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First, it was the (very publicly) waxed chest of Harrison Ford, now, pro beach volleyball player Colleen Smith will sport a huge (1/2 meter long) temporary tattoo of crashing waves to raise awareness of rising sea levels due to global warming. Colleen says, “Educating volleyball fans is huge. This is where I have leverage.” In […]
The albatross is an amazing seabird capable of soaring long distances across the open seas on wings that span up to 11 feet. These birds mate with determination, alternately sharing chick rearing duties and food sourcing which both require constant effort. Researchers have recently discovered that the search for food is driven not just by […]
Bottom trawling, a fishing method which involves towing trawl nets along the sea floor, is one of the most destructive human activities on the ocean.
The effects of this practice are for the most part out of sight in deep ocean waters but scientists are looking satellite images to get a better look.
“Bottom trawling repeatedly […]
Wallace J. Nichols is a marine biologist and Eco All Star. He’s an Ocean Conservancy senior scientist and a top sea turtle expert who was first to track the 7,500+ mile awesome migration route of Pacific loggerheads.
He works with more than a dozen conservation groups. This year he’ll help Mexican villagers develop profitable […]
A recent study in California has found that sewage-treatment plants cannot remove hormones and hormone-altering chemicals from waste water and the chemicals are released into the ocean, according to the LA Times. The results of these recent studies are just more proof of how human activities affect natural ecosystems. Male fish are developing female attributes […]
I’m on a food kick this year, as in trying to kick bad habits and get a healthier, more sustainable food lifestyle going. In that, I’ve been doing a lot of research. More a re-search on ideas and facts that I’ve let fall out of my daily food routine. Part of this is related to […]
A few weeks ago I mentioned how millions of tiny crustaceans were eating up a Japanese island. The cause was a rise in ocean temperature that increased the plankton in the water.
Scientists in the Great Barrier Reef have found another change in an ocean ecosystem that is likely the cause of human activities. This time […]
The Mexican wrestling tradition of lucha libre pits good guys and bad guys and one star has taken his fight to the environmental ring.
Yes, there’s a new superhero of the seas, a masked lucha libre wrestler known only as El Hijo del Santo or Son of the Saint. With his identity hidden behind a silver […]
There are lots of cool creatures deep in the ocean and many are capable of bioluminescence or the ability to glow like fireflies do. Bioluminescence means “living light”.
In the sea, there are lots of animals that make light with chemical reactions. The colors vary and can be seen from violet to red with the most […]
I’m enjoying exploring the ocean over at the Ocean Channel. This site is filled with amazing photography, videos, news and features that make me want to become a marine biologist.
The Ocean Channel is a new-media corporation out of California dedicated to providing high quality, educational, and entertaining ocean programming. It is a portal to […]
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