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Ocean News for Ocean People
Blue Ocean Network offers ocean news for ocean people, just like you, who deeply care and are ready to dive in as an ocean change-maker. Whether you live inland or on the water, ocean news provides articles that focus on your daily connections to the sea. You’ll find inspiring stories from ocean activists, scientists, and people just like you that are making large and small contributions to protecting our Blue Home. Discover sustainable solutions that will help you make sustainable choices.
How Sustainable Fashion Is Impacting Shopping Behaviour
The impact of the fashion industry upon the environment is coming under growing scrutiny as both consumers and governments work to fix the issue. Fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world, falling only behind oil. A large number of retailers are...
4Dive: Challenging Citizen Science Program for Skilled Scuba Divers
Are Scuba Divers Getting Older and Bored? It’s interesting to see that, regardless of where you are in the world, the scuba diving industry calls for renewing commercial offers. This has been highlighted during the first international workshop on Scuba Diving...
Blue Whales and Dugongs in Timor-Leste
The thrill of finding the largest creatures on Earth alongside an outstanding array of coral reef biodiversity. Timor-Leste sits between Indonesia and Australia, well within the so-called Coral Triangle. Once we get there and attempt an easy dive from shore near Dili,...
Are Kittens Killing Beluga Whales?
Here’s a story that demonstrates how interconnected the world is, for better and for worse. Whales are in a lot of trouble what with whaling, ship collisions and being entangled in ghost gear. Now, a new study, reveals that whales should also be concerned about your...
Viral Videos of 2018
This was a year in which the ocean was repeatedly in the News. To their credit the media focused much needed attention on the serious issues plaguing our oceans. Plastic pollution, climate change, the health of our coral reefs and red tide were all subjects that were...
Can You Find the Pygmy Seahorse?
We could not resist sharing this delightful video of pigmy seahorses with you. They are tiny and are so effective at blending into their surroundings that they have remained largely undetected. Able to Hide from Predators and Researchers The first was only...
Top Ocean Issues of 2018
2018 has been a year that has shown a bright light on the world’s oceans issues. From plastic pollution to climate change to red tide and the health of coral reefs, each of these issues are complex, multi-faceted and approaching crisis proportions. But along with the...
Coral Reef Art on the Great Barrier Reef
The coral reef ecosystem is a work of art, created by the most prolific of artists--this planet. Florescent animals create stacking, branching, ecosystems in vivid purples, yellows, pinks, blues, greens, even a fiery red. There is so much diversity of aquatic life in...