World Oceans Day 2018
For most people on most days, the ocean is out of sight and out of mind. But not today. On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty and bounty of the most defining feature of our planet—the big, blue ocean. Many of us f...
World Oceans Day 2018
One year ago today, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement—undermining the important work being done to protect millions of Americans who depend on the ocean for their businesses and liveliho...
One Year Later: Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Was a Dangerous Mistake
A few years ago, I tagged along with a research team counting beluga whales in Canada’s western Hudson Bay. On one memorable July day, our boat was surrounded by 350 belugas, we spotted 11 polar bears and a bird expert r...
Why Canada Needs to Protect Hudson Bay’s Beluga Estuaries
The numbers are in—and we have great news for America’s ocean fisheries! NOAA recently released its annual report to Congress summarizing how the United States is doing in managing its ocean fisheries. The Status of Stoc...
Good News About Our Nation’s Ocean Fisheries
As climate change ushers in rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean, northern nations and communities are scrambling to adapt at multiple scales. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN body with authority to gover...
A Safer Bering Strait
Back in February, we brought you some alarming news: the Trump administration had proposed a shocking $1 billion cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for next year that would severely impact...
The More You NOAA: House Addresses Most Threats to NOAA Funding
Beach cleanups are in our DNA here at Ocean Conservancy, so when we had the opportunity to work with partners from Oceans North, Ecology Action Centre and Friends of McNabs Island to co-host a beach cleanup in Halifax, N...
Working with Our Neighbors to the North for Trash Free Seas
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
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...