Could 2019 be the Year You Learn to SCUBA Dive?
If you’ve ever—even for a fleeting moment—considered learning how to SCUBA dive but waved the thought away out of fear that you wouldn’t succeed (“I’d totally freak out!”; “I’d just float away!”; etc.), I’m here to tell...
Could 2019 be the Year You Learn to SCUBA Dive?
Many of you likely agree that 2018 was a tough year. Even with its many ups and downs, I’m hopeful that you all had a restful holiday season and begin this New Year with a renewed sense of hope and infinite possibilities...
A Look Forward for Our Ocean
Last night Congress missed its deadline to agree on a funding solution to replace the expiring Continuing Resolution (CR) and the federal government has partially shut down. Until Congress can reach an agreement on feder...
5 Reasons Why the Government Shutdown is Bad for Our Ocean
Unless you literally live underwater, chances are you’ve heard about the new Aquaman movie, premiering in North America on December 21st. The film stars Jason Momoa as the titular half man, half Atlantean whose powers in...
6 Ocean Super Powers Aquaman Wishes He Had
Here’s one more reason to work to halt climate change: the Arctic Ocean has lost 95% of its oldest, thickest ice since 1985. Two kinds of Arctic sea ice have been a defining feature of our northern ocean for hundreds of...
Dramatic Decline in Multiyear Arctic Sea Ice
Out of all the animals that live in the ocean—octopuses have to be one of my favorite. I know everyone reading this blog will agree that octopuses are completely fascinating. They are extremely intelligent—earning the ti...
8 Octopuses You Need to Meet
Arctic shipping has received a lot of attention in recent years. Russia’s Northern Sea Route and Canada’s Northwest Passage offer access to Arctic locations and resources and shorter routes between Pacific and Atlantic p...
What’s Next for the Central Arctic Ocean?
It’s the holiday season—a hustle and bustle time of year spent traveling, visiting family, wishing good tidings, and of course, eating scrumptious food. But while we’re busy on land, there’s an entire world of animals u...
Where Do Ocean Animals Spend the Holidays?
What does conservation mean to you? Maybe a childhood memory of fishing with family comes to mind. Maybe you think of a bald eagle or a grey wolf, iconic American animals that people across the country have fought to pro...
This World Wildlife Conservation Day, We’re Celebrating the Endangered Species Act
At Ocean Conservancy, we share our thoughts in news articles, videos, social media, and our website, but in podcasts? Not too often. So, I was excited to partner with the Oyster Ninja Podcast, whose host, Gardner Douglas...