Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society SEA SHEPHERD’S R/V MARTIN SHEEN CLEARED TO ENTER CANADA – AFTER PROTRACTED 2 DAY EXAMINATION BY CANADIAN CUSTOMS Sea Shepherd’s research vessel, the R/V Martin Sheen, arrives in British Columbia to study the impact that farmed salmon has on wild salmon populations for the third year. May 28th, 2018 – […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The numbers are in—and we have great news for America’s ocean fisheries! NOAA recently released its annual report to Congress summarizing how the United States is doing in managing its ocean fisheries. The Status of Stocks report for 2017 showed good improvement and is a testament to the impressive progress that we’ve […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As climate change ushers in rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean, northern nations and communities are scrambling to adapt at multiple scales. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN body with authority to govern global shipping, made an important step at the international level last week when 174 member states approved a […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy recently embarked on a partnership with Force Blue to support a coral restoration mission in Puerto Rico. Nathan Quinn, a member of Force Blue Team One deployed to Puerto Rico to assist NOAA, Sea Ventures and Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources in October and has been there since. The Florida native and U.S. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog post was written by Anna Smith, an Ocean Conservancy intern working with the Ocean Acidification program for the month of May 2018. Anna is a senior in high school and is looking forward to studying Environmental Sciences in college. With summer fast approaching, many of us are already looking forward […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Manatees and dugongs are affectionately dubbed “sea cows” because of their grass-eating tendencies and slow nature. They are often seen swimming gracefully with their powerful tails and flippers. But, did you know that manatees may have been the inspiration behind many sailors’ tales of sirens and mermaids? History Channel reported that during […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Susan Ruffo wrote this blog in partnership with Louie Porta, vice-president of operations for Oceans North, a Canadian nonprofit that works on Arctic marine conservation in partnership with Indigenous organizations. When Canada hosts a G7 summit meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec next month, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has pledged to work with other […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal would open more new acres to hunting and fishing than in the past and takes steps to simplify regulations to more closely match state hunting and fishing regulations. The changes would be implemented in time for the upcoming 2018-2019 hunting seasons. Read the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy recently embarked on a partnership with Force Blue to support a coral restoration mission in Puerto Rico. Nathan Quinn, a member of Force Blue Team One deployed to Puerto Rico to assist NOAA, Sea Ventures and Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources in October and has been there since. The Florida native and U.S. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Picture a sea turtle. Perhaps a baby, crawling to the ocean for the very first time, or a mother who just laid her eggs on the very same beach she was born. These images should invoke the most beautiful emotions of hope and best wishes for these beautiful creatures and it’s likely […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Karen Matsumoto and I are sitting in the Uwajimaya food court in Seattle’s International District. Throngs of people bustle around us and the smell of Japanese and Chinese food sizzling under heat lamps envelops me, conjuring up memories of home. Matsumoto is the Climate Change and Environmental Science Educator for the Suquamish […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Back in February, we brought you some alarming news: the Trump administration had proposed a shocking $1 billion cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for next year that would severely impact our ocean. Since then, people who care about the ocean have been urging Congress to reject this proposal […]
Many critics of EPA’s proposed rule on “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” would have people believe that protecting individual privacy and increased public access to research data are mutually exclusive, which is false. EPA should always strive to base its regulations on the best available science—science that is reliable and unbiased—and make the underlying research […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy When Glenn Nelson was in college, a story he wrote about his school’s historic basketball season ended up on the front page of the local newspaper. Astonished, he walked over to the local newsroom, knocked on their door and told them, “I’m the one who wrote the story. You should hire me.” […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy recently embarked on a partnership with Force Blue to support a coral restoration mission in Puerto Rico. Nathan Quinn, a member of Force Blue Team One deployed to Puerto Rico to assist NOAA, Sea Ventures and Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources in October and has been there since. The […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Several weeks ago, Henry Huntington, Andrew Hartsig, and I traveled to Utqiaġvik to meet with leaders and others in the community. After Henry and Andrew left for home, I continued on to Point Lay. This village in the North Slope Borough is about 300 miles west and south of Utqiaġvik along the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Since the inception of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) in 1986, plastic straws and stirrers have made the top ten list of items collected on beaches worldwide. Over the last few decades, ICC volunteers have picked up nearly 10 million straws. To address this issue, Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Program […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Let’s face it, manta rays and stingrays look pretty similar and you can only spot the differences if you know what you’re looking for. Both manta rays and stingrays are related to sharks under the cartilaginous fish group chondrichthyes, meaning their structure is built on material similar to that found in our […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As I flew out of Nome, the passenger next to me pointed out the window as we flew over eastern Norton Sound at a huge area of open water. Open water wouldn’t seem like the type of thing you show your seatmate, but in this region the sight of open water so […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, several team members here at Ocean Conservancy shared their own stories about teachers who helped propel them forward to a career in the field of ocean conservation! “I had an advisor during my undergraduate shark research in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Dr. Aaron Henderson, […]