The Ryukyu Islands: a destination gaining fame, for good reason
There’s a wonderland off the coast of Japan where the water is gloriously turquoise, the sand is perfectly white and you can lie on a beach with few neighbors besides the friendly sea turtles beneath the surface.
Chesapeake Bay, nation’s largest estuary, is finally getting healthier
Water clarity in the Chesapeake Bay is the best it’s been in decades, and native rockfish, oyster and blue crab populations are rebounding as the overall health of the nation’s largest estuary improves, a report released Thursday found.
Scaling up marine conservation targets should benefit millions of people
About 200 countries worldwide committed to protecting 10 percent of national marine areas by signing the Convention on Biological Diversity. But more ambitious marine reserve coverage policies that target unprotected fishing grounds would benefit millions of people who depend on fisheries for food and livelihoods.
Us Warned: “Hands Off Our Beaches!”
The US is looking at Bahamian sand as a resource to shore-up Florida’s eroding coastline.
Up to 20,000 dead fish, other animals washed up on Nova Scotia coast
The carcasses of thousands of sea creatures have mysteriously washed up on the western coast of Nova Scotia, and the Canadian authorities said they have no idea why.
Christmas Revelers Leave 15 Tons of Trash on Australian Beach
Coogee beach – a popular destination in the Sydney suburb for backpackers on Christmas Day – was left strewn with a reported 15 tonnes of garbage by an estimated 10,000 resellers…
A New View of Coral Reefs; Video
NASA’s Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) has studied the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia and has several other targets planned.
The agony of Earth’s hottest year
Globally, 2016 is expected to be the hottest on record — breaking the record set in 2015, which broke the record from the year before that. In all, scientists say humans have warmed the planet about 1 degree Celsius since around the time of the Industrial Revolution. This heat, which we’re causing by burning fossil fuels and trapping warmth in the atmosphere, is contributing to a host of dangerous weather around the world.
New UN report finds marine debris harming more than 800 species, costing countries millions
Marine debris is negatively affecting more than 800 animal species and causing serious losses to many countries’ economies, according to a United Nations report launched December 5th, 2016.