Seagrass: The Ocean’s Unsung Hero
Let’s cut to the chase: Seagrass does not get the respect it deserves. Yes, at first glance its greenish-brown leaves may resemble those of your run-of-the-mill land grass, but don’t let looks fool you! Beneath its humbl...
Seagrass: The Ocean’s Unsung Hero
The ocean is a place to be a family, To share the waters with one another And with all who live there To explore and learn and grow. The ocean provides food We can catch for ourselves Or others can catch for us, Healthfu...
What Does the Ocean Mean to You?
Being a keystone species means that sea otters impact on their environment is valued greater than other species.
What’s So Special About Sea Otters?
You may have been hearing a lot about climate change this week. More than 170 news outlets from around the globe are engaged in a massive #CoveringClimateNow effort, next Monday is the United Nations Climate Action Summi...
The Science on Ocean and Climate is Dire. We Know What to Do, Now is Our Time to Act
If there’s one thing all superheroes have in common, it’s that they wear some kind of costume to signal that they’re ready for the fight ahead—a cape or armor, a mask or special amulets. The same can be said of real life...
Be an Ocean Hero
Our 34th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is just a few days away, which means that right now, all over the world, hundreds of ICC coordinators are checking final boxes—running errands, packing cleanup supplies...
Local Volunteer Coordinators are Mission Critical
Austin Ahmasuk is a lifelong Nome resident, hunter, trapper and fisher. When the passenger vessel The World came to Nome on September 10, 2019, I could no longer sit by passively and let our climate crisis continue on wi...
We are in a Climate Crisis
It’s that time of year again: the International Coastal Cleanup is right around the corner! In less than two weeks, hundreds of thousands of volunteers will come together to pick up trash from coastlines and waterways al...
How to Prepare for the International Coastal Cleanup
It’s good to have a reason to celebrate. The Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act (H.R. 205) bill introduced by Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) secured bipartisan support in the H...
A Reason to Celebrate
Five years ago, temperatures in the Northeast Pacific Ocean skyrocketed. The abnormally hot mass of water was dubbed the “warm blob” and fishermen and coastal communities were on the front line as the ecosystems of the W...