Our colleague John Hocevar is out in the Bering Sea right now studying the seafloor communities there with Greenpeace and the Waitt Institute. John has…
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Guest Post: Greenpeace in the Gulf of Mexico – an Update
John Hocevar is a marine biologist and is the Oceans Campaign Director for Greenpeace USA, where he oversees their oceans and fisheries work, including efforts…
View More Guest Post: Greenpeace in the Gulf of Mexico – an UpdateGreenpeace and Protecting Underwater Canyons
John Hocevar visited MBARI yesterday discussing Greenpeace’s research on canyons in the Bering Sea. We’ve discussedthisresearchbefore but a followup is worthy of another post. Greenpeace…
View More Greenpeace and Protecting Underwater CanyonsAs NGOs rise, Greenpeace goes under
Last month, Greenpeace raised the bar for pro-active ocean exploration by an NGO to inform better ocean management by outfitting their own “green” vessel, the Esperanza, with two Deep Worker manned submersibles depth rated to 600m.
View More As NGOs rise, Greenpeace goes underFine. We'll rent a submarine and do it ourselves.
So, why would an environmental organization pilot a pair of manned submersibles through 2000 feet of water in the two largest submarine canyons in the world? Because it’s going to be a long time before federal agencies are willing to surrender the financing to secure a ship and submersibles. By that time the seafloor could be bottom trawled one hundred times over.
View More Fine. We'll rent a submarine and do it ourselves.Interview with a sub-pilot : John Hocevar
The following exclusive interview was conducted by Deep Sea News over email with John Hocevar, ocean specialist for the Greenpeace organization, and a sub-pilot for the 2007 Bering Witness expedition.
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