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Protecting Florida

For Florida’s ocean and coasts, this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. If we work together, there’s a lot that we can do to tackle these problems. It’s going to require action on all levels—from individual citizens to powerful policy makers in Tallahassee and Washington D.C. to local leaders in the cities and towns across the state.
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Our ocean faces many threats like the onslaught of ocean trash, overfishing and ocean acidification. With the help of donors like you, Ocean Conservancy is developing innovative solutions to save our ocean. Thank you for your donation today.

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The More You NOAA: Congress Seeks $54 Million Increase for NOAA

Making History in the Gulf’s Open Ocean

These Endangered Marine Animals Need Your Help

The Difference Between Venomous and Poisonous

Trump Administration Weakens Offshore Drilling Safety Rules

New Report Highlights Troubled Waters for Diversity of Life in Our Ocean

Fishing in a Future of Climate Change

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Protecting the Arctic

The Arctic is among the most spectacularly beautiful places on the planet—and one of the most remote. The Arctic is also home to animals found nowhere else on Earth. Where else can you find the longest living vertebrate on the planet (the 400-year old Greenland shark), the unicorn of the sea (the narwhal), and the colorful spectacled eider?

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Protecting the Arctic should be an immediate priority for all nations of the world!

Whit Sheard, Director of International Arctic Program

Ocean Conservancy is working with you to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges.

Together, we create science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it.

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Our Stories

“As climate change dramatically impacts our planet, I am hopeful that we can find new solutions to save our ocean—the essential life-support system for the Earth. The ocean’s future is our future.”

George Leonard

Chief Scientist
“Every day people make decisions about how we are going to use the environment. I think it's important we have an ecosystem conservation voice in those conversations.”

Alexis Baldera

Director, Gulf Restoration Program

Endangered!! Help protect the rare Bryde's whale today.

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