Sarah Holcomb, Author at Oceana https://oceana.org We are Protecting the World's Oceans. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:33:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://oceana.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/05/cropped-cropped-Oceana_Icon_2Blue_RGB-01-32x32.png Sarah Holcomb, Author at Oceana https://oceana.org 32 32 Science at Sea: 20 Years of the Oceana Ranger https://oceana.org/blog/science-at-sea-20-years-of-the-oceana-ranger/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:31:36 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=43123 Standing in the harbor of California’s Marina del Rey on a cool day in January 2005, actor and Oceana Board Member Ted Danson smashed a bottle of champagne to celebrate Oceana’s new “eyes and ears in the oceans”: a freshly-painted, double-masted ship christened the Oceana Ranger. Today, despite being nearly 40 years old, the boat’s ... Read more

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]]> Patrice Etlin: Diving into ocean conservation https://oceana.org/blog/patrice-etlin-diving-into-ocean-conservation/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:36:29 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=43097 For 15 years, Patrice Etlin has embarked on expeditions around the world as a freediver and spearfisher — a passion he inherited from his father, a pioneer of spearfishing in Brazil. During these expeditions, Etlin plunged into waters populated by sharks, carpeted with vibrant corals, and swirling with columns of fish. But over time, he ... Read more

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]]> Q&A with Dr. Manuel Castellote: Listening to whales https://oceana.org/blog/qa-with-dr-manuel-castellote-listening-to-whales/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:52:32 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=42822 What inspired you to study marine mammals? MC: Ever since my childhood growing up in Spain, I’ve been interested in animals. Once a chair went missing in our house, and my parents found it on the roof because I had been sitting up there, observing cats moving across the houses. I’ve been especially interested in ... Read more

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]]> Into the Abyss https://oceana.org/blog/into-the-abyss-the-race-to-mine-the-deep-sea/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:54:46 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=42575 The race to mine the deep sea — and what’s at stake  About 1,000 meters below the ocean’s surface, the last traces of light from the sun and moon disappear into inky black. Among the ocean’s strongest divers, sperm whales and leatherback sea turtles can swim to the threshold, but rarely do they enter these ... Read more

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]]> The People’s Plan https://oceana.org/blog/the-peoples-plan-juan-fernandez-lobster-fishers/ Wed, 14 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=41480 How fishers in Juan Fernández are protecting lobsters and livelihoods A series of volcanic islands rise in the Pacific like a handful of skipped rocks off Chile’s coast. Once a pitstop for pirates and the rumored home of buried treasure, today the remote Juan Fernández Archipelago hosts 1,000 residents — and at least 15 times ... Read more

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]]> Q&A with Beth Lowell: Campaigning in Challenging Times   https://oceana.org/blog/qa-with-beth-lowell-protecting-the-oceans-in-challenging-times/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:38:19 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=41513 Preparing for a second Trump administration in the United States, Oceana’s Beth Lowell reflects on past lessons and future plans.  In polarized times, how do you bring people together to protect and restore the oceans?    BL: Thankfully, protecting the oceans isn’t a divisive issue. In every public survey we’ve conducted, we’ve found that Americans across ... Read more

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]]> Supporter Spotlight: Heather Stevens, Ensuring the Future of Ocean Livelihoods https://oceana.org/blog/supporter-spotlight-heather-stevens-ensuring-the-future-of-ocean-livelihoods/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:26:00 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=40432 In 2007, Heather Stevens learned that the oceans were in trouble due to increasing threats like overfishing and climate change. Stevens, who grew up by the sea in the United Kingdom, asked around to find an effective organization making a real difference for the oceans. One name kept coming up: Oceana. Since then, Stevens has ... Read more

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]]> Q&A with Ocean Photographer Álvaro Herrero https://oceana.org/blog/qa-with-ocean-photographer-alvaro-herrero/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:04:00 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=40319 Álvaro Herrero, who goes by the name Mekan, is an acclaimed photographer originally from Spain. Herrero has been diving for over 18 years and has taught underwater photography masterclasses around the world. He and his work have been recognized by prestigious international photo contests such as GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Underwater Photographer ... Read more

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]]> Where Fish Matter the Most https://oceana.org/blog/where-fish-matter-the-most/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:37:00 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=40253 Nana Kweigyah and his crew venture farther out to sea than Ghana’s fishers did two decades ago — and cast their nets twice as deep. On a good day, Kweigyah, the canoe owner, returns with loads of anchovies, sardinella, mackerel, and other small pelagic fish to be sold at Ghanian markets and served in local ... Read more

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]]> Supporter Spotlight: Henry Engelhardt — Funding the future of the oceans https://oceana.org/blog/supporter-spotlight-henry-engelhardt-funding-the-future-of-the-oceans/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:15:00 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=39388 In a world filled with complex problems — and people seeking to solve them — how does one decide which organizations to support? The founder and former CEO of Admiral Group, Henry Engelhardt knows that “there is no shortage of good causes,” and donates to many of them through the Moondance Foundation, a charity he ... Read more

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