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 [...]

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 [...]

Suppose you’re walking along the beach and you see a jellyfish washed up on the sand. Then you see another and then another. It’s a jellyfish invasion! What do you do? Who do you call? If MBARI researcher Steve Haddock has his way, you’ll take some photos and maybe a few notes, and send them in to his new Jellywatch [...]

First and foremost thanks for reading our blog! This year we will bring to you a lot of new exciting ocean minded content more videos,photos,art and interviews of Ocean Minds. This is that time of the year when I need to renew domain and server space and fill up the espresso machine with new coffee, yes I know the organic [...]

About 100 years ago, marine biologists hauled the first vampire squid up from the depths of the sea. Since that time, perhaps a dozen scientific papers have been published on this mysterious animal, but no one has been able to figure out exactly what it eats.

Overwash deposits point to major wave event more than 3,000 years ago A detailed analysis of sediments from the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 years, even though no historical records of tsunamis exist for this island. Of particular interest are the consequences this large wave impact had [...]

Technique provides insight into ancient formation of underwater plateau NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – Scientists have long used the speed of seismic waves traveling through the Earth as a means of learning about the geologic structure beneath the Earth’s surface, but the seismic waves they use have typically been generated by earthquakes or man-made explosions. A University of Rhode Island graduate student [...]

Vicki is the ocean mind behind Colorado Ocean Coalition and its successful “Making Waves” Ocean Symposium  that takes place in the rocky mountain high city of Boulder. Why would one even consider creating a mountain based ocean centered festival? Ocean Minds got the answer in a Skype fueled interview full of laughs and passion about our blue planet. I have to admit [...]

“You’ve never seen images like this before…it deserves to be seen and felt on the big screen.” – Robert Redford Talk about how “Chasing Ice” came to you as a film. How did you get involved?  I was connected to James Balog through a good mutual friend, and we met on occasion in Boulder, Colorado every time I visited. I [...]