Message in a Bottle, the brainchild of Asher Jay, is a conceptual, collaborative, art installation that offers individuals who hail from a variety of disciplines the opportunity to express their concerns and hopes for Planet Ocean through creative media. This endows marine conservation with a unique united front from which advocates as well as distressed denizens can address the long [...]

SWIMMING HELPS SIMULATED TURTLES STAY ON COURSE   Pitched against the mighty North Atlantic, it would seem that newly hatched loggerhead turtles would stand little chance of influencing their destiny. Perceived wisdom held that after swimming from their home beach the youngsters got picked up by the powerful currents circulating in the North Atlantic, where they could spend as much [...]

A New Ocean Minded Book By Matt Rigney In Pursuit of Giants is a moving elegy and call to arms for the protection of the great fish of the sea—marlin, bluefin tuna, and swordfish. It’s an adventure story that takes author Matt Rigney across the globe on a quest to discover how once thriving species are now threatened. Rigney’s pilgrimage to [...]

Human hair, wool and corn cobs have been used to mop up oil spills. Now waste paper joins the list, thanks to a new project Eco-symbiosis is en vogue. Indeed, this approach consists in using waste from one industry as raw material for another. It appears like an ideal solution for one of the most challenging type of pollution: oil [...]

A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resist changes in acidity. The study, which measures varying levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other forms of carbon in the ocean, was conducted by scientists from 11 institutions across the U.S. and was published [...]

A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulphide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans.   A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulphide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans. The research, published online this week in the journal Nature Communications (FInd the Original paper HERE), considers [...]

New study shows continued decline in the last remaining stronghold for leatherback sea turtles   Critically endangered leatherback sea turtle populations in the western Pacific Ocean may be losing their last foothold of survival on the beaches of Indonesia, according to a paper published today in the scientific journal Ecosphere by an international group of scientists. Researchers from the State [...]

I got a fascinating email from NASA’s Dr . Jonathan Trent and OMEGA project scientist  regarding  the  first part of this blogpost concerning algae biofuels.  Here is his feedback on the matter: Hello Nico. I like your website and I appreciate your comment that algae biofuels is an idea worth spreading. I should mention however, that it’s very important that [...]

We have iPhones they have rocks evolution in motion. Watch Video more info after the wave:   ~~~~~~~~~~ The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Bernardi shot the video in Palau in 2009. “What the movie [...]

Ziphius There Is An App For That! Give it to the Portuguese, a once powerful maritime nation, to bring to us the coolest and the first water drone in the Mundo. After watching the videos of this hydrospeeder-drone-meets-Tamagotchi, I have to admit I want one. Not only is this thing fast and cute, but it has an onboard HD camera [...]