Bahamas Youth Shark ExpeditionNassau, Bahamas · 2017 ← Back to OFI Expeditions In early 2017, 15 Kent Denver middle school students traveled to Nassau, Bahamas, for six days of scuba diving and shark research through TIDES. Across 14 dives, the students observed...
Guest blog post by Christine Evans, a recent graduate of Columbia University’s M.S. in Sustainability Management program, Ocean First Institute volunteer, Boulder native and marine conservation enthusiast.This past year saw big gains for ocean conservation in the...
Guest blog post by Christine Evans, a recent graduate of Columbia University’s M.S. in Sustainability Management program, Ocean First Institute volunteer, Boulder native and marine conservation enthusiast.Our ocean is home to charismatic creatures like dolphins,...
Guadalupe Island Great White Shark ExpeditionGuadalupe Island, Mexico · 2016 ← Back to OFI Expeditions October 24, 2016 · Header photo by Andrea Stockert, Orange Coast Media. Ocean First Institute brought great white shark research into classrooms during a live...
Guest blog post by Christine Evans, a recent graduate of Columbia University’s M.S. in Sustainability Management program, Ocean First Institute volunteer, Boulder native and marine conservation enthusiast.This week is National Estuaries Week, and here at Ocean First...
Guest blog post by Marcus Parker, a recent Northeastern graduate, Ocean First Institute volunteer, and Colorado native with a passion for preserving the ocean.When one imagines Colorado's natural landscape the first thing that comes to mind (especially for those of us...
As part of Blue Certified's partnership with SEVENSEAS Magazine, we invite you to dive into SEVENSEAS and explore our sustainable scuba diving article.For many travelers, a spectacular dive is the highlight of a vacation. We seek a special glimpse of the underwater...
Belize Student Research ExpeditionBelize · 2016 Green sea turtle at Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Photo from OFI’s 2016 expedition report. ← Back to OFI Expeditions Field report by Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Ocean First Institute. Sixteen students from Colorado, Montana, and...
Six months ago, we started on an incredible adventure by creating a brand new youth program, the Ocean First Explorers Club, right here in the mountains of Colorado. This club was designed to not only encourage exploration and discovery of the marine world, but to...