eMagazine Ocean Archive: Conservation, Pollution & Marine Life

Abandoned Fishing Gear Fouls The World’s Ocean

Abandoned fishing gear is fouling the water column throughout the world’s oceans, in yet another symptom on the overfishing crisis.

YouTubers Mark Robers & MrBeast launched Team Seas, a program dedicated to removing plastic from the ocean. #teamseas

Environmentalists are embracing everything from kelp farming to societal CO2 reduction strategies to turn the tide on ocean acidification.

A lot of progress has been made in cleaning up Chesapeake Bay in recent years but there’s still lots to be done…

Our coral reefs are still dying at an alarming rate due mostly to warming-induced rising water temperatures…

Since the dawn of the Industrial Age, global sea turtle populations have decreased by 2/3, with only 6.5 million sea turtles left today.

Can we stop runaway global warming from killing off the world’s remaining coral reefs as they succumb to warmer water & and acidification.

Offshore wind farms not only produce significant amounts of renewable, carbon-free energy but also create reserves where sea life flourishes.

Not all plastics are equal when it comes to polluting the ocean and having a negative effect on marine life.

Dark Side of the Ocean conveys a deep appreciation for the fragile nature of the ocean’s majesty and compels us to act now to preserve it.