The global problem of plastic in the ocean By AGUSTÍN MRONGOWIUS BARCIELA Human beings discard millions of tons of plastic every year and much of it eventually ends in the ocean where it is sometimes eaten by fish and marine life. Unfortunately, this already turned into a global problem, and Read more…
A luxury expedition cruise to Antarctica Imagen anterior Imagen siguiente A trip to the most remote place in the world sounds romantic and adventurous. This frozen continent at the end of the Earth has never been permanently occupied by man. It has no towns or villages, just grand, icy, unpredictable Read more…
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Rescuing Cold-Stunned Endangered Sea Turtles on Cape Cod for over 30 Years Text & Images by NANCY BLOOM Anterior Siguiente Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, a member of the federal government’s sea turtle stranding network for the Greater Atlantic Region, has rescued over 700 turtles from Cape Cod Bay Read more…
The Next Conservation Frontier Blue Parks for our Oceans By Amanda Yanchury, Ocean Communications Associate, Conservation Law Foundation | Article courtesy of Sailors for the Sea Anterior Siguiente Canyons more massive than the Grand Canyon. Mountains that rival the Rockies in size. You’d think that formations of this stature would Read more…
Tiny Giants of the Sea Nearly invisible marine microbes play a vital role in life at sea and on land By Jaime Blair, Communications Consultant at Bigelow Laboratory | Article courtesy of Sailors for the Sea Anterior Siguiente Stories of mysterious creatures lurking deep in the sea have long captivated Read more…
CARIB Tails An International Citizen Science Project for Boaters Text by Nathalie Ward, PhD, NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Photos by Center for Coastal Studies, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Plymouth Whale Watch. Previous Next The sea is slate-colored, smooth as asphalt. The wind isn’t howling, but speaking in a Read more…
Plastic – the silent killer Story by ELODIE MARIE CAMPRASSE Photos by CHRIS JONES, FABIANO BARETTO, KATE SPROGIS, MELANIE WELLS, NICKO LUNARDI, QAMAR SCHUYLER Article originally featured in YTM #25 issue – Winter 2016 Previous Next Plastic, what a versatile material! It’s everywhere and most of us could not imagine Read more…
The world’s smallest penguins By Elodie Camprasse Previous Next It’s 6.30 pm, just after sunset and I am sitting on a beach in southeast Australia, about to witness an amazing sight. Night after night during breeding season, around the same time, the world’s small penguins leave the water after a Read more…