We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development

A new study reveals that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view.

Jennifer Raynor, Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Jan. 3, 2024 • ~10 min

I’ve spent 50 years studying one seabird colony fight its way back from near extinction – now it faces new threats

Studying a guillemot colony for 50 years has provided unique insights into how climate change and oil spills affect seabird populations.

Tim Birkhead, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Sheffield • conversation
July 31, 2023 • ~7 min

California's latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil production statewide

Offshore oil drilling has a long history in California, but is highly unpopular today. The latest major spill is likely to fuel efforts to wind down oil and gas production statewide.

Charles Lester, Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara • conversation
Oct. 5, 2021 • ~8 min

Why ocean pollution is a clear danger to human health

Polluted oceans don't just harm wildlife, they are a source of ill health for humans too.

Philip Landrigan, Professor and Director, Global Public Health Program and Global Pollution Observatory, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College • conversation
Feb. 1, 2021 • ~8 min

BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but for the US a decade later, it's business as usual

The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating offshore drilling or US oil dependence.

David M. Uhlmann, Jeffrey F. Liss Professor from Practice and Director, Environmental Law and Policy Program, University of Michigan • conversation
April 23, 2020 • ~8 min

Coastal fish populations didn't crash after the Deepwater Horizon spill – why not?

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem fared better than others.

F. Joel Fodrie, Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • conversation
April 16, 2020 • ~9 min

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