1, 2, 3. . . Seahorses!
by Laura Parker Roerden (May 16, 2014) Our Ocean Matters team is on our way to Honolulu to meet a group of high school-aged students from Florida to do a seahorse count project and help remove invasive mangroves. We will be at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island, the island that was […] Read More
Lessons from the World Ocean Summit 2014
Listen to Ocean Matters Executive Director and Founder Laura Parker Roerden’s radio interview with On the Green Front’s Betsey Rosenberg to hear more about the key takeaways from the World Ocean Summit. Read More
The Hope of the Commons: The World Ocean Summit, 2014
By Laura Parker Roerden I’m on a flight from Boston to San Francisco to attend the World Ocean Summit. Appropriately, I’m flying JetBlue, whose tag line I notice on another plane as we linger on the runway is “For the love of the blue.” The World Ocean Summit is co-sponsored by the Economist and National […] Read More
Ocean Matters is Going to Hawaii!
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii This coming May 2014, Ocean Matters will be piloting a new week-long project with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on Coconut Island. Working in Hawaii will round out our offerings, giving students a wide array of choices for studying […] Read More
Shop for Meaning this Season!
Join Ocean Matters and participate in #GivingTuesday, on December 3rd. We need all hearts on deck to help save our seas. Read all about it here! Read More
Ocean Matters Founder Laura Parker Roerden Keynotes with Celine Cousteau and Dr. Helen Reiss at BlueMind 3
BLUE MIND 3 ROCKS BLOCK ISLAND THIS WEEK! May 27, 2013 The latest from Mission Blue partner, Wallace J. Nichols – Blue Mind 3 will be held on Block Island in just a few days on May 30! ~ Ed. Summer unofficially begins with Memorial Day weekend, and thoughts turn to warmer weather, longer days, and water. […] Read More
Your Mind on Blue and a “Lucky” Karina Dress Giveaway
I know that just about every time I go to the seashore—no matter what time of year—I’m likely to end up taking off my shoes and walking in the water. It’s an ancient urge, this plunge into the salty edge. I return with my bare feet draped in fragrant seaweed and salt lines on my […] Read More