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Keith Behner and Cathy Stiefel grew up on opposite edges of the American continent: Behner on the California coast, Stiefel in rural New York. Behner spent long childhood days body surfing and snorkeling, while Stiefel passed hers on extended hikes. Today, the couple has merged their lifelong connections to nature into a shared commitment to ...

As Oceana celebrates its 25th anniversary, CEO Jim Simon sat down with Ted Danson, longtime ocean advocate and Oceana Board Member. They discussed Oceana’s beginnings, accomplishments, and what continues to bring them hope for the future. “Experience gives me hope,” Simon said. “The number of policy changes we’ve been able to win to improve the ...

Imagine working 22 hours a day on board a distant-water fishing vessel. It’s grueling work; lifting heavy nets in and out of the water, wrangling whatever is caught from the depths of the ocean — it could be fish, sharks, or whales, but you were given no training or supplies. Your passport and ID documents were confiscated, and you are denied clean water to drink and bathe. Y...

Did you know orcas are led by their grandmothers? Orcas are one of only five species known to go through menopause, and their post-reproductive females become leaders of the pod, guiding hunts and passing down generations of survival knowledge to their families. Meet the ocean’s most powerful matriarchs. A Brief Introduction Despite their name, “killer ...