9MPHOTO and 9myles.com –– Photographer and graphic designer Myles McGuinness always goes the extra mile.



100 BLUE ANGELS is an ocean research campaign launched by Wallace J. Nichols, a marine scientist and frequent contributor to OCEAN.
YOU can be a BLUE ANGEL –– an angel of the ocean. www.wallacejnichols.org
 



BLACK LAB BOOKS publishes exclusive books. First among them is THE JOY OF LEX: LIFE WITH A SERVICE DOG –– a frolicsome look at life with Lex, a black Lab service dog. Forthcoming is THE CHRONICLES OF ST. PATRICK: THE CAPTIVITY, the first volume of a tripartite work set in the fifth-century British Isles, chronicling the life and times of a sixteen-year-old young man kidnapped from his Britannic villa and sold into slavery in Ireland.
www.blacklabbooks.com



The CALIFORNIA GRAY WHALE COALITION is dedicated to protecting the most ancient baleen whale on Planet Earth. Gray whale tourism contributes $82 million annually to the California economy and millions of dollars in the flow on effects. The value of gray whale tourism in Mexico is approximately $100 million USD.www.californiagraywhalecoalition.org



Upon getting his feet wet, Matthew Goldman demanded a boat and has been adrift every since. His book, THE JOURNALS OF CONSTANT WATERMAN, is a collection of memoirs concerning puddles, canoes, sailboats, lighthouses, mermaids, and other aids to navigation. He repairs boats to support his sailing habit, and sails his sloop, MoonWind, to support his writing habit. www.constantwaterman.com



OCEAN BLUE FLOPS by FRANCESCA'S FANCY FLOPS just for OCEAN! 1/3 of proceeds are donated to OCEAN to directly benefit the ocean.



FROM BOYS 2 MEN is an unforeseen journey of inspiring adventure, egregious motivations, sexual entanglement, physical adversity and near-death encounters.  For author Marshall Lubin it was a learning experience that could not be replicated in any educational institution.



GOSIC provides access to data and information, and overviews of the structure and programs for the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS). www.gosic.org



James Michael Dorsey adventures by boat and kayak through the Pacific Ocean and far beyond as a marine naturalist, explorer, writer, and photographer. With him, OCEAN readers meet whales, dolphins, and sea lions –– up close and personal! www.jamesdorsey.com

Artisan Danielle Reneé Mullen creates beautiful SEA GLASS JEWELRY with vintage sea glass, collected for many years along the New England coast. Her collection now includes choice pieces of sea glass from around the globe. www.jewelrybydaniellerenee.com



KATHRYN MAGENDIE sees the ocean and its creatures in the mountains. Her writing and photography is compelling, and rich and full of fantasy. Her message is so real: it is all one. The earth and its ocean are one, and we are one with it. www.kathrynmagendie.com



Ocean Art by Marlene Parkes, MParkesart.com, "I continue to learn nature, life, the depth of seeing beyond the surface inspires me to really see all that this world has to offer and how things change all the time."



Kathy Parra is the author of a children's book. LOVE IS THE COLOR OF A RAINBOW shines rainbows of love onto children and adults alike. Get ready for a warm tingle. www.kathyparra.com



MAINE SEAWEED COMPANY, a small family business on the downeast Maine coast, hand harvests and dries Atlantic seaweeds. Owner Larch Hanson lends his knowledge to the choosing and packing of healthy seaweeds and shares seaweed recipes. www.theseaweedman.com



Mitch Bensel's spoken poetry takes you inside, deep down. www.mitchbensel.com



When a young man he traveled and lived moneyless. Armed with a guitar and unshakable faith that love rules, he backpacked, alone and unknown, around the world visiting fifty nations. Moro Buddy Bohn’s KIN TO THE WIND presents his troubadour adventures as a mid-twentieth century troubadour. He now lives in Morro Bay, California. www.moromusic.com



NEIL EVER OSBORNE CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY (www.neileverosborne.com)“A single voice collectively heard as a symphony of many has strength in communicating a message of conservation.” Neil's conservation photography is featured in OCEAN Magazine Spring 2009, Issue 22 and his photography graces that issue generously.



Ocean Eyes Photography's LISA H. DENNING specializes in underwater photography and video work in Hawai'i and abroad as she travels to meet and photograph the many species of dolphins and whales. She is also a founding member of the Joyful Heart Foundation, with her friend Mariska Hargitay. The foundation was founded to give trauma survivors the healing experience of swimming with dolphins in the wild. www.oceaneyesphotography.com



OCEANIC DREAMS . . . come, swim underwater with freedivers Wolfgang and Felix Leander, a father and son team, both friends of sharks who have been freediving since childhood. Their stunning photography, filled with the majesty of liquid light and sharks swimming within, takes you into the realm where few go and many dream about. www.oceanicdreams.com and http://fleander.blogspot.com



R.F. LONG grew up with one foot on dry land and one in the water until she gave away the bailer and wasn't allowed to sail the dinghy anymore. A lover of fantasy, she lets loose her Irish roots by the sea cliffs and writes fantasy. www.rflong.com



SAVE THE WAVES is an environmental coalition dedicated to preserving the world's surf spots and to educate the public about their value. Save the Waves works in partnership with local communities, foreign governments, and other conservation groups to prevent coastal development from entering the surf zone. www.savethewaves.org



SCUBA BREAKS generously contributed this shark photograph for OCEAN's issue 21 "Shark Concerns" feature. Photographer Derek Heasley learned to scuba dive in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland and has since been taking underwater images ranging from mermaid purses to great white sharks. He says, "The ocean is a place of beauty. Through my images, I wish to show my passion for that beauty." Derek Heasley's detailed and sensitive underwater and above water photographs are displayed at www.scubabreaks.com



SHARK DIVER's Patric Douglas speaks about "Noblesse Oblige" in OCEAN's issue 21 "Shark Concerns" feature. He claims that those in the shark diving industry are obliged to promote protection of sharks, shark science, and conservation. www.sharkdiver.com and http://sharkdivers.blogspot.com. Visit!



WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY is dedicated to information, education and public discourse about the ocean defined as an integrated global social system.www.thew2o.net