Where Do Seashells Come From?
Seashells along the beach conjure up images of tranquility and the sound of the waves crashing to the shore. Some beaches seem to be covered in seashells, while others have very few. As the seashells may have traveled lo...
Where Do Seashells Come From?
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our ocean and our planet. At Ocean Conservancy, after workdays focused on the multifaceted impacts of climate change on our ocean, we are going home more often to w...
Coping with Climate Anxiety
I’ve got a whale of an underwater fairy tale to tell. A few hundred meters down in the ocean there is a little larvacean, let’s name her Elsa, about the size of your finger. Elsa is alone, she’s just abandoned her home,...
Love for Larvaceans
Last week I had the tremendous honor of providing expert testimony on the ocean effects of climate change to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany. Described by some as “the Suprem...
Providing Climate Science to Inform International Policy
In the halls of Congress, legislators are at a standstill on funding the federal government for the next fiscal year (FY24). No funding agreement by the deadline (October 1) means the government, including agencies like...
4 Reasons Why a Government Shutdown is Bad for Our Ocean
You might not know them by name, but dragonets’ vibrant colors and elongated dorsal fins make them among the most recognizable species of fish. In fact, dragonets and mandarinfish are two names for the same species. The...
What is a Dragonet?
One of the creatures I’m most curious of when I consider the murky shadows of the deep sea is the giant isopod. I was pleased to discover that I’m not the only one who thinks these ancient creatures look just like giant...
Meet the Giant Isopod of the Deep Sea
As deeply troubling reports continue to come in about ocean waters hitting historic hot temperatures, sectors like global shipping are trying to understand the consequences of a warmer ocean and what can be done to stop...
How is Ocean Warming Impacting the Shipping Industry?
I’ve had the opportunity to travel to beaches around the world, from the white sands of the Dominican Republic to the fjords of Alaska. Even in places that couldn’t be more different from each other, there’s one kind of...
What the Foam?!
Barrier islands, such as North Carolina’s Outer Banks, are thin stretches of land that run parallel to the shoreline and can change form based on wind and wave energy. They are usually separated from mainland areas by bo...