Fourth Element Makes Waves with the SURFACE Sustainable Wetsuit
If you need a new wetsuit for freediving, snorkeling or on-the-surface water sports give Fourth Element a shout. SURFACE is Fourth Element’s and the Dive Industry’s first certified sustainable wetsuit. SURFACE SURFACE is made with Yulex® Pure a 100%...
World’s Largest Oil Spill Undetected for 14 Years
You’ve heard of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. On April 20, 2010 an explosion occurred on a British Petroleum oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The rig was drilling an exploratory well in 5,100 feet of water. Of the 126 crew on...
Wonders of the Sea 3D Coming to a Theater Near You
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean-Michel Cousteau have teamed up to bring you Wonders of the Sea, an inspiring 85 minute underwater documentary. Wonders of the Sea follows famed filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau and his children Celine and Fabien on a voyage of unknown,...
The Effects of Global Warming on Marine Migrations
Weather that brings stronger and more frequent hurricanes, cyclones and droughts is not the only thing that is being altered by climate change. As ocean temperatures rise the we are seeing the effects of global warming on marine migrations. Marine Species on...
Time is Running Out on Climate Change
A chilling report just issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that we have no more than twelve years in which to avoid a climate catastrophe. After three years of research, the Nobel Prize-winning IPCC issued this unequivocal warning. Time is...
Christine Figgener Is Striving to End the Age of Plastic
In August 2015, off the coast of Costa Rica, with a simple act of compassion, Christine Figgener alerted the world to the crisis of plastic pollution. The 34-year-old marine biologist sited a sea turtle with what appeared to be a parasitic worm in its nose. Upon...
Great Britain Leads in Offshore Wind Energy: Update
Blue Ocean has been reporting on Great Britain’s leading roll in fighting plastic pollution with initiatives to ban single-use plastics and microbeads in cosmetics. But did you know that they were also leaders in offshore wind energy? Fighting Ocean Plastic...
The Amazing Diversity and Beauty of Jellyfish
“Scary, squishy, cool, brainless, mesmerizing – jellyfish are all of these and a lot more,” writes Elizabeth Kolbert as she describes the amazing diversity and beauty of jellyfish in the Oct. 2018 issue of National Geographic. For anyone that has ever been entranced...
To Remain A Paradise, Island Destinations Are Banning Sunscreens
Palm trees, sandy beaches, crystal clear waters flowing over magnificent coral reefs teeming with marine life. Sounds like everything desirable in an island paradise. To insure this reality, island destinations are taking dramatic steps to protect their coral reefs...
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