Sea Star Wasting Disease: The Catastrophe Beneath the Waves
As a young graduate student, I first came to the west coast in 1990 to study California’s kelp forests. On my first scuba dive near the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, I was instantly mesmerized. Never had I seen suc...
Sea Star Wasting Disease: The Catastrophe Beneath the Waves
Amy Grondin is a commercial salmon fisherman based out of Port Townsend, WA. When not fishing on F/V Arminta she works in commercial fisheries outreach and sustainable seafood consulting. The research and data provided b...
Working with Fishermen for a Changing Ocean
Pantone’s Color of the Year—Living Coral—echoes Ocean Conservancy’s hope and optimism for the ocean in 2019. “But wait,” you might be thinking, “I thought coral reefs are in trouble!” You’d be right, of course, because c...
Celebrating Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year: Living Coral
Coral reefs are beautiful, colorful and the cornerstone of a healthy ocean ecosystem. Often called the ‘rainforest of the seas’—they host an abundant variety of sea life—crucial habitat for about 25% of all ocean species...
What is a Coral Reef?
There have been a lot of headlines this week about the 4th National Climate Assessment (NCA 4) report and the Trump Administration’s attempts to bury the report by releasing it the day after Thanksgiving. What hasn’t rec...
Climate Change is Here. What Does That Mean for Our Ocean?
At Ocean Conservancy, we share our thoughts in news articles, videos, social media, and our website, but in podcasts? Not too often. So, I was excited to partner with the Oyster Ninja Podcast, whose host, Gardner Douglas...
Getting to Know the Oyster Ninja
As Thanksgiving 2018 draws near, we can’t help but reflect on the incredible year we’ve had at Ocean Conservancy. Despite the ever-changing political climate, we continue to work successfully towards solutions that help...
What We’re Thankful for in 2018
The first Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year is a special day known as Giving Tuesday. This year, it’s fast approaching! Giving Tuesday is both symbolic and significant, as people all over the world take time ou...
6 Ocean Animals You Can Help Save on Giving Tuesday
Halloween is full of chilling tales of zombies, ghosts and ghouls—but for some of the most frightening phenomena, look no further than our own Pacific Coast. From creepy critters to weird warming waters, this region is f...
This Halloween’s 5 Spookiest Threats to Pacific Fisheries
Rusty Chinnis is a founder of and is Chairman Emeritus of Sarasota Bay Watch, a non-profit working to preserve and restore Sarasota Bay’s ecosystem through education and citizen participation. My experiences on the ocean...