Forecasting Seasonal Red Tide
In less than two months, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release its outlook of the number of hurricanes making landfall in the United States in 2022. This gives people a sense of preparedness...
Forecasting Seasonal Red Tide
I love Connecticut. With March Madness bringing another incredible college basketball season to an end for the University of Connecticut Huskies (albeit championship-less yet again), stars like Paige “Buckets” Bueckers,...
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut’s Ocean Champion
The convenience store is both a staple of modern living and an allegory for the way urban life impacts the environment. By definition, these shops and the items they sell are designed to make our lives easier. Many of us...
Reviewing Plastic Waste in Vietnam
If you’ve ever been on a beach vacation with my parents, you know there are two rules while having fun in the sun. Rule number one: Never turn your back on the ocean. And rule number two: Never (and I mean never) feed a...
Why You Should Love Seagulls
Last month, I had a front row seat to the biggest international effort to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution yet. On March 2, 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) agreed on a resolution under the n...
A Global Instrument to End Plastic Pollution
In October 2021, I had the honor of joining world leaders, activists and other representatives from non-governmental organizations in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26). The ce...
How Tackling Ghost Gear Can Help Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
Isn’t the photo above gorgeous?! At first glance, you would think: “…that looks serene and beautiful.” But that beautiful ocean animal is extremely dangerous. On the flip side, when you see an animal with sharp teeth and...
Don’t Meet the Australian Box Jellyfish
April has finally arrived, which means Earth Day 2022 is on the way! Whether you love sea turtles, rays or marine mammals the most, we’re diving into this month with brand-new digital downloads to help you celebrate the...
5 Stunning April Wallpapers to Celebrate Earth Day
Items made from recycled plastics are hot commodities right now. Companies are rushing to make everything from sneakers to computer mouses to car parts out of recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics, and demand for recycled...
Why Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Needs to be the Gold Standard
When we think of animals with shells, we often picture their gorgeous shells as mini condos they carry around like backpacks. Although this imagery is fun to think about, shells often provide many more amazing benefits t...