Drones monitor health of declining Australian sea lions
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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Tag: conservation
Experience New Depths with Ocean First
By Kevin Majoros Situated over 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean shoreline, Ocean First is the #2 ranked Scuba Schools International (SSI) dive shop in the United States with 1,400 …
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Oxford based data visualisation company appointed for Great White shark protection
By Phil Anderson Oxford-based Zegami, the data visualisation company helping businesses unlock their data potential, has been engaged by world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, to strengthen its project to monitor and …
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Keep Winter Cold with Chesapeake Climate Action Network
By Kevin Majoros A report released last month by the World Meteorological Organization revealed that greenhouse gases have risen to an all-time high of 407.8 parts per million. That means …
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Microplastics on the menu of manta rays and whale sharks
By Elitza Germanov, Marine Megafauna Foundation Plastics pollute Indonesian feeding grounds of plankton-feeding ocean giants Plastic pollution has a tremendous impact on marine life – and reef manta rays and whale …
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Floating plastics pervade Pacific fish populations, larval fish are eating our trash
By Jennifer Lynch Researchers from Hawai‘i Pacific University, NOAA, and other agencies release study that includes evidence ‘fish are dominated by plastics’ A new study on the Pacific Ocean’s floating trash …
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How An Exotic Invasion In The Everglades Has Its Fans Worried
By Ashley Pontius Burmese pythons and their battles with alligators get the headlines, but those large reptiles that came from Southeast Asia as part of the exotic-pet trade aren’t the only …
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Court Rules in Key Case to Protect One of Earth’s Rarest Whales
A federal court has ruled that federal fisheries managers failed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales when opening nearly 3,000 square miles of previously protected New England marine …
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Taking The Stress Out of Responsible Travel
As we’re all getting used to leading more eco-friendly lives and getting to grips with the do’s and don’ts of living responsibly, there is one big part of our lives …
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Book Suggestion: The World Beneath by Dr. Richard Smith
THE WORLD BENEATHThe Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs “My work has taken me all over the globe and introduced me to coral reefs in twenty-three …
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