How Will IMPAA Impact Shipping Trade Routes?
In recent months, U.S. trade has been at the forefront for many of us. But also, for many of us, when our packages show up at our door, we often forget the journey these items take, me included. When I began working on s...
How Will IMPAA Impact Shipping Trade Routes?
The Sea and the Butterfly by Kim Kirim No one told him about the water’s depth.The white butterfly did not know how to fear the sea. Thinking it to be a field of blue radish leaves, he floated down.Young wings ended up p...
Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis at Our Ocean 2025
Offshore oil drilling is a dirty, risky endeavor. The Deepwater Horizon disaster is perhaps the most dramatic example of how offshore drilling can go wrong. Fifteen years ago this month, the Deepwate...
The Latest Offshore Oil and Gas Policies that Threaten Our Ocean
Imagine yourself snorkeling through a lush kelp forest off the coast of Southern California. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of the forest, casting shimmering patterns on the rocky seafloor below. The underwate...
Master of Disguise: The Decorator Crab
Barbara ‘Wáahlaal Gidaak Blake is the Vice President for Ocean Conservancy, leading the Arctic & Northern Waters Program. A dedicated advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship, she has an ext...
Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Management
The United States has long recognized the link between our ocean and our economy. For nearly 50 years, bipartisan congressional leadership has designed and built a world-class science and management system with the goal...
We Need NOAA to Keep Fishing Communities Strong
I recently represented Ocean Conservancy at the National Working Waterfronts Network Conference in San Diego. The conference brought together maritime industry leaders, policymakers and community advocates, all work...
Learnings from the National Working Waterfronts Networks Conference
On the first day of his second administration, January 20, 2025, President Trump undertook a flurry of executive actions, many of which jeopardize a healthy ocean and the health of the people and wildlife that rely on it...
How Recent Executive Actions Impact Our Ocean and Climate
Over the past few years, misinformation about climate change and our ocean has been spreading across news and social media, and many believe it will only get worse. In my work towards ocean climate solutions, I have seen...
We Can Work Together to Halt Misinformation
Critical minerals are key components of clean-energy technologies, which are essential to replacing fossil fuels and stabilizing the climate. At present, the United States is highly dependent on critical minerals to supp...