Emily Simeral Roberts

To solve the plastics crisis, we can make the greatest impact by:

✅ reducing production
✅ improving waste management
✅ cleaning up

Ahead of #InternationalCoastalCleanup season, there’s no better time to remind ourselves of the positive impacts of cleanups. Dive in: bit.ly/4m146p2 #PlasticFreeJuly

How are sharks affected by plastic pollution? Learn the impact this Shark Week. Graphic.

"The most harrowing fact this Shark Week is that the plight of sharks has never been greater. And the scariest thing in the ocean isn’t a shark, it’s plastic pollution." 🦈 🚯

More from our own Nick Mallos for #SharkWeek and #PlasticFreeJuly: oceanconservancy.org/blog/2025/07...

Our Protect Where We Play Tour is making its second stop this weekend at the @wnba.com All-Star Game, bringing reusable cups to the annual event for the first time! 👏

Check out some highlights from our first stop with Coldplay.👇 #ProtectWhereWePlay

such a fun partnership to work on! #sharkweek is right around the corner… 👀🦈

Plastic Free July bingo board: 1) Take action with Ocean Conservancy; 2) Use a plastic-free product alternative; 3) Donate to Ocean Conservancy; 4) Carry a reusable water bottle; 5) Free space; 6) Pick up trash and record it on Clean Swell; 7) Upcycle clothing; 8) Tell friends and family about dangers of single-use plastics; 9) Wash laundry in cold water

How are you making a difference this #PlasticFreeJuly?

Be sure to mark off your ✖️Plastic Free July bingo board ✖️ and keep us posted on your accomplishments all month long!

The U.S. leads the world in plastic waste.
Our new United States of Plastics report shows how all 50 states + D.C. are tackling plastic pollution. Every state matters. Every policy counts.

Is your state stepping up?
OceanConservancy.org/UnitedStatesOfPlastics
@oceanconservancy.org #PlasticFreeJuly

This year, we're celebrating the 40th International Coastal Cleanup! We're building a cleaner, plastic-free ocean and planet—together. 💪👏

Find a cleanup event near you, join the global movement and #SeaTheChange.

🌊 OceanConservancy.org/ICC

#PlasticFreeJuly

In 2023 alone, International Coastal Cleanup volunteers worldwide prevented 10.1 MILLION pieces of plastic from entering our ocean & waterways.

Take action for Plastic Free July & call on lawmakers to phase out once & for all harmful, wasteful single-use plastics: bit.ly/4ksVmXK #PlasticFreeJuly

Happy #PlasticFreeJuly! A must-watch from @oceanconservancy.org...

(P.S. I love working with really smart and creative people like @anjabrandon.bsky.social. 💙🤍)

Introducing Ocean Conservancy’s 2025 Photo Contest Winners - Ocean Conservancy The winners of Ocean Conservancy’s 2025 Photo Contest won the hearts of our judges, our staff & ocean lovers like you.

BIG NEWS: We have our winners! 🎉📸🏆

After receiving so many stunning submissions to our 2025 Photo Contest, our panel of esteemed judges and community of ocean lovers (that’s YOU!) have selected this year’s winning photos, and we are truly blown away.

oceanconservancy.org/blog/2025/06...

Orca at the surface of the ocean. Photo by Douglas Croft.

Slashing funding for @noaa.gov will cripple the agency’s ability to meet its mandate to protect, conserve and recover these animal populations.

This situation, coupled with *deep agency staff cuts,* is causing us to sound the alarm bells.

➡️ Take action NOW: bit.ly/4ndNLP1 ⬅️

📸: Douglas Croft

Sea lion looking directly at camera. Photo by Dylan Dehaas.

🔊 Urgent Action Needed 🔊

A growing number of marine mammal populations and their habitats are in danger due to human activities. Plastic pollution, vessel strikes, underwater noise and more are causing an uptick in both harm and mortality.

Add your name: bit.ly/4ndNLP1

📸: Dylan Dehaas

Thank you to the Green Sports Alliance for hosting a fantastic summit this week. Ocean Conservancy is proud to partner with you to #ProtectWhereWePlay.

There's a spot for everyone on Team Ocean—join us: ProtectWhereWePlay.com 🌊👏

Protect the Central Arctic Ocean The Central Arctic Ocean lies at the heart of the Arctic. Climate change is rapidly melting this sea ice, bringing a cascading series of changes to the Arctic and the globe that we have never faced be...

The Arctic is warming 4X faster than the rest of the planet, & industries like commercial fishing, deep-sea mining & shipping are looking to take advantage of rapidly melting sea ice.

We’re at #UNOC2025 to call for protections for these vital waters. Join us: bit.ly/4411kZI

At the heart of the Arctic lies the Central Arctic Ocean, 1.1 million square miles of waters surrounding the North Pole.

Its ecosystems & sea ice are vital to Indigenous communities that have developed a unique system of knowledge from living along the shores intimately connected to the CAO.

Protect Our Ocean from Dangerous Pro-Pollution Legislation Right now, Congress is considering a draft of a budget reconciliation bill that would do real damage to our ocean, our economy and our climate. We need you to take action. The draft legislation woul...

⚠️ Right now, Congress is considering a draft of a budget reconciliation bill that would do real damage to our ocean, our economy and our climate.

We need YOUR help to fight back. 🗣

ACT NOW: takeaction.oceanconservancy.org/page/171966/...

Graphic with hurricane highlighting NOAA's above average hurricane season

📢 Recently released 📢 @noaa.gov predicts an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, including:

🚨13-19 named storms
🚨6-10 hurricanes
🚨3-5 major hurricanes

This is so dangerous and will only cause harm to folks across the U.S.

Social graphic featuring a whale shark for Endangered Species Day

🐋 Take action for Endangered Species Day to protect our ocean’s precious wildlife.

🚨 In a move that would ONLY cause harm, members of Congress and the administration are looking to roll back protections under the Endangered Species Act.

🐢 Add your name now: bit.ly/3GWl5K0

#EndangeredSpeciesDay

Hawaiian green sea turtle. Photo by Shane Myers/Shutterstock.

Tomorrow is Endangered Species Day, and endangered and threatened wildlife need us NOW.

🚨 Members of Congress and the administration are looking to roll back protections under the Endangered Species Act—a move that would only cause harm. 🚨

Speak out: bit.ly/3GWl5K0

Graphic reading: our ocean is not partisan.

Our ocean is not partisan—and it needs ALL of us, now more than ever. So, what can we do?

1️⃣ Make a gift to support ocean protection: bit.ly/4dfuVmd

2️⃣ Add your name and take action: bit.ly/3ypf6cL

3️⃣ Share this with your networks, friends and loved ones.

CNN.com graphic showing impact of National Weather Service reduction in force and areas without a meteorologist-in-charge

30 of @nws.noaa.gov's 122 offices have released their top officials known as meteorologists-in-charge.

This dangerous move deprives Americans of access to extreme weather forecasting—and the ability to make informed decisions to protect themselves and loved ones.

More from @cnn.com: cnn.it/4jVsRT7

🐙 Did you know the deep sea is home to as many as 1 million species? We’re celebrating #DeepDay by working to protect these critical deep ocean habitats and the animals living there from deep-sea mining.

❌ We must stop deep-sea mining before we do irreversible harm to the ocean: bit.ly/3Za22C3

Look at this beautiful newly verified @oceanconservancy.org account. 👀🦋

IT'S TIME! 🌊 📸 🌊

Our annual @oceanconservancy.org PhotoContest is back & better than ever. Gather your best ocean imagery & get ready to submit it in this year’s contest for the chance to win some super exciting prizes.

Submit your photos (& videos!) today:
oceanconservancy.org/photocontest

Cleaner shrimp on yellow coral reef. Photo by Tralee Chapman.

Something fun begins 5/1! 🌊👀🗓

We're on a mission to showcase the wonder of our ocean & activate ocean advocates to chart a better future for our planet.

Tune in Thursday for some exciting news about how YOU can help us in this inspired work for our ocean, too! 🐚
oceanconservancy.org/photocontest/

Ocean Conservancy Condemns Deep Sea Mining Executive Order Directing NOAA to open the floodgates for seabed mining — in defiance of international consensus — will harm our ocean and our country

Today’s Executive Order directing @noaa.gov to expedite permitting for deep-sea mining flies in the face of NOAA’s mission to protect, not imperil, our ocean.

Our statement on this dangerous action: oceanconservancy.org/news/ocean-c...

Photo of a sea lion and a seastar. Photo by Hannes Klostermann/Ocean Image Bank.

Now more than ever, our ocean needs YOU. 🌊

Visit our Action Center in honor of Earth Day to advocate for marine wildlife—in less than 2 minutes, you can make an impact for our ocean *right now!* 🌎 bit.ly/3Yah9uO

#OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthDay

Happy Earth Day! Proud to work for @oceanconservancy.bsky.social and with so many smart, talented people working to secure a healthy ocean and planet. 💪🌎🌊

#OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthDay

Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster graphic - 15 years ago

15 years ago, the BP Deepwater explosion killed 11 rig workers and released ~210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf—one of the worst environmental disasters ever.

With Earth Day around the corner, add your name and act against offshore drilling: bit.ly/3GcSGPi

#OurPowerOurPlanet