How to Have a Plastic-Free Picnic
As the weather begins to warm across the United States, people are taking to parks and beaches once again for picnics, barbecues and other celebrations with family and friends. And while we’re out enjoying nature, we can...
How to Have a Plastic-Free Picnic
Despite their dramatic name, false killer whales aren’t an orca species. These animals are dolphins—members of the same extended family as the iconic “killer whale” (Orcinus orca). Compared to their namesake counterparts...
All About False Killer Whales
If you’ve ever explored the shores or tidal pools of our ocean, chances are you’ve spotted some small, cone-shaped shells clinging to rocks. These are sea snails called limpets, and they are far more resilient and import...
What are Limpets and Why Do They Matter to Our Ocean?
What do a school of cod in the Gulf of Maine, a humpback whale migrating down the West Coast and a coastal wetland along the Gulf Coast have in common? NOAA Fisheries, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...
How NOAA Supports Abundant Fisheries
You may have seen headlines recently about a new global treaty that went into effect just as news broke that the United States would be withdrawing from a number of other international agreements. It’s a confusing time i...
What is the High Seas Treaty and Why Does It Matter?
This blog was co-written alongside co-creators and co-founders of the mCDR Forum: Ben Rubin, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Carbon Business Council, and Amanda Viellard, PhD, Director of Ocean Policy at Carbon...
Testing the Waters Together: Launching the mCDR Forum
Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems and a cornerstone of a healthy ocean. Often called the “rainforests of the sea,” they support an extraordinary diversity of marine life from fish and crustaceans to mollusks,...
What is Coral Bleaching and Why is it Bad News for Coral Reefs?
From the chilly corners of the polar seas to the warm waters of the tropics, our ocean is bursting with spectacular creatures. This abundance of biodiversity can be seen throughout every depth of the sea: Wildlife at eve...
What is a Snipe Eel?
Today, we’re getting in the winter spirit by spotlighting five remarkable marine animals that depend on cold and icy environments to thrive. 1. Narwhals Narwhals are often called the “unicorns of the sea” because of thei...
5 Animals That Need Sea Ice to Thrive
For two weeks each fall, representatives from all over the world gather for the Conference on Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the primary international body for coordi...