House Budget Proposal for NOAA Would Spell Disaster for Fisheries
In early September, the House Committee on Appropriations passed its proposed budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as part of the larger Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies b...
House Budget Proposal for NOAA Would Spell Disaster for Fisheries
“Blow. Above Peninsula, by the smaller piece of floating ice.” “Got it. Ready … mark!” We are standing on a 25-foot block of ice a mile off the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, counting bowhead whales. Three of us are o...
Learning From Indigenous Ocean Knowledge
This blog was written by Ruth Teichroeb, a former journalist and communications professional at Oceans North and Ocean Conservancy. She is based in Sidney, B.C. Like the Arctic, the waters surrounding Jeju Island, South...
Melting Sea Ice and Drooping Corals
Offshore oil drilling is a dirty, risky endeavor. The Deepwater Horizon disaster is perhaps the most dramatic example of how offshore drilling can go wrong. Fifteen years ago this month, the Deepwate...
The Latest Offshore Oil and Gas Policies that Threaten Our Ocean
Barbara ‘Wáahlaal Gidaak Blake is the Vice President for Ocean Conservancy, leading the Arctic & Northern Waters Program. A dedicated advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship, she has an ext...
Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Management
The United States has long recognized the link between our ocean and our economy. For nearly 50 years, bipartisan congressional leadership has designed and built a world-class science and management system with the goal...
We Need NOAA to Keep Fishing Communities Strong
This year, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree traveled for more than three weeks across 4,000 miles from the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska for display on the Capitol’s West Lawn in Washington D.C. The 80-foot...
Making Ornaments From Ocean Plastic in Alaska
This blog was written by Kassidy Troxell, Ph.D., a Research Assistant Professor at Florida international University’s Institute of Environment, and collaborator with Ocean Conservancy on our work to promote healthy Flori...
Fingerprinting the Source of Nitrogen Pollution in Tampa Bay
This blog was written by Michele Conrad, advisor to Ocean Conservancy on achieving priority fish conservation and ecosystem goals on the West Coast. As a former state ocean policy manager, Michele represented the State o...
The Highs and Lows of Black Cod
So common is batter-fried squid—Calamari, as it’s labeled on seafood menus—that it may come as a surprise how unique and important this valuable species is to coastal communities and ecosystems. On the West Coa...