Who is using DO?

Existing and new communities of scientists, educators, students, policy makers, media specialists, ocean enthusiasts, people who make their living from the sea and enthusiasts. DigitalOcean is a collection of projects that connects these communities around ocean sustainability.

Why a Social Media Platform?

The social media platform is initially geared towards connecting ocean scientists in virtual teams to share, evolve their thinking and contribute to accelerating solutions for ocean sustainability. It is a media rich platform to share images, videos, research papers and collaborate around these critical issues.

Like to Become a Member?

At the moment, DigitalOcean is an invite-only platform. If you would like to become a member of DigitalOcean, please email info@digocean.net

Partners

New Media Research Institute is an active media consortium of professionals forging a vision of the digital future into software and content.

The Bren School of Environment Science & Management, led by Dean Steve Gaines, is a leading center of research and teaching, where every student, whether pursuing a master's or a PhD in Environmental Science & Management,...

Oracle provides the world’s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems, with more than 370,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—representing a variety of sizes and industries in more...

The Carsey-Wolf Center supports research, teaching, and public programming about media. The Center fosters creativity, critical skills, historical understanding, and new forms of literacy that students need to be informed citizens in the 21st...

Funding in the Pacific Northwest Region, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supports Asset Building, Emergency Relief, Libraries, Education, Technology Innovation and Youth. By transforming lives and strengthening community, The Paul G. Allen...

Blue Frontier Campaign works to promote unity, provide tools to and raise awareness of the solution-oriented marine conservation community.

Outhink Media combines software and services to connect, inform and inspire an active online community of independent new media artists.

The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, the Foundation works to defend human rights, advance...

The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. UCSB is a comprehensive doctoral university and is organized into five colleges offering...

Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products.

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Connecting for Ocean Sustainability

DigitalOcean Blog

Peer-reviewed survey asked U.S. public value of protecting the main Hawaiian Islands’ corals

Sat, Oct 22, 2011

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20111021_hawaii_coral.html

Here is an artilce about the economics of the oceans provided by NOAA.

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Why is Ocean Conservation overlooked?

Wed, Mar 30, 2011

When you’re a kid, you love the ocean. It is, by far, the coolest thing (on earth) that you learn about in science class. It is the top destination spot for fieldtrips. While I don’t remember learning much in elementary school (I know I learned the fundamentals but...