Legislators are correct in their efforts to outright ban intentional releases of balloons
Balloons are the top cause of death from marine-related debris for seabirds, and they can be mistaken by other animals ...
Tag: Ocean Conservancy
Manatees should be listed as an endangered species, but don’t stop there in protecting them
Let’s not take our eyes off what is truly hurting manatees in Florida: widespread water quality degradation.
Record-hot Gulf temperatures affect hurricanes, wildlife; Miami-Dade Schools buy 20 electric school buses
Hurricane season predictions were increased to include more storms due to record ocean temperatures counterbalancing El Niño.
South Florida military bases plan for climate risk; DeSantis signs ‘radioactive roads’ bill
Protecting bases from the increasing threats of climate change will call for millions of dollars in projects and some key ...
Why World Oceans Day matters to the City Beautiful
Plastics have been found from the deepest ocean trench to the most remote Arctic ice.
Manatees don’t hire lobbyists, pollute Florida’s waters, drive boats recklessly or use septic tanks
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker November is Manatee Awareness Month, and while people from all over the world know a ...
Death of whale near Key West highlights the dangers posed by plastics pollution and lost fishing gear
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Ingrid Giskes and Nicholas Mallos, Ocean Conservancy In May, a 47-foot-long adult male sperm whale ...
Florida Legislature should pass a bill that allows local governments to ban smoking on beaches and in parks
By Jon Paul “J.P.” Brooker, Florida Conservation There has never been a better time to protect Florida’s beaches from cigarette ...
Floridians want our Everglades, oceans and coasts to be protected from oil-exploration pollution
By Jon Paul “J.P.’’ Brooker, Florida Conservation Oil and water don’t mix. That adage applies to protecting Florida’s precious ecosystems ...
The Build Back Better Act would save Gullah/Geechee people, traditions
By Zavia Jenkins and Glenda Simmons Jenkins, Ocean Conservancy On the first day of spring this year, my mother and ...
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