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Protecting Ocean Habitat from Bottom Trawling
Fact Sheet
Halting this underwater version of strip-mining in sensitive areas can keep our oceans healthy and full of vibrant marine life.
Reviving Our Oceans
Overview
Several recent reports have demonstrated a looming crisis in our oceans. Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help us protect ocean health.
Saving Maine
OnEarth
Satellites, multibeam sonar, and high-tech buoys could show the United States a new way to manage its oceans.
Undiscovered Country
OnEarth
In the future, America's national parks won't just be on land; they'll also be under the waves. California is leading the way.
Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future
Policy Papers
This issue paper provides a blueprint for how local leaders and decision makers can -- and must -- take action to protect Florida’s marine and coastal ecosystems. Since its original publication, 160 businesses and organizations have endorsed the Blueprint.
Medicines from the Deep
Policy Papers
Medical research suggests that novel compounds from the deep sea hold tremendous promise for treating human disease, highlighting the need to protect the fragile deep ocean bottom from destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling.
New York State's Strained Ocean Resources
Fact Sheet
Healthy, diverse ocean ecosystems are an important part of New York's coastal heritage and economic well-being. Yet these ocean systems are severely strained from pollution, destruction of productive marine habitat, and overfishing.
Fieldwork: Bad Vibes
OnEarth
The U.S. Navy has developed an underwater sonar system that can literally kill marine mammals. This profile of NRDC attorney Joel Reynolds describes his work to keep the seas silent.
In the Bay of Whales
This Green Life
A true story of kiss-and-tell, starring the whales of Laguna San Ignacio.
Sounding the Depths II: The Rising Toll of Sonar, Shipping and Industrial Ocean Noise on Marine Life
Report
This November 2005 NRDC report reviews the science, surveys the leading contributors to the problem, and suggests what might be done to reduce the impacts of noise on the sea.
Underwater Worlds
Photo Album
Five underwater ecosystems off U.S. coasts reveal the rich diversity of marine life, how the oceans are threatened and how they can rebound.
The Blobs of Summer
OnEarth
From the Gulf of Mexico to the Bering Sea, jellyfish populations are out of control. Scientists studying this invasive species think ocean pollution may be part of the problem.
Facts about Pollution from Livestock Farms
Fact Sheet
Facts and figures about pollution from factory farms, which produce staggering amounts of animal wastes that pollute the environment and do serious harm to humans, fish and ecosystems.
How to Clean Up Our Water
Guides
Here are 12 simple actions to help stem the tide of polluted runoff -- and clean up and conserve our waters.
Mimicking Nature to Solve a Water Pollution Problem
Photo Album
Urban runoff -- dirty rainwater that's swept straight across pavement and other hard surfaces into our waterways -- is a serious threat to our nation's waters. But with "low-impact development," communities can reduce water pollution, beautify landscapes, and save money all at once.
Rooftops to Rivers: Green Strategies for Controlling Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows
Report
This May 2006 report is a policy guide for decision makers looking to implement green stormwater strategies to stop water pollution at its source.
Sewage Pollution Threatens Public Health
News
Sewage overflows are creating a public health crisis. Find out how aging sewer systems and Bush Administration rollbacks of environmental law are compounding the problem.
Testing the Waters 2006: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches
Report
NRDC’s annual survey of water quality and public notification at U.S. beaches finds that closings due to bacterial contamination continue to rise nationwide. The 2006 survey is based on information reported for 2005.
Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions
This group consists of organizations that provide conservation expertise to seafood buyers and suppliers to help ensure the long-term viability of the seafood business and protect the health of ocean and freshwater ecosystems.
Chef’s Collaborative
A national network of chefs, producers, educators and food lovers working to produce a more sustainable food supply.
The Surfrider Foundation
This grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches through its 60 chapters.
Clean Water Network
The Clean Water Network (CWN) is an alliance of more than 1,000 public interest organizations around the country working together to strengthen and implement federal clean water and wetlands policy.
Save San Onofre
The campaign to save California’s San Onofre State Beach from the proposed Foothill Toll Road.
Seafood Watch
Guides from the Monterey Bay Aquarium on making seafood choices for healthy oceans.
