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: Belize's Blue Hole.

: Reef photos copyright 2009 Tony Rath of Tony Rath Photography. tonyrath.com

In 1842, in his study of the evolution of coral reefs, Charles Darwin declared that Belize was home to "the most remarkable reef in the West Indies." More than 150 years later, that spectacular reef is increasingly threatened by overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change.

Oceana announced plans this summer to open its first Central American office in the country to help protect and preserve Belize's unique reefs.

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: Oceana board member Valarie Whiting and actor Morgan Freeman.

World Oceans Day 2009

Oceana celebrated the first United Nations-sanctioned World Oceans Day on June 8 with events in New York City and Los Angeles.

Nearly 200 guests attended the event in L.A., including Morgan Freeman, January Jones, Anne Heche and Karina Petroni.

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: Susan Cohn Rockefeller.

Ocean Advocate: Susan Cohn Rockefeller

Oceana welcomes writer and filmmaker Susan Cohn Rockefeller as the new chair of the Ocean Council, a group of global ambassadors for Oceana.

A writer and documentary filmmaker, she co-produced the 2008 seminal film about ocean acidification, “A Sea Change.”

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: Oceana board member Ted Danson. © Michael Munson

The Author, the Actor and the Sea

Oceana board member Ted Danson provides the voiceover for the new film "The End of Line," based on journalist Charles Clover's book exposing the overfishing crisis facing the oceans.

Oceana arranged a transcontinental phone call between Danson and Clover in June just after the U.S. premiere of the film.

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