An Octopus’s Garden in the Sea
What lives in the sea and has eight arms covered with suckers? We all know the answer: an octopus! What lives in the sea and can change both color and texture? Also an octopus! What lives in the sea and can walk on the b...
An Octopus’s Garden in the Sea
This post was authored by two of the founders of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS): Jasmin Graham and Carlee Jackson Representation Matters If you’ve ever watched Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, you might think that al...
How I Got Started in Shark Science
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a (mangrove) tree. As a kid growing up on the Indian River Lagoon in East Central Florida, the paramount importance of red, black and white mangroves and buttonwoods was no...
Why Are Mangroves Important?
This post was authored by the founders of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS): Amani Webber-Schultz, Jasmin Graham, Carlee Jackson and Jaida Elcock When you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, their answe...
Representation Matters: Welcome to Minorities in Shark Sciences
Dr. David Shiffman is a marine conservation biologist and public science educator based in Washington, D.C. Renowned for his witty social media presence, he has written for the widely-read ocean science blog Southern Fri...
Making Sense of Mako Shark Conservation
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...
12 Incredible Historical Illustrations of Sharks
COVID-19 has exposed how vulnerable individuals are, and how important it is to use data to make good public policies. It has also underscored the inequities inherent in our social systems, as the accumulated weight of d...
Lessons From COVID-19 on Important Overlap Between People and Policies
Today marks the United States Coast Guard’s 230th birthday. That’s 230 years of protecting more than 100,000 miles of U.S. coastline and waterways and the communities who call them home. Today is the perfect time to cele...
Cheers to 230 Years of the U.S. Coast Guard
Thank you for taking the time to enter your photographs and vote for your favorites during our 2020 Photo Contest this summer. I am blown away by the entries and I hope you enjoyed seeing all the incredible submissions w...
Our 2020 Photo Contest Winners Are Here
This blog was written by Guy Forchion, the Executive Director of Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. Ocean Conservancy has held a number of Cleanups in partnership with the phenomenal team at Historic Virginia Key Beach Pa...