Species Spotlight: Leatherback Sea Turtles
The leatherback sea turtle has spent over 100 million years living beneath the ocean’s waves. It is the longest surviving and one of the largest reptiles on earth. With a heritage that goes back to the dinosaur era, the...
Species Spotlight: Leatherback Sea Turtles
Gift gifting is a major part of US culture. In fact, it’s such a prominent part of our lives; it’s a staple in many studies on human behavior. Psychologists say giving gifts is a complex and important part of human inter...
Think Outside of the Gift Box
As I look back at the run Ocean Conservancy has had in the digital space over the last several months, I can’t help but be proud and humbled: Proud of the work we’ve done to create some fantastic products and...
A New Website for Ocean Conservancy is Here
Ghosts, goblins and ghouls—there’s no doubt about it, Halloween is a spooky time. But if there’s one thing scarier than skeletons in the trees, it’s trash on the street—trash that can wash into storm dr...
Trash or Treat? Six Ways To Have a Trash-Free Halloween
California’s Fish & Game Commission is considering making big changes to better protect some of the ocean’s smallest fish. If you live in California, you can help us protect these vitally important fish. For the sake...
Forage Fish: The Tiny Fish That Support Our Entire Ocean
“What else can I do?” We’ve heard this question thousands of times from volunteers following the annual success of the International Coastal Cleanup. People get out to their local beach, river, or even in their neighborh...
Start your own Rippl™ Effect
Today Ocean Conservancy turns 40 years old. That’s quite the milestone when you think about how we got started. (View a slideshow of our history.) Founded in the midst of the nascent environmental movement in 1972, Ocean...
Celebrating 40 Years of Making the Ocean Matter
Did you know that while clean clothes make you look and feel better, they could actually have the opposite effect on the ocean? By changing your laundry habits even slightly, you may be able to save money, save water and...
Do Your Clean Clothes Make the Ocean Dirty?
5. Sustainably-made cloth napkins cost less then buying paper napkins over the course of five years. Given current prices, if you bought the cloth napkins brand new, five year’s worth of eco-friendly cloth napkins for a...
Five Reasons to Use Cloth Napkins over Paper
High on my bucket list: a swim with sharks. And if I’m going to be up-close-and-personal, my first pick is to be introduced to the world’s biggest fish, the whale shark. Nicknamed “dominoes,” thes...