A Not So Silent Problem Ocean – Noise Pollution: Focus on Shipping by Seth Weinfield
What is Ocean Noise Pollution? Whenever I ask people what they know about ocean noise pollution, they usually say that they’ve never heard of it. But it is a huge…
August 9, 2020
READ MOREHeirs from New Zealand and California meet on the Valdes Peninsula in Patagonia, Argentina
From Baylee Ashby of New Zealand: I felt honoured to be offered the opportunity to go to Valdes Peninsula in Patagonia, Argentina, and to represent Heirs To Our Oceans (H2OO)…
December 8, 2019
READ MORENative Heirs Attend the Native Youth Leadership Program at the 2019 Bioneers Conference
Luz Gomez, California When I first arrived at Bioneers, I saw many young people that care about the environment. On the last day there was a workshop that I particularly enjoyed.…
October 18, 2019
READ MOREThree Heirs from Palau Travel to Koh Tao, Thailand, to Learn Coral Restoration Techniques in a Hands-On Masterclass
By Uldekel Ililau, Palau High School, 17 yrs The journey to Koh Tao, Thailand, this summer was very fun, exciting and adventurous. Not only did I have a good time,…
August 22, 2019
READ MOREThe Top 7 Things You Might Not Know About Plastic Pollution
By Arjun Subramanian Plastic pollution entering our oceans is simply a problem that is not given its share of attention. It does serious and maybe even irreversible damage to animals…
April 29, 2019
READ MORETHE UNSEEN IMPACTS OF EATING SEAFOOD
By Cambria Bartlett and Charley Peebler When was the last time you bought or ordered seafood? When you purchased it, did you think about whether or not it was caught…
February 14, 2019
READ MOREMy Experience at 2018’s Global Climate Action Summit
By Sophie Mansoor I had the remarkable opportunity to attend 2018’s Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) which was held in the diverse and beautiful city of San Francisco and hosted…
October 29, 2018
READ MOREMy Experience at the Global Climate Action Summit
By Kiran Garewal Last month, I and four other members of the youth empowerment and ocean protection organization Heirs To Our Oceans – Aliyah, Max, Seth, and Sophie – attended…
October 8, 2018
READ MORESlippery As A Fish: Selecting Sustainably Sourced Seafood
by S.B. FitzMedrud In its essence, something that is sustainable can be continued. A sustainably caught fish is one that is caught in a way that can be continued indefinitely. There…
August 27, 2018
READ MOREGreenwashing: What You See Is Not What You Get
By Chloe McKenna The health of our environment is a direct reflection of human health. There is a rising trend to be environmentally conscientious. Human habits with regard to diet,…
May 29, 2018
READ MOREThree Important Take-aways: Stiv Wilson’s Talk on Global North Plastic Pile-up in Southeast Asia
By Arjun Subramanian On a drizzly November 2nd evening in Berkeley, my family and I attended Stiv Wilson’s talk at the local Ecology Center. Stiv is Director of Campaigns at…
November 15, 2017
READ MORERecap of Our Ocean International Youth Summit
By Miel Sequeira-Holm I had the most amazing opportunity to go to the Our Ocean International Youth Summit in Malta. I went with my fellow ocean-protecting islander, Dilluna Rivera. I…
October 29, 2017
READ MOREClimate Change and Wildfires
By Kiran Garewal While the Southern US and the Caribbean are still recovering from this summer’s hurricanes, another natural disaster has erupted here in Northern California: wildfires. Large wildfires covering…
October 18, 2017
READ MOREThe Impact of Sunscreen on Coral
By Charley Peebler What is coral? What is coral? Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral? Well, it’s all of them at the same time. Coral is a marine animal that…
April 29, 2017
READ MORE10 Things You Can Do to Stop the Flow of Plastic
By Cambria Bartlett When you throw “away” plastic, you put it in your garbage can and probably never think of it again. While you’re not thinking about it, though, it’s…
March 19, 2017
READ MOREMollusks and Ocean Acidification
By Elijah Bartlett Mollusks and Ocean Acidification Mollusks are affected by ocean acidification which is caused by humans creating carbon dioxide (CO2) by burning fossil fuels and other activities. The…
March 2, 2017
READ MOREDolphinaris Protest
Dear Fellow Humans, On October 15, 2016, a long awaited swim-with-the-dolphins (SWTD) attraction, Dolphinaris, opened near Scottsdale, Arizona. This attraction houses eight bottlenose dolphins in a million gallon concrete tank…
October 15, 2016
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