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Brave Blue World

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She's an oceanographer and a blogger wrapped in one.  But more than that the incredible Danielle Luttenberg Meitiv is also an ocean advocate, a marine educator, a conservationist, and an optimist when it comes to the future of the world's oceans.  Danielle Meitiv received her BS in Biology at the University of Buffalo and her MS in Oceanography at the...

| Sunday, 27 June 2010

Just Published: Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas

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It's no surprise for TRT members to hear that too much algae is bad news for corals. Likewise, you already know all too well those factors that can lead to too much algae in your tank, factors such as not enough grazers and too many nutrients. For decades coral reef scientists had known that too much algae is also not...

Merry Youle | Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Why Should We Care About Water?

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Lloyd Carter certainly does. In fact, he's made caring about water and water laws part of his life's career.  Lloyd was a UPI and Fresno Bee reporter and has been writing about California water issues for more than 35 years.  That's not all he wrote about, of course, but for him, it was pretty obvious that he should make his...

| Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Bag It For The Birds!

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Children can make a difference.  We're so proud of Alexa BeMent who is using her Oceans 4Ever blog to speak about protecting the world's oceans.  We're HUGE fans!Alexa told her readers that she would celebrate World Oceans Day (June 2) by baking chocolate cakes with blue frosting.  But she actually did so much more!With the help of a new ocean...

| Sunday, 13 June 2010

The Ocean Hero

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It's all for the birds.That's what International Bird Rescue Research Center director Jay Holcomb believes about the continued rescue efforts to care and conserve for wildlife caught in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  He is leading IBRRC's current bird rescue efforts in the Gulf.   These efforts must really be something! After all, he's won Oceana's Ocean Hero award for...

| Thursday, 10 June 2010

The Oil Spill's Victims: Seen and Unseen

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As of this writing, at least 22 million gallons of oil have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. In the few minutes it takes you to read this blog post, more than 1,000 gallons more will have gushed into the ocean.There have been many reports of oiled marine life in the more than 40...

Emily Fisher | Sunday, 6 June 2010