Remaining Vigiliant in the Face of COVID-19
As I look at the news this week, I realize that it’s been a long year and a longer month (and we’re only halfway through November!). We made it through a challenging election season, to now face the concerning and rapid...
Remaining Vigiliant in the Face of COVID-19
I will never forget the first time I saw a manatee. I was staying with my grandmother and with a wide smile over breakfast she told me she had a surprise for me. She took me to a park where the water was warm and the man...
A Manatee Moment
You’ve heard of catfish. You’ve heard of lionfish. And you’ve probably heard of frogfish, too. But have you ever heard of hogfish? I certainly hadn’t, but as someone with the last name Hogge (yes, it’s pronounced like th...
5 Fabulous Facts About Hogfish
It’s a well-known fact that music has positive impacts on a child’s development. From calming nerves to developing fine motor skills, there has been a ton of research on the benefits of listening to music, playing with i...
7 Ocean Songs for Kids
When it comes to the creatures that call our ocean home, the first that may come to mind are probably magnificent whales, slow-swimming turtles or countless fish species. But our ocean is home to a mind-blowing number of...
These Creepy Ocean Creatures Are the Stuff of Nightmares
As each day’s headlines clamor for our attention, it’s hard to know what to focus on. But sometimes there is a signal so strong it can’t be ignored amidst the noise. This year, for the first time in recorded history, the...
Skating on Thin Ice in the Arctic
Think about wolves. Are you picturing fierce, powerful, majestic animals that lope gracefully through the landscape? Wolffish are … not like that. Think less Call of the Wild and more Nightmare Before Christmas. They mig...
The Wolffish is Weird-Looking and Wonderful
Move out of the way, sea slugs, there’s a new charismatic critter on the block: the sea snail! Sea snails are an extremely diverse group of marine gastropods that are found around the world. They can spend time on land,...
5 Sensational Sea Snail Species
Even if you can only stomach the news in small amounts these days, you’ve probably seen some depressing stories about the health of the planet or snippets of politicians debating what to do about it. The climate crisis i...
Only Together Can We RISE UP for Our Ocean
If you’ve ever been to a beach in places like the United States, chances are that you’ve probably come across a sand dollar at some point. These iconic emblems of our nation’s beaches often serve as a stunning representa...