THEY called it the blob that ate the Black Sea. Thirty years ago, a ship from North America sailed up the Bosphorus and dumped ballast water containing comb jellyfish from back home. The invader – Mnemiopsis leidyi – went crazy, gobbling up plankton and triggering a catastrophic decline in marine life, including commercial fisheries. At … Read more
This week the BVI Spring Regatta gets underway and many sailors have descended upon Tortola for this exciting event. The regattas organizers have made a strong commitment to Clean Regattas over the past four years, and last year was the first Gold Level Clean Regatta outside the United States. (Look for a report on their … Read more
As spring (slowly) descends on the New England Region, it is an exciting time of year – if you are a herring! This anadromous fish (a species that lives in the sea but must enter fresh water to spawn) plays an important role in coastal and marine ecosystems. They are forage fish: schooling fish that … Read more
The 2013 Clean Regattas season is off to a fantastic start with our first Clean Regatta in Japan kicking of the year! Next the fifth year of participation from the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta lead to their first gold level certification, and currently Bacardi Miami Sailing Week is aiming for bronze level certification for the … Read more
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta started today! Race organizers have been working hard to mitigate their environmental impact on this beautiful island. While there are many challenges faced to make an event in the Caribbean a Gold Level Clean Regatta, organizers have found creative ways to reduce their environmental impact and raise awareness of the … Read more
ACCIONA at sea. © Jesus Renedo / ACCIONA With the last finishers of the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe race making it in to port, our office is sad to see this awesome race coming to an end. However we see much to celebrate with the high priority placed on renewable energy by the boat ACCIONA 100% EcoPowered, which made it … Read more
Green Team sorting at recycling station. Sailors for the Sea is recognizing the America’s Cup World Series San Francisco regattas each with the first-ever Platinum level Clean Regattas certification. These regattas are the first to achieve platinum level certification, which recognizes achieving almost all possible points. Some innovative highlights that helped the America’s Cup achieve this … Read more
Great to see Team Oracle USA back out on the water! Are you excited to see Clean Regattas in action at the 2013 America’s Cup?
We would like to give a special thanks to all the organizers, participants and volunteers who have helped grow the Clean Regattas programs! Thanks to your efforts, this year: Over 80,000 sailors participated in Clean Regattas 75,000 disposable plastic bottles were prevented from entering the waste stream Over 30 tons of food waste was composted … Read more
A hooked cormorant on the dock in Ft. Lauderdale. Photo by Mark Ivey Spotted on the dock in Ft. Lauderdale a cormorant that got hooked by his potential meal. It looks like the cormorant was a victim of either a baited fishing line being cut free or longline fishing. Sadly longline fishing kill an estimated 300,000 … Read more
