BLOG ClimateScience August 20, 2021

How to Talk About Our Changing Climate

Written by Maya Canonizado, Communications Intern at Ocean Conservancy, based in Los Angeles, CA. She is a recent graduate from University of Southern California with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a minor in Manage...

BLOG Plastics August 20, 2021

How to Talk About Our Changing Climate

Today’s guest blog comes from Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto and Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy. COVID-19 kept me cooped up inside and out of the field for more than a year. I...

BLOG Plastics August 19, 2021

Why is Whole Ecosystem Research Important?

Traditions stitch the years together. People gather to enjoy beloved places and activities. In the past year, many of our traditions looked different. Many of us created new ways to connect and celebrate. We are approach...

BLOG Ghost GearPlastics August 18, 2021

Let’s Connect and Collect

When we think of plastics in the ocean, the image that comes to mind is often the kinds of plastics we see in everyday life. We conjure up visions of bottles, straws and carryout food containers. What’s missing from that...

BLOG Uncategorized August 16, 2021

Do You Know Your ALDFGs?

Historical illustrations give us a glimpse into the scientific research of the past—and they can be very cool to look at! We can view thousands of historical illustrations of marine life thanks to the Biodiversity Herita...

BLOG FloridaScience August 12, 2021

12 Weird and Wild Historical Illustrations of Fish

The last sight you want to see when you visit Florida beaches is dead marine life. But, that is what is starting to happen more and more as this year’s red tide event is beginning. So far this summer, Pinellas County has...

BLOG Uncategorized August 11, 2021

Red Tides are Devastating Florida’s Waters

This blog was written by Susie Goodell, Ocean Conservancy’s Communications intern for the Spring 2021 term and a member of the Dartmouth College Class of 2023, majoring in Environmental Studies. She is the Build Chair fo...

BLOG Uncategorized August 10, 2021

How Tottenham Hotspur is Leading the Way in Sustainability

The ocean can be a tough place to live, but some pairs of ocean critters have evolved to help each other out. The ocean is full of examples of mutualism, which is when two species interact and both benefit from the relat...

BLOG Plastics August 9, 2021

Mutualism is a Win-Win for Ocean Animals

Guest blogger Laura Reyes is the executive director of CEMPRE in Colombia. She utilizes her background as an Environment & Sanitary Engineer, as well as her MBA, to help build a sustainable future with leading compan...

BLOG ArcticClimateScience August 5, 2021

My Job Protects the Ocean

On the shores of the Salish Sea where land and ocean meet, the animals and plants that live between the constant motion of the high and low tides are masters of life on the edge. Many are small but mighty, having adapted...