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April 28, 2012 | Filed under: Ocean News | 1 comment
Please visit our friends the MacGillivrays at www.oneworldoneocean.org and follow their efforts to protect the ocean. See their film To The Arctic.
April 28, 2012 | Filed under: Nainoa Thompson | 0 comments
Hokule’a departed for its Hawaii statewide sail on April 27th with Ocean Elder Nainoa Thompson. www.hokulea.org

Ocean Elder Captain Don Walsh back at Mariana Trench
March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Don Walsh | 0 comments
Filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron is congratulated by ocean explorer and U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, right, after completing the first ever solo dive to the “Challenger Deep,” the lowest part of the …
High profile and pro-ocean: The Ocean Elders
December 09, 2011 | Filed under: Ocean News | 1 comment
The oceans contain 80% of all life on Earth. But by 2050, there may not be any fish in the seas because of environmental stressors such as global warming, pollution and industrial fishing. Enter OceanElders, …
Ted Turner, Dr. Sylvia Earle and Sir Richard Branson Unite to Form OceanElders
December 09, 2011 | Filed under: Don Walsh | 4 comments
Ted Turner, Dr. Sylvia Earle and Sir Richard Branson have joined together to help launch OceanElders to help put ocean conservation at the forefront of the global agenda. The newly formed non-profit organization brings together …
November 13, 2011 | Filed under: Ocean News | 1 comment
With most of earth’s fresh water frozen in polar ice caps, or trapped below the ground, less than 1% of fresh water is available for use. The United Nations projects that by 2050 more than …
Japan reports hunting 195 whales in Pacific
October 09, 2011 | Filed under: Ocean News | 2 comments
Japan’s Fisheries Agency reported hunting 195 whales during a three-month expedition in the northwest Pacific under a research program. Japan also hunts in the Antarctic Ocean, which is exempt from the whaling ban. Critics claim …
As California sea levels rise, so will economic losses
September 19, 2011 | Filed under: Ocean News | 0 comments
A study released by San Francisco State University examined sea level projections at five beach communities throughout California and found an 8-inch increase in the Pacific Ocean over the last 100 years. Rising sea levels, …
Ted Turner, Richard Branson form OceanElders, newest advocate for ocean health
July 25, 2011 | Filed under: Dr. Sylvia Earle | 7 comments
Richard Branson, Neil Young and Dr. Sylvia Earle – along with many other influential names — have created the not-for-profit OceanElders in attempt to bring ocean conservation to the political limelight. One aspect of the …