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Many marine animals, including whales and dolphins, depend on sound to navigate through the ocean, find prey, hide from predators and communicate with each other. For this reason, noise from ships and other sources such...

“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” – James Wooden. This quote came to mind as we at Ocean Conservancy launched our latest report, Recommendations for Recycled Content: Requirements for Plastic...

This blog was written by Michele Robinson, 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...

Since Mexico is one of 15 countries with the largest marine and coastal areas, it’s not surprising to learn that the presence of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) exists in Mexican waters. Also...

My fascination with sperm whales was first kindled when I saw a skeleton of two whales in the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand. Above me were two magnificent whales larger than the bus I took to school. Their bones alone we...

What has eight arms, three hearts, uses camouflage and has a very confusing plural form? The octopus!   The English language can be quite puzzling at times. As a mother of two boys, we have LEGO tiles all over the house....

Until recently, my knowledge of krill has been limited to the fact that they’re the primary diet for some of the more charismatic ocean critters like penguins, seals and baleen whales. But these tiny planktonic crustacea...

This blog was co-written by Hannah De Frond, Hannah works with the Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to coordinate the International Trash Trap Network, with the aim to expand the use of trash tr...

Winter the dolphin, known far and wide as the dolphin with no tail, the star of A Dolphin Tale, passed away in late 2021 at the age of 16 due to an inoperable intestinal torsion. Her extraordinary legacy, however, lives...

The incredibly chilly, ice-laden waters of the Antarctic may be unbearable for some members of the animal kingdom. But when it comes to this freezing polar region, emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) say, “There’s no...