Do You Know Where Your Plastic Goes?
Do you know where your used plastics go once your recycling bin leaves your house? Until recently, the answer was usually China. For years, China had been a leading importer of scrap and recycled materials—particularly...
Do You Know Where Your Plastic Goes?
One year ago today, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement—undermining the important work being done to protect millions of Americans who depend on the ocean for their businesses and liveliho...
One Year Later: Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Was a Dangerous Mistake
A few years ago, I tagged along with a research team counting beluga whales in Canada’s western Hudson Bay. On one memorable July day, our boat was surrounded by 350 belugas, we spotted 11 polar bears and a bird expert r...
Why Canada Needs to Protect Hudson Bay’s Beluga Estuaries
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 Environment...
Keeping Up with Nemo
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 Stoc...
Good News About Our Nation’s Ocean Fisheries
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 gover...
A Safer Bering Strait
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 Ventur...
From the Trenches
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 Environment...
Is Your Sunscreen Killing the Coral Reef?
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 m...
The Difference Between Manatees and Dugongs
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. Whe...