And the 2022 Photo Contest Winners Are …
I am thrilled to share the official winners of Ocean Conservancy’s 2022 Photo Contest! We were absolutely dazzled by all the incredible submissions this year. Thank you for taking the time to enter your photographs and t...
And the 2022 Photo Contest Winners Are …
“Florida and beaches” are like “peanut butter and jelly”—they just go together, a match made in heaven. Between the soft sand, unique seashells, warm waters and fascinating ocean animals, there are so many things to love...
Sea Birds to See in Florida
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Well, you know the answer, I hope! The Nickelodeon show SpongeBob SquarePants has been adored by many since it first aired in 1999. While the species that inspired some of its char...
Meet the Real Ocean Animals of SpongeBob SquarePants
Brackish water occurs when the freshwater from a river or lake meets the salty seawater of an ocean body. One key difference between these types of habitats is salt content, or the salinity of the water. Salinity is meas...
What are Brackish Water Environments?
My colleagues and I like to joke that the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) is the World Cup of ocean conferences. Like the World Cup, it happens only every few years, and all the top teams, players and decision-mak...
The United Nations’ Plastics Agreement Must Include Ghost Gear
Recently, while looking at underwater macro photography, I stumbled across an adorable type of shrimp that I had never seen before. Their bulging eyes and tiny, colorful bodies were simply too cute to handle. I wanted to...
Meet the Idiomysis Shrimp, the Social Butterfly of the Ocean
When I think about cephalopods using their ink, I imagine a movie blockbuster with a lot of action and suspense. The hero is cornered, and if they cannot find a way out, then all the world will be doomed. What our hero n...
Why Do Cephalopods Use Ink?
Post updated on June 30, 2022 This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law historic legislation to combat the plastic pollution crisis. This is an incredible win for our ocean and sets California on the path t...
Combating Plastic Pollution Crisis in California
Here at Ocean Conservancy, we think that all marine wildlife rock. But there’s one animal in particular that I’ve been a superfan of ever since I laid eyes on it: the guitarfish. The name “guitarfish” applies to all rays...
Guitarfish Rock–Here’s Why
The natural world never ceases to surprise me. Years ago, I was on a plastics research expedition for Ocean Conservancy, and we landed on the shores of Katmai National Park in Alaska. Within just a few minutes of setting...