Marine Science Legend Dr. Sylvia Earle helps launch a new private, protected area in Belize.

Check out the complete Press Release at the above link to read about this exciting new initiative by the Oceanic Society and Blackbird Caye EcoResort on Truneffe Atoll, Belize.

Dr. Sylvian Earle is one of the Oceanic Society's Research Advisors.

In Cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Oceanic Society has produced a film, Farallon Islands Past, Present and Future, to raise public awareness and foster a conservation ethic about the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge.. Produced as a DVD to allow widespread distribution, it emphasizes the importance of continued protection of this important and sensitive habitat.

OS -  May 10, 2008:  Cascadia Research is partnering with Oceanic Society to
establish the California Whales Research Project, sand seeks public participation.  This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in an important conservation and research project.

Today the Oceanic Society launched its new website, which will provide a new level of information and service to its members and the public.

Birgit Winning, Oceanic Society Executive Director, says "Our members and the public have been asking us to upgrade our website for quite a while, and we are pleased to now be able to do this".

Oceanic Society, a nonprofit marine conservation organization, has been granted a permit by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and State of Hawai‘i to conduct educational expeditions to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and the Battle of Midway National Memorial beginning in March 2008. The refuge and national memorial also serve as the "window" to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the only site within the Monument open to the public.