From Our Ocean to the Everglades
For Floridians, water is in our DNA. We’re surrounded on three sides by the Gulf, the Florida Straits and the Atlantic Ocean; lakes and rivers and springs and swamps and glades riddle the state with freshwater. The inter...
From Our Ocean to the Everglades
As we prepare for Super Bowl Sunday, it’s easy to make parallels between football and our environment. Take the relationship between the quarterback and their receivers. If your QB is struggling, your receivers will like...
3 Promising Water Quality Initiatives in Florida
No one can forget the impact that the red tide outbreak of 2017 and 2018 had on Florida’s coast. Covering close to 1,000 miles of the state’s shoreline at its peak, the bloom caused harm to wildlife, public health, the t...
Stemming the Impact of Red Tide Starts With Us Working Together
Today is a day of celebration for the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 10 years after the BP oil disaster, the federal government took its most significant step yet toward healing deep-sea habitats and marine wildlife harmed by th...
Going Deep for Gulf Restoration
Ardent Dolphins fans may already have heard the big news: Hard Rock Stadium—home of the Miami Dolphins and Super Bowl LIV–is ditching single-use plastics in favor of more easily recyclable alternatives. That means some 2...
Dolphins Fans, Rejoice: Hard Rock Stadium Cutting 2.8 Million Single-Use Plastic Items in Time for Super Bowl LIV
Growing up in the Florida Keys, I’ve always loved marine wildlife. From sea turtles to dolphins to countless seabirds, there are so many incredible animals that call Florida home. While all of the Sunshine State’s marine...
Make a Difference for Manatees This Month
Last week, as part Ocean Conservancy’s work as Ocean Partner for the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee, we were excited to partner with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and the Lower Keys Guides Association to celebrate...
Together for Our Nation and Our Ocean
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida has long been a world-renowned arts destination. Yet a relatively unknown fact is that it boasts one of the highest densities of marine scientists per-capita. As a marine biologist who...
When Creative Worlds Collide in Saint Petersburg
This blog was written by Suzanne Garrett and Dr. Larry McKinney. Suzanne Garrett, based at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, serves as the Scientific Program Coordination Lead for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ec...
From Response to Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico
Over the past few years, Floridians have become unpleasantly familiar with repeated noxious harmful blue-green algal blooms that have plagued rivers and estuaries, killing fish and shellfish, fouling boats and underminin...