BLOG Uncategorized January 14, 2020

7 Ways Baby Sea Turtles Inspire Us to Live Life Bigger

Sometimes, things happen throughout the course of the day that don’t exactly make us feel extra motivated, driven, enthused to be our best selves. But if I’ve learned anything in life so far, it’s that there’s nothing qu...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized January 14, 2020

7 Ways Baby Sea Turtles Inspire Us to Live Life Bigger

It’s a new year. With a new year comes the opportunity for a fresh start, a way to promise to do better and turn over a new leaf. Here in Alaska, the government is considering a fresh start for Alaska’s oil spill prevent...

BLOG Uncategorized January 13, 2020

It’s Time to Strengthen, Not Weaken, Oil Spill Prevention and Response Regulations

2013 was a big year for me. I graduated from high school, moved to a new city and most importantly, was acquainted with the blobfish, which won the coveted “World’s Ugliest Animal” award in September of that year. I’ve a...

BLOG Wildlife January 10, 2020

An Ode to the Blobfish

Have you ever walked along a beach in Florida and noticed a sign that says “Do the Stingray Shuffle?” These fascinatingly flat and cartilaginous fish species love gliding along the seafloor, so they can be easy to miss i...

BLOG Arctic January 9, 2020

7 Rays You Really Should Know

Grandmothers. The matriarchs of family units, our female elders are some of the most influential individuals in our lives, both as children and as we grow into our own in adulthood. Could this special dynamic be present...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized January 8, 2020

Could Orcas Love Their Grandmas as Much as We Do?

Eight more companies agreed this week not to ship goods through the Arctic Ocean and signed the Arctic Corporate Shipping Pledge launched by Ocean Conservancy and Nike in October 2019. We’re pleased to announce that the...

BLOG Uncategorized January 7, 2020

New Wave of Companies Pledge Not to Ship Through Arctic Ocean

The ocean is full of weird animals, which have even weirder names. Here are seven of the most unusual monikers the ocean has to offer! Frogfish If you’re looking to find one of the strangest fish in the sea, look no furt...

BLOG Uncategorized January 3, 2020

7 Fish with Unusual Names

The mantis shrimp is no ordinary shrimp. Between their sharp eyes, wild colors and killer claws, mantis shrimp are some of the most impressive predators in the ocean. These colorful crustaceans may be small, but they pac...

BLOG Uncategorized January 2, 2020

Mantis Shrimp: The Ocean Predator You Need to Meet

There’s a reason why people are infatuated by whales. These massive marine mammals are deep divers, graceful swimmers and majestic jumpers—what’s not to love? Although all whales deserve to be celebrated, there is one th...

BLOG ArcticClimateUncategorized December 31, 2019

4 Things to Know About Blue Whales

New shipping lanes open as summer sea ice decreases. Wildfires spread as tundra thaws and forests dry out. Marine debris clumps on rocky shores. Global change is visibly changing Arctic ocean and coastal environments. An...