BLOG Uncategorized April 21, 2021

What We’re Celebrating About Our Blue Planet This Earth Day

Team Ocean Conservancy is excited to share why and how we’re all celebrating our ocean this Earth Day. We know how important it is to focus on the critical role our ocean plays in the overall health and wellbeing of our...

BLOG PolicyUncategorized April 21, 2021

What We’re Celebrating About Our Blue Planet This Earth Day

Earlier this week, our ocean got a new champion. Brenda Mallory was confirmed by the Senate as Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and will serve as one of the President’s top advisors on the environment....

BLOG ArcticUncategorized April 16, 2021

Brenda Mallory Confirmed for CEQ

At this point, we all know that climate change is hurting our ocean and you might have also heard from us by now that the ocean itself can provide opportunities to help fight against climate change. What might seem a lit...

BLOG Uncategorized April 15, 2021

All Aboard, It’s Time to Eliminate Emissions

The ocean has a few do-gooding superstars. Take the oyster for instance. An oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day making the reefs they live in cleaner for all. Seagrass can alleviate ocean acidification wh...

BLOG PlasticsUncategorized April 14, 2021

How Do Sea Cucumbers Poop?

Albatrosses (also known as “gooney birds”) are some of the most majestic and awe-inspiring seabirds inhabiting planet earth. Of the roughly two dozen species of the albatross family, the wandering albatross is the larges...

BLOG PolicyUncategorized April 13, 2021

An Update on the Amazing Albatross

Earlier today, the Biden administration released their topline budget numbers for agencies across the federal government, and if you’re a fan of taking action on climate change, supporting our local ocean, coastal and Gr...

BLOG Uncategorized April 9, 2021

Biden Administration Releases Historic NOAA Budget Proposal

Let’s face it: we all need a little something extra to brighten our day sometimes. Perhaps there’s something that has you stressed at work or maybe it’s just a gloomier day than usual outside. Whatever the case may be, t...

BLOG PlasticsUncategorized April 8, 2021

8 Dazzling Coral Reef Photos to Brighten Your Day

Ghost gear is a problem that never stops: every minute of every day, one metric ton of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear enters our ocean. And once it’s there, it wreaks havoc; harming valuable fish populations,...

BLOG ArcticUncategorized April 6, 2021

Reflecting on Global Ghost Gear Initiative’s Conservation Wins in 2020

Buddy Custard is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alaska Chadux̂ Network (ACN). He possesses extensive knowledge and expertise working maritime operations from both the public and private sectors. Buddy s...

BLOG FloridaUncategorized April 5, 2021

Building Partnerships to Protect Arctic Marine Wildlife From an Oil Spill

UPDATE 04/08/2021: The immediate human threat may have passed, but the environmental threat is just rearing its head. We may no longer be looking at a catastrophic event at Piney Point, where just days ago we were facing...