BLOG BiodiversityFisheriesPolicy September 15, 2025

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...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized September 15, 2025

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...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized June 23, 2025

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...

BLOG ArcticClimateScience May 14, 2025

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...

BLOG ArcticScience April 1, 2025

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...

BLOG FisheriesScience March 19, 2025

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...

BLOG ArcticPlasticsUncategorized March 7, 2025

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...

BLOG FloridaScience December 20, 2024

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...

BLOG FisheriesScience December 13, 2024

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...

BLOG FisheriesScience October 23, 2024

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...