Oceans
"If there is no blue, there is no green," Dr. Sylvia Earle has said. And she couldn't be more right.
The world's oceans are responsible for providing our fresh water, for regulating global temperatures, for providing food and housing the majority of the species on Earth. And it is also taking the brunt of human negligence and greed. From overfishing to plastic pollution to acidification from the carbon dioxide we're releasing in the air, our oceans are under threat and need us to pay attention.
On this page, dive into news about both problems and solutions for one of our most valuable resources.
Featured Stories in Oceans
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Under Serious Threat, New Report Shows
A UN report describes that despite progress in conservation efforts, industrial development is taking a major toll on this vital ecosystem.
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Unusual and Beautiful Wave Photos Have a Secret Source
Photographer Scotty Carter has uncovered techniques to produce exceptionally beautiful and highly unique wave photos.
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Caught Red-Snapper-Handed: New Identification Technique Could Stop Fish Poachers
Scientists prove a new means for safeguarding world fish stocks and ensuring customers buying sustainable fish get what they want.
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What Australia's Oceans Are Missing: Marine Scientists
Considering how vast and varied the waters around Australia are known to be, one expert says the country suffers from an "acute lack skilled marine researchers."
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Ocean Conservation Progress 'Pitiful' Over Past 20 Years
The Zoological Society of London says, with few exceptions, the pledges nations made at the 1992 Earth Summit have not been met at all.
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Australia to Create World's Largest Marine Reserve
Approximately one-third of Australia's territorial waters will be under legal protection -- totally a whopping 1.2 million square miles of ocean.
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Solar Cells Use Underwater Sunlight for Electricity
Researchers have built solar cells that can create electricity using the sunlight filtering through water.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Comes to Life in Beautiful Graphic Novel
In 'I'm Not a Plastic Bag' the monster garbage patch stars as an endearingly anthropomorphic character adrift in a world gone wrong.
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Invasive Species Carried by Floating Dock from Japanese Tsunami
Tons of of organisms cruised from Japan to the northwestern coast of the USA on a Floating Dock.
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BP Oil Spill Messed Up Microbial Communities on Gulf of Mexico Shores
Not too surprisingly, the BP oil spill had a big impact on various ecosystems in the Gulf, and that includes some of those that we can't see with the naked eye. Microbes might be small, but what they lack in stature they make up for in importance.
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“The Ocean We Want To Know" Music Video Parodies Gotye for World Oceans Day
In celebration of World Oceans Day, One World One Ocean has created a cute and catchy video with a tune you'll probably recognize.
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10 Beautiful Photos Celebrating World Oceans Day 2012
Brian Skerry has been documenting marine wildlife for years, and these images help us appreciate the wonders of our watery world.
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Helping Leatherback Sea Turtles Make a Comeback in Florida
A leatherback sea turtle researcher and photographer documents the species with beautiful images.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Under Serious Threat, New Report Shows
A UN report describes that despite progress in conservation efforts, industrial development is taking a major toll on this vital ecosystem.
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New App Guides Swimmers to Cleanest Beaches
A free new smartphone app provides info on over 1000 beaches in the U.S. to help guide you to the cleanest places to frolic in the ocean.
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Unusual and Beautiful Wave Photos Have a Secret Source
Photographer Scotty Carter has uncovered techniques to produce exceptionally beautiful and highly unique wave photos.
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Snails Riding Submarines Threaten Ocean Ecosystems
While much of the world's oceans remain a vast and mysterious place, one of the planet's slowest moving creatures has enlisted the latest of human technology to conquer these regions more efficiently.
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Radioactive Tuna Discovered in U.S. Waters
While the highly-charged migratory fish don't seem poised to trample any unsuspecting cities just yet, experts are still concerned to find the radiation leaked from Japan's nuclear power plant at Fukushima has found its way across the Pacific.
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8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, yarn and a crochet hook.
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Caught Red-Snapper-Handed: New Identification Technique Could Stop Fish Poachers
Scientists prove a new means for safeguarding world fish stocks and ensuring customers buying sustainable fish get what they want.
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Would Paul Watson Really Voluntarily Go to Costa Rica for Trial? And Collaborate on Ocean Conservation?
Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?
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