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The Ocean Deserves Better, The IPCC Assessment is Clear
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III released its report on what it will take to mitigate the worst of climate change.
HOC Bolstered By Biden's Budget
The Healthy Ocean Coalition is bolstered by President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 proposed budget investments in climate, conservation, and environmental justice.
To Protect Coral Reefs, We Must Protect the Ocean
President Biden is championing America the Beautiful, the Administration’s approach to achieving an exciting initiative called 30 by 30 which seeks to protect 30 percent of our land, water, and ocean by 2030.
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.
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.
Ready to Take Action?
Check out these opportunities that you can take part in right now to support equitable federal ocean policies!