Celebrate Life Below Water. Eat Blue™

“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.”

—Robert Henri, Artist

Ocean Health

The ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface, contains 97% of Earth’s water, holds 98% of Earth’s habitat and has the tendency to capture 100% of human imagination.

Over the next decade – the Ocean Decade – our understanding of ocean ecosystems will continue to dramatically improve, new discoveries will be made, and entirely new ocean-related industries will emerge that will help conserve life below water.

One tool that helps consumers make ocean-friendly seafood choices is Seafood Watch, which was developed by the people at Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Environmental Defense Fund has the Seafood Selector that promotes “fish choices that are good for you and the ocean.” Meanwhile, Pew Charitable Trusts is leading a project to end illegal fishing, which accounts for 1 of every 5 wild fish that is taken from the ocean.

The ocean is enormously resilient, and with a little help from informed consumers we can ensure the health of our ocean and its inhabitants for the next generation.

Celebrate Life Below Water. Eat Blue™

Ocean Solutions

In Post-Trump Reversal, U.S. Joins Call for Global Plastics Treaty

The United Sates and France have joined in an alliance to call for an international treaty for plastic pollution. Both countries plan to launch these negotiations at the upcoming 5th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA)

$50M gift aims to improve Hawaiʻi’s ocean health

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) has announced a seven-year $50 million donation that will support multiple research goals within the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine

Bluefin tuna tagged for the first time in UK waters with acoustic ‘residency’ tags

For the first time in the UK, bluefin tuna have been tagged with acoustic trackers to help researchers monitor their movements. The 7cm long tag sends sound messages to listening stations allowing for scientists

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Clean Waters

ADB Calls for Innovative Financing for Ocean Health Improvement

Yesterday, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) called for scaling up the finance flows and funding into ocean health improvement in Asia and the Pacific to combat the growing threats from unchecked pollution into rivers,

Evidence that Pacific tuna mercury levels are driven by marine methylmercury production and anthropogenic inputs

A study has revealed that tuna from the Pacific Ocean, one of the world’s most consumed seafood products, exposes humans to toxic methylmercury. The global ocean has an important influence on tuna mercury concentrations,

Rare bluefin tuna washes up on UK beach, prompts concerns of migration changes

A bluefin tuna has washed up on a UK beach in the Dornie, Highlands, a place you wouldn’t ever expect to see this rare fish. Experts called in to observe the scene infer that

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Coastal Protection

There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave

After more than two decades of scientific service, the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to be retired in 2031. The ISS has allowed for extensive understanding of earth and humans thus transforming our

‘Very rare’ baby ghost shark found by scientists

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a baby ghost shark at depths of 3,900 feet on the ocean floor off the east coast of the south island. Researchers say the discovery might help fill

Why The Labrador Sea Are The ‘Lungs Of The Ocean’

The Labrador Sea exists between Greenland and eastern Canada where the ocean stirs, allowing for the deep ocean water to bubble up and oxygenate from the atmosphere. The Labrador Sea acts as the ocean’s

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Ocean Optimism

Rare blanket octopus spotted in ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter off Australian coast

A rare blanket octopus has been spotted in a ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter off Australian coast. Jacinta Shackleton, a videographer, photographer, and content creator for Queensland’s Tourism and Events, has been observing the

New Anchovy Protections Will Help People, Wildlife, and Ocean Health

Anchovies are a key part of the Pacific Ocean’s food web. They are nutrient-rich fish that are important prey for more than 50 species of marine wildlife, from albacore tuna and chinook salmon to

Coastal species are forming colonies on plastic trash in the ocean, study finds

Coastal marine species are adapting to life in plastic. Human plastics that have made their way into the open ocean are providing artificial habitats for otherwise coastal bound species. Researchers used to believe that

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Marine Protected Areas

The Importance of Fisheries in Maintaining Resilience after Coastal Natural Disasters

The impact of climate change seems far-off and abstract until it directly impacts your community. On September 1, 2019 Hurricane Dorian made a direct hit to my island home in The Bahamas. While I

A Community-Based Way to Protect Ancient Homelands and Fishing Rights

For centuries, island nations have harnessed and nurtured a close relationship with the ocean. Fishing practices deeply rooted in cultural ties to nature and respect for the nearby waters and food resources have created

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Ocean Conservation

Under the skin of the ocean, there’s a super-loud fishcotheque going on

“Deep below what Herman Melville called ‘the ocean’s skin’, sound is the only viable sense, adding mystery to a world we know so little about.” The ocean is a giant conductor of strange noises

Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

In 1969, the CSS Hudson left Nova Scotia and voyaged out into open ocean. The research vessel was embarking on the first complete circumnavigation of the Americas. Along the journey, the Hudson made frequent

Ocean’s climate change ‘buffer’ role under threat

The ocean traditionally acts as buffer to increased atmospheric warming because it absorbs carbon dioxide and resultantly ” has absorbed over 90% of global heating.” When the ocean absorbs CO2, it is then taken
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