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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.
Dive into an Underwater Sculpture Museum on May 18
Museums have come a long way since the days of “walk, look but don't touch” and museums are no longer just on land, some of the most spectacular are where you least expect to find them. So, on International Museums Day - May 18, lets take a dive into an underwater...
Vaquita Marine Protected Area enlarged. But is it too late?
The Vaquita Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of California that is home to the remaining population of critically endangered vaquita porpoises has been enlarged to nearly 50%, but is it too little too late? The Mexican Secretary of the Environment Rafael Pacchiano...
Getting Trash Out of Rivers: before it gets into our Oceans
Solving the Plastic Ocean Pollution problem is so large an issue that it must be attacked from multiple directions. One approach is getting trash out of rivers and lakes before it can be carried through our waterways into our oceans. There are a number of projects...
Ocean Pollution Cleanup Update and The Plastic Bank
There has probably been no other ocean issue that has so quickly grabbed the world's attention than plastic pollution. David Attenborough's BBC series Blue Planet II and especially the segment that focused on plastics in the ocean, hit an emotional high note that...
Tips to Protect the Planet Every Day!
On April 22nd, the world celebrated Earth Day. Now we need to ask: how can we continue to celebrate Earth Day beyond one day? What steps can each of us take to lower our personal impact and protect the planet every day? What products can we do without or replace with...
Fascinating New Marine Species Discovered in Deep Seas
Valuable manta ray data and two new species of fish have been discovered in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This southeast Asian location is the epicenter of marine biodiversity, so its not surprising that new species would be found there. In 2010, this area was declared a...
The Great Barrier Reef as We Knew It Is Gone!
2018 is the third International Year of the Reef and we should be celebrating the beauty and benefits brought to us by the planet’s healthy coral reefs. Unfortunately, that is not the case, our coral reefs are under serious threat from over-fishing, pollution and...
Deep Diving is in the DNA of the Sea Nomads
If you want to free dive to a depth of 200 feet and hold your breath for 13 minutes. Don’t do it, unless you have a rare gene mutation, states the Miami Herald, describing the “surprise finding” in a new study just published in the journal Cell. Scientists have been...