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Month: April 2019

Shark ecologist and freediver Catherine Cushenan about her adventures, Instagram, conservation and the importance of following your dreams

By Nuri Max Steinmann. I met Catherine more than two years ago. We were both doing our masters at the University of Algarve, Portugal. We used to live in the same neighborhood in Praia de Faro and randomly met again on the island of Faial, Azores, were we had some great joint adventures. Catherine is…

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Interview with Andrea Lema – Fighting against plastic pollution and for zero waste models in Ecuador

By Nuri Max Steinmann. Andrea Lema is an young Ecuadorian activist fighting for the rights of nature in her home country. She studied economics and has a master’s degree on environmental and sustainable development. She is the founder of the NGO ‘PlastiCo. Project’, which aims to reduce single-use plastic and promotes the implementation of zero waste models…

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Interview with Lauren Fritz – Founder of The Greenest Blue, marine naturalist and writer

By Jennifer Worth. Lauren Fritz is a writer, wildlife photographer and marine naturalist who has spent the last few years country hopping all over the world as a wildlife guide for various marine based eco-excursions. Her passion for the ocean and its inhabitants has taken her from Hawai’i and the San Juan islands in the…

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Interview with Benjamin Jones – Ocean Advocate and Founding Director of Project Seagrass

By Nuri Max Steinmann. Benjamin Jones is marine biologist from the UK with a special interest dedicated to seagrass ecosystems around the globe. Early in his academic career he became fascinated by these unique ecosystems, and their ecological role, but also what dangers they are facing. In 2013 he decided to create the NGO Project…

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Lisa Roepke: Observations and Actions – Many marine biologists have different facets

By Lisa Roepke. Hi my dear ocean colleagues, lovers and guardians out there! It is a pleasure to introduce myself. But how? I could call myself so many things because I had the freedom to become whatever I wanted and was interested in. If I had to nail it, it would probably be “creative independent…

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We talked with @tomvierus from @pacific_media_house about working and living in Fiji, COVID-19 and more. Check out the website for the full interview!
Back in October we featured an article on a Sea Cucumber success story from Zanzibar. New research has confirmed their importance as a bioturbation tool on reef systems. Bioturbation is important as it releases organic matter from sediment allowing nutrient cycling.
Madeleine Wallace (@madeleinewallace ) explains how she is optimistic for the future with Biden halting drilling on federal US lands and outlining an environmental plan. However she emphasises that ‘What matters most is the collective global actions which cumulatively decrease global atmospheric CO2 levels.’
NEW BLOG POST - Article by @madeleinewallace and her thoughts on what the Biden Climate Plan means for the climate crisis. Click the link in our bio for the full article.
Read our full article with @bdmlr_uk to see how you can help save marine mammals around Britain - with a focus on the common and grey seal.
The @bdmlr_uk respond to over 2000 call outs per year using their network of trained volunteers.
NEW BLOG POST - Article on the British Divers Marine Life Rescue @bdmlr_uk and all they do to save seals across Britain.
2021 proving to be a better year already! Whale sharks and manta rays are now protected under new commercial fishing laws in Mozambique - along with other threatened species.
Happy New Year!
Happy new year to all of you! We want to thank our more than 7000 readers from 136 countries for the ongoing support. Check out the short new year note from our editor on the blog. Stay healthy!
Reposted from @katherinejaneunderwater
Ulf Marquadt shares words of wisdom on how to conserve our oceans after being immersed in the marine environment throughout his career. He states that ‘the destruction of the oceans and the life in it is extremely underestimated by most people’. Head to the blog to read more!

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