The ocean makes life on Earth possible, and it needs our help. Most people don’t realize the long list of benefits the ocean provides us, nor how much we are connected and dependent on it. Check out more BlueTubeTV’s video postings
Reef Fact: The nutrients from sewage feed growing algae that can smother and kill corals. Click here to learn more about this issue Please support Reef Relief’s work to improve and protect our coral reefs. Donate now at www.reefrelief.org/donate
ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2010) — Research from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) shows that people in China — the number one consumers of plastic bags in the world — reduced their consumption of plastic bags by half when stores were forced to charge consumers for the bags. Click here to read the full article Click […]
National Geographic announces winners of the Best underwater Views of 2010 Click here to visit the National Geographic site to see them all
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Read the full article Scientists fear the planet is on the brink of another mass extinction as ocean dead zones continue to grow in size and number. More than 400 ocean dead zones — areas so low in oxygen that sea life cannot survive — have been reported […]
Reef Fact: Pollution and sediment runoff from land are major causes of stress to coral reefs. Please support Reef Relief's work to improve and protect our coral reefs. Donate now at www.reefrelief.org/donate
Reef Fact: Coral reefs are home to 25% of fish species. Click here to learn more Click here to watch the Blue Planet video about these species Please support Reef Relief’s work to improve and protect Florida Keys coral reefs. Donate now at www.reefrelief.org/donate
Reef Fact: Coral reefs play a major role in the protection of coastlines from harmful erosion. Click here to learn more Please support Reef Relief’s work to improve and protect our coral reefs. Donate now at www.reefrelief.org/donate
ScienceDaily (Dec. 17, 2010) — Global biodiversity surveys over the past few years have provided increasing evidence that our planet is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction. Plants, animals, and microorganisms are disappearing thousands of times more rapidly than they have for more than 65 million years, and for the first time in […]
Reef Fact: West Indian manatees have no natural enemies, and it is believed they can live 60 years or more. Learn more about manatees here Please support Reef Relief’s work to improve and protect our coral reefs. www.reefrelief.org/donate