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Under the wet sand along beautiful shorelines, just beneath our feet during beach strolls, there lies an entire ecosystem. The mole crab (also known as a sand crab or sand flea) is a small but mighty sea creature that li...

Have you ever seen barnacles on a rocky shore or the side of a boat and felt amazed? Chances are, probably not. These small, bumpy organisms are known to grow on rocks, boats and even whales, but most people probably don...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a critical law that protects our country’s most imperiled species on land and at sea.  This anniversary sends me back in time to re...

We know the deep sea is full of some exceptional animals—for proof, look no further than the gulper eel, lizardfish or snailfish.  Today, we’re diving into another weird and wonderful deep-sea fish: the blob sculpin. Des...

Already reeling from the impacts of climate change and plastic pollution, our ocean now faces another threat: deep-sea mining. The massive machines that would be deployed to mine the seabed for critical minerals would de...

As another year comes to a close, I am reflecting on the incredible progress Ocean Conservancy has made in 2023 towards a healthy, resilient ocean future. This year has not been without its challenges: We saw record...

Along the sandy beach, you’ll find seashells, tiny crabs and—if you look up in the sky—gulls flying overhead. But a little distance from where the ocean meets the land, some beaches have sand dunes. These large mounds of...

This blog was written by Kassidy Troxell, a Ph.D. candidate at Florida international University and intern with Ocean Conservancy. Kassidy is a lead scientist executing the nitrogen fingerprinting discussed in this blog....

Responding to the climate crisis is undeniably urgent. Rising temperatures are disrupting ecosystems around the world, with 2023 witnessing some of the most extreme weather events to date, including the hottest day and m...

The temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic have taken a sharp turn this month, which means I’ve pulled out my winter coats from storage… and found multiple things in my pockets that I was certain were lost forever. Finding som...