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...
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Jessica Cummings
Why Are Whale Sharks Endangered?
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...
The Best Reusable Food Wraps to Replace Plastic Wrap
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...
American Oceans
A Comprehensive Guide to Invasive Species
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...
Tess Stafford
The Great Loop: Everything You Need to Know
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...
Humans & How We Impact the Ocean
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...
How Climate Change Affects Coral Reefs
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...
National Geographic Adds 5th Ocean to World Map
Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four major oceans across the globe: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. Starting on June 8th, World Oceans Day, it will finally...
Everything You Need to Know About the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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...
Greenpeace Uses Boulders to Prevent Trawling
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...
Harmful Effects of Overfishing
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...
Why the Great Barrier Reef is So Important
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...