Last Friday, 40 years after “the death of Lake Erie,” Peter Kent, Canada’s environment minister, and Lisa P. Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator signed an updated Great Lakes Accord.According to the NY Times:”Swaths of green scum regularly choked Lake Erie’s shallow western basin during the 1950’s and 60’s as phosphorus from farms, sewage and industry … Read more
The Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by the St. Francis this past weekend was run as a Sailors for the Sea Clean Regatta for the first time! This regatta was part of the season long commitment the St. Francis Yacht Club has made to the Clean Regattas program. Sailors for the Sea is excited to … Read more
Speed on! Photo by ACEA/Gilles Martin-Raget The America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco continued the strong legacy of Clean Regattas with the 34th America’s Cup, striving for a gold level certification and presenting innovative techniques for reducing the events carbon footprint. In addition to many of the Best Practices they have implemented in the … Read more
Once you have figured out where to take your compost (see our first composting blog) you will need to figure out how to separate the compost and how to encourage others to do so. Here are a few tips to keep the compost out of the trash. Figure out what kind of waste your compost … Read more
The 2012-2013 America’s Cup World Series is happening in San Francisco this week from Tuesday, August 21st – Sunday, August 26th. The America’s Cup Village is located at Marina Green and is open from 10am through 6pm each day. Click here, for the full schedule of events through out the week. Here are some tips to … Read more
The August Sailors for the Sea Ocean Watch Essay was contributed by Chris Mancini is the Executive Director of Groundwork Somerville. Over the course of the summer volunteers from Groundworks Somerville and the Mystic River Watershed Association worked to minimize the growth of an invasive species, Water Chestnuts. In one morning alone the volunteers removed 16,120 pounds of … Read more
Yesterday the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project hosted a beach clean up with The Marine Mammal Center. The clean up was held at the Horseshoe Cove Beach at Fort Baker in Sausalito, CA. Approximately 100 people attended including staff of local NGO’s, America’s Cup Sailors, the America’s Cup Event Authority, and volunteers. Check out the pictures … Read more
The Ocean Health Index from Ocean Health Index on Vimeo. The Ocean Health Index is a new, comprehensive measure of the ocean’s overall condition – one that treats people and nature as integrated parts of a healthy system. The index has been created to sustainably manage our relationship with Earth’s greatest resource. The Ocean Health … Read more
As avid shark week watchers at Sailors for the Sea, we wanted to share some of our favorite sharks and also raise awareness about the overfishing of sharks. Sailors for the Sea has a featured Ocean Watch Essay, Saving Sharks One Fin at a Time. This essay explains how some sharks need our help by discussing the value … Read more
In certain conditions, red seaweed can collect on Newport, Rhode Island’s Easton’s Beach. Whether it’s due to cloudy skies or poor surf conditions, there are a variety of reasons why you might cancel your beach day. But have you ever avoided the beach because of seaweed? For decades, residents and visitors in Newport, Rhode Island, have dealt … Read more
