What I Learned by Visiting Japan as a Sustainable Traveler?
By Eldrid Yarte Over the years, Japan’s tourism industry has experienced a significant boom. While it may have a positive effect on the economy, it can put a strain on …
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Author: Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief
Giacomo Abrusci is a conservation biologist and Executive Director of SEVENSEAS Media
UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface prickleback
A secret to survival amid rising global temperatures could be dwelling in the tidepools of the U.S. West Coast. Findings by the University of California, Irvine biologists studying the genome …
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Psychedelic frogfish – Photo taken in Ambon, Indonesia — Jack’s March Underwater Photograph
The Psychedelic Frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica) is one of the weirdest fish, ever found in the ocean and it is considered as the Holy Grail of Underwater Macro Photography. The Psychedelic …
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Students from Around the World Raise Awareness of Climate Change Through Art
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is honored to share the winners of our eighth annual Ocean Awareness Contest, an international call for art that invites teenagers to create pieces that …
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Ocean Acidification Threatens Livelihoods and Lives. Can Anyone Be Held Accountable?
By Pamela Worth New research links carbon emissions from the major oil and gas producers to dangerous changes in the oceans’ chemistry A change is brewing in our world’s oceans: waters …
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Six Senses Laamu Introduces Blackwater Diving in the Maldives
For many guests, diving at Six Senses Laamu is a special experience because of guaranteed encounters with megafauna including manta rays, sharks and turtles; common finds in the abundant dive sites of …
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TUI Care Foundation & The Reef-World Foundation empower youth ambassadors protecting coral reefs in Dominican Republic
By Melissa Hobson A new TUI Junior Academy to support environmental training and inspire a generation of Youth Ambassadors for coral reef conservation The three-year initiative will also improve the sustainability practices …
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Majority of U.S. adults believe climate change is the most important issue today
Nearly half of 18-34-year-olds say that stress about climate change affects their lives As the effects of climate change become more evident, more than half of U.S. adults (56%) say …
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Haunted Waters by Haley Horvat
When originally briefed for this dive, I pictured abandoned nets floating between coral formations like volleyball nets. Now, finally, beneath the surface of the ocean, I scan the rocky, urchin-covered …
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Southern Australian dolphins like to raise their young in the sisterhood
By Dr Fernando Diaz-Aguirre, Marine biologist Female southern Australian dolphins like to raise their young within the sisterhood as they hope the strength in numbers boosts their babies’ chances of …
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