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America the Beautiful: A Plan to Protect Our Ocean
Ocean Policy Lindsay Hirt Ocean Policy Lindsay Hirt

America the Beautiful: A Plan to Protect Our Ocean

Whales have the power to ignite curiosity about the natural world and inspire people to protect the ocean. As a guide on whale watching tours based out of Massachusetts’s Plymouth Harbor, I see first-hand the profound impacts spending time with wildlife on the water has on fostering an ethic of stewardship in people.

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HOC Perspective: A Healthy Ocean is A Gift We All Share
Ocean Policy Sarah Winter Whelan Ocean Policy Sarah Winter Whelan

HOC Perspective: A Healthy Ocean is A Gift We All Share

Here in the Boston area, the ocean is an ever-present part of everyday life. This is particularly true during the holiday season. Neighborhood farmers markets, teeming with locally caught seafood, are bustling with people preparing for festive family gatherings. Tourists and locals alike enjoy Boston Harbor cruises as they crane their necks to take in the downtown holiday lights. Our family looks forward to gathering for our long-standing Christmas Eve tradition of poaching locally caught haddock in baggies with lemon and squash.

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