5 Creatures That Have No Bones
If you are like me, the only forecast you are looking at these days is the one proffered by the adorable Noodle the Pug. Each morning is like a mini-Groundhog Day as the internet waits to see if this 13-year-old pug stan...
5 Creatures That Have No Bones
When it comes to a fish’s ability to be simultaneously majestic and athletic, none can quite compare to billfish. And while all the marlins, spearfish and swordfish on our blue planet are impressive in their own right, I...
The Sailfish is the Fastest Fish in the World
It’s hard to fully comprehend just how BIG whales are—until you see them with your very own eyes. Someone can tell you a humpback whale is bigger than a school bus, but I don’t think that fully conveys the immensity. Tha...
Top 5 Biggest Whales in the Ocean
The ocean has absorbed nearly 33% of all greenhouse gas emissions and around 90% of the excess heat produced through climate change. It may seem like a good thing all around that the ocean is protecting us in this way, b...
Coastal Restoration Helps the Ocean Help Us
Written by Hayley McIlwraith, Research Assistant in the Rochman Lab and Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, co-founder of the University of Toronto Trash Team and Scientific Advisor to Ocea...
I Eat Fish, Am I Eating Microplastics?
Swimming beneath the waves is a sea of creatures even more unique and wild than you could ever imagine—fish that look like horses, whales that are 100 feet long and sharks living to more than 400 years old. But, what ab...
5 Poisonous Ocean Animals to Stay Away From
October 8 is World Octopus Day, which is the perfect excuse to appreciate these unbelievable cephalopods. To be fair, if you know us, you know we don’t need a reason to celebrate octopuses. You can make every day World O...
10 Ink-credible Octopus Photos
For decades we have witnessed plastic pollution flowing into our ocean. It has wreaked havoc on marine life by polluting the ocean and coastal habitats that are their home. Over half of all plastics produced are designed...
The REDUCE Act Rewards Reuse Rather Than Waste
This blog was updated on October 7, 2021 to reflect the passage of all four bills. It’s not hard to fall in love with the ocean in California. You can drive for 600+ miles with endless ocean vistas on the Pacific Coast H...
Tackling Plastic Pollution in California
Ocean animals have evolved all kinds of different ways to protect themselves from threats. Some use camouflage to blend into their surroundings. Others have hard shells that keep the animals (relatively) safe inside. And...