BLOG Wildlife January 22, 2021

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...

BLOG Uncategorized January 22, 2021

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...

BLOG Uncategorized January 21, 2021

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...

BLOG PlasticsPolicy January 19, 2021

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...

BLOG ClimateUncategorized January 14, 2021

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...

BLOG Uncategorized January 13, 2021

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...

BLOG Plastics January 12, 2021

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...

BLOG Uncategorized January 11, 2021

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...

BLOG Plastics January 8, 2021

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...

BLOG Uncategorized January 6, 2021

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...