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A Reaffirmation of Hope at the Seattle Aquarium

In a fantastic event last night at the Seattle Aquarium, Sylvia Earle and Greenpeace’s Phil Radford announced the Bering Sea… Read more

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Protect the Bering Sea Canyons — The 19th Hope Spot!

Hope Spots are special places that are critical to the health of the ocean — Earth’s blue heart. The Bering… Read more

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Benchley Awards honor ocean heroes

By Courtney Mattison
During the 6th Annual Peter Benchley Ocean Awards at the Carnegie Institution for Science last week, the… Read more

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Blue Vision Summit spurs ocean conservation on Capitol Hill

By Courtney Mattison
On Wednesday, members of Congress met with what was likely the largest ocean advocacy group to ever… Read more

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PETITION Hong Kong Government: Legislate a ban on the sale and possession of shark fin in Hong Kong.

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From Ecuador to Brunei, from the Bahamas to the Maldives, the people have spoken. And governments have… Read more

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Ghost Nets, among the greatest killers in our oceans…

Ghost Fishing is what fishing gear does when it has been lost, dumped or abandoned. Imagine a fishing net that… Read more

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How do Marine Protected Areas Work?

How do coral reef conservationists balance the environmental needs of the reefs with locals who need the reefs to survive?… Read more

Celine and Fabien Cousteau join their father, Jean-Michel, on a film expedition dive in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, continuing the family legacy of Jacques Cousteau.
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Happy Birthday Jean-Michel Cousteau!

Mission Blue would like to wish a VERY happy birthday to one of our favorite people on Planet Ocean –… Read more

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We’ve raised $25,000 dollars. Please give us one last push!

Dear Friends of the Ocean, I’m Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer in Residence, and I want to… Read more