Coral Reef Ecosystems

08/16/2023

https://youtu.be/SH22VFFF-Bk

RACE TO THE RESCUE "There have been Herculean efforts to try to rescue some of the coral that's most at risk," said Ben Kirtman, director of the University of Miami-NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies and an atmospheric sciences professor in the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.

More than a half dozen research organizations, universities and government agencies launched emergency efforts to salvage fragments of rare and threatened corals they're growing in manmade coral nurseries off the Florida Keys, rushing them to deeper water and land-based laboratories. The groups included Mote, the Keys Marine Lab, the University of South Florida and the Coral Restoration Foundation.

Scientists working in the Florida Keys are undertaking a landmark restoration project to save what little coral reef is left after hurricanes, overfishing an...

05/10/2018

Paradise.. REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE to keep it that way, PLEASE 🤓


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We love our beach days so much, chilling with a margarita soaking some sun... The best ever! And if we want to keep it up, we must keep the beach clean.

05/09/2018

"There’s more to SUN protection than sun SCREEN! Here’s how to protect your body from top to toe this SUMMER."
- Samantha McArthur, Lifestyle Blogger 🎏🎏✈️🛳️⚓⚓

Photo: Pexels/ Maciej Serafinowicz

04/19/2018

Add your name NOW to help save thousands of threatened and endangered sea turtles each year. http://ow.ly/8uxT30jxmuK

https://act.oceana.org/page/13428/action/1?ea.tracking.id=twitter&utm_campaign=Advo&utm_content=20180417TEDsTweet&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_id=9TFNX7SeWkMOR9

Each year, thousands of endangered and threatened sea turtles drown in trawl nets. We can stop this. Tell Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to support a proposed rule for life-saving TEDs in all trawl nets.

04/07/2018

Fish are delicious, but they are also critical to sustaining healthy ! If you are worried that your choices at the fish market are harming , learn more about sustainable seafood choices here: https://www.fishwatch.gov/ -

03/20/2016

'In its second year, the Underwater Photography Contest has already put itself on the map as a prestigious international competition. This year, the contest drew thousands of applicants, who vied for awards in eight photo categories, including macro, wide-angle, behavior, and more. In addition, four special awards recognized exceptional photographers, and up-and-coming talent, both in the UK and internationally.'



http://gizmodo.com/these-award-winning-underwater-photographs-are-dazzling-1760502451

It’s often said that we know less about the deep ocean than we do about the surface of Mars. Looking at the 2016 winners of the UK’s Underwater Photography Contest, I can’t help but agree. Life beneath the sea is as alien and entrancing as any ancient, dust-blown crater on the Red Planet.

03/02/2016

'In March 2011, João Pereira de Souza, a 71-year-old retired widower, found a Magellanic penguin from Patagonia washed up on a beach in Brazil near his home. The bird was covered in oil and fighting for his life..'

http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a4180/penguin-old-man-best-friends/?src=social-email

Locals say the man treats JingJing "like a son."

09/18/2015

Last year, nearly 680,000 volunteers removed more than 16 million pounds of trash from 91 countries. Be a part of the action and participate in this year’s cleanup. Find a site near you.

Ocean trash is a serious pollution problem that affects the health of people, wildlife and local economies.
Join the world’s largest volunteer effort for our ocean and waterways by participating in the International Coastal Cleanup.
Saturday, September 19, 2015.

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sep15/icc.html

For the past three decades, the International Coastal Cleanup has been turning the tide on trash. Join the NOAA Marine Debris Program and Ocean Conservancy for the largest global volunteer effort to cleanup our local shoreline, coast, park, or neighborhood on Saturday, September 19, 2015.

09/18/2015

An Australian photographer captures a rare moment of animal communion with a shot of a seal surfing a humpback whale off the New South Wales coast.

05/21/2015

' In the montage below, are the miles upon nautical miles of stunningly still, breezeless serenity created by an amphitheater of icebergs, glaciers and mountains–through much of which you may have to drop sail and motor-cruise..' Watch a Sailboat’s Incredible Voyage to Antarctica, from Above
by Owen James Burke

http://thescuttlefish.com/2015/04/watch-a-sailboats-incredible-voyage-to-antarctica-from-above/

Screenshot from "Antarctica" by Kalle Ljung If you're planning--or have ever considered--a trip to Antarctica from South America by sail, the infamously fea

04/22/2015

DOI, EPA, NOAA announce Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative to prepare natural resources for climate change
Sites in southwest Florida, Hawaii, Washington, and the Great Lakes selected to showcase climate resilience approach

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today recognized four collaborative landscape partnerships across the country where Federal agencies will focus efforts with partners to conserve and restore important lands and waters and make them more resilient to a changing climate. Building on existing collaborations, these Resilient Lands and Waters partnerships – located in southwest Florida, Hawaii, Washington and the Great Lakes region.

http://www.climate.gov/news-features

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2015/Resilient%20Landscapes%20Press%20Release_042115_FINAL.pdf

04/22/2015

happy Earth Day -- where we are in supporting our Oceans--
News from the Marine Conservation Institute
http://www.marine-conservation.org/news/in-the-news/


http://blog.marine-conservation.org/2015/04/earth-day-2015.html

Happy Earth Day from everyone at Marine Conservation Institute! We hope each of you have a chance today to spend a little time outside and appreciate the incredible planet we all share. We also wanted to share with you 3 simple things you can do today to help our oceans! Try avoiding single use plas…