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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…

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)…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…