The world watched as each country’s best athletes competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics. What viewers missed was the mountain of single-use plastic waste generated at the games.

Learn more about the process known as “flags of convenience” and how they are strongly correlated with IUU fishing and labor ...

Did you know some adult fish are unrecognizable from their juvenile looks? Whether its to help them camouflage with their surroundings or keep predators away, each of these juveniles are uniquely ...

With its impossibly long legs and alien-like appearance, the Japanese spider crab is one of the most extraordinary crustaceans in the ocean. Native to the waters of Japan, it holds the title of the ...

Do you want to make a difference protecting and restoring the abundance of the oceans? Do you have a strong interest in Congress, politics, and the federal policy-making process? Join a dedicated team ...

The oceans connect us all. They cover two-thirds of our blue planet and contain most of the life on Earth. They are as important to us as they are vast. But the oceans face many threats — from ...

Known for its distinctive yellow-green color, the yellow tube sponge can live as a single tube or in clusters. Like corals, they are stationary animals that live in one place their whole life. As ...

Flatback turtles are oceanic homebodies, rarely leaving their residential waters in Australia. Within Australia’s coasts, these sea turtles prefer to stick to the northern waters of the continent, ...

Spiny dogfish have slender, grayish-brown bodies with a pale underside, rarely growing over 1 meter (3.25 feet) long. A small but resilient species, they are found in temperate and boral waters ...

Scalloped hammerheads get their name from the prominent indentation at midline and distinct notches along the front edge of their wide, flattened heads—called a cephalofoil. Scientists have several ...

Oceana is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and globally minded Director for the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency (CFT) to lead an international coalition advancing transparency in fisheries ...