The Case for Recycled Content Standards
“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” – James Wooden. This quote came to mind as we at Ocean Conservancy launched our latest report, Recommendations for Recycled Content: Requirements for Plastic...
The Case for Recycled Content Standards
Since Mexico is one of 15 countries with the largest marine and coastal areas, it’s not surprising to learn that the presence of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) exists in Mexican waters. Also...
Tackling Ghost Gear in Mexico Waters
This blog was co-written by Hannah De Frond, Hannah works with the Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto Trash Team to coordinate the International Trash Trap Network, with the aim to expand the use of trash tr...
How Microplastics Impact Human Health
This blog was updated on December 8, 2021. Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) released a new report with a clear message: The United States is a major contributor to the ocean...
Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution Starts With Us
This blog was written by Natalie MacDonald, 2021’s Joanna Toole Intern. From Reading, Massachusetts, Natalie recently graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a B.S. in Marine Affairs and a minor in Environment...
Welcome New Joanna Toole Intern, Natalie MacDonald
It is impossible to think of Maine without thinking of lobster. The fishery contributes an estimated $1.5 million to the state’s economy each year and makes up more than 80% of all lobster caught in the United States. Be...
Ghost Gear Retrieval in Maine Has Impact on Lobster Stock
For more than 35 years, Ocean Conservancy® has mobilized millions of volunteers through the International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC), removing more than 344 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways around the globe...
Debunking Foodware Myths on America Recycles Day
Today YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober and thousands of other creators are joining together to launch TeamSeas, a crowd-funded campaign with the goal of raising $30 million dollars by January 1 to remove 30 million pounds o...
TeamSeas Will Be Transformational for Our Ocean—Let’s Go!
Written by Hayley McIlwraith, Research Assistant in the Rochman Lab and Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team and Scientific Advisor to Ocea...
I Eat Fish, Am I Eating Microplastics?
For decades we have witnessed plastic pollution flowing into our ocean. It has wreaked havoc on marine life by polluting the ocean and coastal habitats that are their home. Over half of all plastics produced are designed...