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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.
Protecting Haiti’s Critically Endangered Species and Coral Habitat
Across the Caribbean, marine conservation organizations have been documenting the terrifying decline of coral reef systems, and developing a wide range of innovative projects to conserve ecologically important and Critically Endangered marine life. From the Florida...
Social Media Brings Justice to Harassed Marine Life
Riding on the backs of endangered whale sharks. Cruelly dragging sharks in speedboat wake. Touching marine life to attract and entice dive tourists. What do you do when you see someone illegally or unethically handling marine life? In the age of the "selfie," people...
Join to Bar Japan from Commercial Whaling
Recently we reported on the latest Japanese Whale Hunt that killed 333 Minke whales of which 122 were pregnant females. They call it a “biological field study” swearing that it is scientifically imperative to kill whales to better understand Antarctica. They politely...
Back to School – How to Pack Zero Waste Lunches
It's that time of the year, summer is winding down and the kids will be starting back to school. It can be a bit stressful and exciting both at the same time. One of the things we need to start thinking about are the kid’s lunches and the importance of choosing...
What We Knew About Climate Change – and the forces at work that continue to block meaningful change.
Melting glaciers, rising ocean levels, unprecedented heat waves and forest fires, devastating hurricanes and coral bleaching events around the world, are all indisputable proof of our changing climate. Would we be facing these disasters if we had known about climate...
Sunscreens that Protect You and the Ocean: A Sunscreen Tipsheet
Ah, summer. It’s that time of the year again for fun in the sun. When packing for your beach picnics, one of the most important items alongside the beer cooler is sunscreen. However, when you go to buy a sunscreen you are faced with the daunting prospect of choosing...
New Tool Helps Predict Coral Bleaching and Disease
What if we had a crystal ball that would enhance our ability in predicting coral bleaching and disease? A coral biologist in Hawaii, David Gulko believes that we do and that this new tool can help us protect our coral reefs. "Creating a Coral Ark" In 2015...
Do Sperm Whales Just Like to Hang Out?
What’s nearly 65 ft. (20 meters) long and weighs up to 57,000 kilograms. Did I mention that they can also dive to ocean depths of 2,250 meters (7,382 ft.). It’s the sperm whale, the largest of toothed whales, but in spite of their monumental size, a couple of recent...