BLOG ArcticScienceUncategorized October 30, 2016

5 Things You Didn’t Already Know About Polar Bears

Polar bears are the best. And if you’re reading this, chances are you’re already a fan. Regardless of your affinity for these incredible animals, there’s always more to learn. Today marks the beginning of Polar Bear Week...

BLOG ArcticScienceUncategorized October 30, 2016

5 Things You Didn’t Already Know About Polar Bears

This was originally posted as part of the Vital Arctic Ocean Areas blog series. See all posts here.  This summer we were fortunate to share a blog series brought to us by Arctic scientists — experts working to study and...

BLOG ArcticFisheriesScienceUncategorized October 29, 2016

6 Reasons to LOVE Arctic Important Marine Areas

Today is Alaska’s first Wild Salmon Day! Join us as we celebrate this iconic species with some unusual facts about salmon. 1. There are five species of wild salmon found in Alaska, King (Chinook) salmon, Red (sockeye) sa...

BLOG ArcticClimateScience August 10, 2016

6 Surprising Facts about Wild Salmon

This blog was written by Roger Di Silvestro, a field correspondent for Ocean Conservancy. Have you ever seen a cartoon or advertisement that showed penguins and polar bears cavorting together in the snow? On the flip sid...

BLOG ArcticScience June 30, 2016

8 Ways to Tell the Difference Between Antarctica and the Arctic

Call up the Guinness Book of World Records! In the news this morning, we learned that a tiny bird from the Farne Islands, in England, has logged the longest migration ever recorded. The Arctic tern’s journey to Antarctic...

BLOG ArcticScience June 8, 2016

Five Reasons to Love the Arctic Tern

This blog was written by Roger Di Silvestro, a field correspondent for Ocean Conservancy. When you think of walruses, you may picture their tusks—the huge pinniped’s most familiar characteristic. But there is so much mor...

BLOG ArcticScienceUncategorized May 19, 2016

10 Things to Know About the Walrus

Our blog series on the lesser known (but just as cool) species of the Arctic continues with Arctic copepods. Read our other blogs from the series: polar cod and brittle stars. I’ve always loved ribbon seals, narwhals and...

BLOG Arctic April 7, 2016

Arctic Wildlife: Get to Know the Insect of the Sea, Arctic Copepods

Our blog series on the lesser known (but just as cool) species of the Arctic continues with brittle stars. Read our other blogs from the series: polar cod and Arctic copepods. Brittle stars are seafloor dwelling organism...

BLOG Arctic March 30, 2016

Arctic Wildlife: Get to Know Brittle Stars

Join us as we dive into the chilly waters of the Arctic. Our blog series explores the magnificent (and often overlooked) species living in the Arctic—which you need to know! Read our other blogs from the series: brittle...

BLOG Arctic March 23, 2016

Arctic Wildlife: Get to Know the Polar Cod

We love polar bears! And, when we saw that today was International Polar Bear Day—we jumped for joy. While you sit here reading this fascinating blog, polar bear moms are busy caring for their newborn cubs in their Arcti...