Beat the Microbead
Remember our interns research this summer on plastic in her face scrub? Now, there is an app for that!
Blog Topics: Conservation
Who’s the Bigger Predator?
Its that time of year again… The familiar low baseline of a certain film soundtrack is heard everywhere. Spectacular slow motion imagery is shown. We hope you are having an excellent Shark Week!
Personal Grooming Scrubs Harmful to Fish
Today, I felt compelled to do a little detective work on my face wash. You might ask what does this have to do with Ocean Conservation?
North Sea Cod Stocks Recovering
Every day it seems as though we learn of a new species threatened with extinction, or a study discussing increased acidification in the oceans. But, today is different, we would like to celebrate the work being done to stabilize the population of Cod in the North Sea. According to research done by the Marine … Read more
How does your state rank?
The Marine Conservation Institute and Mission Blue just released a ranking of costal states based on the amount of Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) that have designated no take zones. The study entitled Sea States: How Well Does Your State Protect Your Coastal Waters? looks at the percentage of “no take” waters per state. Marine Protected areas … Read more
Northeast Regional Planning Body
The Northeast Regional Planning Body (a group working on National Ocean Policy in New England) will be holding public meetings for feedback on the draft regional ocean planning goals and associated potential actions. These meetings are for stakeholders and users of New England waterways. (Sailors & Boaters this is you!) These meetings will also be an … Read more
Antigua Sailing Week!
This weekend kicks off Antigua Sailing Week! This year race organizers have teamed up with a local organization, The Environmental Awareness Group of Antigua & Barbuda to help them run Clean Regattas. The event organizers are aiming for Bronze Level Clean Regatta certification by implementing 6 of our Clean Regattas Best Practices. This includes: Water Bottle Reduction … Read more
Earth Day
Today marks the 43rd Earth Day and this year the focus is: Face of Climate Change. Since 71% of the earth is covered by the ocean – let’s take a quick look at what climate change is doing to our oceans. Ocean Acidification Did you know the ocean absorbs a lot carbon dioxide? In fact the … Read more
Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems
A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems This map, created by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, is just an impressive (or scary) way to look at the ocean. Created back in 2008, we are wondering how much more red there would be on the map – and would there be any … Read more
What’s in ballast water?
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
