Ocean News

This year we’re celebrating an overwhelming number of applications and awards. Heralding a hopeful new cohort of ocean conservationists, young scientists and local initiatives being supported to make a positive change for our planet. After a bleak year, with ongoing Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns and increasing threats to our oceans, we…

In an effort to protect life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays, we have expanded our support of global marine research, conservation and education initiatives. Our robust Keystone Grants, which run for up to three years, are a great example of this in action; aimed at generating critical knowledge…

To protect life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays, the Save Our Seas Foundation has expanded its support of global marine research, conservation, and education initiatives. These Small Grant projects belong to early-career scientists and are aimed at generating critical knowledge on marine species and their habitats. Explore these…

If we have learned anything from the past year-and-a-half of living through a global pandemic and the necessary precautions related to it, it is how to be innovative. Even though many countries are finally opening up their doors, there’s no doubt that the shadow of Covid still looms. With this…

The winds of change have swept through our D’Arros Research Centre (DRC), bringing with them passionate new staff members from Seychelles and abroad, as well as some exciting new research and education projects. The new team at our SOSF-DRC are eager to dive in and get to work!

Finally!!! The day we have all been waiting for… when I reveal the results of my SOS project! Minor delays due to covid but it’s finally done! For details beyond this blog, this study was published in Ecological…

The Manta Trust aims to inspire children all over the world to learn more about manta rays, marine ecosystems and environmental conservation and to become stewards of their natural environments. Since its launch in 2015, our Marine Education…

I saw the email first thing Friday morning; a sawfish had been sighted in the Tampa Bay area.  A man walking the beach in Redington Shores the day before had filmed a small sawfish swimming in the shallow…

Every year in May, our planet participates in Endangered Species Day by sharing the importance of wildlife conservation, as well as highlighting the many threats faced by critically endangered wildlife. Created to keep us aware of how fragile the existence of some animals really is, every Endangered Species Day is…

Spatial analysis of genetic diversity in Largetooth Sawfish highlights the need for action in the eastern Pacific and Atlantic.   In our previous blog, we described how our preliminary data suggest a global decline in genetic diversity in…

Sharks use magnetic maps to migrate Can you imagine attempting to travel thousands of miles without a map, compass, or GPS to guide you? Many of us would struggle to navigate across a city this way. Yet, migratory marine species manage to navigate their way across seemingly endless oceans to…

Save Our Seas Foundation is proud to announce its official partnership with The Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS). The goal is to increase awareness of the environmental, social and economic impact of marine conservation efforts here and across the world whilst educating people to make a difference.