Happy Holidays badges for your friends |
Ocean Conservancy would like to wish you all a happy holiday season! Thank you for all your support this year. We couldn't save our ocean without your voice. As a thank you, we have created some ocean...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:32:00 PST |
Act Now to Protect the Ocean from Global Climate Change |
The ocean is the engine that drives our planet's climate. It is our life support system, providing much of the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the resources we depend on for life every day. The o...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:06:00 PST |
Petition: Save the Red Snapper! |
For too long now, red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico has been the poster child for overfishing. Fortunately the tide is turning thanks to concerned citizens like you, and we have an important oppo...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:31:00 PST |
Petition: Help threatened species survive future oil spills |
By now many of you know that another oil spill is reaking havoc on our coastlines, this time in Northern California. California is a leader when it comes to marine protected areas, but they haven't go...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:45:00 PST |
Reduce Destructive Bycatch Petition |
Too many important species of marine life are unintentionally caught in shrimp trawl nets and discarded - often dead or dying. This "bycatch" from shrimp trawl nets poses a serious threat to marine li...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:47:00 PST |
Bush administration: Stop delaying right whale protections |
Since last summer, three North Atlantic right whales have died and two others were injured when they were hit by ships along the Atlantic coast. Meanwhile, the Bush administration dawdles over ship sp...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:11:00 PST |
Help restore greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico |
Decades of poor management and unsustainable fishing practices have resulted in greater amberjack being removed from the Gulf's waters faster than the population can reproduce. Right now, our fishery ...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:38:00 PST |
International Coastal Cleanup a great success! |
Thanks to all the volunteers who made the 22nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup a great success! You can see pictures from Cleanups around the world in the ICC Flickr group pool.
Do you have pictu...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:33:00 PST |
Take Action! Two wrongs dont make a right whale safe |
We really need your help on this one everyone. Please take action and send your comments to NMFS by September 17th. Thank you so much!In 2003, scientists discovered that regulatory measures to protect...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:35:00 PST |
Hey, pick up your trash! :-) |
Well, maybe it's not trash YOU threw on the ground, but you can help clean your beach or local waterway this Saturday, September 15th during the 22nd annual International Coastal Cleanup. Come on out ...
Posted by Ocean Conservancy on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:03:00 PST |
