David Helvarg

David Helvarg is an author and executive director of Blue Frontier, an ocean conservation group. Among his books is The Golden Shore: California's Love Affair with the Sea.

10 Ocean Issues You’ll Be Hearing About in 2022

From deep-sea mining to clashes over migrants, it’s shaping up to be a year of blue issues

By David Helvarg January 6, 2022

In this story: oceans

Abalone on the Edge

Scientists race to recover an endangered California abalone species

By David Helvarg May 10, 2021

In this story: endangered species, oceans

Untangling the Problem of Ocean Plastic

Mary Crowley captains the search for discarded fishing nets

By David Helvarg December 27, 2019

In this story: activism

Mary Crowley, wearing bright blue and turquoise, stands by the bay in Sausalito.

Trump Views the Ocean as a Gas Station and a Garbage Dump

On June 9, people across the United States will be marching for the ocean

By David Helvarg March 9, 2018

In this story: oceans, oil, drilling, climate change

Neil Gorsuch’s Family Has a Checkered History When It Comes to Environmental Protection

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee could enact revenge against the EPA

By David Helvarg February 1, 2017

In this story: politics, federal climate policy

Creating an Oceans Policy in 2016

A veteran ocean writer lists the changes the next president should make

By David Helvarg August 10, 2016

In this story: oceans

The Shifting Politics of Offshore Drilling

By David Helvarg March 8, 2016

In this story: drilling, oil, fracked gas, oceans, politics

Malheur Refuge Takeover Just the Latest Twist on a Long Running Story

By David Helvarg January 15, 2016

In this story: public lands, politics

Abalone: Pan-Fried to Extinction

Pity the poor abalone, too tasty for its own good

By David Helvarg March 1, 2001

In this story: oceans, food and drink