by xeniaforever | Aug 8, 2018 | Conservation, Shark Week, Video
Ocean First Institute (OFI), based in Boulder, Colorado, believes that research and education go hand in hand. With its team of scientists, educators, divers, explorers, and filmmakers, it has reached 4,300 students in local Colorado schools and over 106,000 students... by Rich Ross | Aug 1, 2018 | Conservation, Corals
Nestled among giant fish tanks at the California Academy of Sciences, there’s a black box—just big enough to hold six aquariums and maybe five humans. What it lacks in size, though, it makes up for in preciousness by Admin | Jul 7, 2018 | Conservation, Corals
Researchers at Duke University set out to investigate whether local conservation actions on coral reefs could boost the corals’ resilience to bleaching brought on by climate change. The answer would appear to be a ‘yes’, especially if you remove coralivorous... by xeniaforever | Jun 29, 2018 | Conservation
We at reefs.com care deeply about our ocean environment, and we appreciate the companies, groups, and organizations around the world working to preserve this most vital resource. Inland Ocean Coalition is a unique player on this global... by xeniaforever | Jun 11, 2018 | Conservation, Industry, Sustainability
Modern clothing, whether in the form of Paris-runway couture or suburban mall fast fashion, is not known for being particularly sustainable. But rising sea temperatures and the scourge of plastics in our oceans are reaching catastrophic levels, threatening all life on... by xeniaforever | May 13, 2018 | Conservation, Corals
Hawaii has made national headlines as the first state to ban the sale of sunscreens containing either oxybenzone or octinoxate. Scientists at the Polytechnic University of the Marche, Ancona, Italy studied the chemicals, and found that “Sunscreens cause the...
