In the Arctic, the Water Connects Us

Published by Ocean Conservancy It was a privilege to work with seven Indigenous friends and colleagues on a paper in which they describe what it’s like to live alongside one of the three international borders dividing the traditional lands of the Chukchi and Inuit in the Arctic. These boundaries are now so familiar to us that […]

The Work of Gary Hilderbrand and Design’s Response to Climate Change

Published by Ocean Conservancy Daniel S. Padilla Ochoa, Florida Partnerships Manager for Ocean Conservancy, sea-level rise specialist and urban planning graduate from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD), talked to Gary Hilderbrand, founding Principal and Partner of design firm Reed Hilderbrand. A committed practitioner, teacher, critic and writer, Gary is the Peter Louis Hornbeck Professor-in-Practice at […]

Trump Administration Takes Major Step to Weaken Our Environment

Published by Ocean Conservancy The Trump administration continued its malicious attacks on our right to have a meaningful voice in our government decision-making process. Last week, the Trump administration rolled back the rules that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is a bedrock environmental law that requires our federal government agencies to “look before […]

How Will Climate Change Impact the Next Generation?

Published by Ocean Conservancy In Alaska, we are experiencing the dramatic and unpredictable effects of climate change more rapidly and more significantly than in most other places in the country. Almost daily, we hear about a new study or observation showing that the effects are more immediate and more significant than we thought, and we are […]

Joining Forces With the United States to Tackle Ghost Gear

Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Ingrid Giskes, the Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), where she works to tackle the most harmful form of marine debris in our ocean: lost and abandoned fishing gear. She has a background in international policy and has been working in this field for the last seven years. When she’s not traveling, Ingrid lives […]

House Invests in NOAA and Our Blue Economy

Published by Ocean Conservancy Investments in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the success of our blue economy go hand-in-hand. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced one of the most important pieces of legislation for the ocean: the appropriations bill that funds NOAA. When the President’s budget was released earlier this year, […]

Your Biggest Questions About Sharks, Answered

Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Dr. David Shiffman, a marine conservation biologist and public science educator based in Washington, D.C. Renowned for his witty social media presence, he has written for the widely-read ocean science blog Southern Fried Science, and his science writing has appeared in publications including the Washington Post, Scientific […]

What Lies on Land May Not Lie Beneath

Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Jenna Schwerzmann. Originally from upstate New York, Jenna began her marine conservation career on Long Island after graduating from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Marine Vertebrate Biology and M.A. in Marine Conservation and Policy. She has experience with both research and outreach for local estuarine […]

New Plan will Jeopardize the Arctic Coast

Published by Ocean Conservancy The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is a vast tract of federal public land in the U.S. Arctic, bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the west and the Beaufort Sea to the north. More than ten times the size of Yellowstone National Park, the Reserve provides habitat for an astounding array of wildlife, including […]

Plastics Epidemic

Published by Ocean Conservancy This was first published in The Hill.  With coronavirus cases rising in many places around the United States and health officials predicting a second wave to come, there’s no doubt that personal protective equipment (PPE) items like gloves and masks are here to stay. Globally, the numbers are shocking. Scientists recently estimated that […]

What Does the New Workplace Discrimination Ruling Have to Do with Climate Change?

Published by Ocean Conservancy Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a major civil rights ruling in a case called Bostock v. Clayton County: it declared the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay and transgender people from workplace discrimination. The high court’s ruling was a huge victory for the LGBTQ community. While buzz of […]

Will You Help Us by Voting for Your Favorite Photos?

Published by Ocean Conservancy Whoa! We’ve received more than a thousand submissions to our 2020 Photo Contest, and I am speechless at the incredible photos we’re seeing. We’ve been on a mission to make sure that people everywhere can still be inspired by our ocean’s beauty and wonder … even if they can’t experience it in […]

Meet the Striped Pyjama Squid

Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s no secret that we’re big fans of cephalopods. It’s hard not to be when the group includes one-of-a-kind species like the adorable bobtail squid, the deadly blue-ringed octopus and the mysterious vampire squid. Today, we’re celebrating another member of the impressive cephalopod clan: the striped pyjama squid. These tiny animals only […]

New Orleans Cooking Demo with Ocean Conservancy and Centerplate Executive Chef Brandon Felder

Published by Ocean Conservancy When someone says “New Orleans,” what do you think of? You hear music, see celebrations, smell and taste cuisines, and think of different cultures blending to create one of the world’s greatest communities. If you’ve ever been to an event at the Morial Convention Center, or the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for a Saints […]

Climate Displacement is Happening Sooner Than You Think

Published by Ocean Conservancy In early April of this year, Cyclone Harold barreled into Vanuatu and 80 other islands across the South Pacific Ocean. This Category 5 storm was one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded. 160,000 of Vanuatu’s residents felt the effects of Cyclone Harold and the U.N. estimates about 80-90% of the island’s population […]

What Climate Change Means for Alaskan Shellfish Farming

Published by Ocean Conservancy Weatherly Bates, her husband Greg and their two children, own and operate Alaska Shellfish Farms, an oyster, mussel and kelp farm near Homer, Alaska. Over the course of a 14-year venture, they’ve seen many changes on the water, and in their surrounding Alaskan landscape. Working on the water, she’s become increasingly concerned […]

6 Ways to Support Sustainable Fisheries From Home

Published by Ocean Conservancy Around the country and world, many of us remain in various stages of stay-at-home, but there are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate our ocean and fish this summer by learning about sustainable fisheries and taking action to help ensure there are plenty of fish in the sea now and in the […]

A New Era of Ocean-Climate Action

Published by Ocean Conservancy As National Ocean Month draws to a close, we need to acknowledge the greatest environmental threat our ocean and planet face: climate change. Climate change is already wreaking havoc on our ocean. Ocean ecosystems and wildlife are struggling as waters warm and become more acidic, while sea-level rise and extreme weather events […]

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