The Last Ocean

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Friends of the Ross Sea Ecosystem (FORSE) started in 2001 as a group of 30 scientists determined that the Ross Sea, where most of them have worked, should not be destroyed by industrial fishing like all other high-seas marine ecosystems on Earth.

The original members of FORSE have made significant progress, and continue to provide sound scientific justification to political bodies like SCAR, CCAMLR, IWC and CEP for Ross Sea protection.

However, to be successful, they feel that even more voices are needed, coming together in the defense of the Ross Sea. If you agree, join in, no dues required.

The charter members of FORSE (now the Scientific Advisory Board of The Last Ocean) have more than 300 combined years of experience in Ross Sea ecology.

  • Steve Ackley (University of Texas at San Antonio)
  • David Ainley (H.T. Harvey and Associates)
  • Kevin Arrigo (Stanford University)
  • Grant Ballard (PRBO Conservation Science, and University of Auckland, NZ)
  • Jim Barry (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
  • Louise Blight (University of British Columbia)
  • Paul Broady (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
  • Bill Davidson (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
  • Paul Dayton (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  • Steve Emslie (University of North Carolina Wilmington)
  • Art DeVries (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
  • Joe Eastman (Ohio University)
  • Clive Evans (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
  • Robert Garrott (Montana State University)
  • Gretchen Hofmann (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Stacy Kim (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)
  • Gerald Kooyman (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  • Giancarlo Lauriano (ISPRA, Italy)
  • Amelie Lescroel (CNRS, France)
  • Melanie Massaro (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
  • Silvia Olmastroni (Università degli Studi di Siena)
  • Paul Ponganis (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  • Jay Rotella (Montana State University)
  • Don Siniff (University of Minnesota, retired)
  • Walker Smith (Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
  • Brent Stewart (Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute)
  • Ian Stirling (University of Alberta)
  • Peter Wilson (Landcare Research, Nelson NZ, retired)
  • Eric Woehler (University of Tasmania)

Again, there are no dues to join FORSE. We will simply be able to count you as a member of the chorus, your voice adding to the import of the message, in the campaign to protect the Ross Sea.

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