“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” - Charles Darwin
Organizations & Projects:
“Live like you love the ocean” is the simple message of this campaign. LIVBLUE seeks to promote ocean-friendly living, eating, travel and political change. Watch for LIVBLUE the book!
I’m the Founder and currently co-direct Ocean Revolution (together with my friend Tim Dykman). O*R is an international effort to support, mentor and link young creative leaders in ocean conservation.
California Academy of Sciences
I am a Research Associate in the Department of Herpetology, my academic home since 1999. The Academy is the oldest research institution in California and recently reopened in Golden Gate Park.
Ocean Voices is a project by sound artist Halsey Burgund and marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols designed to collect spoken voice recordings from people around the world responding to a few personal questions about the ocean. The voices will be combined with music written by Halsey, into real-time generative audio collages based on the preferences of individual listeners. This website currently is the primary vehicle for collecting those voices, but as soon as enough are collected to seed the system, this site will also generate the streaming audio collages thereby spreading the words of all participants around the globe.
BlueMarbles.org is just one of those incredibly fun, unpredictable projects that just kind of takes off. Tens of thousands of blue recycled glass marbles are currently being passed from one ocean/water lover to another. A random act of ocean kindness. That’s it. If you get one, or want one, visit the website. And pass it along.
I worked with PPC founders to position and brand this leading coalition dedicated to the remediation of plastic pollution worldwide. I currently serve as the chair of the Science Advisory Board.
I serve as a practitioner mentor for the wonderful Smith Fellows Program of the Society for Conservation Biology.
I’m a board member of SOS, an inspiring Santa Cruz based ocean group fighting for our coast and ocean, keeping it cleaner, safer and free of oil platforms for three decades!
PLUCK.faS.TiC [pluhk-fas-tik] -adjective
1)alternative to plastic conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; fun and creative alternatives to single use plastic. 2)extraordinarily good quality in reference to an alternative to disposable, toxic plastic. 3)an exclamation in response to someone using a reusable or biodegradable alternative to disposable, single-use plastic as in: “wow, that’s a pluckfastic refillable glass water bottle (or coffee mug or shopping bag or take-out container) with the pluckfastic.org sticker on it!”
I serve on the Vision Council for STW’s World Surf Reserves Program
I’m a member of the Ocean Council at Oceana, a leading global ocean advocacy group with offices around the world.
Advocates for wild, healthy oceans for more than 30 years. I served as a Senior Scientist in OC’s Santa Cruz office from 2006-2008, focusing on bycatch in fisheries and sea turtle biology and conservation as well as working to grow the base of the ocean conservation movement. Be sure to sign up for the annual International Coastal Cleanup.
I serve as Conservation Science Advisor. ProP works to build the environmental movement on the Baja California Peninsula.
I am the co-founder of this grassroots sea turtle conservation network that now includes over 500 people in more than 30 coastal communities.
Planetary Coral Reef Foundation
I serve PCRF’s as a scientific advisor. The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation (PCRF) was founded in 1991 to address the coral reef crisis. Since its inception, PCRF has pursued an unprecedented global mission to preserve coral reefs through innovative programs in science, education and technology.
International Sea Turtle Society
I served as the 2008 President of the ISTS and am on the Board of Directors, through 2010.
WiLDCOAST/COSTASALVAjE
I am the co-founder and served as co-director for five years. WiLDCOAST works tirelessly to protect coastal wildlands and wildlife.
I’m a member of the Advisory Board for RPI, a global reef advocacy and education group.
I’m a member of the Board of Directors. Animal Alliance, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, works tirelessly to reduce animal suffering.
I’m on the Board of Directors for seaturtle.org which is basically the first place you should go to learn about sea turtle research and conservation around the world. Michael Coyne is a genius.
I’m a Principal Investigator on an Earthwatch research project on sea turtle foraging in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico. I’ve worked with Earthwatch in many ways for the past two decades. If you’re looking for an intelligent, meaningful may to spend your next vacation, you’ve found it.
I was a Principal Investigator on Project GLOBAL, a 3 year an assessment of the world’s bycatch of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. I also did my Masters work at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment.
I am an Advisor to Passionfish. Passionfish is the single largest endeavor uniting diverse stakeholders to discuss fishery and seafood sustainability—and doing so in the company of the seafood and culinary industries whose members profoundly influence consumer demand.
I am on Coastwalk’s advisory board. Coastwalk is a California-wide non-profit organization that advocates for coastal protection and access via the California Coastal Trail and offers fun and educational walking tours of the California coast for people of all ages. In summer 2003 ten of us trekked 1,200 miles from Oregon to Mexico along the Coastal Trail
A campaign of Ocean Revolution aimed to bring awareness about the #1 seafood in the U.S. and the destruction related to trawling for shrimp and farming shrimp.
1HALF.org
1HALF.org is a conversation between women. Of all ages. Of all colors. Of all races. Women of Earth. Mindful procreation. Earth-wise political leadership. Sustainable consumption. Cradle to cradle thinking. The simple message of 1HALF.org is that a healthy human population must be of a size and behave in ways suitable to our small planet. And that love for all children must pervade everything we do.
IFF is most fascinating. I serve as an advisor to IFF on the Hyperbolic Coral Reef project. You’ll love it and you’ll love them.
Greener Dream is a new blog by 12 year old Estelle Comstock. Estelle is one of those young people who give me deep and sincere hope for the future. Her parents are raising her well and she has that “thing” that you can’t learn...a young sort of wisdom and curiosity. Visit her blog and encourage Estelle along her path.
Are you an EcoDaredevil?
A program I co-founded with Brad Nahill to connect people who love sea turtles, and other ocean wildlife, with the best places to see those wild animals, learn about them AND help local people. Sign up for a seeTURTLES.org partner expedition now!
Together with Dr. Hoyt Peckham, I co-direct ProCaguama, a network of individuals, fishermen and organizations aimed at restoring endangered loggerhead turtles to the North Pacific.
The good folks over at DSN, your best source for good info and writing on our planet’s biggest ecosystem, have brought me on as a field corespondent. That means I contribute regular updates from my own field work to the DSN news ticker.
I’m a guest blogger over at TRT, a very popular site for aquarists.
Throughout history, inspired artists have honored the unfolding of the American journey and our greatest leaders through times of both peril and glory. The 44Obama portrait will be a life-sized bronze bust of our 44th President sculpted in a manner commensurate with this noble tradition, the weight of the occasion and the hopeful character of our President. The edition of the 44Obama portrait will be limited to 44 sculptures. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to a charity of the patrons’ choice.
ICAPO is a network of individuals and organizations, ranging from local fishermen to conservationists to heads of government, with one thing in common; a desire to learn about and save hawksbill turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean. ICAPO was officially formed in June of 2008 at the 'First Workshop of the Hawksbill Turtle in the Eastern Pacific" held in Los Cobanos, El Salvador.
