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New action resources for World Oceans Day available now!

Posted by Baylee Ritter on May 1, 2019

New action resources developed by the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council are available now. Incorporate these resources into your World Oceans Day…

Blog Posts

Time to Get Busy

Posted by Tom Adams on April 12, 2019

If you’ve been tuning into our Make Conservation Happen webinar series that launched in April 2018, you’ve learned about the nuts and bolts of how you and your institution…

Aquariums, Conservation Communication, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Museums, Policy, Public Awareness, Seafood, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Zoos

Our Precious Ocean Needs Our Protection

Posted by Bill Mott on March 22, 2019

By Amy Kenney, National Ocean Protection Coalition Our relationship with the ocean is powerful and personal. We relish the feeling of sand between our toes, the sound of the waves,…

Aquariums, Blog Posts, Guest Post, Marine Protected Areas, Policy, Public Awareness, Zoos

Conservation Just Happened!

Posted by Tom Adams on March 7, 2019

Even though inside the beltway politics are broken and dysfunctional it is still possible for a significant piece of legislation to receive strong bipartisan and bicameral support. Imagine that? …

Blog Posts, Policy

Youth Engagement and Leadership Opportunities for 2019

Posted by Baylee Ritter on February 3, 2019

Over the past year, The Ocean Project has been significantly expanding our youth initiative to demonstrate worldwide youth leadership for ocean conservation with a special focus on World Oceans…

Diversity, World Oceans Day, Youth

When GOOD NEWS changes your plans – encouraging support for Marine Protected Areas in South Africa

Posted by Bill Mott on January 31, 2019

Editorial note: In 2017 The Ocean Project launched a new initiative to support zoos, aquariums, and museums (ZAMs) in getting more involved to effectively inform science-based fisheries policy…

Aquariums, Blog Posts, Communications Research, Conservation Communication, Marine Protected Areas, Policy, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities

Collaborating for Conservation in 2019

Posted by Bill Mott on December 21, 2018

Happy Holidays and thank you for all you do to create a healthier blue planet! It has been a year of significant progress and exciting opportunities to collaborate with partner…

Blog Posts, World Oceans Day, Youth, Zoos

Conservation Policy Engagement Webinars for Zoos and Aquariums

Posted by Bill Mott on November 27, 2018

Save the Date! First Friday Brown Bag Webinar Series on Conservation Policy Engagement WHEN: December 7, 2018 – Reviewing the midterm election and the end of a Congress January…

Aquariums, Fisheries, Museums, Partners, Policy, Public Awareness, Strategic Communication, Visitor Engagement Opportunities, Zoos

Opinion: Lessons learned from vaquita conservation efforts

Posted by Bill Mott on October 23, 2018

Photo: Paula Olson for NOAA https://flic.kr/p/zerNcQ Post by David Bader, Aquarium of the Pacific A tiny porpoise is struggling for its survival…

Blog Posts

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and Calgary Zoo team up to host an international zoo and aquarium Plastic Free July EcoChallenge

Posted by Bill Mott on October 4, 2018

Guest blog written by Krystina Jarvis (Columbus Zoo & Aquarium) and Deanna Snell (Calgary Zoo) Plastic has become so ubiquitous in our everyday lives that we often times don’t even…

Aquariums, Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Guest Post, Plastics, Zoos