A half-century ago, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gifts from the Sea, a bestseller in which she described what we as individuals can take away from our times of quiet reflection along the shore.

For her, walking the beach inspired meditations on life's great issues: growth and change, love...

There are many fronts in the fight to protect the oceans. Last month, Ted Danson and I took the campaign to Geneva, Switzerland where we helped global trade negotiators connect their work with the health of the oceans.

International talks about trade and tariffs can seem far removed from...

Twenty-five years ago, the Monterey Bay Aquarium invited visitors to peek below the surface of the ocean and discover the marvels living there. Since then, we've opened the eyes -- and hearts -- of millions of people to the incredible marine life found in our oceans.

Sadly, ocean life is...

People often ask me how I came to be so committed to ocean conservation. Did I have a life-changing ocean experience as a young child? Did my family spend a lot of time at the shore? Was I an avid diver at a young age?

The truth is,...

There were major developments in the past few weeks that hold great promise for restoring the health of our oceans, and bringing back an abundance of ocean wildlife. At a time when there's no shortage of bad news about the state of the oceans, it's heartening to have big things...

June has been a great month for everyone who loves the ocean and the amazing creatures that live there.

For the first time, the United Nations officially recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day. During that week, President Obama declared June to be National Oceans Month in the United...

There's something to celebrate next Monday on World Ocean Day, June 8.

Now, I don't want to downplay the threats our oceans face. They are significant and urgent. But the good news is that "the other 70 percent" of our planet is finally getting the attention it deserves -...

There's a lot more to the climate change story than you might have heard. There is compelling evidence that our environment is suffering at the hands of global climate change, and that human production of greenhouse gases is accelerating the pace of that degradation. But that story only covers what...