Category: Biodiversity

As those fun summer days have come to an end, we can feel fall creeping upon us. And with the changing of leaves, we are reminded that school is back in session. Here at Ocean Conservancy—when we think of school—we think...

The Arctic Ocean is a unique place. It provides habitat for bowhead and beluga whales, walruses, ice-dependent seals and millions of birds. Every summer, these animals converge on the Arctic to take advantage of the regi...

Did you know we know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean’s seafloor? Well, score one for the deep sea this summer, where a team of scientists just made a very big discovery. Last month a research vessel flo...

Imagine you are on a ship in the Arctic—and it runs aground. You can hear the sound of metal grinding as the ship slowly lists to the side. The crew are busy sealing windows and checking on lifeboats. Rescue is at hand...

Chefs know food. Maybe better stated, chefs know good food. Notably, chefs are learning more about sustainable food.  And now, chefs from coast to coast are emerging as new, but powerful, advocates for sustainable U.S. s...

Whale sharks are one of my favorite marine species. They are some of the most majestic and beautiful creatures in the sea. And while our team at Ocean Conservancy celebrates these gorgeous animals on a regular basis, I’m...

The news and photos of the massive red tide this month in southwest Florida are absolutely heartbreaking. As a seasoned conservation biologist (Baldera) and a native Floridian (Brooker), we have never seen a red tide eve...

For the first time in recorded history, the Arctic’s oldest, thickest ice is starting to break up this summer, exposing open water north of Greenland—a region that normally remains frozen year-round. And it broke up not...

Each month’s spring tides draw the water higher than usual and also drop down to expose more of the shoreline than can be seen at any other time, at least without getting in the water. When low tides create tidepools, an...

The Arctic region is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular ecosystems our natural world has to offer. Home to rich indigenous cultures and birds and animals who live nowhere else on earth, it’s without a doubt that thi...