Jon Bowermaster (born June 29, 1954) is an oceans expert, journalist, author, filmmaker, adventurer and six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council.
Jon lives in New York's Hudson Valley and is the President of the One Ocean Media Foundation and chairman of the advisory board of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation.
Comprising eight adventures, the long-term project took Jon and his teams to the heart of the Aleutian Islands, down the coast of Vietnam, through the Tuamotu Atolls in French Polynesia, across the high plains of Bolivia/Chile/Argentina, and up the wild coastline of Gabon in West Africa.
Stories from each OCEANS 8 expedition resulted in books, magazines, lectures, television programs and educational curriculum for the National Geographic Society.
In 2008 Jon completed his ten-year OCEANS 8 project with a trip to the Larsen Ice Shelf and the Antarctic Peninsula, which is the subject of his 2009 film, TERRA ANTARCTICA: Rediscovering the Seventh Continent.
Broadcast live on Radio Kingston each Sunday, the conversations with local, national and international environmentalists, writers, filmmakers, artists and politicians focus on "green" issues.
Guests have included Bill McKibben, Carl Safina, Wade David, Rep. Antonio Delgado and State Senator Michelle Hinchey, Josh Fox, Michael Mann, Paul Hawken, Andy Revkin, Ian Urbina and many more.