Category: Arctic

Every day, we see countless threats endanger the environmental integrity of our ocean, like oil spills and marine debris. Yet have you thought about the threats that are easier heard than seen? Many animals, including wh...

Today, the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean goes into effect. Signed two years ago, the legally binding agreement has now been ratified by the United States, Russia, Norway...

Another nine months, another Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). As you may remember, we weren’t overjoyed at the results last session, which settled on a prof...

It may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about cruise ships, but those giant vessels generate a lot of wastewater. Much of that is greywater: liquid waste from things like showers, laundry faciliti...

Good news! The 2016 Arctic Drilling Rule—an important federal regulation designed to protect the Arctic Ocean from the potentially catastrophic impacts of exploratory oil drilling—is no longer under threat. Let’s keep th...

At the end of April, my wife and I went away for a couple of nights, a welcome change of scenery in the era of COVID-19. We stayed near the 22-mile-long Matanuska Glacier, in the Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska. In...

For those of us at Ocean Conservancy, Earth Day was less of a day and more of a week-long event this year, and we couldn’t be happier with the outcomes. Ocean-based climate solutions were at the heart of the discussions...

Whether we know it or not, many of us rely on international shipping for the products we use every day. Shipping not only plays a big role in the economy—it plays a big role in ocean health. You’ve heard us talk before a...

At this point, we all know that climate change is hurting our ocean and you might have also heard from us by now that the ocean itself can provide opportunities to help fight against climate change. What might seem a lit...

Buddy Custard is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alaska Chadux̂ Network (ACN). He possesses extensive knowledge and expertise working maritime operations from both the public and private sectors. Buddy s...