Coming Together to Tackle Ocean Plastic
It’s no secret that marine debris is one of the biggest problems facing our ocean: every day, the issue of ocean plastic makes headlines across the globe. Since scientists first estimated annual ocean plastic inputs at 8...
Coming Together to Tackle Ocean Plastic
It’s that time again…the best week of the year has finally arrived! One of the most common questions we get from our community during Shark Week is “What can I do to help?” Well, friend, look no further. From decre...
9 Ways to Help Sharks This Shark Week
It’s a perfect beach day. You sprint toward the ocean and dive headfirst into the salty sea. You open your eyes and you suddenly find yourself swimming through…a murky soup of crusty used plastic bags, straws, cand...
Kick Single-Use Plastics With the Reusable #BottleCapChallenge
As a kid, I had such an active imagination that as soon as my feet left the diving board at my neighborhood pool I would focus on one thing and one thing only: speed-paddling to the ladder for fear that something was lur...
Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Ghost Gear
Marine debris is a huge problem on Alaska’s remote St. Paul Island. This photo blog documents how Ocean Conservancy joined with the local community to remove nearly 10 tons of trash during a week-long cleanup in May 2019...
Marine Debris Cleanup on Alaska’s St. Paul Island Takes Teamwork and Stamina
When President Trump signed the Save Our Seas (SOS) Act into law last October, we noted that it wasn’t “the end of the fight; it’s just the beginning. Ocean Conservancy is already working with our partners and allies on...
What We Love About Save Our Seas Act Version 2.0
If you’re reading this, odds are you already know about the dire threat facing our ocean in the form of plastic pollution. Nearly every day brings a new media report about a marine mammal with a stomach filled with plast...
Good News in the Fight Against Plastic
Today’s guest blog comes from Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto and Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy. One decade ago, I hopped aboard a research vessel with the Scripps Instit...
The Decade of Plastic Pollution – Acknowledging Canada’s Leadership
It’s beyond a shadow of a doubt that our ocean’s sea turtles are facing more threats in today’s world than ever before. From plastics in the ocean to ghost fishing gear to light pollution, countless threats are ultimatel...
This is the Sea Turtle Pledge You Don’t Want to Miss Out on in 2019
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...