The polar ecosystems are experiencing accelerated effects of environmental change. Alarmingly, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as other global regions. Four ways the Arctic ecosystem is impacted ...
7 Steps to Sustainable Beach Travel
Beach visits are the most popular tourist destination in the US, with approximately 180 million Americans making 2.2 billion beach visits annually and contributing more than $640 billion a year to the ...
Celebrate World Oceans Day – June 8th
The ocean covers 72% of the planet and connects us all. A healthy ocean is vital for healthy people and a healthy planet. The 30 x 30 pledge to protect 30% of US oceans and land by 2030 steers us in ...
100 for the Ocean – Photographers Tell Ocean Conservation Stories to Help Save Humanity and Our Blue Planet
https://www.100fortheocean.com/ Ocean conservation photographers make emotionally powerful photographs that educate us about the magnificence as well as the dire state of ocean ...
Sun Protection 101
People often are surprised by how much stronger the sun's rays are in summer or when changing latitudes. Often they don't discover this until someone gets a bad sunburn. Use mineral sunscreen ...
3 Reasons Loggerhead Sea Turtles are Important to Marine Ecosystems
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3 Reasons Blue Whales are Important to the Marine Ecosystem
Common name: Blue Whale Scientific name: Balaenoptera musculus Nickname(s): "Sulfur Bottom" (Cold water "diatoms," one of the most common types of phytoplankton, adhere to blue whales' skin, ...
Seafood Sustainability and Your Choices
The question of what seafood is “okay” to eat has become increasingly difficult to answer in recent years. Here are some of the main concerns surrounding seafood consumption that we need to consider ...
Four Ways that Climate Change Impacts the Ocean
Climate change is the most pressing ocean conservation issue of our time. Concerted global efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions, protect critical marine habitats, and support the development ...
4 Reasons Manta Rays are Important to the Marine Ecosystem
As a keystone species protection of manta rays are essential to maintaining the health and biodiversity of the ocean. Unfortunately, manta rays are threatened due to pollution, overfishing, ...