Celebrating more than 50 years of creating evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. Founded in 1972. 🐠
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Jun 8
The ocean is vast, deep and powerful—but fragile in ways we are only beginning to understand.
Covering more than 70% of this planet, it produces more than half the oxygen we breathe, regulates climate and tirelessly works to sustain life on Earth.
ALT Sharks; photo by Ocean Image Bank/Masayuki Agawa
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But our ocean’s waters are warming. Currents are changing. Creatures are disappearing. Plastic pollution is suffocating life. The sea is absorbing more than it can bear.
Help us ensure our ocean can continue to sustain life—not just for us, but for generations.
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This World Ocean Day, your support fuels work to keep our ocean going—restoring habitats, protecting wildlife and empowering people who defend its future.
Donate now: donate.oceanconservancy.org/…
#WorldOceanDay
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World Ocean Day has finally arrived, and SOREL is doubling all donations to Ocean Conservancy up to $30,000!
Don’t miss this chance to make 2X the waves for the planet that gives us all so much. 🌊
Celebrate with us: bit.ly/4fx3OpT
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May 29
The voting portal for our 2026 Photo Contest is officially OPEN! 🗳️
The winner of the People’s Choice award will be determined by votes from ocean lovers like you, and we want to know which photo you think puts #OurOceanInFocus and deserves to win big.
Vote now: OceanConservancy.org/PhotoCo…
ALT Photo by Pier Nirandara
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Not to PIER pressure you … but it's your last chance to enter our 2026 Photo Contest! ⏳
We're looking for photos that captivate the hearts of ocean lovers around the world. Enter before midnight for your chance to win big—together, we can put #OurOceanInFocus! 🌊
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ALT Sea lion photo by Derek Carlson
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Ocean Conservancy retweeted
J.P. Brooker of @OurOcean writes that "nowhere is NOAA more important to preserving environmental resources, the economy and public safety than Florida. The administration’s proposed budget cuts would put all of that at risk." theinvadingsea.com/2026/05/2…
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This #WorldTurtleDay, remember what matters most is the first step. 🐢
Today, you can take the first step to enter our Photo Contest! Hurry, though: The portal closes next Thursday, 5/28. We can’t wait to see your incredible photos! 🌟
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ALT Sea turtle photo by Sina Ritter.
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Meet the judges of our 2026 Photo Contest! 🏆
This year’s expert panel features conservation photographers from around the world. They’ll review, evaluate and rank the top-voted images to help us select our grand prize winner: the Judge’s Choice Award.
ALT A graphic announcing Ocean Conservancy's 2026 Photo Contest judges: Andrés Ballesteros, Angela Farmer and Harvey Hergett.
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Harvey Hergett is a civil engineer and landscape, wildlife and nature photographer who recently moved from Alaska to Western Montana.
Passionate about marine biodiversity, he has expert experience photographing Alaskan seascapes and wildlife like whales, bears, eagles and more.
ALT A photo of Harvey Hergett
ALT A winning image of a whale fluke photographed by Harvey Hergett.
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Don't miss out on this chance to win big. 🏅
Enter our 2026 #PhotoContest today! 📸
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Hawaiian monk seals are among the most endangered marine mammals in the world. 🦭
With only about 1,600 estimated to remain on Earth today, their future is fragile and uncertain—and the challenges they face are more urgent than ever before. ⬇️
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ALT Photo of a Hawaiian monk seal via NOAA/PMFSC/HMSRP.
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Your donation in honor of #EndangeredSpeciesDay will help us tackle the root cause of ocean plastics and strengthen our work to advocate for policies that reduce threats like entanglement and ship strikes.
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ALT Photo of Hawaiian monks seal via NOAA/PMFSC/HMSRP.
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🦭 Donate today to help protect endangered species like Hawaiian monk seals: bit.ly/4nLbYxb
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
ALT Photo of a monk seal on a beach via Mark Sullivan/NOAA.
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May 9
From majestic photos of breaching whales to spectacular sea turtle snapshots, ocean photography is powerful proof that pictures really are worth a thousand words. 🌊
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ALT Whale photo by Nathan Secker.
ALT Sea turtle photo by Kyle Soto
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Photos capturing the magic of our blue planet can tell stories that move people to take action for our ocean, and that’s exactly what we’re looking for in our 2026 Photo Contest. 📸
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ALT Octopus photo by Eliska Mencova.
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Photographers of all levels: Don't miss this chance to move hearts and make waves with your ocean images. Enter now at the link in bio and let’s put #OurOceanInFocus! 🌊
ENTER NOW: OceanConservancy.org/PhotoCo…
ALT Image of a mantis shrimp with eggs photographed by Audrey Huber.
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