What Are the Smallest Animals in the Ocean?
It’s finally springtime for us up in the northern hemisphere and the animal kingdom seems to be waking up after a looong winter’s nap, especially those chirping birds outside my bedroom window! The earth is softeni...
What Are the Smallest Animals in the Ocean?
It’s April Fools Day and while everyone is unleashing their carefully planned pranks, we thought we should remind you that Mother Nature is the greatest prankster of them all. The ocean is full of creatures that se...
10 Ocean Facts That Are Stranger Than Fiction
The 8th edition of the Economist Group’s World Ocean Summit took place March 1 – 5, 2021 and hosted representatives of the major firms leading the international shipping industry. The voices of companies from diffe...
Shipping Companies Need to Reduce Emissions
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unfathomable toll on people around the world. There have been nearly 120 million coronavirus cases and more than 2.6 million deaths worldwide. We all know friends, colleagues, family me...
Assessing PPE Pollution’s Impact on the Ocean
We know it’s now an all-hands-on-deck moment for climate. So, it’s a good thing we’re seeing climate action picking up steam here in the United States and around the world because halting climate change is like stopping...
Turning Down the Sun to Cool the Earth?
Ocean Conservancy produced the Ocean to the Everglades film series with the hope that it could educate about the most urgent issues facing South Florida’s ocean and coasts, in addition to sharing the wonder of this uniqu...
Bringing the Florida Everglades to Your Classroom
Just after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling roughly 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, takin...
Interior Launches Comprehensive Review of Federal Oil and Gas Program
As the importance of environmental sustainability becomes more understood and accepted, many people are beginning to look more critically at their own daily choices—whether it’s skipping single-use plastics, reducing per...
Can It Be Sustainable to Eat Fish?
Clams, oysters and mussels are all seafood staples, but how much do you know about the differences between these shelled critters? Today we’re diving into what these shellfish have in common, and what sets them apart. Fi...
What’s the Difference Between Clams, Mussels and Oysters?
Ocean animals use a variety of weird and wonderful strategies to survive. These methods, which can range from changing color to using tiny stingers, help them attract mates, avoid predators and find food. These survival...