the Second Season is Available Now The documentary television series “Years of Living Dangerously” has begun its second season by exploring the dramatic effects of climate change. The Emmy Award winning, series premiered on the National Geographic Channel in October....
Massive Coral Bleaching and Highest Sea Temperatures The third global coral bleaching event that began in 2014, continued to sweep around the globe in 2016. Early in the year, scientists were concerned that the bleaching would hit the Great Barrier Reef – and it did:...
The #BlueOcean2016 Summit kicks off December 5, 2016. This year’s 5-day online event features specially-selected Ocean Leaders who have taken to heart Dr. Sylvia Earle’s TED Prize-winning Call-to-Action that guides this year’s Summit: “Use all means at your...
Blue Ocean Network has launched the Blue Ocean Summit 2016. This 3rd online Summit features interviews with artists, scientists, filmmakers, entrepreneurs and more, who are using their unique gifts, connections and experiences to impact change in their areas of...
The Marine Arctic Protected Sanctuary There has been exciting news recently with the declaration of the world’s largest marine protected area, 1.55 million km of the Ross Sea in the Southern Ocean. However, this protection of Antarctic waters has not been duplicated...
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible” — Francis of Assisi Protect Our Coral Reefs and everything that depends on them If we had an oil spill that was dumping tons of oil into...
Blue Ocean Network (BON) continues to connect people at a deeper level, We are Turning ocean lovers into ocean leaders through our newly redesigned online community portal. BON’s re-branded and expanded website will be launched on November 16, 2016 to coincide...
“the most remarkable reef in the West Indies” as described by Charles Darwin in 1842 The world’s second longest Barrier Reef (the longest in the northern hemisphere) follows the coast of Belize for 300 kilometers (190 mi) as the central section of the...
Coastal Reefs have Many Benefits In recent memory the coastal reefs off Australia’s southern shores, composed mostly of shellfish, provided food for local fish and helped to protect the coastal settlements from storms. Unfortunately, today these reefs have nearly...
Join With Defenders of Wildlife to Protect Polar Bears The Polar Bear is the iconic symbol of the Artic wilderness. Unfortunately this wilderness is becoming less wild. With global warming and the melting of Arctic sea ice the environment of the Polar Bear is changing...