BLOG FloridaUncategorized June 12, 2019

Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season

The North Atlantic Hurricane Season officially started on June 1, and like many coastal communities, Floridians know the drill. Stock up on water, canned food and batteries. Make sure your generators and chainsaws are in...

BLOG ClimateUncategorized June 12, 2019

Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season

Levi Draheim, 11, of Florida, says he “basically grew up on the beach,” and that he is worried about the impact of climate change on his home, which is projected to be underwater by the end of the century should sea leve...

BLOG Climate June 11, 2019

Young Victims of Climate Change Argue for Right to Healthy Climate

The week leading up to World Oceans Day (June 8th) is always a busy time for us at Ocean Conservancy, and this year was no exception. Everywhere we turned, one of our issues or spokespeople were being highlighted. We als...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized June 11, 2019

Waves Come in Sets of Three: A Big Week for Ocean Action

Our Ocean Conservancy team—Andrew Hartsig, Patty Chambers and me—recently returned from a week-long trip to St. Paul Island to help with a marine debris cleanup that removed almost 20,000 pounds of trash. This cleanup wa...

BLOG Uncategorized June 10, 2019

Hard Work, Partnership and Nearly 10 Tons of Trash

Ocean Conservancy’s annual Photo Contest is underway, and we can’t believe how many incredible submissions we’ve received! From sky-high ocean aerials to close-up critter pics, this year’s photos...

BLOG Plastics June 10, 2019

11 Jaw-dropping Ocean Images

On World Oceans Day 2019, we celebrate all that is wonderful about the ocean while not losing our focus on the challenges facing the ocean—especially ocean plastic pollution. Ocean Conservancy has witnessed impacts from...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized June 7, 2019

Is Recycling Broken? Yes

The Arctic spans roughly 5.5 million square miles at the top of the globe. Its icy waters are home to supremely adapted wildlife including bowhead whales, narwhals, walruses and ice-dependent seals. The region also provi...

BLOG Uncategorized June 6, 2019

6 Arctic Myths That Need Debunking

Standing on the shore, looking out into the ocean—it seems vast and never-ending!  It should come as no surprise that some of the largest animals on Earth live in the ocean. Join us as we explore the big, bigger and bigg...

BLOG PlasticsUncategorized June 5, 2019

Who are the Biggest Animals in the Ocean?

By now, I’m sure everyone is familiar with one of the greatest threats to our ocean—plastic pollution. The stuff is literally everywhere, from the deepest parts of the ocean to remote regions of the Arctic. We can’t avoi...

BLOG Uncategorized June 4, 2019

3 Ways to Push Back Against Plastic Pollution

Calling all shutterbugs! Ocean Conservancy’s annual Photo Contest is here. Do you possess a hidden talent for photography? We want to sea your ocean photos. Get your photos ready, because the contest begins today—s...