Our Ocean Still Needs Us
Almost a year ago, Ocean Conservancy released the results of the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). We had reached a new milestone for the annual event: more than one million volunteers around the world coming out...
Our Ocean Still Needs Us
This blog was written by Guy Forchion, the Executive Director of Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. Ocean Conservancy has held a number of Cleanups in partnership with the phenomenal team at Historic Virginia Key Beach Pa...
How South Florida’s Civil Rights Movement Started in the Water and the Impacts 75 Years Later
Last week, the journal Science published an article by our colleagues at The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ modeling various plastics pollution scenarios over the next 20 years. The results were alarming. According t...
The World is on Track to Triple Ocean Plastic Pollution by 2040
Protected parcels of lands and waters—often dubbed parks, reserves or sanctuaries—are critical conservation zones that not only sustain vibrant plant and animal communities but also inspire visitors to explore and stewar...
Plastic “Dust” in the Wind
The ocean is essential to the way we live—it gives us life, it feeds us and it is an infinite source of inspiration. Unfortunately, the ocean faces an unprecedented crisis. The plastics we use are leaking into the ocean,...
The Ocean Needs Innovation to Prevent Plastic Pollution
Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of collaboration in conservation work. The Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) recently published it’s 2019 Annual Report, and as I reflected on ou...
Joining Forces With the United States to Tackle Ghost Gear
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...
What Lies on Land May Not Lie Beneath
This was first published in The Hill. With coronavirus cases rising in many places around the United States and health officials predicting a second wave to come, there’s no doubt that personal protective equipment (PPE...
Plastics Epidemic
Hannah De Frond is a researcher in the Rochman lab at the University of Toronto, studying plastic pollution. Originally from the UK, Hannah graduated from the University of Leeds with a B.S. degree in Environmental Scien...
How to Reduce Microfiber Emissions
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...