EPA Plans to Award up to $9.3 Million in Beach Water Quality Monitoring Grants

June 27, 2018 / by Headquarters Water OW / North America, Oceans

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON  — As peak beach season arrives in the United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to award up to $9.3 million in total to 39 states, territories, and tribes to develop and implement beach monitoring and notification programs. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-plans-award-93-million-beach-water-quality-monitoring-grants

Belize’s incredible barrier reef is removed from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger

June 26, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Asia, Conservation, Global News, Oceans, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Thanks to a series of conservation measures enacted by Belize’s government, the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System—one the world’s most incredible, diverse ecosystems—has been removed from the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger sites. The historic decision came this week during a World Heritage Committee meeting in Bahrain, just five […]

A Guide to Responding to Stranded and Injured Marine Animals

June 25, 2018 / by Katie Hogge / Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s not a moment everyone experiences, but it’s certainly one that no one ever forgets. Picture it: you’re walking along a boardwalk or going for a jog on the shoreline, when suddenly you see something in the distance. Whether it be a stranded whale or an entangled sea turtle, spotting a stranded […]

An Iceland Without Whaling is On the Horizon

June 23, 2018 / by sscssite2017 / Australia, Conservation, Europe, North America, Oceans, Species

Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Captain Paul Watson   On Thursday, June 21st, Iceland killed their first endangered Fin whale since 2015 and a Sea Shepherd crew were in place despite the poor weather to document Hvalur 8 dragging it back just before midnight and butchered during the early hours of Friday morning.  Way back in […]

World’s First Known Manta Ray Nursery Discovered!

June 22, 2018 / by Michelle Frey / Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy Science Friday from the Gulf of Mexico! Earlier this week, a research team published findings of the world’s first known manta ray nursery and it is in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (off the coast of Texas). This new discovery not only highlights the importance of the Marine Sanctuary—but also […]

We Are the Carriers of Water

June 22, 2018 / by Megan Bennett / Asia, Climate, Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans

Published by Ocean Conservancy Maggie Sanders has a commanding presence. That thought emerges and crystallizes within a few seconds of meeting her. She gives me a rundown of the projects she’s currently tackling and my eyes widen with each addition to the growing list. Stacks of applications, research articles and project proposals litter the perimeter of […]

4 Reasons to Be a Part of the Ocean Conservancy Photo Contest

June 21, 2018 / by Megan Bennett / Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans

Published by Ocean Conservancy Summertime is officially here and among the many incredible things it brings along with it is the annual Ocean Conservancy Photo Contest! Whether you have coastal photos from previous vacations or underwater pictures from a stellar scuba session, we want to see them entered into our Annual Photo Contest! This year, we […]

President Trump Rescinds the National Ocean Policy

June 19, 2018 / by Katie Hogge / Climate, Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy Today President Trump rescinded the National Ocean Policy and replaced it with a new set of ocean policies for the federal government to focus on. National Ocean Policy When the National Ocean Policy (NOP) was announced in 2011, it was the result of decades of research, public outreach and the recommendations of […]

Holding Strong for Our Ocean

June 19, 2018 / by Katie Hogge / Climate, Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy To mark National Ocean Month this June, the Trump administration continues to roll back critical pieces of policy that keep our ocean healthy and working. I’m particularly dismayed at his decision to repeal the historic National Ocean Policy (NOP) today. This common-sense plan was good for the economy, jobs, local communities, national […]

The More You NOAA: What the Trump Budget Cuts Mean for Maine’s Oyster Business

June 19, 2018 / by Emily Brauner / acidification, Climate, Conservation, Fresh Water, noaa, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, oysters, People Taking Action, Policy, Science & Conservation, The More You NOAA, Trump administration

Published by Ocean Conservancy Bill Mook started Mook Sea Farm in 1985 after attending the University of Maine as an oceanography graduate student. Situated on the banks of the Damariscotta River in Maine, Mook Sea Farm grew American oysters for the half shell market and supplied seed clams, scallops and oysters to other East Coast shellfish […]

Drones provide an up close look at the health of forests

June 19, 2018 / by Jason Patlis / Conservation, Global News, North America, Oceans, Species, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund WWF is on a mission to save the world’s forest land. Success means a lot of land—in the right places—is protected or restored. But we also need to make sure that land is healthy, giving people and wildlife what they need to survive, like clean air and water, food and […]

Building a Partnership to Remove Marine Debris on Alaska’s St. Paul Island

June 18, 2018 / by Megan Bennett / Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans

Published by Ocean Conservancy In May, my co-worker Patty Chambers and I were fortunate to be able to travel to St. Paul Island in Alaska’s remote Pribilof Islands to participate in a marine debris cleanup. We worked with students from the school to remove approximately 300 pounds of debris from a fur seal rookery near town. […]

11 Fabulous Fathers with Fins

June 15, 2018 / by Emily Brauner / Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Climate, Conservation, Europe, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans

Published by Ocean Conservancy Parenting can be tough. You can often find yourself sacrificing for your children in order to keep them happy and safe. Fathers play a special role in raising children. They make us feel safe, teach us how to survive and always ready to cheer us up with laughter. These qualities make us […]

Protecting Treaty Trust Resource for Future Generations

June 13, 2018 / by Megan Bennett / Africa, Climate, Conservation, Europe, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy As a RAY Marine Conservation Diversity Fellow, I help coordinate and grow the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance), a coalition of leaders developing on-the-ground solutions for challenges facing our ocean. Most days, I’m on the phone at my desk in Washington, DC with people from all around the world […]

Trump Tries to Weaken Safety Rule for Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

June 12, 2018 / by Michelle Frey / BSEE, Conservation, deepwater horizon, Fresh Water, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, offshore drilling, safety rules, Science & Conservation

Published by Ocean Conservancy Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to weaken offshore drilling safety rules that were put in place to prevent incidents like the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which killed 11 workers and spilled 210 million gallons of oil into the ocean. Tell the administration that you oppose efforts to weaken offshore drilling safety […]

WHO: Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids in Global Food Supply

June 11, 2018 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism, Oceans

Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2018 (ENS) – The World Health Organization intends to guide the world toward the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. WHO estimates that every year, trans fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths of people from cardiovascular disease. Read the […]

Costa Rican Minister of Environment Declares Paul Watson a Hero

June 11, 2018 / by sscssite2017 / Conservation, North America, Oceans, Species

Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Environment Minister Carlos Manuel Rodríguez is optimistic the judicial process facing the Canadian-American environmentalist Paul Watson in Costa Rica will soon be over and he will be welcomed back as a hero. During a recent radio program, Costa Rican Minister of Environment described Watson as a “conservation hero” despite a decades-old […]

Protecting Their Own Ocean Backyard

June 11, 2018 / by Michelle Frey / Climate, Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy I was honored to take part last month in the first marine debris cleanup that Ocean Conservancy has sponsored in Alaska. On May 12, Michael Levine, a senior Arctic fellow for Ocean Conservancy, and I arrived on St. Paul, a wind-swept, rugged and wildly beautiful volcanic island in the Pribilof Islands of […]

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