Blog post by Soncy Kaahui, Communication and Outreach Intern for Ocean First Institute. An oceanic whitetip shark cruising near the surface. Photo Credit: Caine Delacy. Species Name: Carcharhinus longimanus Species Habitat(s): Tropical and subtropical...
Ocean First Institute is ramping up its operation down in the Florida Keys at MarineLab! Our Director of Research and Conservation, Dr. Chris Malinowski, has been testing out boats and we are excited to announce that OFI finally has its very own official research...
Photo Credit: Ocean First. Headcount, check. Safety briefing, check. With a final blow of the horn, the Belize Aggressor III slowly made its way out of port and into the turquoise waters of Belize’s outer islands. Aboard the ship were 10 7th and 8th graders from Kent...
Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, our director and a shark researcher, explains in this video how more research is needed to understand the lives of Great White Sharks and why public outreach is such a vital part of their conservation.
“Ocean Conservation in Colorado?” This is one of the most common questions asked at Ocean First Institute community outreach events. While there is quite some distance from the mountains of Colorado to the ocean shorelines, it is easy to forget the...
"The goal of establishing a protected area while integrating the knowledge and assistance of divers is central to our mission and to successful conservation." - Samantha Whitcraft, Director of Conservation and Outreach for the Sea of Change Foundation In an on-going...
Guest blog post by Jeff Blumenfeld, founder of Expedition News and chairman of the Rocky Mt. chapter of The Explorers Club. Post originally appeared on Expedition News. You couldn't be much further from the ocean, and sharks, than Colorado. Yet it's here that the...
Ocean First Institute and Misión Tiburón are excited to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Disney Conservation Fund as a part of the Fund’s focus on reversing the decline of at-risk wildlife around the world. The conservation grant recognizes Ocean...
Dr. Mikki from the Institute has been working with Ileana and Andres from Mision Tiburon in Costa Rica to help conserve endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks. The team has worked hard to identify critical nursery habitats, where these sharks are moving and where they...