Cigarette Butts are a Plague On Our Beaches
Walking along a breezy Florida beach is a wonderful feeling, the soft sand and gentle ocean waves enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Unfortunately, trash on our beaches is causing major threats to this idyllic image....
Cigarette Butts are a Plague On Our Beaches
Gray whales might not be as well known as their humpback or sperm whale cousins, but I think you’re going to fall in love with them all the same. For instance, did you know gray whales blow hearts!? T...
Everything You Need to Know About Gray Whales
In November, countries around the globe came together at the 27th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to negotiate a collective path forward towards solutions to the climate crisis facing...
Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27
Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC) engages volunteers to clean up waterways around the world. Since its beginning in 1986, more than 17 million volunteers have collected more than 348 mill...
Cleaning Up Trash in Vietnam
Earlier this year, I had a front-row seat at the biggest international effort ever to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution. On March 2, 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA), meeting in Nairobi, Kenya...
Opportunity to End Plastic Pollution: A Global Agreement
The Florida Keys are iconic, not only in name (thank you Beach Boys), but in the vast array of environmental wonders, beautiful sights and the unique wildlife that dwell there. This region in Florida is made up of a chai...
Five Animals You’ll See in the Florida Keys
There’s no doubt about it: I could never survive living in the Arctic. I am definitely not well-suited for the cold, ice and wind. But what makes the Arctic inhospitable to some animals (like me) makes it the perfect hom...
Facts About Beluga Whales
We didn’t leave the Stone Age because we ran out of stones. To avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, it’s crucial that we shift energy production away from the unsustainable fossil fuels that cause climate chang...
Ocean Solutions for Clean Energy
After many weeks of rain here in the Pacific Northwest, we are officially deep into fall. I always find that a change in seasons is a natural time of reflection—particularly now as we approach the end of another year....
On Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Ocean Conservation
Climate change touches many aspects of our lives, including the food on our plates. Many of our foods are vulnerable as climate impacts worsen, from staple crops like maize to much-loved treats like coffee...