts on #AnOceanOfGratitude.

Join him and others by sharing your story of gratitude using #AnOceanOfGratitude or email us at info@oceanfdn.org to help us highlight our collective appreciation for the ocean & all it does for us.
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An Ocean Of Gratitude - Mark J. Spalding - The Ocean Foundation
Mark J. Spalding shares what he is most grateful for about the ocean for The Ocean Foundation's "An Ocean of Gratitude" campaign.
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May 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
💙 We have an #AnOceanOfGratitude for all of the amazing sea creatures, big and small, that astound us and give a us a bubbly giggle of delight—like the octopus.🐙
Protect coral reefs! oceanfdn.org/initiatives/...
#Octopus #CoralReefs #EndangeredSpecies #BlueResilience #TheOceanFoundation
May 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Love a lobster conga line? 🦞 We do too. But ocean acidification is crashing the party. As the ocean absorbs more CO₂, its pH drops — making it harder for Caribbean lobsters and other crustaceans to build strong shells.🌊 oceanfdn.org/ocean-acidif...
#OceanAcidification #AnOceanOfGratitude #EquiSea
May 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The latest #OceanPanel Blue Paper explores ‘The Future of the Workforce in a Sustainable Ocean Economy’.

By 2050, the #SustainableOceanEconomy could create up to 51 million new jobs, enhancing livelihoods while protecting people & planet.

Learn more : oceanpanel.org/publication/...
#BlueEconomy
The Future of the Workforce in a Sustainable Ocean Economy
Dive into this report that provides a glimpse of what a sustainable ocean economy may look like for people over the next 25 years.
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May 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"After living for nearly 100 years on this planet, I now understand the most important place on earth is NOT on land, but at sea.

“If we save the sea, we save our world." - David Attenborough
#Ocean #MarineConservation #AnOceanOfGratitude

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Ocean with David Attenborough | Official Trailer | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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May 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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As the #DeepSeaMining debate gets momentum, it’s crucial to understand the many risks involved.

Don't miss the award-winning film "Defend The Deep" - a stunning documentary film about the dangers from deep-sea mining.

🎞️ Watch the film now! @oceanfdn.bsky.social
Defend The Deep
Deep seabed mining (DSM) is a potential commercial industry attempting to mine mineral deposits from the seafloor, in the hopes of extracting commercially va...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Your stories, art, and memories are pouring in, and we’re feeling it: #AnOceanOfGratitude.
As Ocean Month approaches, keep it coming:
📷 a photo
📝 a memory
🎨 a creation
💬 a few words
Tag #AnOceanOfGratitude or email us at info@oceanfdn.org to be featured.
Let’s flood the feed with ocean love. 🌍💧
May 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM