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Beach Rescue ›

• Popular California Beach Covered in Trash
  February 4, 2019
• A “Ton” of Trash Removed on Coastal Cleanup Day
  September 17, 2018

Climate Change ›

• Is There Hope for Coral Reefs?
  November 20, 2021
• Why Are Gray Whales Dying Off?
  August 10, 2021

Coral Reefs ›

• Great Barrier Reef Still Struggles for Health
  April 4, 2019
• Marine Heat Waves Now More Frequent
  March 5, 2019

Entangled Marine Mammals ›

• Air Guns Threaten Right Whale Extinction
  March 6, 2020
• Warming Oceans Increasing Whale Entanglements
  January 29, 2020

Fisheries ›

• How Industrial Fishing Changed the Oceans
  November 23, 2021
• Biden Says Fishing Practices Must Change to Protect the Endangered Right Whale
  May 28, 2021

Ghost Nets ›

• Ghost Gear Remains Major Ocean Polluter
  November 7, 2019
• Ghost Nets & Gear Remain An Entanglement Cause
  February 9, 2018

Marine Mammal Rescue ›

• “Drastic” Dolphin Strandings in So Cal
  February 26, 2019
• Lerptospirosis Outbreak among Calif Sea Lions
  October 17, 2018

Microplastics in Ocean ›

• Research Shows Fish Feasting on Plastic
  March 11, 2021
• Can These Tools Collect Microplastics?
  February 20, 2021

North Pacific Gyre ›

• Stairway to Plastisphere
  November 5, 2013
• Update of the Plastisphere on So. Alaskan Beaches
  July 17, 2013

Ocean acidification ›

• A 25% Carbon Dioxide Increase Threatens Gulf of Mexico
  August 12, 2020
• Dungeness Crab Impacted by Acidification
  January 29, 2020

Pesticides ›

• Environmental Crisis on Russian Pacific Coast
  October 11, 2020
• Salmon Impacting Pesticides Kept on Market by New EPA
  January 15, 2018

Plastic Pollution ›

• Plastics in the Sea Continue Impacting Sea Life
  November 21, 2020
• High Concentrations of Microplastics in Deep Sea Sediment.
  May 1, 2020

Saving the Oceans ›

• United Effort by 200 Countries to Halt Plastic Pollution
  December 7, 2017
• 6 Ways to Teach Kids about Single-Use Plastic
  July 3, 2017

Seabirds ›

• A Sea Bird Dead Zone
  January 17, 2020
• “…something’s off-kilter around the Bering Strait…”
  April 15, 2019

Seismic Testing ›

• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Seismic Surveys Back on Track
  October 26, 2020
• Airgun Blasts Set for Alaska–Endangering Beluga Whales
  October 9, 2019

Sewage Pollution ›

• Nitrite Pollution Increase in Ocean Water
  May 2, 2017
• Massive Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
  November 11, 2015

Spirituality and Nature ›

• Our Ocean Connection: The Challenges, The Cures
  September 18, 2018
• Join in International Coastal Cleanup Day
  September 9, 2018

Sustainable Seafood ›

• MPAs Could Help Oceans Recover
  April 6, 2020
• Federal Fisheries Managers Ordered to Re-issue Gillnet Regulations
  October 29, 2018

Thoughts ›

• With Ocean Changes, So Will We
  May 22, 2018
• U.S. Federal Budget Not Dolphin Friendly
  June 21, 2017

Trash Gyre ›

• Microplastics Swarm Oregon Beach
  March 5, 2015
• Plastic Waste Returns Home on Kelp
  March 19, 2014

Whales ›

• New Whale Species Found That’s ‘Critically Endangered’
  January 29, 2021
• How Wildfire Smoke May Harm Whales & Dolphins
  October 1, 2020