New Role for John Englander
 As part of a major reorganization and streamlining of the Society, much of it accomplished under his leadership, John Englander has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held since 2004, and has agreed to undertake the task of creating the first SeaKeeper Scientific Advisory Council . . . read more
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| Captains Advisory Council: Officers, Programs
SeaKeepers is proud to announce its 2009-2010 Captains Advisory Council (CAC) and officers. The Captains Advisory Council members assist with various functions of SeaKeepers Professionals, advise on issues involving the professional side of yachting, and serve as representatives to further the communication of SeaKeepers message, mission and goals. . .
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Plastic That's Actually Good for the Oceans!
You can now support and promote ocean conservation with every purchase you make! SeaKeepers is excited to announce a new Be A SeaKeeper affinity credit card program where supporting our cause can be a simple, every day event. With SeaKeepers new Visa® Platinum by Capital One® Card Lab Connect, day-to-day purchases can provide a real contribution toward sustaining our mission.
As a Be A SeaKeeper credit card user, 1 percent of every purchase is automatically donated to the organization. . .read more
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Grant Awarded to Develop New CO2 Sensor for SeaKeeper1000™
 In August, the US National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP) awarded Dr. Govind Rao of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus a three-year grant totaling $1,180,828 to develop new ocean sensor technology in collaboration with SeaKeepers, NOAA and a commercial company, Fluormetrix.
The NOPP is a consortium of nine US government agencies that coordinate oceanographic funding. Among the agencies, the most recognized are: NOAA, NASA. . . Read more |
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Critial Ocean Issues: What You Can do Today To Make A Difference Tomorrow
Our oceans are in crisis. Decades of overuse and exploitation have presented mankind with complex, costly and global ocean issues. It is difficult to prioritize or single out any one issue over another; all have significant and varying impacts on humans, marine life, and the environment, and are all very much interrelated.
As with any highly complex problem, there is no single solution. What does work is identifying a specific set of initiatives, getting input and agreement from others working on the same issue, and then moving forward from ...
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SeaKiosk prototype at University of South Florida College of Marine Science
 Peter Betzer (left) and Howard Rutherford (right) of The Pier Aquarium and SeaKeepers Chairman Michael T. Moore stand with a prototype of the SeaKiosk™ communications station, on display at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science.
Once realized, the SeaKiosk could be installed in public places such as cruise ship and ferryboat lobbies, piers, marinas, aquaria and schools. These units will contain compelling presentations and layman explanations of the myriad problems facing the oceans. For information on how to support this unique educational program, please contact info@seakeepers.org. |
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One man's reflections about the sea and its meaning to our lives
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Partnership Program
If you are interested in becoming a Corporate Partner-contact Averill Conley |
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YSI Appointed Exclusive Licensee for SeaKeeper1000™
The SeaKeepers board of directors recently approved an agreement to extend a license to YSI, a major company in the field of water quality monitoring, to develop commercial markets for the SeaKeeper 1000™ oceanographic, atmospheric and climate monitoring system.
The move, which has been in discussion by the board for several years, accomplishes several critical objectives simultaneously. It eliminates significant overhead from the charity, which in the past half-dozen years has seen its costs escalate dramatically ...read more
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Our Expanding Fleet: Three New SeaKeeper Vessels Making Dramatic Global Contributions
1. Silver Cloud SWATH, A Research Vessel-Founders Alex and Renate Dreyfoos are on an “around the world odyssey,” collecting oceanographic, atmospheric and climate data while they travel - aboard their new Silver Cloud SWATH yacht. The SeaKeepers data is distributed via satellite over the Global Telecommunication System, a network managed by....
 2. Monitoring "Around the Americas"-
Working in collaboration with David Rockefeller’s Sailors for the Sea, the “Around the Americas” voyage secured a SeaKeeper 1000TM monitoring system aboard S/V Ocean Watch for data gathering during its unique mission. “Around the Americas” is a circumnavigation ...
 3. On The World -Thanks to the generosity and endorsement of Founder Edward Lozick, a SeaKeeper 1000TM monitoring device is now traveling aboard The World. The World is a floating community owned by its residents, currently from 40 different countries, which live onboard as the ship circumnavigates the globe — now collecting scientific data ...read more
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Scientists Find New Hope For Fisheries
Steps to curb overfishing are beginning to show success—at least in some areas—according to an international team of scientists whose study appears in the July 31, 2009, issue of Science. The researchers, led by Boris Worm of Dalhousie University and Ray Hilborn of the University of Washington, used what they call a “Russian doll” of layered data sets never combined before to examine current trends in the abundance of fish and the proportion of those fish caught in 10 large marine ecosystems. They ended up with some positive results...read more |
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