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"Cold New England winter" is an understatement. This aerial photo shows lobster boats frozen in place and time. Friendship Harbor, Maine. USA.
Courtesy of
Maine Marine Patrol Pilot Steven Ingram.
Robert A. Johnson Joins Advisory Board
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We are pleased to welcome Robert Johnson to the W2O Advisory Board. Rob is the Executive Director of
Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and a Senior Fellow and Director of the
Global Finance Project for the
Roosevelt Institute in New York. He was asked to join the advisory board to assist with the tenants of the new economics for the 21st century that will reconcile human need with sustainability and community health, and he will contribute from that perspective to the
World Ocean Forum which will launch later this year. The Forum will address fresh ideas and new solutions to provide serious, provocative, and imaginative conversations about the future of the ocean, linking unexpected people with unexpected ideas. Finally, he will lend his expertise to analyze the value of the W2O as we build our philanthropic strategy for the coming year so as to assure our financial security and longevity.
Lewis Pugh, W2O's Newest Ocean Exemplar
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In February, extreme swimmer and ocean advocate
Lewis Pugh undertook a series of swims in Antarctica in order to influence world leaders to make the Ross Sea a marine protected area (MPA). We're proud of his efforts, have been following along on the
#5Swims Expedition, and were inspired to designate him our newest
Ocean Exemplar.
Read
"The Case for a Marine Reserve in the Ross Sea" fact sheet by the Pew Charitable Trust.
A New Chapter for the High Seas?
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This week the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations
(IDDRI) published an issue brief discussing the historic decision to negotiate an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity on the
#HighSeas. This is very good news for the high seas and comes after ten years of discussions.
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Take the Citizens of the Ocean Pledge today. Join us in making a change in the right direction for the future of the ocean.