Don’t Mess With Damselfish
If you’ve snorkeled on a reef in the tropics, odds are you’ve seen damselfish. These small but colorful fish are staples in many aquatic habitats, but how much do you really know about damselfish? Dive in as we...
Don’t Mess With Damselfish
Anyone who has kept an angelfish in their home aquarium (or had the opportunity to see one in the wild) can tell you about its beauty and grace. These brightly colored tropical critters are popular as pets and are also f...
All About Angelfish
The ocean has buffered our planet from the impacts of climate change, absorbing much of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted and a substantial amount of the heat from our warming atmosphere. That comes at a cost. The ocean i...
Are Fisheries Ready for Climate Change?
Allow me to introduce you to lantern sharks. These small guys live in the deep sea up to the depth of more than a mile. They get their name because, you guessed it, they glow. Each lantern shark comes equipped with big e...
Meet Lantern Sharks
This blog was written by Michele Conrad, advisor to Ocean Conservancy on achieving priority fish conservation and ecosystem goals on the West Coast. As a former state ocean policy manager, Michele represented the State o...
How Are Fishery Managers Using Climate Data?
I was lucky to grow up around Cook Inlet in Alaska, and the region is still my home. In our local Dena’ina language the inlet is called Tikahtnu, which means “big water river.” Tikahtnu has been home to the Sugpiaq and D...
Meet Ocean Conservancy’s Director of Arctic Indigenous-Led Conservation
Now you see them. Now you don’t. Or do you …? Animals use camouflage in several ways, including to hide from or trick hungry predators and to attract and sneak up on prey. While some underwater species have sharp spines...
Hide-and-Seek: Ocean Animals with Top-Notch Camouflage
The closest I’ve come to visiting the Great Barrier Reef is watching the Disney movie, Finding Nemo, but that hasn’t kept me from dreaming of visiting this natural wonder one day. It’s on my bucket list for good rea...
5 Animals You’ll See on the Great Barrier Reef
Sawfish are some of the most endangered ocean animals in the world. There are five recognized species of sawfish living worldwide today.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Sawfish
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a critical environmental and civil rights law that gives communities the chance to weigh in on federal projects that may affect their neighborhoods, nearby lands and waters...