Dragon, a female North Atlantic #RightWhale, has been discovered #entangled off the coast of Nantucket with a buoy lodged in her mouth. Below, the left photo depicts Dragon in her current declining state, while the right photo shows a healthy Dragon and her calf in 2016.

What's the Global Calamity? #Plastics! A must read Rolling Stone article quoting the awesome Shilpi Chhotray from #BreakFreeFromPlastic ow.ly/yOVr50yBLQC Conservation Law Foundation Beyond Plastics Plastic Pollutes The Story of Stuff Project Judith Enck Sierra Club W2O NEAQ Surfrider Northeast Environmental League of Massachusetts

“It is easy to feel helpless in the face of such a grim story, but there are signs of hope.” —Scott Kraus, chair of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium and former VP for research New England Aquarium bostonglobe.com/2020/03/02/opi…

If you want to better understand how recycling rules are changing, and learn why manufacturers are being urged to take on more responsibility for #plasticpollution, register for our upcoming panel--The Truth About Plastics: It’s Time for Zero Waste. Link in Bio for details!

That's right, John Hite, plastic bag bans consistently decrease the overall use of single-use plastic bags. For the full story, ow.ly/yi5U50yAX5n Conservation Law Foundation @CLFMoses Sierra Club Beyond Plastics #BreakFreeFromPlastic The Story of Stuff Project Plastic Pollutes Surfrider Northeast W2O NEAQ

What's the Global Calamity? #Plastics! A must read Rolling Stone article quoting the awesome Shilpi Chhotray from #BreakFreeFromPlastic ow.ly/t6H050yBLT0 Conservation Law Foundation Beyond Plastics Plastic Pollutes The Story of Stuff Project Judith Enck Sierra Club W2O NEAQ Surfrider Northeast Environmental League of Massachusetts

W2O is proud to support a resolution advocating for a new national goal to conserve 30% of all U.S. lands and oceans by 2030! Thank you Archive: Senator Tom Udall & @Deb4CongressNM for introducing this important measure 🌊🌲🌎 tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-rel…

We are incredibly excited and honored to have esteemed wildlife and environmental writer Kieran Mulvaney on campus this week, working on writing the story of the New England Aquarium’s long history of conservation. This book is scheduled to hit the shelves in summer 2020!

That's right, John Hite, plastic bag bans consistently decrease the overall use of single-use plastic bags. For the full story, ow.ly/I0To50yAXhL Conservation Law Foundation @CLFMoses Sierra Club Beyond Plastics #BreakFreeFromPlastic The Story of Stuff Project Plastic Pollutes Surfrider Northeast W2O NEAQ

They are the largest animals on the planet, so sighting two endangered blue whales during a recent aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument by our New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Anderson Cabot Center at NEAQ scientists was a huge find! WCVB-TV Boston bit.ly/2VIl8iQ

The EU is finally realizing that incineration, even if you call it gasification and pyrolysis, is terrible for the climate. Katie Theoharides MassDEP we need to cut subsidies for burning trash, not increase them. @MaryPFPI ECRI Kevin Budris Conservation Law FoundationMoses @CLF GAIA -Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives

🌊 All life is connected on this planet. Our ocean’s health is our planet’s health. Losing this natural resource is not an option.

Beautiful satellite images from NASA Earth capture the first images of spring on #CapeCod. #DYK - as snow melts & spring rains fall, rivers carry important nutrients into the coastal ocean. via The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2020/03/10/met…

I’m liking Jerry James Stone tips on food storage because food waste is something I think about and those now hunkering down can learn a thing or two about being more efficient and sustainable during this difficult time. #LifeLessons

Some good news for your feed: A North Atlantic right whale spotted off the coast of Nahant, MA over the weekend! Wishing these endangered creatures safe passage up the coast! Learn more about the history of right whales and the plight they face: clf.org/blog/an-illust…

Watching that beautiful octopus never ever gets old New England Aquarium I think my blood pressure just dropped! instagram.com/p/B-FJXfmpAJ_/…

Interesting insights about how COVID-19 is affecting the climate crisis: reduced air travel has lowered emissions, but experts believe increasing home energy use could offset that. scientificamerican.com/article/how-th…

Our government needs to protect #PeopleNotPolluters. Now isn't the time to be giving handouts to fossil fuel billionaires. marketwatch.com/story/dont-use…

Woot, woot! Another step away from benzene-laden Styrofoam! ME and VT are already onboard - MA, RI, CT, and NH let’s get this done once it’s safe to leave the house again! Conservation Law Foundation @CLFMoses ECRI Mass. Municipal Assn NH Sierra Club Tom Irwin League of Women Voters of Connecticut Sierra Club CT Jo Comerford

This Friday at 11am, join U.S. Congressman @teammoulton, New England Aquarium President & CEO Vikki Spruill, and Anderson Cabot Center at NEAQ scientist Heather Pettis for a discussion on the critically endangered #NorthAtlanticrightwhales. FB event link: bit.ly/2XEdohP