BLOG ClimateScience May 18, 2018

Codename Coral

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...

BLOG Plastics May 18, 2018

Codename Coral

Picture a sea turtle. Perhaps a baby, crawling to the ocean for the very first time, or a mother who just laid her eggs on the very same beach she was born. These images should invoke the most beautiful emotions of hope...

BLOG Policy May 18, 2018

Help Us Change the Tide of Plastic Pollution

Back in February, we brought you some alarming news: the Trump administration had proposed a shocking $1 billion cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for next year that would severely impact...

BLOG ClimateScience May 16, 2018

The More You NOAA: House Addresses Most Threats to NOAA Funding

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...

BLOG ArcticScience May 11, 2018

The Recon Force of the Ocean

Several weeks ago, Henry Huntington, Andrew Hartsig, and I traveled to Utqiaġvik to meet with leaders and others in the community. After Henry and Andrew left for home, I continued on to Point Lay. This village in the No...

BLOG PlasticsUncategorized May 10, 2018

Next Stop Point Lay

Since the inception of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) in 1986, plastic straws and stirrers have made the top ten list of items collected on beaches worldwide. Over the last few decades, ICC volun...

BLOG Uncategorized May 10, 2018

Skipping the Straw in Yogyakarta

Let’s face it, manta rays and stingrays look pretty similar and you can only spot the differences if you know what you’re looking for. Both manta rays and stingrays are related to sharks under the cartilaginous fish grou...

BLOG ArcticScience May 9, 2018

Difference Between Manta Rays and Stingrays

As I flew out of Nome, the passenger next to me pointed out the window as we flew over eastern Norton Sound at a huge area of open water. Open water wouldn’t seem like the type of thing you show your seatmate, but in thi...

BLOG Uncategorized May 8, 2018

Bering Sea Ice Hits a New Low in Spring 2018

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, several team members here at Ocean Conservancy shared their own stories about teachers who helped propel them forward to a career in the field of ocean conservation! [quote...

BLOG ScienceUncategorizedWildlife May 8, 2018

A Tribute to Teachers

We all know we’d never be where we are today without the love and support of our mothers. From the minute we’re born, they provide for us, nurture us, love us, and are our very first best friends. One incredible aspect o...