A new report from the University of Ghent in Belgium describes how tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, accumulate in our bodies and could have long term implications for our health. Much of this microplastic is ingested by eating seafood, in fact it is...
Happy Valentine’s Day to all Ocean Lovers. Have we got some risque stories for you, care of our friends from the deep! First, the cute stuff. The racy comes later! Make sure to read to the end. The Ocean Conservancy celebrates this day by highlighting some very...
2016 Set Records for Ocean Action Wow, what a tremendous year for Ocean Action, both positive and negative. The BlueOcean.net team felt the absolute necessity to do a wrap-around of the 12 most important Big Ocean Stories of 2016, that are affecting you and the ocean....
Global Warming: Third Consecutive Record Broken Both 2014 and 2015 were very hot years and set records in global warming, but now 2016 has smashed those records, making it the third consecutive year for record-breaking temperatures, a first in the modern era and most...
The latest data indicates that we made real progress in the development and use of US renewable energy in 2016. Slightly under 17% of the country’s electricity needs were met by renewable sources in the first six months of 2016, increasing from 13.7 percent in...
This coming Sunday evening, Jan. 15 at 7pm, ET, we are in for a real treat on the National Geographic Channel, Sea of Hope is a must see event or even better, a must record event, because you will want to see this program again and again. Marine Conservation and...