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By now, we all know the damage single-use items can do to our ocean and the creatures that call it home. That’s why thousands of people have taken Ocean Conservancy’s pledges to reduce waste in their daily lives by skipp...

Tampa Bay was in the national spotlight in April when the state government intentionally released 210 million gallons of nutrient-rich water from the Piney Point gypsum stack into the bay. This decision was based on the...

We don’t typically think of ocean animals as having friends. And they don’t, really—not in the way we think of friends as folks you invite to happy hour and send pictures of your dog. But they do have relationships where...

Collaborative creation is a powerful experience. It’s a natural fit for learning through collective problem solving, building partnerships and trust and empowering positive impacts in all sorts of unforeseen ways. A rece...

Along the coast of the United States, marine ecosystems support fisheries that feed us, connect us with friends and family and sustain cultures and traditions. As a result of decades of hard work by fishermen, managers,...

It’s a shark. But, it doesn’t use teeth to eat. Yes, I’m serious. I’m writing about none other than the basking shark. These gentle giants are often overlooked, thanks to the popularity of great white sharks and whale sh...

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz. Each question is followed by a photo and then the corresponding answer before moving onto the next quest...

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...

You’ve heard of great whites. You’ve heard of hammerheads. And you’ve probably heard of makos, whale sharks and bull sharks. But have you heard … of zebra sharks? Move over, tiger sharks—there’s a new wildly-named elasmo...

Need a reminder that our ocean is full of unusual animals? Look no further than the glass octopus. The glass octopus (Vitreledonella richardi) is a very rarely seen cephalopod found in tropical and subtropical waters aro...