Two Lawyers and a Scientist Go to the Arctic
The foundation for our work in Alaska relies on understanding the people and the environment, and the ways in which both are changing, from legal and scientific perspective as well as local ones. We learn a great deal by...
Two Lawyers and a Scientist Go to the Arctic
Do you know why the fishing is so good in places like Destin, Florida or Orange Beach, Alabama? A major reason for this is a huge underwater canyon called DeSoto Canyon that lies just 60 miles offshore. It cuts through t...
The Coolest Place You’ve Never Heard Of
Recently, when flying over the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic, NASA scientists stumbled on a bit of a mystery: three holes in the sea ice surrounded by irregular circular shapes. As part of its Operation IceBridge mission, N...
An Arctic Mystery: What are These Circles in the Arctic Ice?
I’m back in Alaska after a journey to London for a meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that regulates...
Reducing Vessel Pollution
Todays’ guest blog is from Virginia Schutte. She is the Science Media Officer at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), where she experiments with new ways to make science accessible. She earned her PhD i...
Studying the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster
Last year, we told you about how the rebuilding of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico was being jeopardized by a long recreational fishing season that would lead to overfishing. This year, managers are trying something ne...
Uncharted Waters: Experimenting with Red Snapper Management
Have you been spending time in the deep sea this week? We have! Thanks to the amazing livestream from NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer, we’ve been exploring corals, shipwrecks and much more on the Gulf of Mexico seafloor. They’ve...
Underwater Wonders of Our Ocean
This conversation has been edited for clarity and length. Former Secretary of State John Kerry sat down with me to talk about our ocean. During his tenure at the State Department, Kerry led the Arctic Council, helped to...
On Earth Day: A Conversation with Former Secretary of State John Kerry
When Scott Pruitt was confirmed as Administrator of the EPA more than a year ago, his nomination raised red flags from all corners of the ocean conservation community. At his confirmation hearing, those concerns were val...
#BootPruitt: Why We’re Joining the Movement
Eight years. It has been that long since the Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 people and triggering the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history. Who can forget the horror of the first few days as oil leaked...