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When we think of “worms,” we often picture the brown-pink, slimy earthworm. You know, the ones that emerge in droves after a big rain storm or the ones favored by some anglers. No offense to earthworms, but their marine...

As our ocean connects us, so does the need for solutions to protect it. Research has shown that one of the main ways to reduce the flow of plastic to the ocean is by improving urban recycling and waste collection systems...

Everyone knows if they are a cat person or a dog person, but have you ever asked yourself this question: “Am I a catfish person or a dogfish person?” When on land, I’m a cat person through and through. But when it comes...

At the beginning of May, the Biden administration canceled proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet. Selling new offshore leases to oil companies would have set the st...

Floating in the Brooklyn Pier One15 with the Manhattan skyline silhouetting its two 79-foot masts, the cargo sailboat Grain de Sail makes for a dramatic sight. While a wind-powered cargo vessel may seem like a 19th Centu...

This blog was written by Claudia Cecilia Olimón, the Latin America GGGI Project Coordinator Consultant for Ocean Conservancy. She has more than 12 years working in ocean conservation. Holds a MSc. in Ecosystem Management...

With one look at the snailfish, you can see where it gets its name. Its gelatinous, tadpole-like appearance is reminiscent of a snail without its shell (if that snail had fins). Although these translucent critters might...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … the annual Ocean Conservancy Photo Contest has arrived! Now is your chance to submit your pictures that capture the wonder, beauty and state of our ocean—and this year, we’re ex...

Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) engages with international leadership as well as grassroots projects around the world to combat ghost gear—abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALD...

When you think of coral reefs, you most likely picture a tropical underwater landscape with clownfish and blacktip reef sharks swimming gracefully. But, did you know that coral reefs are also found in the cold, dark wate...