Oceana

Aimee Teegarden Surfs And Snorkels To Save Oceans

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2012

Actress Aimee Teegarden has teamed up with Oceana, a nonprofit ocean advocacy group, to spread awareness about environmental threats like pollution an...

Polar. Bear. Dance. Party.

AP | Posted 04.28.2012

MIAMI -- A polar bear dance party in Miami is aimed at raising awareness about the need to protect the Arctic Ocean. The dancers are expected to dres...

Wild Seafood: An Unlikely Key to Combating Climate Change

Ted Danson | Posted 04.20.2012

Ted Danson

We can drastically improve our chances of battling climate change if we start thinking seriously about wild seafood. Wild seafood, properly managed, can replenish itself year by year, decade by decade, millennia by millennia.

Tom Zeller Jr.

Oil Spill Commission Action Group Gives Congress Low Grades For Regulatory Reform On Drilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 04.18.2012

Two years after BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig foundered and sank in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 crew members and unleashing an ...

Shell's Lawsuit Against Environmental Organizations Courts Disaster

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 05.21.2012

Carol Pierson Holding

Shell is suing 12 environmental organizations to preempt legal challenges to exploration in the Arctic Ocean. It's a bully image that can only hurt, and Shell should know better because it's happened to them over and over again.

Fight to Stop Offshore Drilling in Belize's Barrier Reef

Ted Danson | Posted 05.21.2012

Ted Danson

People in the tourism industry and many other Belizeans are concerned about what an oil spill in the middle of the reef would do to one of the world's natural wonders and to the future of Belize as a tourist destination.

Florida: It's Time to Do More to Protect Sharks

Adrian Grenier | Posted 04.22.2012

Adrian Grenier

Did you know that it's currently legal in Florida to sell, possess and distribute shark fins? This needs to change.

Matt Sledge

House Transportation Committee Rolls Out A Poison Pill Transportation Bill, Sponsored By Drilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 01.31.2012

House Transportation Chair John Mica introduced Americans to the GOP vision for transportation on Tuesday -- more highways and more toll roads. To pay...

Thousands of Sea Turtles Die in U.S. Fishing Gear

Angela Kinsey | Posted 12.27.2011

Angela Kinsey

Sea turtles have been swimming the oceans since before the dinosaurs. Are we going to let them go extinct now because we can't step back and see the big picture?

California Joins Global Movement to Save Sharks

January Jones | Posted 12.07.2011

January Jones

It's official: With a stroke of California Governor Jerry Brown's pen, the entire U.S. West Coast has now banned the trade of shark fins.

Big EU Subsidies Keep Unsustainable Fishing Industry Afloat, Report Finds

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Christian | Posted 11.13.2011

While scientists warn there are not plenty of fish in the sea, a new report finds the European Union is sending fishermen around the globe in unsustai...

Let's Keep Sharks Out of Soup

January Jones | Posted 11.12.2011

January Jones

These majestic predators have been swimming the world's oceans for more than 400 million years, and we should keep them where they belong -- in the wild, with their fins firmly attached.

Baltic Sea Expedition Shows Importance of Marine Protected Areas

Kristian Parker | Posted 10.22.2011

Kristian Parker

The Baltic Sea has provided fish for millions of people since the days of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, the sea is increasingly sick as a result of decades of pollution and overfishing.

A Win for Seafood Safety in Spain

María Eugenia Girón | Posted 10.18.2011

María Eugenia Girón

As a Spaniard, I'm proud of our seafood tradition. As a mother, I'm worried. There's a downside to our seafood habit: studies have shown that the mercury level in our blood is 10 times the average level in the U.S. and in other countries.

Oceana Benefit Makes Waves

Wendy Diamond | Posted 10.03.2011

Wendy Diamond

On Saturday, July 30th, Lucky and I made the trip out to Southampton to enjoy a soiree at a fabulous beachfront estate to support one of our favorit...

Lessons From Diving With Whale Sharks

Keith Addis | Posted 09.19.2011

Keith Addis

Observing these spectacular animals in the wild is a wake-up call that sharks around the world need our help. Sharks are hunted ferociously for their fins. Millions are killed every year, the result being that many species are now threatened with extinction.

The Strength and Success of Shark Week

Elizabeth Griffin Wilson | Posted 09.17.2011

Elizabeth Griffin Wilson

Our fear of sharks is simply irrational considering that you are more likely to be killed by a toaster than a shark. Unfortunately, we tend to fear what we do not understand. The fact is, we should be scared FOR sharks, not of them.

Thousands of Gulf Sea Turtles Killed by Shrimp Trawls

Susan Cohn Rockefeller | Posted 08.22.2011

Susan Cohn Rockefeller

I was shocked to learn that while sea turtles have been undoubtedly affected by the massive oil spill last year, there's another culprit: Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawls.

This Summer, Be Wary of Fish Fraud

Ted Danson | Posted 08.02.2011

Ted Danson

What if the fish you find in the market isn't what you think it is? According to a new report by Oceana, U.S. consumers are frequently served a completely different fish species than the one they paid for.

Report Details Widespread Cases Of Seafood Mislabeling

Posted 07.27.2011

It is common for fish to be mislabeled as a different species, according to a new report by nonprofit group Oceana. The study, titled "Bait and Switch...

Cheers to Oceans: Ted Danson's Role as Conservationist

Mark Tercek | Posted 07.23.2011

Mark Tercek

We need to do a better job at making nature relevant to everyone, demonstrating that taking much better care of lands and water is not a luxury but a necessity. Ted's book goes a long way in doing that.

WATCH: Ted Danson Recruits Kids As Ocean Activists

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.27.2011

Ted Danson is well known for his acting career, but lesser known is his driving passion for the oceans. Danson has long been fighting for the conse...

10 Surprising Ways to Restore Our Oceans (and Our Seafood)

Maria Rodale | Posted 06.08.2011

Maria Rodale

In a previous post, I wrote about Oceana, Ted Danson's amazing book. He's got a lot of great save-the-ocean tips in there for what you can do to keep ...

A Visit to My Kitchen: Ted Danson

Maria Rodale | Posted 06.07.2011

Maria Rodale

Most people know Ted Danson as the affable bartender Sam Malone in the long-running television series Cheers. But fewer realize that over the course o...

Fashioning Change in the Big (Green) Apple and Beyond

Susan Cohn Rockefeller | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Cohn Rockefeller

The worlds of fashion, art and the environment don't often collide, even in New York City. But that is exactly what's happening on March 29 at the second annual Christie's Green Auction.