"PERVERSE SEA CHANGE: Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Ocean is Facing Chemical and Physical Changes." American Society of International Law's Cultural Heritage & Arts Review. Summer 2011: Vol. 2, Issue 1. Mark J. Spalding.
"Sea Science: Marine Spatial Planning is Changing the Way We Deal With Oceans and Coastlines." American Planning Association. December 2011. Mark J. Spalding and Hooper Brooks.
"Before the Sun Sets: Changing Ocean Chemistry, Global Marine Resources, and the Limits of Our Legal Tools to Address Harm." International Environmental Law Committee Newsletter. May 2011: Vol. 13, No. 2, Page 8.
"A New Approach to Oceans." The Environmental Magazine. March/April 2011 Issue. Mark J. Spalding.
"What is Successful Philanthropy?" March 2011: Pages 19-24. Travelers' Philanthropy Handbook. Mark J. Spalding.
"Making Lemonade." The Environmental Forum. January 2011: Volume 28, Number 1. Mark J. Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation, discusses ocean governance under the Obama Administration and marine spatial planning. (Download a PDF version of the article and the 12 Questions addressed in the article).
Public Knowledge and Attitudes About Coral Reefs Full Report. Edge Research. (June 2002). Conducted for TOF's Coral Reef Foundation, the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, and Seaweb. This is the first nationwide public survey ever conducted on coral reef issues. The report finds that although Americans feel they know little about coral reefs, they are concerned about reef health and are willing to take action to protect reefs. This report has been widely disseminated and it has established the baseline from which other NGOs can and have conducted more focused polls. (Download a PDF version of the executive summary).
In 2007, we repeated this survey as part of the 2008 International Year of the Reef. We added in some new questions to address climate change and the coral trade, as well as increasing our sample to included some niche constituencies of reef users.