Safety at sea and efficient navigation is a top priority. Thankfully there are many tools out there that we can use. Jim Maier discusses one such tool - the Marine Radar.
Sea Shorts: How Iceland's Jökulsárlón lagoon is changing the coast
Food waste is not only a land-based issue
As you probably have heard a million times – fish stocks are declining, but the demand for fish is increasing. But what you might not have heard is that every year, 30 million tons of fish are discarded. As guest contributor Jessica Tengvall explains, this wasteful practice is a problem that stems from regulations and economics.
How do Corals reproduce in Easter Island (Rapa Nui)?
Rapa Nui - or as English speakers like to call it Easter Island - is home to some of the most isolated coral reefs in the world. They are not immune to coral bleaching, but they do seem to have a rather remarkable recovery rate. Join Itziar Burgués as she talks about her work on the reproduction of Rapa Nui corals - and how it has helped them survive.
Lifting the fog... or is that mist?
Greening your marine science
How plastic-free periods can reduce your environmental footprint (and save you some cash too)
Did you know that mainstream period pad brands (like Tampax, Lil-lets and Always) contain around the same amount of plastic as four carrier bags, and a tampon made by those same companies is roughly 6% of plastic (even before you consider the packaging or applicators)? Jasmine Tribe talks about plastic pollution, periods, and City to Sea’s campaign for a more environmentally friendly period.
What bivalve aquaculture does for us
The devastation of a Tsunami
Sea Stories: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Part 1
It’s not often that a poem becomes not one but two movies, or inspired a song by Iron Maiden but Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is one of those rare exceptions. It is a 7-part tale about the experiences of a sailor who has just returned from sea. It’s a tale of peril, of the supernatural, of the sea. Today let’s take a look at part 1, in which the mariner departs on his journey out to sea…