Anna Baxter, Author at Oceana https://oceana.org We are Protecting the World's Oceans. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://oceana.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/05/cropped-cropped-Oceana_Icon_2Blue_RGB-01-32x32.png Anna Baxter, Author at Oceana https://oceana.org 32 32 Sargassum Surge: What’s Fueling More Stinky Seaweed? https://oceana.org/blog/sargassum-surge-whats-fueling-more-stinky-seaweed/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:24:37 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=42272 Have you seen reports of stinky seaweed blanketing beaches in Belize, Mexico, and even parts of the United States like Florida and the Carolinas? Well, this seaweed has a name: sargassum. And this year, there’s more of it than ever before. What is Sargassum? Sargassum is a type of brown algae that floats on the ... Read more

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]]> The January 2025 California Wildfires are Fully Contained, But Their Impacts on the Ocean are Not https://oceana.org/blog/the-january-2025-california-wildfires-are-fully-contained-but-their-impacts-on-the-ocean-are-not/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:56:01 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=41296 In January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires hit Southern California. Lives were lost. Homes and businesses were destroyed. Families were displaced. The scale of the devastation is staggering. But the damage doesn’t stop at the shoreline. This week, as Southern Californians are deluged with torrential downpours, harmful pollutants and toxic runoff from the fires ... Read more

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]]> Supporter Spotlight: Marc Hayek, President and CEO of Blancpain, on why the time to act for the oceans is now https://oceana.org/blog/supporter-spotlight-marc-hayek-president-and-ceo-of-blancpain-on-why-the-time-to-act-for-the-oceans-is-now/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:48:30 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=24613 Since he was a child, Marc Hayek has been amazed by the ocean, with its beauty and mysteries waiting to be discovered below the surface. Now, as an avid diver and CEO of Swiss luxury watchmaker Blancpain, Hayek has created and nurtures the Blancpain Ocean Commitment, an ocean exploration and conservation initiative. “The ocean is ... Read more

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