A February 15th press release detailing Census of Marine Life involvement in the International Polar Year research was covered on television newscasts in the United States. Russ Hopcroft of ArcOD and Census Program Director Jesse Ausubel were interviewed by their local news stations.
Russ Hopcroft was featured in a news story about the Census IPY research on ABC News, Anchorage, Alaska: ABC Alaska Census Coverage [1].
Jesse Ausubel was interviewed by ABC News, New York in a segment about the Census as a whole. This piece details the context and goals of the Census and highlights some notable Census discoveries: ABC New York Census Coverage [2].