California Brings Blue Leadership to COP 25
Long regarded as a leader in both climate policy and ocean conservation, California has steadily developed a comprehensive portfolio of ocean-climate action whi...
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Five Ways Climate Change Is Altering Our Oceans—and Harming Us
The IPCC report on our oceans and cryosphere is out. Here’s how the latest science reflects what’s happening to America’s coastal economies and ecosystems...
Critical Planning for Climate-Ready Fisheries
Fishing for herring in Alaska Photo credit: NOAA United States fisheries are facing increasing upheaval and stress from global change due to warming and...
Historic Climate Agreement's Missed Opportunity: Addressing a Major Threat to Oceans
HUMAN ENERGY at the Eiffel Tower – Yann Toma and ARTEL, Photo by Sun Kambe As an oceans scientist I’m cheered by our leaders gathering today at the United...
NOAA Releases an Important Fisheries Climate Science Strategy
The Fisheries Climate Science Strategy released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an important and bold step by the...
The Clean Power Plan Offers Hope for the Oceans
U.S. marine ecosystems and fisheries have long been an economic engine and cultural source of wealth for our country - an invaluable resource that sustains the...