Red tides can be deadly to some and downright unpleasant to others. Here’s what you need to know about red tides and what’s happening in Tampa Bay right now. What is a Red Tide? For starters, we need to understand what...

Grouper is a common and favorite species you’ll find when you’re along the Gulf of Mexico or in many places in the Caribbean. There’s more than one type of Grouper in the water, and they range in size...

Whale sharks are some of the world’s largest animals and holds the record for being the largest vertebrate fish — they are indeed sharks, though like their whale namesakes, they filter feed as opposed to catching...

It is so important that we all work to reduce our carbon footprints, especially by using less disposable plastic products. Plastics pollute the land, sea, and air. Manufacturers also make most plastics with petroleum...

What Does Invasive Species Mean? According to the Natural History Museum, an invasive species is either an animal, a plant or an insect that harms an environment, as a result of being introduced to that space by humans...

Have you ever heard of the Great Loop and wondered what it was referring to? The Great Loop makes for an excellent boating adventure, but it is going to require a lot of time and energy in order to make it through it...

Every single person in the world is connected, in some way, to the ocean. From coastal cities to landlocked restaurants that import fish, the globe is reliant on the ocean for trade, transportation, and even the...

Climate change is the first and foremost threat to coral reefs and their surrounding ecosystems. Scientific studies have been conducted that indicate that the Earth’s atmosphere and ocean are rapidly warming due to...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), also known as the Pacific trash vortex, is the largest of the 5 offshore garbage accumulation zones across the world’s oceans and is located about halfway between Hawaii and...

Ocean conservancy group Greenpeace is tackling the issue of protecting our marine life in a unique way. In order to prevent the harmful effects of trawling, this group is placing boulders in vulnerable areas to inhibit...

Have you ever heard the phrase “there’s plenty of fish in the sea”? Well, as it turns out, there may not be.  Due to overfishing, many species are at risk for serious damage and even extinction. Additionally, many of...

The Great Barrier Reef is known for being the world’s largest coral reef system. However, you may know that there are threats to the reef.  So, why is this something we should worry about? And why is the Great Barrier...

If you’ve read any of the posts in our ocean conservation blog, you may know there are many serious threats our oceans and marine life currently face.  So, how can you get involved in ocean conservation? And where can...

It’s no secret that ocean pollution is extremely dangerous to our environment, as well as to the marine ecosystem. Therefore, it should be quite alarming when you hear of something like the “Great Pacific garbage patch”...

Polluted oceans are dangerous for marine life and humans. Unfortunately, too many people see pollution in the water and on our beaches simply as a gross side-effect of a day at the shore, and not enough people have...

If you’ve been keeping up with the issues of pollution and climate change, you may know one of the biggest contributors to these problems is single-use plastics. But with so many products made from this material, how...

California has long been one of the world’s pioneers of renewable energy sources.  From solar power to electric cars and wind farms, the state has been on the cutting edge of many innovations within the energy sector...