The Great White Shark & Frightening Opportunism
As you might imagine, coming up face-to-face with a Great White Shark would be a rather daunting prospect. As the king of the sea for many, it’s a massive creature that absolutely terrifies the life...
View ArticleMarine Life of Western Australia- GoPro, by Lisa West
Video by Lisa West A short video showing some of my favourite things you can see freediving throughout Western Australia ; stingrays, caves, crayfish, dolphins, fish, seabirds and sharks The post...
View ArticleBluefin Tuna: Interesting Facts About A Surprising Endangered Species
By Corissa Buehner There are so many endangered species in the world, and if you are anything like most of the rest of us, you don’t know which animals are endangered or know much about them. Did you...
View ArticleAlternative Biofuel Source: Why Algae?
By Aaron Turpen Some common questions about the use of algae as an alternative biofuel source regard the already relatively wide-scale production and use of other biofuels like ethanol, soy biodiesel,...
View ArticleThe Last Ocean – save the Ross Sea
The Ross Sea, Antarctica is the most pristine stretch of ocean on Earth. A vast, frozen landscape that teems with life – whales, seals and penguins carving out a place on the very edge of existence....
View ArticleSperm Whales – Why Are They Getting Lost?
Although it is a naturally occurring event, there has been a dramatic increase in reported sperm whales strandings since the beginning of 2016 in the United Kingdom and European shores. While an event...
View ArticlePlastic Pollution and Plankton
With all the fantastic and wondrous sea life in our oceans, we often forget about the smallest sea creatures. Plankton, for example, are tiny, microscopic organisms which drift throughout bodies of...
View ArticleLiving Underwater: A Possibility?
For years people have looked up at the sky and wondered what it would be like to travel into space. The possibility of colonising another planet is exciting and fills us with a sense of immeasurable...
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Whales On A Collision Course With Vessels: Progress Update
Whales, which have been hunted for centuries, are still recovering from industrial whaling. They are also confronted to new threats: bycatch in fishing nets, habitat degradation, pollution, diseases,...
View ArticleSupport Wildlife and Marine Conservation Efforts by Volunteers
Over the past 40 years, the Earth has already lost half of its wildlife, according to WWF. The planet is in the midst of a 6th mass extinction. But what makes this one worse than the previous 5 mass...
View ArticleThreatened Bat and Marine Species Granted Protection under CMS
Good news for the bats and some marine species because the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has recently granted them protected status. During the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP 12) that was...
View ArticleAlternative Biofuel Source: Why Algae?
By Aaron Turpen Some common questions about the use of algae as an alternative biofuel source regard the already relatively wide-scale production and use of other biofuels like ethanol, soy biodiesel,...
View ArticleSperm Whales – Why Are They Getting Lost?
Although it is a naturally occurring event, there has been a dramatic increase in reported sperm whales strandings since the beginning of 2016 in the United Kingdom and European shores. While an event...
View ArticlePlastic Pollution and Plankton
With all the fantastic and wondrous sea life in our oceans, we often forget about the smallest sea creatures. Plankton, for example, are tiny, microscopic organisms which drift throughout bodies of...
View ArticleSupport Wildlife and Marine Conservation Efforts by Volunteers
Over the past 40 years, the Earth has already lost half of its wildlife, according to WWF. The planet is in the midst of a 6th mass extinction. But what makes this one worse than the previous 5 mass...
View ArticleThreatened Bat and Marine Species Granted Protection under CMS
Good news for the bats and some marine species because the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has recently granted them protected status. During the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP 12) that was...
View ArticleLiving Underwater: A Possibility?
For years people have looked up at the sky and wondered what it would be like to travel into space. The possibility of colonising another planet is exciting and fills us with a sense of immeasurable...
View ArticleWill England Finally be Plastic-Free in 2020?
The United Kingdom generates nearly 5 million tonnes of plastic waste and uses about 13 billion plastic carrier bags each year. But beginning April next year, all of this is set to change when a...
View ArticlePantone’s Glowing, Glowing, Gone Campaign Reminds Us That Corals Are Dying
It all started with a documentary called “Chasing Coral” where a team from The Ocean Agency was able to film an extraordinary site in New Caledonia’s coral reef. The corals looked like they were...
View ArticleMarine Litter: UK and Belizean Scientists Work Together in Tackling Marine...
Marine litter is a growing problem all around the world and Belize is no exception. So, in an effort to tackle litter in the ocean, scientists from Belize and the United Kingdom have joined forces to...
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