December 2008
Creature Feature:  Paws, Claws and Fur Adapted perfectly for a life spent in the far north, polar bears are equipped with specialized claws and pads to navigate the ice and snow. Two layers of fur and a thick layer of blubber insulate the "sea bear," but warming temperatures in the arctic are melting the sea ice habitat it calls home. Learn more >> You can check out this month's Creature Feature and other interesting articles in the upcoming winter edition of Ocean Conservancy magazine. Join today!  What's In and What's Out? "Drill, baby, drill" is out. "Krill, baby, krill" is in. Ocean Conservancy offers up our top 10 blue-friendly trends for 2009.  Enter Ocean Conservancy's 2009 Photo Contest! Have an artistic eye?  Love to photograph marine wildlife? Get out your camera!  We are now accepting entries for the 2009 Marine Wildlife and Seascape Photo Contest. Visit our web site for contest rules and entry information. And then send in your photos by Jan. 31, 2009.  The Human-Sea Connection We recently spoke with Deborah Kramer, author of Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World, the companion book to the new Sant Ocean Hall exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.  She talks about our connections to the sea, the issues we are facing, and solutions for the future. Read our interview.  Headed to the Beach for Your Holiday Travels? This holiday season, give the gift of blue. While on the beach this holiday, give a gift to the ocean by picking up trash, recycling, or eating fish caught using sustainable fishing practices.   Nourishing Ourselves Without Starving Our Ocean Chef and advocate Barton Seaver shares his thoughts on fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico in a recent opinion editorial to the Mobile Press-Register. Like us, Seaver believes we can nourish ourselves without starving the ocean.		Six Degrees to the Ocean With snow and winter weather on everyone's mind, we turned to the top of the world for our latest installment of Six Degrees. Find out how we got from the North Pole to the Ocean in six degrees! Have a Six Degrees to the Ocean idea to share with us?  Send us a challenging headline for the next issue and we'll put it to the test! What We're Up To Ocean Conservancy Hails Selection of Governor Bill Richardson for Commerce Secretary As Chance to Bring Attention to NOAA Northern, Southern Leaders Petition to Protect the Arctic from Climate Change Atlantic Tuna Body Extends Management Disgrace to Sharks You Can Help  Get in on this sweet deal as the country’s leading natural chocolate company is partnering with Ocean Conservancy to protect endangered ocean wildlife. Visit our website for a promotional code to receive a discount on your order today!  What We're Watching Animal Planet's controversial new series, Whale Wars, follows Sea Shepherd Society's fight against Japanese whalers in the Antarctic. For more details and local listings visit the Whale Wars website. Ocean Conservancy is opposed to whaling. For more details on Ocean Conservancy's stance visit our website. Tell us: What are you watching?  Start a Conversation This holiday season, let your friends and family know that going green starts with living blue.  Forward our e-Newsletter to them and keep them ocean-informed. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions for improving this newsletter.

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