Ocean Conservancy

If you've… 📡 relied on a hurricane forecast 🦞 eaten American seafood 🚢 bought a phone or a pair of shoes that arrived through a U.S. port ...you've benefited from the kind of ocean information NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System, or IOOS, helps provide. But the IOOS is under threat. 👇

Could someone REALLY be swallowed by a whale? 🤔 With the premiere of the film #Whalefall, you may find yourself in conversations about this very situation...

Based on the bestselling 2023 thriller authored by Daniel Kraus, the film tells the story of a scuba diver who is accidentally gobbled up by a sperm whale. With only an hour of oxygen left in his tank, the diver must fight to escape the whale’s gut before time runs out. ⏳

We’re heading to CBD COP17 to advance the Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge! If you’re on the ground in Yerevan, we'll be at the Ocean Pavilion on 10/22 to talk Ocean Twilight Zone, how it helps regulate our climate, feed millions of people around the world—and needs our help to protect it.

From our ocean’s depths to our unique coastal communities, @fisheries.noaa.gov’s mission to steward marine life & ocean ecosystems is vital. Just some of the services that NOAA Fisheries delivers include… 🐟 Keeping fisheries sustainable 🌿 Supporting healthy marine ecosystems #NationalSeafoodMonth

🌊 Ensuring safe & sustainable seafood sources 🌅 Supporting coastal communities 🐢 Protecting marine mammals, sea turtles & other species 📡 Delivering cutting-edge science NOAA Fisheries doesn’t function alone—it works with partners on science, management & conservation. #NationalSeafoodMonth

Introducing our newest Protect Where We Play Team Ocean Captain: Hans Henken! ⛵️

Today, Hans competes with the U.S. SailGP Team in the Rolex SailGP Championship and American Racing Challenge Team USA in the America’s Cup. He draws on his sailing and engineering backgrounds while racing some of the fastest foiling boats in the world.

Introducing our newest Protect Where We Play Team Ocean Captain: Hans Henken! ⛵️

This #WorldMaritimeDay, you can help advocate for safer, cleaner shipping. 🚢 The truth is, no matter where we live across the country, most of us rely on global shipping for everyday products. And while shipping plays a large role in the U.S. economy, it also exacerbates climate change. ⚠️

The numbers show just what’s at stake. Recent updates to the rules are projected to: ⛴️ Cut cancer risk near major ports by 55%+ ⛴️ Reduce cancer-causing pollution by 89% ⛴️ Save $7+ billion in health care costs

This #WorldMaritimeDay, you can help advocate for safer, cleaner shipping. 🚢 The truth is, no matter where we live across the country, most of us rely on global shipping for everyday products. And while shipping plays a large role in the U.S. economy, it also exacerbates climate change. ⚠️

Meet our newest Protect Where We Play Team Ocean Coach: Ovie Mughelli! 🏈 Ovie is an award-winning, 2x All-Pro NFL veteran who continues to leverage his platform as an environmental & sustainability leader, wellness advocate, author, media correspondent and medical consulting business owner.

He is also a devoted husband and father of three young children. He described his commitment to environmental conservation beautifully: “I do not want to just tell my children that I cared about these things. I want them to be able to look back and say that I actually did something about them.”

Meet our newest Protect Where We Play Team Ocean Coach: Ovie Mughelli! 🏈 Ovie is an award-winning, 2x All-Pro NFL veteran who continues to leverage his platform as an environmental & sustainability leader, wellness advocate, author, media correspondent and medical consulting business owner.

An alarming new report released by the United Nations this week revealed that the global temperature rise will exceed 1.5°C, likely within the next few years. But every 10th of a degree of warming we can prevent through immediate action makes a difference for our health, ocean and planet.

No matter where we live, many of us rely on global shipping for everyday products. And while shipping plays a large role in the U.S. economy … it also plays a large role in exacerbating climate change. 🚢 💨

We're thrilled to partner with Jupiter Narrows Conservation Alliance & Andrew "Red" Harris Foundation to restore disappearing mangrove islands in Indian River Lagoon. This multi-year project will give mangrove islands a new lease on life, help revitalize the ecosystem & reverse decades of erosion.

"Mangroves are a linchpin species of the Florida ecosystem ... by protecting them, we're doing a lot to protect important aspects of the Floridian wildlife that we love." - @oceanconservancy.org Florida Conservation Director J.P. Brooker

‼️ ALARMING: world ocean temperatures hit a record high for July ‼️ According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Monitoring Service, the average ocean temperature for July 2026 was 69.7 degrees Fahrenheit ... 1.04 degrees above average. Our statement: oceanconservancy.org/newsroom/pre...