Angelo Concilio: Rider on The Storm
As I child, I was terrified of storms. Especially those that occurred in the summer, when a strong contrast between hot and cold air made them particularly violent. I remember …
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Category: Issue 72 – May 2021
Whale Sharks in Video Games, Where to Swim with the Gentle Giants
By Joshua Clayton A Bad Year for Tropical Travel With travel bans still in effect across most of Asia and travel bubbles failing to emerge or facing continual delays even between countries …
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Walls of Death: Fisheries Threaten Livelihoods in the Indian Ocean, Report Reveals
Fishing pressure on the Indian Ocean high seas is threatening ocean health, coastal livelihoods and iconic species, with governments failing to act, a new Greenpeace International report shows. The new investigation in …
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A Beach Wrapped in Plastic Teaches Important Lessons
By Amber Platowski Pom Pom Island is a remote uninhabited island in the Celebes Sea off the coast of Malaysian Borneo. Every day marine litter filled with plastics smothers the …
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The Many Faces of Marine Conservation – From a Remote Colombian Island to a Roman Boardroom in 3 Days
By John Joaquín Bohórquez, Ph.D. Candidate Friday It was twilight in the early morning when I emerged from the jungle and stepped onto the black gravel beach. The sun was rising …
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Houston Flooding Polluted Reefs More Than 100 Miles Offshore
Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017’s Harvey and 2016’s Tax Day floods Runoff from Houston’s 2016 Tax Day flood and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey flood carried human waste onto coral reefs …
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Planning for Sea Level Rise: Begin with The End in Mind
When it comes to sea-level rise (SLR), there are two reasons we should start thinking bigger, sooner. The first is practical. Planning farther ahead and raising streets and structures 3 …
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Sustainable Home: Practical Projects, Tips and Advice for Maintaining a More Eco-friendly Household
Sustainable Home is a stylish, inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household. With environmental issues at the forefront of global politics, the desire to make small changes on …
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Gone by Michael Blencowe: A Search for What Remains of The World’s Extinct Creatures
Dynamic naturalist Michael Blencowe has travelled the globe to uncover the fascinating backstories of eleven extinct animals, which he shares with charm and insight in Gone. A modern must-read for anyone …
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Marine Stewardship Council Funds Ocean Projects to Drive Progress in Sustainable Fishing
Grants totalling £650,000 including support for fishery observer safety and bycatch improvements have been awarded. Twenty fisheries and research projects around the world will receive up to £60,000 each from the Marine …
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