Collaboration As a Key to the Ghost Gear Threat
In June 2019, the Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI), alongside 11th Hour Racing, the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation and local fishers, removed a ten-ton ball of gear from the Gulf of Maine. Roughly the size of a wha...
Collaboration As a Key to the Ghost Gear Threat
At Ocean Conservancy, it is our great privilege to come to work every day and focus on ways we can protect our ocean from some of the greatest global challenges because a healthy ocean means abundant wildlife, thriving c...
To the Ocean Defenders in the U.S. Federal Government, With Gratitude
This blog was written by Jenna Schwerzmann, Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Awardee. Originally from upstate New York, Jenna began her marine conservation career on Long Island after graduating from Stony Brook University with a...
The Maldives Is a Hot Spot for Tourists, Tuna and Ghost Gear
Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. I love costumes, I love getting spooky and I love fall treats. Lately, though, I’ve noticed all the trash generated by Halloween. From candy wrappers to decorations, there is...
Upcycle Your Halloween Costume
Have you ever found yourself preparing to discard of a handful of used items, only to wonder if you could find an imaginative way to reuse them to help keep them out of our natural environment? From empty mint containers...
12 Creative Upcycling Ideas to Reduce Waste
A lot of people think my home state of New Jersey is … well, kind of trashy. From the hard partying featured on MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” to our collective affinity for diner food, to the assumption that everyone is a charac...
Taking Action on Single-Use Plastics From New Jersey to California
Halloween is around the corner. Oftentimes this spooky season brings with it a lot of candy and a lot of food wrappers covering those sweet treats. Last year plastic food wrappers replaced cigarette butts as the number o...
Take the Food Wrapper Challenge
What ocean animal has a tail like a monkey, looks like a horse and can use camouflage like an octopus? A seahorse! Today, we’re diving into yet another ocean mystery: why do we have horses in the sea? When I tell my kids...
Why Do Seahorses Look Like Horses?
This guest blog was written by Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team and Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy. Nurdle. Pre-production pe...
Plastic Pellets Spell Big Problems for Our Ocean
This blog was written by Jenna Schwerzmann. Originally from upstate New York, Jenna began her marine conservation career on Long Island after graduating from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Marine Vertebrate Biolog...