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The Plight of Mermaid’s Purses – How Ocean Warming Impacts Shark Development
The Plight of Mermaid’s Purses – How Ocean Warming Impacts Shark Development

We often think about ocean warming affecting creatures such as coral reefs and polar bears, but what about the…

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Blog, Too Hot To HandleJennifer Thomson3 August 2020Sharks, mermaid's purses, ocean warming
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Conservation: Part 3
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Conservation: Part 3

Krill is a keystone species that is crucial for providing nutrients for species across the food web, including humans…

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Blog, Too Hot To HandleJennifer Thomson27 July 2020krill, Antarctica, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, fisheries, conservation, bycatch
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Conservation: Part 2
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Conservation: Part 2

Antarctica is the only area that has been agreed globally to be ‘devoted to peace and science’, where information…

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Blog, Too Hot To HandleJennifer Thomson20 July 2020Antarctic, Antarctica, policy, MPAs, CCAMLR, climate change, pollution
Antarctica and Southern Ocean Conservation: Part 1
Antarctica and Southern Ocean Conservation: Part 1

The Southern Ocean, home to the Antarctic Peninsula, has recorded a regional temperature increase of 3°C…

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Rising Tides, BlogJennifer Thomson13 July 2020Antarctica, Southern Ocean, whaling, Sealing, invasive species, ocean warming
Be Part of the Solution: WFCRC and its Action Plan for the Ocean
Be Part of the Solution: WFCRC and its Action Plan for the Ocean

The World Federation for Coral Reef Conservation (WFCRC) is an organisation with global aspirations: to mitigate…

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Interview, Too Hot To HandleJennifer Thomson29 June 2020WFCRC, coral, coral reefs, mapping, GIS
An Ear to the Ocean
An Ear to the Ocean

Coral reefs are subject to a growing array of human stressors: ocean acidification, global warming and destructive…

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Blog, GeneralSophie McDonald22 June 2020Sound, Noise pollution, Conservation
The Third Mass Bleaching Event on the Great Barrier Reef
The Third Mass Bleaching Event on the Great Barrier Reef

This summer (in the southern hemisphere), a quarter of the Great Barrier Reef was severely bleached in the third…

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Blog, Rising TidesSophie McDonald15 June 2020great barrier reef, Coral reefs, coral, coral bleaching, mass coral bleaching, climate change
The Coral Triangle: The Centre of Marine Biodiversity
The Coral Triangle: The Centre of Marine Biodiversity

Spanning 6 countries (covering parts, or their entirety) and 6 million km2 of oceanic waters, the coral triangle is the…

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Blog, GeneralGuest User8 June 2020coral triangle, coral, Coral reefs, coral reef
No sunlight? No symbiote? No problem!
No sunlight? No symbiote? No problem!

In the depths of the ocean, where dappled sunlight gives way to deep-blue darkness, coral reefs of a different kind…

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Spotlife on SealifeRita Steyn5 June 2020Deep sea, deep sea coral, coral, coral reef
Coral Reefs: The Rainforests of the Sea
Coral Reefs: The Rainforests of the Sea

Coral – what marine biologists’ dreams are made of. Coral reefs are the reason many of us fell in love with the ocean…

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Blog, GeneralKimberley McCosker1 June 2020TMDdoesCorals, Coral reefs, coral, great barrier reef, deep sea coral, cold water coral, coral triangle, red sea
It's a Spongy World
It's a Spongy World

Marine sponges may not look like much, but these animals (yes, animals) are fascinating organisms. Today we delve…

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Blog, Spotlife on SealifeElyssa Quinton18 May 2020Sponge, Marine sponge
Cleaning up the Big Blue
Cleaning up the Big Blue

This week our Plastic Not Fantastic series highlights Big Blue Ocean Cleanup. A worldwide initiative to drive positive…

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Blog, Plastic Not FantasticMae Dorricott11 May 2020plastic, clean up, beach clean, Big Blue Ocean Cleanup
5 Ways to Connect with the Ocean during Isolation
5 Ways to Connect with the Ocean during Isolation

It’s hard to connect with the ocean during coronavirus lockdown. We’ve put together our top podcast, course, talk…

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Blog, GeneralJennifer Thomson4 May 2020Coronavirus, Lockdown, Connect with the ocean, podcast, course, talk, video, blog
A wealth of marine biodiversity on the smallest of land masses
A wealth of marine biodiversity on the smallest of land masses

There is extraordinary diversity in the geography of islands – from low-lying coral atolls to mountainous and rocky…

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Blog, GeneralKimberley McCosker1 May 2020TMDdoesislands, Island nations, Maldives, Galapagos, Falkland Islands, Soloman Islands
Nautilus: The Living Fossil under Threat in our Modern World
Nautilus: The Living Fossil under Threat in our Modern World

Our oceans may have changed dramatically since primitive beings inhabited ancient waters, but there is in fact a…

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Blog, Spotlife on SealifeSophie McDonald20 April 2020Nautilus, Living fossil, Shells, Shell trade, CITES, Mollusc
Marine Protected Areas: Silver Bullet or Smokescreen?
Marine Protected Areas: Silver Bullet or Smokescreen?

Marine protected areas (or MPAs for short), are the protected areas of our oceans, where human activity is restricted…

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Blog, Seas the DayJennifer Thomson13 April 2020Marine Protected Area, MPAs, Marine protection, philippines
Negotiating a Plastic Free Sea
Negotiating a Plastic Free Sea

Marine plastic pollution is a problem that our eyes see and our emotions connect to – it’s fair to say that plastic does…

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Blog, Plastic Not FantasticMae Dorricott6 April 2020Plastic, Treaty, Plastic free, Politics
From Ocean VR to Forest404 – How Nature’s Soundscapes Affect our Health
From Ocean VR to Forest404 – How Nature’s Soundscapes Affect our Health

Can we use “virtual nature” treatments to improve the health of those who cannot make it outside…

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Interview, GeneralJennifer Thomson30 March 2020Nature, Mental health, wellbeing, soundscapes, virtual reality, Forest404, Podcast, Science, science communication
The Art of Plastic Pollution
The Art of Plastic Pollution

In this short and sweet interview, Anna Panic - artist, photographer and plastic campaigner - tells us what inspired…

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Interview, Plastic Not FantasticMae Dorricott23 March 2020Plastic, Art, Plastic pollution, Conscious, Anna Panic, Awareness, Behaviour change
Where will Sharks be at the end of the Century?
Where will Sharks be at the end of the Century?

If you think swimming with sharks is crazy, try doing it for a living! To understand sharks, you’ve got to study them in…

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Interview, Too Hot To HandleJennifer Thomson16 March 2020sharks, climate change, China, Australia, research
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