Uniquely adapted to a life of extremes, mangroves have evolved to not just survive, but *THRIVE* where most plants…
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Rockpools are little worlds of their own. These complex and diverse ecosystems are so unlike anything else…
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Many of us have spent time alongside the rocky shore, bucket and net in hand, wading through the rockpools as we turn over clumps of seaweed and large rocks in the hopes of finding tiny marine creatures..
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Whether you know them as tide pools or rock pools, they are usually the first marine ecosystem ocean lovers…
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The Ocean Conservation Trust in South England is working to restore the marine ecosystem, one blade of grass at a…
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On Washington State’s Coast, thick matts of kelp can be found piled atop the water. Dipping beneath the…
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Kelp forests are biodiversity hot-spots. These marine macro-algae grow very quickly and create dense underwater habitat structures…
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Are you an avid fish eater? If so, it might be time to reconsider your diet. Besides the obvious environmental…
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I say kelp, you say… Slimy? Ask around but I bet that for many “magical” is the last word that springs to mind…
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The deep sea could just be the gold rush of the 21st century. Underwater rare-earth mineral stores there could help…
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The deep-sea ecosystem, while still wildly unknown, faces many pressing anthropogenic threats. Among some…
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Sharks are vitally important apex predators in the ocean, and have existed for millennia. More recently, an…
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The deep sea begins 200 metres below the surface of the open ocean and extends to depths that most of us can’t even fathom…
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Despite the sheer vastness and remoteness of the open ocean it has not escaped the adverse impacts of humans…
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The open ocean may not be the first or even the second or third thing that comes to mind when thinking about marine ecosystems…
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Since the mid-eighteenth century, ocean explorers, scientists and voyagers of the deep have been dredging up…
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As global warming accelerates, the poles are heating up two to four-times faster than the rest of the earth…
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The phylum Cnidaria consists of over 9000 species, found only in freshwater and marine aquatic environments…
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The first coral spawning was witnessed by scientists in 1981, and since then it has fascinated many. Corals…
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Marine biologist Rose Santana had the opportunity to travel to the Northwest Passage last summer. She tells us…
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