The Cordell Currents

Francesca Koe has joined the Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s board of directors, and brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge. Francesca is an advocate, narrative organizer and communications strategist bringing over 20 years of experience in understanding the dynamic human ecosystems that house stakeholders, community building, policy action, research, creative development, and storytelling. … Continue reading "Francesca Koe joins the Board of Directors"

With support from the Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation (CMSF), scientists from Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (CBNMS/GFNMS), in partnership with UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML), are maintaining long-term oceanographic monitoring at Cordell Bank to track hypoxic conditions and other physical changes. CMSF has been supporting the project from its inception in … Continue reading "Servicing Hypoxia Monitoring Moorings at Cordell Bank"

Tom Lambert, a long-time supporter of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and founding member of the Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation died at home in Sebastopol on February 3, 2026. He was 79. With Tom’s passing, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Marine Sanctuaries lost an ardent supporter.  Tom had a passion for … Continue reading "Remembering Tom Lambert"

The CMSF board was fortunate to work with well-known graphic artist and branding specialist, Kristin Weimers to develop a new log and suite of branding assets and guidelines.  Our new logo represents the connectedness of diverse ecological factors that make Cordell Bank a uniquely powerful engine of biological productivity.  Our former logo, which featured a … Continue reading "New logo, branding, and website for CMSF"

The foundation awarded the CMSF Research Scholarship to Mr. de la Maza in 2024.  Analysis and study of hypoxic events and their consequences will be a component of Mr. de la Maza’s doctoral research work under the aegis of UC Davis’ research facility in Bodega Bay, CA – the Bodega Marine Laboratory.  Phase 1 involved … Continue reading "Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation Scholar, Lucas de la Maza, has completed Phase 1 of his analysis of a long-term data set documenting hypoxic events within Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary."

CMSF is proud to announce that former Superintendent of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries, Maria Brown, has been elected to its board of directors.   Maria is a highly respected voice in the marine conservation and national marine sanctuary communities, and will be an extremely valuable addition to our board.  Maria’s professional … Continue reading "Maria Brown Joins CMSF Board of Directors"

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, along with the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary have been designated as a Hope Spot, by Dr. Sylvia Earle’s organization, Mission Blue.  Dr. Earle has been compared to figures like Jacques Cousteau and Jane Goodall owing to her decades of work and ability to reach a global audience.  For Mission … Continue reading "Cordell Bank NMS designated as a Hope Spot by Mission Blue"