Interview with the Founder of #TrashTag, Steven Reinhold
Steven Reinhold is one of the original creators of the hashtag #trashtag, which encourages people to post pictures picking up trash in the environment. Started a few years ago, it went viral a week ago when a Facebook us...
Interview with the Founder of #TrashTag, Steven Reinhold
During the greenest month of them all, I’ve rounded up some of the coolest green marine wildlife that our ocean has to offer. Take a look at these festive species and find out some fascinating fun facts about them. Green...
Green Marine Species to Celebrate This (Almost) Spring
On February 5th, the MV Solomon Trader (a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier) lost its mooring and ran aground on a coral reef off the island of Rennell in the southern Solomon Islands. So far, the damaged vessel has spilled...
Devastating Heavy Fuel Oil Spill in Solomon Islands Highlights Risks of World’s Dirtiest Fuel
It’s not uncommon to hear ocean lovers say that their favorite whale is the “killer whale”—or, under less menacing and more accurate terminology, the orca (scientifically dubbed Orcinus orca). These marine mammals are in...
Why is an Orca Not a Whale?
Would you believe that more people have been to the moon than have explored the deep, DEEP sea? It’s true! The mysteries of the deepest parts of the ocean have fascinated scientists for centuries and yet, we’...
How Deep is the Ocean?
If you ask someone on the street what their favorite ocean animal is, odds are you’d hear something like “sea turtle” or “dolphin.” While there is nothing wrong with that (who doesn’t love charismatic megafauna?), the oc...
Exploring Types of Invertebrates
Narwhals are, arguably, one of the most enigmatic species of the Arctic Ocean—and rightfully so—they’re pretty incredible. Although few people have ever seen a narwhal, they are widely recognized for their unique tusk wh...
What Exactly IS a Narwhal Tusk?
As if being a Monday morning wasn’t enough, the Anchorage Daily News headline read “Bering Sea ice is at an ‘unprecedented’ low right now.” March is when sea ice should be at its maximum extent, in some years reaching fa...
Where is the Ice?
Last week, I was invited by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Environment Subcommittee, to testify before Congress on the urgency of acting to protect c...
Corals, Lobsters and Oysters—Oh My!
Sharks are one of the most iconic animals in the sea—how many other animals can you identify simply by their fins? Sharks may get a lot of time in the spotlight, but these top predators are just one part of a diverse gro...