Crossing Nets: A Loggerhead Turtle’s Journey Through Bycatch in Catalonia

National Geographic Society & TNC extern Ona Santisteban Uribarri shares her experience studying loggerheads and bycatch in the Mediterranean.

Ona Santisteban Uribarri

Mangroves: These Climate Defenders Are Critical to Human Health

National Geographic Society & TNC extern Vaidehi Patel shares her experience studying the intersection between mangrove populations and human health.

Vaidehi Patel

Aquaculture Can Benefit Blue Carbon Ecosystems

A new review, led by TNC scientists, explores the potential for bivalve aquaculture to benefit blue carbon ecosystems.

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Palmyra Atoll: An Angler’s Experience Fishing for Science

A passion for fishing remote places leads this global fishing guide to Palmyra Atoll.

Francois Botha

Strictly Protected Marine Areas Can Effectively Deter Most Industrial Fishing

Industrial fishing vessels in fully and highly protected marine areas occur about 9 times less frequently than in unprotected surrounding waters.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Meet the Mole Crab, a Common and Surprising Beach Creature

Get up close with a fascinating crustacean you can find (and catch) on your next trip to the beach.

Matthew L. Miller

Humboldt Penguins on the Edge

Next time you’re in need of an odd animal fact to fill a conversational lull, consider the nesting preferences of the Humboldt penguin.

The Editors

The Overlooked Carbon Storage Potential of Tidal Marshes

Tidal marshes may not build forests, but they do build soil. And in that soil they trap, deposit and secure carbon. A whole lot of carbon.

Mark Spalding

Fish Aggregating Devices Could Enhance the Effectiveness of Blue Water Marine Protected Areas

Research from TNC’s Palmyra Atoll suggests fish aggregating devices could increase the time mobile species spend within blue water MPAs.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

How to Catch a Wild dFAD

A small boat, four people, 500 pounds (or more) of rope, netting, floats, rafts and sometimes barnacles. Gloves definitely required.

Cara Cannon Byington

To Save Pacific Turtles, Focus on Small-Scale Fisheries

Small-scale fisheries cause significantly greater mortality to Solomon Islands turtles than longliners.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Blue Mussels & Water Pollution: Protecting Wales’s River Conwy

TNC & National Geographic Society extern Evy Mansat Gros shares her experience studying blue mussels & water pollution in Wales.

Evy Mansat Gros