"Oceans Canada" appointed Diana Fox Carney

The TerraMar Project was an oceanic conservation non-profit founded by Ghislaine Maxwell in September 2012 at the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, California. It later faced scrutiny as a largely inactive front organization tied to her association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Purportedly aimed to protect international waters (the high seas) and create a "global ocean community" where supporters could sign pledges and receive symbolic digital "passports" of ocean citizenship. Maxwell promoted the group at high-profile venues, including TEDx, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the United Nations.

Public filings and tax records showed that despite funding the organization with hundreds of thousands of dollars of her own money and loans, the charity disbursed a total of less than $900 in actual grants between 2012 and 2017, leading critics to label it a "do-nothing" or opaque front. The organization abruptly ceased operations on July 12, 2019, shortly after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges.


In September 2026, Fisheries and Oceans Canada appointed Diana Fox Carney—an environmental economist and the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney—as Canada’s first Ocean Envoy. The volunteer, unpaid role focuses on advocating for global ocean conservation and chairing the 2027 Our Ocean Conference in Halifax.

Both Fox Carney and Ghislaine Maxwell occupied high-profile, international platforms advocating for the oceans - online commentators quickly began drawing parallels.

The envoy's immediate operational objective is to oversee and chair the 12th annual Our Ocean Conference, which Canada will host for the first time in Halifax from May 10–11, 2027. The purpose of this international gathering is to bring together world governments, scientists, industry leaders, and NGOs to secure voluntary financial and policy commitments on major marine issues.


Rather than treating ocean preservation as an isolated issue, the Envoy is tasked with connecting five distinct policy pillars:

a) Ocean Conservation & Climate Action: Developing strategies to limit the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.

b) Indigenous Leadership: Highlighting and integrating Indigenous-led marine stewardship and traditional knowledge into federal and international policy.

c) Economic Resilience: Balancing environmental protections with a sustainable "blue economy" that supports coastal communities and sustainable fisheries.

d) Maritime Security: Factoring in global maritime safety and border protections, particularly regarding shifts in the changing Arctic region.

The position supports Canada's broader domestic and international pledge to protect 30% of its marine and coastal areas by 2030. This includes implementing commitments under the newly ratified Global Ocean Treaty (High Seas Treaty), which aims to establish ocean sanctuaries in international waters outside of national jurisdictions.

The oceans are vast bodies of water, where bodies can disappear.

Thank you,

Joseph Pede