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Protecting our Blue Backyard
The Ocean Project has been supporting our partner aquariums and zoos for institutional involvement and for effective visitor engagement on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for a number of years. Among other activities, we conducted market research on MPAs several years ago to serve as a baseline moving forward. We have also used World Oceans Day […]
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Collaborating for conservation: looking towards 2016
Thank you to our partner organizations for your leadership in advancing conservation. Collectively, the zoo, aquarium, and museum community has been making great strides and we will continue to support you and the community to increase your impact for conservation in 2016 and beyond. Together, we are making a difference! We’d like to extend a […]
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Communications medley: climate change is… awkward?
In this week’s round up: making the link between healthy ecosystems and ‘green’ actions, the basics on communicating climate and extreme weather, and audience insights. We’re reorganizing our communications round ups to be more useful – please give us your feedback! If you’re a science communicator or educator at an informal science center (such as […]
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Her Deepness Wins the 2009 TED Prize
Sylvia Earle, one of the most knowledgeable and passionate advocates for the ocean, has received a prestigious TED Prize. While TED Prize winners receive $100,000, the prize offers much more to help people realize their dreams. Winners are granted “One Wish to Change the World” and the TED network provides invaluable talent and resources in […]
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Warmer World May Mean Less Fish
Read how Global Warming adds to pollution and over-harvesting impacts on the world’s key fishing grounds: “In Dead Water” by the UNEP. Or read the summary provided here: MONACO/NAIROBI, 22 February 2008 – Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world’s dwindling fish stocks a new report by the UN Environment Programme […]
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Momentum Growing to Protect and Restore our Ocean!
Image thanks to Kelsey Stone. Our ocean finally gets a High Seas Treaty! This past weekend, nations agreed on language to protect the world’s biodiversity in international waters of the ocean, a vast area that covers nearly half the planet’s surface. The High Seas, a vast area of our blue planet also known as “Areas […]
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President Trump’s Actions Threaten Protection of America’s Ocean Treasures
Yesterday President Trump signed an Executive Order allowing commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. This Monument, much like our National Parks, was created as a lasting legacy for current and future generations of Americans. This is part of a pattern of eliminating environmental protections while the Nation’s attention is elsewhere. […]
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Our Precious Ocean Needs Our Protection
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, the smell of salt air, and the taste of fresh caught seafood. It is irreplaceable and awe-inspiring. Every one of us has the right to […]
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Pilot project shows that engaging visitors in conservation efforts can inspire commitments and enhance experience!
During the week surrounding World Oceans Day, 12 zoos, aquariums and museums (ZAMs) participated in a pilot project that had them asking their visitors about helping to address the problem of plastic pollution in our ocean. The response from visitors to the initial ask was positive, generating more than 1,300 (and counting!) commitments. But it […]
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