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Aquaculture
Aquaculture supplies 40 percent of the world’s fish products, and is the fastest growing sector of the world food economy. Numerous studies document potentially serious environmental impacts from aquaculture especially ocean fish farming. But there are no comprehensive federal standards to site, manage or regulate such operations. Before open-ocean aquaculture is allowed into our federally managed oceans, we need strong national environmental and liability standards from the Congress.

Global Climate Change and the Ocean
The ocean is the engine that drives our planet’s climate. It is our life support system, providing much of the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the resources we depend on for life every day. The ocean is essential for life.  Unfortunately, the ocean will be the first ecosystem to suffer widespread effects of global climate change.

International Coastal Cleanup
Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup is the world's largest volunteer event of its kind. Each year, thousands of volunteers from around the globe participate, clearing tons of trash from coastlines, rivers and lakes and recording every piece of trash collected. Ocean Conservancy has released The Rising Tide of Ocean Debris: And What We Can Do About It, our report which compiles the findings of the 2008 International Coastal Cleanup and provides a global snapshot of the problem of trash in our ocean.

Marine Spatial Planning
The ocean today faces an era of unprecedented activity. Wind farms and other energy facilities, commercial fishing, diverse recreational uses, offshore drilling, and shipping superhighways are all competing to stake their claims on the ocean. We urgently need a plan for the many uses of our ocean. To have order in the ocean, we must balance the human needs for commercial and recreational use and healthy marine ecosystems and the services they provide.

Restoring the Health of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
Rules for managing how many fish we take out of the Gulf were developed as if the Gulf would teem with fish forever. This way of thinking has led to the alarming decline of key fish. Beyond the dinner table, these declines have far-reaching effects on the Gulf ecosystem and the economic viability of fishing communities and the fishermen they support.

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