Did You Know? Plastic bags and bottles do not biodegrade and are made from petroleum. The petroleum used for making plastic for the 29 million ...
Celebrate United Nations World WATER DAY
March 22nd is World Water Day. It celebrates water - a precious finite resource! The UN has set the sustainable development goal of water and ...
The United Nations Agrees on an Ocean Biodiversity Treaty
On March 4, 2023 United Nations members agreed on a historic treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, the regions outside national boundary ...
Fisheries & Human Health
Ocean biodiversity is core to earth's natural ecosystems and functioning, and thus key to maintaining the stability of our sphere of operation as ...
3 Important Ways Whales Play a Role in the Overall Health of the Marine Environment
Even though commercial whaling has been greatly decreased, whales are still impacted by human-made hazards of entanglement in discarded fish nets, ...
3 Reasons Why Jacques Cousteau is an Ocean Hero
1. He was a pioneer in ocean exploration. He and Emile Gagnan invented the aqualung the first underwater breathing apparatus. He also invented many ...
5 Reasons Why Rising Ocean Temperatures is a Problem for People
Ocean warming means: 1. More powerful storms and hurricanes, leading to more destruction and loss of life. 2. Coral bleaching, which can ...
Million Mangrove Challenge
Healthy Oceans, Healthy People has joined the Million Mangrove Challenge to Take Action for Climate Change for giving Tuesday 11/29/22. We are ...
We all have a Role to Play in Ocean Stewardship
No matter where you live on our blue planet we all have a role to play in oceanstewardship. We are at an inflection point in human history as to ...
3 Reasons Photosynthesis in the Ocean is Important to People
1. During the process of photosynthesis phytoplankton convert carbon dioxide, water and sunlight into nutrients and release oxygen. Ocean ...