How plastic in the ocean hurts animals
Plastic pollution is injuring, sickening and killing wildlife — from seabirds and turtles to seals and whales
Oceans
Home to diverse wildlife from the smallest krill to the biggest whale, our country’s oceans — and the ecosystems they support — are worth preserving for future generations.
The Latest on Oceans
Hundreds of volunteers participated in first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count
A sad anniversary: Revisiting a young right whale’s death after being tangled in fishing gear
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Six highways in the sky aid in seabird migration
Whale songs share similiarities to human language
Two new right whale calves spotted off coasts of NJ, FL
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Ocean appreciation workbook for kids
Which whales live near you?
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still wreaking havoc on the Gulf of Mexico
The risks of deep-sea mining: Disruption on a massive scale
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New year, new right whale babies!
As we ring in the New Year, we are celebrating the birth of three new right whale calves
More of our ocean wildlife spared from drilling
The Biden administration’s action blocks offshore drilling in the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Bering Sea.
Update: Three right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear this month
Two of the three injured whales are likely to die from the entanglements
STATEMENT: Third right whale this month reportedly entangled in fishing gear
Two of the whales spotted off NC, Mass. coasts expected to die because of entanglement
Is offshore wind killing whales?
Separating fact from fiction when it comes to offshore wind’s impacts on whales