Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
By Melissa Keesee While diving with high school students in San Clemente, California that were researching an invading species, I was struck with the realization that the Sargassum weed they …
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For the first time, scientists have viewed the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, discovered five undescribed species consisting of black corals and sponges, and recorded Australia’s …
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By the University of Arizona A team of scientists has nailed down the temperature at the peak of the last ice age, a time known as the Last Glacial Maximum, …
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Unique fauna of the Cape Range and Coates Canyons off of Ningaloo have been documented at unexplored depths by researchers from the Western Australian Museum aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V …
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By Kevin Majoros The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is home to North America’s only living coral barrier reef. The reef tract spans 225 continuous miles and is composed of …
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Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi is one of the smallest cuttlefish growing up to 8cm in length and the prettiest of the species making it a favourite subject for scuba …
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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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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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By Stacy Craft, M.A. Sea Shell Protection Sea shells are commonly picked up at beaches by children, collectors, and tourists. Little thought is put into collecting shells. Yet, shell …
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The Australian sea lion population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century. But the use of drones by University of …
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