Source: The TerraMar Project/IYOR
Photo: IYOR/Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands
2018 has been designated the third International Year of the Reef (IYOR) by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). This year-long celebration is a great opportunity to come together to strengthen awareness on the...
Photo: USFWS/Wikimedia Commons
United States beaches face a serious problem this week. It’s the 4th of July – one of the most highly celebrated and popular beach days in the entire US Summer season. The stage is...
The importance of our world’s oceans and the threats they face has been gaining traction in mainstream media. From bans on plastic around the world to changes in the way we manage and protect...
Photo: Jake Gaviola/Unsplash
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are known to aggregate in a number of coastal locations around the world, but scientists don’t quite understand why they choose these specific sites. Until now. A recent global study...
Photo: Mathew MacQuarrie/Unsplash
There are no more excuses for marine litter this Summer. No More Butts. Riding the wave of the March For The Ocean and World Oceans Day, The TerraMar Project has teamed up with TerraCycle...
Photo: Straw Free San Francisco
Meet the team of youth ocean heroes who created the short film ‘Strawbucks’ highlighting the problem of single-use plastics in our everyday lives. Avery: My name is Avery Benello and I am 13 years...
Source: Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management/Judith S. Weis
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Plastic pollution is a clear and severe problem in our world’s oceans. The billions of pieces of plastics floating around are gradually becoming documented by scientists, videographers, and photographers around the world. And their...
Photo: Jeremy Bishop/Unsplash
If you surf, you’re probably all-too-familiar with the effects of a growing human population. The lineup always seems a little more crowded each year. And there are few idyllic waves left undiscovered in the...
Photo: Fancy Crave/Unsplash
Slavery, injustice, and smuggling. These are words that by the year 2017 should be nothing but remnants of past mistakes. We live in a highly developed world today, but as it turns out, these...
Photo: Brian Yurasits
Meet Nicole, TerraMar’s new Education Development Intern! Nicole is 22 years old and has received her bachelor’s degree in Animal And Food Sciences at the University of Delaware (with a minor in Biological and...
