11 Jaw-dropping Ocean Images
Ocean Conservancy’s annual Photo Contest is underway, and we can’t believe how many incredible submissions we’ve received! From sky-high ocean aerials to close-up critter pics, this year’s photos...
11 Jaw-dropping Ocean Images
The Arctic spans roughly 5.5 million square miles at the top of the globe. Its icy waters are home to supremely adapted wildlife including bowhead whales, narwhals, walruses and ice-dependent seals. The region also provi...
6 Arctic Myths That Need Debunking
Standing on the shore, looking out into the ocean—it seems vast and never-ending! It should come as no surprise that some of the largest animals on Earth live in the ocean. Join us as we explore the big, bigger and bigg...
Who are the Biggest Animals in the Ocean?
By now, I’m sure everyone is familiar with one of the greatest threats to our ocean—plastic pollution. The stuff is literally everywhere, from the deepest parts of the ocean to remote regions of the Arctic. We can’t avoi...
3 Ways to Push Back Against Plastic Pollution
Calling all shutterbugs! Ocean Conservancy’s annual Photo Contest is here. Do you possess a hidden talent for photography? We want to sea your ocean photos. Get your photos ready, because the contest begins today—s...
Ocean Conservancy’s Annual Photo Contest is Here
Bristol Bay. At this time of year, conversation among my commercial fishing friends here in Bellingham and other places, turns from ski conditions to fish prices, from bikes to boats as they prepare for another season in...
Open-Pit Mine Threatens Bristol Bay’s Rich Salmon Runs
China will soon launch its second icebreaking research vessel, the Xue Long 2. Chinese companies are heavily invested in the Yamal Liquid Natural Gas project in the Russian Arctic, and is expecting some 3 million tons of...
China and the Arctic
Early last year, I wrote about the initial meeting of a new group called the Aleutian Islands Waterways Safety Committee. The committee provides a forum for mariners and other stakeholders to exchange information and est...
New Shipping Safety Plan Adopted in Aleutian Islands Region
Ships generate waste like sewage and greywater as a normal part of operations. We all know what sewage is, but what about greywater? The International Maritime Organization defines it as “the drainage from dishwater, sho...
All You Need to Know About Greywater Discharge From Ships
When you think of the West Coast you probably think of sunny beaches and easy living. But that image masks the changes occurring just offshore and under the ocean’s surface. Climate change and marine heatwaves are dramat...