Marine Debris Cleanup on Alaska’s St. Paul Island Takes Teamwork and Stamina
Marine debris is a huge problem on Alaska’s remote St. Paul Island. This photo blog documents how Ocean Conservancy joined with the local community to remove nearly 10 tons of trash during a week-long cleanup in May 2019...
Marine Debris Cleanup on Alaska’s St. Paul Island Takes Teamwork and Stamina
The Gulf of Mexico is known for its productive fisheries, oil and gas economy and resilient communities. It is also a biologically rich marine ecosystem teeming with life that captures your heart and imagination. Whale s...
10 Ocean Animals You Might Not Know Live in the Gulf of Mexico
Today’s guest blog comes from Lauren Divine, Director of the Ecosystem Conservation Office at the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island. She also represents the Tribal Government of St. Paul Island through the Aleut Interna...
Finding Innovative Solutions to Marine Debris on St. Paul Island
Taking my morning walk across the Thames River in London to an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting, I notice something different than most days. As I get closer I realize that there is a protest taking plac...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Shipping
The North Atlantic Hurricane Season officially started on June 1, and like many coastal communities, Floridians know the drill. Stock up on water, canned food and batteries. Make sure your generators and chainsaws are in...
Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season
Our Ocean Conservancy team—Andrew Hartsig, Patty Chambers and me—recently returned from a week-long trip to St. Paul Island to help with a marine debris cleanup that removed almost 20,000 pounds of trash. This cleanup wa...
Hard Work, Partnership and Nearly 10 Tons of Trash
The Arctic spans roughly 5.5 million square miles at the top of the globe. Its icy waters are home to supremely adapted wildlife including bowhead whales, narwhals, walruses and ice-dependent seals. The region also provi...
6 Arctic Myths That Need Debunking
Bristol Bay. At this time of year, conversation among my commercial fishing friends here in Bellingham and other places, turns from ski conditions to fish prices, from bikes to boats as they prepare for another season in...
Open-Pit Mine Threatens Bristol Bay’s Rich Salmon Runs
China will soon launch its second icebreaking research vessel, the Xue Long 2. Chinese companies are heavily invested in the Yamal Liquid Natural Gas project in the Russian Arctic, and is expecting some 3 million tons of...
China and the Arctic
Early last year, I wrote about the initial meeting of a new group called the Aleutian Islands Waterways Safety Committee. The committee provides a forum for mariners and other stakeholders to exchange information and est...