Marine Parasites are Creative Masterminds

Published by Ocean Conservancy Parasites get a bad rap. Yes, the definition of a parasite is something that takes resources from another organism, while hurting the host in the process. And anyone who has personal experience with parasites (myself included) probably doesn’t have great things to say about the ordeal. However, it’s high time parasites get […]

New State Management for Red Snapper is Driving Overfishing

Published by Ocean Conservancy By all accounts, recreational fishing by private anglers is booming around the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, as fishermen head out on their boats to see if they can fill their coolers with some prized red snapper. With so many activities prohibited or unsafe because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Gulf […]

How to Reduce Microfiber Emissions

Published by Ocean Conservancy Hannah De Frond is a researcher in the Rochman lab at the University of Toronto, studying plastic pollution. Originally from the UK, Hannah graduated from the University of Leeds with a B.S. degree in Environmental Science and from the University of York with an M.S. in Marine Environmental Management. Her research currently […]

Proposal Threatens to Weaken 2016 Arctic Drilling Rule

Published by Ocean Conservancy With several crises confronting the nation at this time—from a global health pandemic to widespread protests against anti-Black racism—it is unfathomable that the Trump administration has set its sights on weakening safety and environmental protections in the Arctic Ocean. But somehow, it has. In 2016, the Department of the Interior issued “Oil […]

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