Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team and Scientific Advisor to the Ocean Conservancy; and Susan Debreceni, the Outreach Manager and co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team. As you wander around the neighborhoods of downtown […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd ship M/V Farley Mowat and Museo de la Ballena research vessel Narval encounter dozens of skiffs fishing with prohibited gillnets near a live vaquita inside protected Refuge San Felipe, BC, Mexico, October 23rd, 2019 – Leading scientists, supported by conservation patrol vessels carrying out the second leg of […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration eased protections on a small California fish, allowing water to be diverted from its estuary habitat to large Central Valley farms. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/climate/trump-delta-smelt.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy This week, I am thrilled to be traveling to Oslo, Norway, where several of my Ocean Conservancy colleagues and I will convene with hundreds of other ocean experts and advocates for the sixth edition of the Our Ocean Conference. Started in 2014 by then-United States Secretary of State John Kerry, the annual […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Our ocean gives us so much. Whether you live near a coast or have never seen the ocean, you are touched by it every day—from the air we breathe, the water we drink or the food we eat. And that’s not to mention the majesty, inspiration and wonder our ocean provides at […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to ease protections on an iconic western bird’s habitat — and open it to oil and gas exploration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/climate/trump-sage-grouse.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy I looked out of the plane window as it began to make its final descent and all I saw was a sea of grass lapping against a looming mountain range. This was not the type of sea I’m accustomed to. Fort Collins, Colorado makes for an odd destination for a trio of […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, October 15, 2019 (ENS) – London’s Metropolitan Police Service Monday banned demonstrations by the climate change protest movement Extinction Rebellion in central London, under Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986. This law allows “conditions” to be placed on public assemblies. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/10/15/met-police-ban-climate-protesters-from-london/
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society San Felipe, BCN-The government of Mexico announces the second leg of the 2019 Vaquita Survey. Sea Shepherd is pleased to collaborate with The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) and world-leading vaquita scientists on this important research project in waters of the Upper Gulf of California Biosphere Reserve and […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, October 14, 2019 (ENS) – The world’s first Global Center for Species Survival, GCSS, will open next year at the Indianapolis Zoo in Indianapolis, Indiana in the midwestern United States under a new agreement between the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy “Viva la causa!” This was the cry heard in the scorching California heat as hundreds of Latinx farmers were led by Cesar Chavez in the 1960s. They chanted as they fought for basic human rights, like protection from polluted air—something this community is still fighting for today. Latinx communities have played a […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research shows that hundreds of North American birds are at risk of major habitat disruption from climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/climate/state-birds-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy The ocean is full of critters with, shall we say, unusual names. Just take the flamboyant cuttlefish, the blobfish and the frogfish (to name a few). But there is one, lesser-known marine species that might take the prize for the strangest moniker. Folks, meet the sarcastic fringehead. Where did this colorful title […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Opportunity. Partnership. Coordination. We repeatedly heard these inspiring, forward-looking ideas last week in Chile. Along with United States shellfish growers, ocean acidification experts and members of Washington State Governor’s office, we participated in a series of visits and meetings with our Chilean counterparts to share knowledge and explore adaptive solutions to acidification. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Extinction Rebellion, the British-based activist group, shut down parts of central London for the second time in six months. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/world/europe/extinction-rebellion-protests.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy As the Arctic goes, so goes the world. That line echoes in my mind as I grapple with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate” (SROCC) released this week. It came just after the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019 in New […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Let’s cut to the chase: Seagrass does not get the respect it deserves. Yes, at first glance its greenish-brown leaves may resemble those of your run-of-the-mill land grass, but don’t let looks fool you! Beneath its humble exterior, seagrass is a vital part of the coastal ecosystem. From supplying food to iconic […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Most everyone is already “aware” of sea otters and the extreme levels of cuteness they bring to our estuaries and, let’s be honest, the internet. It seems not a day goes by that someone somewhere doesn’t share an adorable gif and a “you otter know”-type pun—especially on the Ocean Conservancy team. Our […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more deadly — and threatening dozens of other species. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/science/chinook-salmon-columbia.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy If there’s one thing all superheroes have in common, it’s that they wear some kind of costume to signal that they’re ready for the fight ahead—a cape or armor, a mask or special amulets. The same can be said of real life heroes, too. Doctors suit up to go into surgery, firefighters […]