Tiny but mighty. That’s what plankton are. Despite being at the bottom of the ocean’s food chain, plankton provide food for fish that sustain billions...
Archive for tag: marine life
After We Find Out that Octopuses Are Intelligent, Is It Ethical to Keep Eating Them?
I’ve grown to really like octopuses–not as food–that I’ve dedicated a post about them a while ago. And as some of you might already know...
Being More Connected With The Sea Can Strengthen Marine Conservation, Experts Say
Many say that contact with the sea, either by touching the water itself or just walking near it can uplift and rejuvenate the spirit, particularly...
Sea Lettuce Is Killing Loggerhead Turtles; A Community Works Together to Help
In the morning, when it’s sunny, Pedro Luis Pérez eagerly checked on hatchlings at his beachside nursery in La Sabana. It’s a coastal town with...
Hold On, the Ocean Is Getting Colder and It Has Coldy Killed Marine Animals?
Back in March 2021, a disturbing sight came upon the shores of South Africa. There lay manta rays on the rocks, and bull sharks as...
Trash Hermits: More Hermit Crabs Favor Plastic Waste as Their Homes
Think of hermit crabs. Some images that we have are those little critters coming out of their shells to move to larger ones. But nowadays,...
Endangered Sharks Experience Rising Mortality Rates; Studies Suggest Ways to Save Them
Sharks. They have roamed the oceans for over 400 million years, survived five mass extinctions, and evolved into different shapes and lifestyles. One can...
A Citizen Divers Community in The Baltic Sea Has Been Restoring Seagrass to Help Fight Climate Change
In Kiel, northern Germany, one can find scuba divers around. However, they’re not the leisurely type of scuba diving. They use hand trowels to dig...
Study Reveals That in the Future, There Might Be Significant Waves of Invasive Species
Alien species that are destructive and wiping out the native ones have been a persistent problem in many parts of the world. Are we to...
Advancing Marine Conservation Efforts with the Art of Old Traditions
In the landscapes of Tahiti, French Polynesia, is a village called Tautira. Here, we’re offered picturesque views: black sand beaches and a lagoon of turquoise...