Ocean Connect – The Book

Ocean Connect – The Book

We are excited to announce the publication of Ocean Connect: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Your Ocean-Related Career. The Ocean Connect website has over 12,000 individual resources to help students find their unique connection to an ocean-related career. But we...
Blue Foods & Climate Policy Brief

Blue Foods & Climate Policy Brief

A new policy brief from the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions . . . To meet global climate targets, climate decision-makers will need to harness the opportunities for blue foods to contribute to net-zero food systems while protecting blue food systems from the...
It’s Time to Put the Ocean First

It’s Time to Put the Ocean First

A healthy ocean is essential to our existence. But it is no secret that the ocean is under tremendous threat. It has never been hotter or more acidic. It is losing oxygen at an alarming rate. And pollution, especially plastic waste, is negatively impacting almost...
Featured Connection: Ecotourism

Featured Connection: Ecotourism

As a multi-trillion-dollars business, travel, and tourism is a vitally important part of the economy. Pre-COVID, the travel and tourism industry was responsible for over 330 million jobs and contributed over 10 percent to the global gross domestic product.  But...
Marine Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas

According to the Coral Reef Alliance, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated areas of the ocean that are set aside for conservation and management purposes. These areas are intended to preserve and protect the marine life and their habitats within them. They...