Do you love to eat fish, but worry about your ecological footprint? Check out these sustainable seafood recipes provided by Seafood Watch! https://www.seafoodwatch.org/consumers/sustainable-recipes Overfishing is one of the most impactful human forces on our planet. Marine mammals, seabirds, fish, sharks, nearly all life at sea…
Our world’s coral reefs are in serious danger. Coral reefs cover only 1 percent of our world’s oceans, yet they’re home to 25% of all marine species! Unfortunately, climate change, overfishing, and pollution threaten to irreversibly change these incredibly biodiverse ecosystems. Whether you live on…
Something that all beachgoers need to understand when they enter the water is that they are visitors here. The sea is home to sharks, stingrays, fish, whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and a vast array of other marine life. But ever since the movie JAWS premiered…
Shifting baselines syndrome is an extremely dangerous problem for our world’s oceans – yet few people understand what it is or what it actually means. In short Shifting Baselines describes a phenomenon happening all across the world, where people perceive a degraded marine environment as…
Scientists around the world all agree, the best way to save marine life in our oceans is to protect it from mankind. The establishment of marine protected areas around the world is crucial to preserve biodiversity, fisheries resources, and some of the world’s most iconic…
Named for their chirpy mating call, Piping Plovers Charadrius melodus are a short and stocky species of shorebird that blend in very well on sandy beaches. These birds are built to hide in plain sight. Their coloration and small size makes it very difficult for predators…
Everywhere mankind goes, we leave a footprint – a trace of our presence. People used to believe that the oceans were ‘too big, and too vast’ for our footprint to mean anything. But boy were we wrong. Marine debris litters our seas, from the polar…
Historically, seafaring has been understood through the scope of men – but women in cultures around the world have always played a crucial role in fisheries, trade, and ocean conservation. This year’s UN World Oceans Day is dedicated to shedding light on women’s role in…
In the Caribbean, the sun reigns! Positioned near the equator, tropical Islands experience year-round heat and exposure to the sun – attracting visitors from all over the world. But if you’re not careful, the sun’s powerful rays might burn you! So to protect ourselves from…
When we think of camouflage in nature, we often only consider the colors that animals use to blend in with their environment and hide from predators. What many people don’t realize is that in marine species there are multiple forms of camouflage: Chromatophores and Mimicry…
