Support Reef Relief by shopping at Amazon Smile
In honor of Dad, shop at AmazonSmile through 6/15/14 and Amazon will donate an extra $5 to Reef Relief. Click here to get started: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/59-2696402
Regulations for Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has posted online the latest version of its Federal Fishing Regulations for both commercial and recreational fishing. For recreational regulations http://www.gulfcouncil.org/fishing_regulations/index.php Federal fishing regulations are not always the same as state fishing regulations. For species that are not managed by federal regulations, states have the authority to extend […]
Ocean Sampling Day (OSD)
On June 21, 2014, the summer solstice, thousands of scientists will join together to participate in Ocean Sampling Day (OSD), an international collaboration to collect water samples from the ocean and rivers around the world. Within the water samples, scientists will also be collecting things so small that, in most cases, they are invisible to […]
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Goodsearch donates money to your favorite cause when you search the Internet, shop online or dine out at local restaurants! Use Goodsearch.com to search the Internet and they donate a penny per search to Reef Relief. Use Goodshop.com when you shop online and they donate a percentage of every purchase and offer over 100,000 coupons […]
Celebrate our coral reefs and ocean this Earth Day
Tips to reduce your impact on the planet and our oceans Reduce your carbon footprint and energy consumption. Climate change threatens our coral reefs and ocean through extended coral bleaching events and ocean acidification. Make safe, sustainable seafood choices Don’t litter! Trash can entangle, maim, drown wildlife, and smother coral. Grocery bags, pieces of plastic, […]
OP-ED: Time for the Southeast to Act on Climate this Earth Day
By Heather McTeer Toney, Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The Southeast will join the rest of the nation and countries across the world in celebrating Earth Day on April 22. The entire month of April is a great time to reflect on the strides we have made to reduce pollution over the […]
Why Choose an Earth-friendly Diet?
The Center for Biological Diversity's Take Extinction Off Your Plate Project In a world with more than 7 billion people — and growing — the toll on wildlife is impossible to ignore. Animals and plants are being driven to extinction at unprecedented rates by habitat loss, pollution and climate change. Most scientists believe we’re in […]
Indonesia Launches World’s Biggest Manta Sanctuary
By Agence France-Presse on 12:28 pm February 21, 2014. Indonesia on Friday became home to the world’s biggest manta ray sanctuary covering millions of square kilometres, as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago. New legislation gives full protection to the creatures across all the waters […]
Florida step up and take action!
Repeal the FL State law (Energy, Climate Change, and Economic Security Act of 2008 (House Bill 7135) Section 403.7033, Florida Statutes) that bans local governments from enacting local bans on plastic bags. We depend on our ocean just as much as Hawaii.