Making History in the Gulf’s Open Ocean
Today marks a new chapter in the future of the Gulf of Mexico. That’s because the Deepwater Horizon Trustees, who are charged with restoring the Gulf after the BP oil disaster, proposed more than $225 million in new proj...
Making History in the Gulf’s Open Ocean
In February, Ocean Conservancy was thrilled to announce that we are the Ocean Partner for the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee. This Earth Day in Miami, the Host Committee, Everglades Foundation and Ocean Conservancy laun...
Ocean to Everglades (O2E) Initiative Brings Environmental Focus to the Big Game
This year, the Earth Day network is asking people to Protect our Species and raise awareness of the thousands of species that are endangered. With climate change, pollution and overfishing, we are seeing dramatic decline...
How to Help Sea Turtles This Earth Day
We received some welcome news this week about a rare subspecies of whale that lives exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA has listed the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale (pronounced BROO-dus) as endangered under the Endang...
NOAA Drops a Lifeline to Rare Gulf of Mexico Whale
As the Trump administration proposes to rollback regulations on offshore drilling, let’s take a look at why these safety measures were put in place to begin with. Nine years ago, on April 20th, 2010, the Gulf of Mexico f...
Remembering the 9th Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster
Bob Spies is Senior Scientist and former President at Applied Marine Sciences, which he founded in 1990. He has served as Chief Science Advisor to governments on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Program, and Scienc...
Hard Lessons From a Disastrous Oil Spill
Florida’s cultural and ecological diversity is her pride and the keystone of the Floridian identity, and Floridians in their diverse and individual local communities know what’s best for their local coasts and waters. It...
Let Communities Decide How to Keep Their Beaches Trash Free
Florida, my home, has an iconic natural environment. It is surrounded by oceans, built upon aquifers, shot through with rivers and lakes and is dependent on clean water running through all those systems. From the Panhand...
6 Ways We Can Ensure the Magic of Florida’s Coasts Lasts Forever
“How are the beaches?” This is a question we’ve heard hundreds of times this fall and going into this winter, from tourists and other folks who migrate to Florida by the millions when things turn icy and cold up north. W...
5 Things to Keep in Mind About Red Tide in 2019
We have a great reason to celebrate in the Gulf region this holiday season—the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation just announced several new projects to restore the Gulf’s special places and the animals that depend on...