The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of [...]
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is one of Florida’s most visited nonprofit scientific destinations focused on ocean and sea turtle conservation. And while their campus is closed to the public during this pandemic, their educators are holding a Virtual Coastal Classroom every day. Weekdays at 2 [...]
Coral farming in PR, Florida Aquarium Discovery and Fuzzy Sticks. This week we catch up with Jeremy making progress on the frag tank and seeing some nice growth in the big tank and Peter has some top-secret developments for his tank in the works that he will reveal at a later date all this and more [...]
It has been a while since I’ve shared these images, so I thought they’d be worth circulating again, this is after all, one of the best small scale reef creation projects I’ve witnessed, and, there’s a video. I was on a journalism trip to the lovely island of Grenada, [...]
With more immediate worries that are somewhat closer to home, this latest report of mass bleaching on the world’s largest reef system has fallen under our ‘news radar’ The reef has suffered its third mass bleaching event in five years. Dr David Wachenfeld, chief scientist at the Great Barrier [...]
During these depressing days, I think it is worth sharing a few images to show things people have done, to try to make the world a slightly better place. Here are some images from Mexico’s Cozumel Island looking at a few simple artificial reefs. One of the simplest and cheapest things [...]
There’s no denying mangrove habitats are fascinating – anyone who has visited a mangrove forest or even kept a small mangrove in an aquarium system cannot help but be impressed by their ability to deal with an environment toxic to most plants. Their unique biology has also made them valuable [...]
Okay, it’s not a reef story, but it is a good news story from the world of ocean conservation, and for that reason alone, I think it is worth sharing. Humpbacks and blue whales are making a comeback! Believed to be the largest creature ever to have lived on Earth, the blue whale (along with [...]
