“Today everyone can make changes in what we do and in the actions we take that can have a positive impact on the ocean,” says Matt Stout, Chief of Staff for National Oceanic and Atmospheric’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. In this report, Matt offers some great New Year’s resolutions! (Photo courtesy of Josh Pederson / SIMoN NOAA)
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This iconic figure and environmental supporter encourages ocean protection through English and Spanish-language public service announcements and a new Spanish language Web site.
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ACID TEST, a film produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, was made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet. NRDC’s Lisa Suatoni talks about the film.
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With so much trash and litter entering our ocean every year, the problem of preventing and reducing marine debris is an urgent challenge that we must meet to preserve the health of our ocean. On this report, we talk with Eben Schwartz with the California Coastal Commission and Jolyn Bibb with Whole Foods about California Coastal Cleanup Day which annually brings tens of thousands of volunteers to the state’s beaches and inland shorelines to remove the debris that has accumulated over the course of the year.
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Today’s guest, Casson Trenor, author of “Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time,” specializes in sushi and he is dedicated to transforming the American sushi complex into a sustainable industry. (Photo courtesy of Casson Trenor)
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One Ocean, One Climate, One Future is the theme of this year’s World Ocean Day. Our guest is Bill Mott, Director of The Ocean Project.
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This report covers some of the big issues that we’ve covered on the Thank You Ocean Report over the past year. If you have topics that you would like us to report on, send them to info@thankyouocean.org. We’d love to hear from you!
The objective of marine protected areas is to protect and enhance the fish and invertebrates that live there as well as the habitat they rely on. The question is: are those objectives being met? John Ugoretz, Resource Assessment Program Manager with the California Department of Fish and Game’s Marine Region, offers his perspective. (Photo courtesy of John Ugoretz)
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Jennifer Stock, Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, describes how researchers study Cordell Bank in its natural habitat. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Renzullo/Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary)
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The National Marine Sanctuary system is designated to protect unique underwater habitats around the U.S. On this report Bill Douros, the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries West Coast Regional Director, describes the myriad of opportunities available to the public to get involved in conserving these habitats. (Photo courtesy of Tom Kieckhefer, NOAA Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary)
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