BLOG PlasticsUncategorized November 15, 2018

Our Trip to Nassau with Guy Harvey and Norwegian Cruise Line

Ocean Conservancy has a new partner in conservation: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. This year, Norwegian joined our Trash Free Seas Alliance®, a partnership our organization leads with businesses and organizations t...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized November 15, 2018

Our Trip to Nassau with Guy Harvey and Norwegian Cruise Line

I’ve just returned from London where the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations’ body that regulates world shipping, took another positive step toward banning vessels from using or carrying heavy f...

BLOG PolicyUncategorized November 13, 2018

Progress on Banning Dirty Fuel in Arctic Shipping

From the scenic coastlines of Virginia to the sandy beaches of Hawaii, the newly-elected 116th Congress has brought a new wave of potential ocean champions to the halls of the U.S. Capitol. A new congress represents a cl...

BLOG PlasticsUncategorized November 12, 2018

5 Potential New Congressional Ocean Champions to Watch in 2019

If we’re being honest, the term “waste management” doesn’t exactly sizzle. Those four clunky syllables conjure images of foul-smelling dump trucks, mountainous landfills and overstuffed curbside bins—things that most peo...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized November 9, 2018

The People and Places Behind “Waste Management Solutions”

The power of the tides has always fascinated me. The phenomenal gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the earth, the covering and uncovering of the intertidal zone, revealing mud flats, tide pools and an abundance of...

BLOG PolicyScienceUncategorized November 8, 2018

Chasing the World’s Highest Tides

We are just one week into our expedition in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary aboard the E/V Nautilus and our team of scientists, engineers and ocean experts already have a clear leader in our quest to pick a th...

BLOG Uncategorized October 31, 2018

A Real Life Visit to an Octopus’s Garden

Maybe you slept past your alarm this morning, and your day is thrown off because now you’re running late to everything. Perhaps you haven’t gotten enough sleep so far this week because of a huge project at work or school...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized October 19, 2018

These Ocean Animals are Causing a Serious Cute Emergency

Before I moved to Alaska to join Ocean Conservancy’s Arctic team, I envisioned a state with plentiful glaciers, bears, fish and mountains. After calling Alaska home for three years, I can say I’ve learned so much more ab...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized October 17, 2018

Alaska! Fun Facts about the Land, Oceans and People of our Nation’s Only Arctic State

In May, Patty Chambers and I traveled to the remote Alaskan island of St. Paul to work with students from the school to clean up marine debris on a beach just outside of town. We both found the experience very rewarding...

BLOG ArcticPlasticsUncategorized October 16, 2018

Back to St. Paul Island for Bering Sea Days

Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the United States combined, and our beaches are home to marine mammals, birds and other wildlife. Unfortunately, Alaskan beaches also gather derelict fishing gear and other mari...