4 Recently Discovered Ocean Species
While it may seem as though modern science has knowledge of the vast majority of creatures that call our planet home, the reality is much different (and nonetheless intriguing). Each year, scientists continue to discover...
4 Recently Discovered Ocean Species
The United States has rejoined the Paris Agreement. This marks a critical step for the health of our country, our ocean and our planet. The Paris Agreement is a legally-binding agreement on climate change that was signed...
Rejoining the Paris Agreement: A Victory for our Ocean
Since President-elect Biden was voted into office last November, he and his team have been sharing what they want to accomplish in their first 100 days in office. It’s no secret that they have a lot on their plate—includ...
6 Ocean Priorities for the Biden Administration
Before we completely turn the page on 2020, let’s take a moment to savor a notable victory we achieved in the fight against marine debris and the proliferation of plastic pollution. In the waning days of this turbulent y...
Celebrating the Passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
This blog was co-written by guest blogger, Oswald Schmitz. Oswald is Professor of Ecology in the Yale School of the Environment. He is a former member of Ocean Conservancy’s Board of Directors and continues to serve in a...
Throwing the Ocean Carbon Sink at the Climate Crisis
Whether you’ve seen one while scuba diving or while watching Disney’s The Little Mermaid, you can probably identify an eel when you see it. But did you know there are lots of different types of eel? Eels are elongated fi...
Morays are Kind of a Big Eel
By now, we are sadly familiar with the trash we see on beaches and in our ocean. Photos of sea creatures living among plastic bottles or plastic bags littering once pristine beaches abound in the news and in our social m...
Microplastics Are Found at the Earth’s Deepest Trough and Highest Peak
Navigating the rocky waves of this past year was no small feat, but despite the many challenges we and our ocean have faced, the new year is looking bright. Cast aside the bad vibes of 2020 and kickstart the new year wit...
10 Ocean Photos to Kickstart 2021
This article is reposted from the Clean Currents Coalition and features writing from Ho The Trung. Trung is the Junior Officer of Environment and Climate Change Program at the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Commu...
Cleaning the Arteries of Vietnam
What if I told you I knew about a well-researched stock where for every $1 you invest, you’ll get at least $5 back? A return of 500%! You’d obviously invest, right? I’m not talking about something like bitcoin, or some s...