BLOG ClimateScienceUncategorized September 18, 2018

Bringing the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

This blog was written by Charmaine Dahlenburg, Manager of the National Aquarium’s Chesapeake Bay Program. Estuaries are necessary for the health of people and the planet. They capture and filter stormwater runoff, reduce...

BLOG ArcticPlasticsPolicyScience September 18, 2018

Bringing the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

This blog was put together by Louie Porta and Susan Ruffo. Louie Porta is vice-president of operations for Oceans North. Susan Ruffo is Managing Director for International Initiatives for Ocean Conservancy. Canada’s G7 P...

BLOG Science September 17, 2018

Report Urges G7 Countries to Take Action on Reducing Plastic Debris in Oceans

Queens, New York. It’s a place that I, a northern New Jersey native, primarily associate with the Mets, airports and the Ramones. When I think about Queens, shoreline and sea life aren’t really the first things that come...

BLOG PlasticsScience September 14, 2018

Training the Next Generation of Citizen Scientists in Queens, New York

Last week, Ocean Conservancy’s CEO Janis Searles Jones shared her take on our new #SuitUptoCleanUp campaign, inviting everyone to throw on their “ocean best” and head out to their local International Coastal Cleanup (ICC...

BLOG PolicyScience September 12, 2018

Suit Up: The Science Behind the International Coastal Cleanup

Over the course of the summer, close to 30,000 ocean advocates like you took action by telling your members of Congress to protect the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Trump administration is adding to the threat from C...

BLOG ClimatePolicyScience September 11, 2018

The ESA: Here to Stay

Taking the ocean into account is critical for successfully addressing global climate change. Addressing climate change is likewise critical for the future health of our ocean. The two are inextricably linked. Decades of...

BLOG PlasticsScience September 10, 2018

What’s Big, Blue and Hiding in Plain Sight?

What does the phrase suit up mean to you? Doctors suit up to go into surgery, firefighters suit up to fight fires, ballet dancers suit up to go on stage. People suit up to get things done, to fight problems of epic scale...

BLOG Fisheries September 7, 2018

#SuitUpToCleanUp with Ocean Conservancy on Saturday, September 15th!

As those fun summer days have come to an end, we can feel fall creeping upon us. And with the changing of leaves, we are reminded that school is back in session. Here at Ocean Conservancy—when we think of school—we think...

BLOG PolicyUncategorized September 7, 2018

Fish 101: Back to School

September 7th marks Ocean Conservancy’s 46th anniversary. The progress we’ve made over the past 46 years alongside our partners and all of you that love the ocean, has given us countless reasons to celebrate—and most imp...

BLOG ArcticPolicyScience September 6, 2018

Happy Anniversary, OC!

The Arctic Ocean is a unique place. It provides habitat for bowhead and beluga whales, walruses, ice-dependent seals and millions of birds. Every summer, these animals converge on the Arctic to take advantage of the regi...