Save the Oceans

Solving Seafood—Sustainably

Executive Director Julie Packard attended the Seafood Choices Alliance Seafood Summit in Paris, a gathering of over 600 business and NGO leaders concerned about the future of seafood. While opinions were diverse, one thing was clear: our oceans are changing. Wild seafood catch is declining and ecosystems are under siege from overfishing, pollution and global climate change. Writing in HuffingtonPost.com, Julie looks to the future of seafood.

Help Solve California's State Parks Crisis

California's state parks are in peril and face irreparable damage due to budget cuts. Twice in the past two years, state parks were on the brink of being shut down and more cuts are expected.

This Month's Seafood Watch Recipe

Each month we bring you a delicious (and sustainable) seafood recipe created by one of the country's best chefs. This month's recipe is for Halibut with Herbs and Flowers from Jesse Ziff Cool, owner of the Cool Café and other restaurants in the Palo Alto, California, area.

Meet Julie Packard

“The oceans are changing, and there’s no time to lose in reversing the trends we've set in motion in recent decades,” says Julie Packard, executive director of the Aquarium. Visit our new page to find out more about Julie and how she’s helping fulfill our mission of inspiring conservation of the oceans.

The Aquarium Tags and Releases its Fifth White Shark

A young female white shark on exhibit since August 26 was tagged and returned to the wild shortly after sunrise November 4. It marks the fifth time that the Aquarium has exhibited a white shark and returned it to the wild. The shark was healthy and feeding at the time of release, and an electronic data tag will track its movements.

Our "State of Seafood Report" Points to Signs of Hope

We’ve just released a benchmark research report, The State of Seafood report. It takes a comprehensive look at how new commitments by consumers, major buyers and the fishing community are improving global prospects for securing a sustainable seafood supply and protecting ocean ecosystems.

"Super Green" Seafood List: Healthy for You, and the Ocean

How can you eat more seafood for your health and protect ocean ecosystems? We’ve got the answer. Working with the Environmental Defense Fund and scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health, we’ve created a "Super Green" list of wild and farmed seafood that’s good for people and the oceans.

California Enacts Nation's First Sustainable Seafood Bill

A landmark sustainable seafood bill sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium has just been signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Under AB 1217, California fisheries can get financial assistance to meet international certification standards for seafood sustainability and market their products as sustainably caught in California.

Download the Updated Seafood Watch iPhone App

Our updated app uses your phone’s GPS to automatically determine the right seafood guide for your location, and lets you sort seafood by rank. If you've got another kind of mobile device, just log on to mobile.seafoodwatch.org and you'll be automatically directed to our online pocket guides, just in time to order your next seafood meal.

Marine Protected Areas: "Yosemites of the Sea"

Similar to state and national parks on land, Marine Protected Areas preserve prime undersea habitat, allowing marine wildlife to recover and thrive. California’s Marine Protected Areas are being created through a public process, and you can have a voice in how to keep our oceans healthy.