The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will host Greg Helms, manager of Ocean Conservancy’s Fish Conservation Program, in a presentation that focuses on the region’s pivotal role in global ocean ...

HTO Leads Large Scale Educational Community Cleanups (Heal the Ocean photo). As the holiday season approaches, the spirit of giving is ready to shine. Giving Tuesday, celebrated the Tuesday after ...

The ocean is far more than a backdrop for Dr. Guy Harvey—it’s been a lifelong inspiration and the heart of his work. From his childhood in Jamaica to his career in marine biology, Harvey has dedicated ...

I’ve stood in the rain holding a sign that said more than any policy paper ever could. Sometimes change doesn’t come from boardrooms—it arrives with soaked activists and sky banners that speak ...

Rockfish, known as rock cod or Pacific snapper to sport and commercial fishers, are popular fishes to harvest and eat. As their name implies, they mostly associate with the rocky bottom, deep below in ...

When my late husband, Peter Benchley, and I celebrated our 40th anniversary, I had one wish: to go cage diving with great white sharks. After decades of ocean expeditions together, I’d often been the ...

For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of national ...

The U.N. Ocean Conference this week is tackling a range of issues, such as how to conserve and sustainably use the oceans and marine resources: a new op-ed argues that the strength of Indigenous ...

Accompanied by two colleagues, the leader of Marine Conservation Institute in Glen Ellen will deliver a talk and present awards at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, this month.

WOR 9 summarizes the current state of knowledge about marine biodiversity. Available free of charge, it is the ideal starting ...