After nearly two years as the "Bay czar" during which the EPA developed a rigorous new cleanup plan and the Obama administration pledged hundreds of actions to bring "a new era of federal leadership" to the Bay and its watershed, J. Charles "Chuck" Fox is moving on, his eyes set on saving the world's oceans.
At the end of December, he announced his departure to head a new organization, Oceans 5, which will pursue international initiatives aimed at protecting the waters that cover three-quarters of the globe. The organization will focus on international projects that are "highly impactful, results-oriented," Fox said. The exact areas for emphasis are still being developed, he said, but "they will tend to be focused on establishing large marine reserves, improving fishing management or more specifically, constraining overfishing."
The organization is backed by several major foundations, including the Oak Foundation, which is based in Switzerland, the Waitt Foundation in California, the Planet Heritage Foundation in Delaware and others that would be named in the future.
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