Ocean Conservancy

BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis has halted his administration's plans to build pickleball courts, golf courses and hotels on Florida state parks due to overwhelming public backlash. 🗣 We've said it before and we'll say it again: When you speak out, you make change! 🗣 Thank you to everyone who opposed this egregious proposal to literally pave paradise and put up...MORE golf courses.    Read more from Emily L. Mahoney and Max Chesnes in the Tampa Bay Times. https://lnkd.in/dVX7pwjg

Want to know the basics of #microplastic and #microfibers? Much like plastic pollution does in the ocean, Anja Malawi Brandon, PhD and I break things down (up?) for you in our new blog ⬇️ Ocean Conservancy

🥱 While its scientific name is Greek for "giant yawner of the open sea," don't sleep on the megamouth shark! This elusive shark has been sighted only about 69 times in the wild. Dive into the deep, dark ocean and learn more: https://lnkd.in/dZci5F-H 📸: Marko Steffensen/Alamy Stock Photo

International Coastal Cleanup season is right around the corner! Be sure to save the date, download our Clean Swell app to record the trash you collect and make a plan to #SeaTheChange. 🚯 📲 👏 https://lnkd.in/gBu4dpi

‼ Take action for our ocean: https://lnkd.in/eBBr678S Fish are key players in our ocean ecosystems and important for people and economies worldwide. Fishing is a major component of food security and culture—fisheries put food on the table for billions of people, offer jobs and livelihoods for millions and help generate tourism to many coastal communities. That’s why fishery managers need to take action now to prepare United States fisheries for climate change. Climate change is already here, and it’s putting stress on our ocean and fishing communities and having major impacts on fisheries across the country. We must act now and call on NOAA Fisheries to ensure fishery managers can address climate change head-on. Add your name now before the comment period ends on Aug. 31: https://lnkd.in/eBBr678S 📸: United States Forest Service Alaska Region/flickr

New from Ocean Conservancy Florida Conservation Director Jon Paul (J.P.) Brooker in the Tampa Bay Times on Florida’s out-of-touch proposal for state parks. 👇 FLORIDIANS: Next Tuesday, Aug. 27, you have a chance to speak out against this egregious action. Below is a list of meetings for each state park proposal between 3:00-4:00 PM: 🗣️Hillsborough River State Park, Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa, Community Room D 🗣️Honeymoon Island State Park, The District, 11141 U.S. 19 N., Suite 204, Clearwater 🗣️Oleta River State Park, Florida International University, Biscayne Bay campus, Kovens Conference Center, Room 114, 3000 NE 151 Street North, Miami 🗣️Jonathan Dickinson State Park, The Flagler of Stuart, 201 SW Flagler Ave., River Room, Stuart 🗣️Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Downtown Event Center, 416 NE First St., Fort Lauderdale, Lecture Hall, Building C, second floor (Enter at Main Entrance B — clearly marked on the outside of the building) 🗣️Anastasia State Park, First Coast Technical College, The Character Counts Conference Center, Building C, 2980 Collins Ave., St. Augustine 🗣️Camp Helen State Park, Lyndell Conference Center, 423 Lyndell Lane, Panama City Beach 🗣️Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and Grayton Beach State Park, The Lakehouse at the Watercolor Inn, 238 Watercolor Blvd. West, Santa Rosa Beach

New from Ocean Conservancy Florida Conservation Director Jon Paul (J.P.) Brooker in the Tampa Bay Times on Florida’s out-of-touch proposal for state parks. 👇 FLORIDIANS: Next Tuesday, Aug. 27, you have a chance to speak out against this egregious action. Below is a list of meetings for each state park proposal between 3:00-4:00 PM: 🗣️Hillsborough River State Park, Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa, Community Room D 🗣️Honeymoon Island State Park, The District, 11141 U.S. 19 N., Suite 204, Clearwater 🗣️Oleta River State Park, Florida International University, Biscayne Bay campus, Kovens Conference Center, Room 114, 3000 NE 151 Street North, Miami 🗣️Jonathan Dickinson State Park, The Flagler of Stuart, 201 SW Flagler Ave., River Room, Stuart 🗣️Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Downtown Event Center, 416 NE First St., Fort Lauderdale, Lecture Hall, Building C, second floor (Enter at Main Entrance B — clearly marked on the outside of the building) 🗣️Anastasia State Park, First Coast Technical College, The Character Counts Conference Center, Building C, 2980 Collins Ave., St. Augustine 🗣️Camp Helen State Park, Lyndell Conference Center, 423 Lyndell Lane, Panama City Beach 🗣️Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and Grayton Beach State Park, The Lakehouse at the Watercolor Inn, 238 Watercolor Blvd. West, Santa Rosa Beach

✋ ICYMI 🤚 As the first engagement group focusing on our ocean in the G20, OCEANS20 marked a historic milestone as it offered an opportunity to integrate financing for the ocean-climate nexus and transition to a sustainable blue economy, elevating our ocean as a source of solutions for a stable global economy. Watch now and explore our ocean's vital role in combating climate change: https://lnkd.in/eVBUun_2 Shamini Selvaratnam Felipe E. Victoria Anna-Marie Laura . . #CleanOceanEnergy #CleanEnergy #Climate #ClimateChange #G20 #Oceans20

😡 There has been yet *another* oil disaster in our ocean. This time, an oil spill from an “inactive” and deteriorating offshore drilling platform was discovered off the coast of Texas, just miles from popular beaches and fishing spots. We MUST hold oil companies accountable by supporting decommissioning efforts like the Plug Offshore Wells Act. We can avoid future oil disasters by supporting legislation like—take action now and urge Congress to pass this bill. ⤵ https://lnkd.in/e_4Ms45d

🎉 VICTORY 🎉 Gov. JB Pritzker signed a ban on small single-use plastics in Illinois hotels! Decades of data show us that single-use plastics like these are a huge threat to our ocean and the Great Lakes. This new law is exactly how we can help stop plastic pollution at the source.