A Recap of Earth Day Virtual Cooking Demo with Centerplate and T-Mobile Park Executive Chef Taylor Park
In recent weeks, the kitchen has become a place of respite for many of us. And many of us have been trying our hands at developing new cooking skills and testing out new dishes. For Earth Day, Ocean Conservancy hosted ou...
A Recap of Earth Day Virtual Cooking Demo with Centerplate and T-Mobile Park Executive Chef Taylor Park
This blog was written by Sophie McCoy, a marine scientist who studies ecological responses to pollution and climate. Sophie is a Lang Early Career Fellow of the Phycological Society of America and a Steering Committee Me...
Working Together Towards Science-Based Policies in Florida
This blog was written by Captain Benny Blanco, a fishing guide in the Everglades and Biscayne National Parks. He lives in South Florida with his wife and three daughters. As the sun rose over Taylor Slough in Everglades...
Reflections of a Floridian Fishing Guide
This blog post is co-authored by National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy and Ocean Conservancy. On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and...
Ten Years After the BP Oil Spill, Restoration Offers Hope for the Gulf
This blog previously published by The Advocate on April 19, 2020. Exactly 10 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy changed the Gulf of Mexico, communities across the Gulf are reeling from the impacts of another em...
Like Today’s Crises, BP Spill Showed Gulf Coast’s Resiliency
One thing I enjoy most about Ocean Conservancy is that we work hard to ensure our advocacy for the ocean is driven by an understanding of science. Yes, we spend a lot of time giving testimony at public meetings and sitti...
New Study from Iceland Tracks Marine Debris
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, many people are dreaming of Florida as a retreat from long days of self-isolation. Hundreds of miles of beautiful beaches, azure skies, shimmering oceans, teeming wilderness including...
The Sunshine State’s Fight with Sea Level Rise
Sunlight sparkled off the water as it sluiced down my paddle. My canoe was cutting a path to a favorite spot in Bellingham Bay. I could hear the distant call of seabirds in the crisp salty air. Slowly, I felt my heart ea...
Calm in the Middle of the COVID-19 Storm
During these challenging times, we at Ocean Conservancy are fortunate to be able to continue working towards a healthy ocean and Gulf (albeit from a distance)—not only for wildlife but for all of us that depend on resili...
How are Species Recovering 10 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster?
With the entire D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area now under stay-at-home orders, our team at Ocean Conservancy is fortunate to be able to continue our conservation work by teleworking. You are all in our thoughts as we navigat...