News & Commentary

A Decade of Protection at the Northern Channel Islands (guest blog by Jenn Eckerle)

March 4, 2015 Expert BlogSeth Atkinson

What’s Wrong with This Picture?

March 2, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesDavid Gessner

Humanity’s arrogant attempts to control the sea—captured in one photograph.

Uncharted Waters

February 25, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Sardines and anchovies are taking to new waters in response to climate change.

The Fishing Industry on Acid

February 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Ocean acidification will hit coastal communities like these the hardest.

Back from the Dead Zone

February 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Doing just a little to curb fertilizer pollution in the Mississippi could go a long way to breathing life back into the Gulf.

Shell Game

February 19, 2015 Latest NewsArcticBrian Palmer

The Department of the Interior says there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic—and it’s willing to take that chance.

The Glow Man and the Sea

February 11, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar

This summer John Sparks will don a 530-pound suit and plunge 1,000 feet into the Atlantic—all to find some Day-Glo fish.

Time to Speak UP, Show Up and Oppose Reckless Drilling Off of Our Coasts

February 9, 2015 Expert BlogAlexandra Adams

Sea to Table

February 5, 2015 DispatchWestAlisa Opar

Consumers are increasingly getting to know their local fish—and fishermen—through companies that cut out the middleman.

Drill, Maybe, Drill

January 27, 2015 Latest NewsEastBrian Palmer

President Obama just proposed opening the East Coast to offshore drilling. This is a terrible idea.

Three Immediate Ways to Stave Off Ocean Collapse

January 19, 2015 Expert BlogSarah Chasis

Oil in the Mangroves

January 8, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

An oil spill in the Sundarbans mangrove forests of Bangladesh threatens two already imperiled dolphin species.

Save the Ringed Seal, Save the Planet?

December 11, 2014 Latest NewsArcticJason Bittel

The government proposes the biggest critical-habitat designation ever to protect ringed seals from Big Oil and climate change.

Mysterious Atlantic Coast ocean oases host newfound marine life, and vibrant and diverse corals

December 10, 2014 Expert BlogAlison Chase

Under the Sea

December 3, 2014 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Vast fuel reserves and mineral resources lie in the ocean depths. But so does a world we could destroy before ever understanding it.

Bringing Sea Turtles Out of their Shells

November 19, 2014 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Four hundred miles from the ocean, rehabilitators are working to save the species.

Devil in the Deep Blue Sea

November 11, 2014 ExplainerUnited States, International

Climate change is likely to make existing ocean dead zones...deader.

Can't Beat 'Em? Eat 'Em

October 8, 2014 PerspectivesConnecticutAlexis Sobel Fitts

I did my thing for the environment by feasting on strange creatures at a weirdly delicious New Haven sushi restaurant.

Saving a Sea of Strange

September 12, 2014 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

The Endangered Species Act now protects 22 species of coral. Here are the four freakiest.

Even in Deepwater Canyons, America's Corals At Risk

August 18, 2014 Expert BlogAlison Chase