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AMA #26 with Dr. Simon Elwen from Sea Search
It’s frustrating when there are loud construction noises outside your windows at inconvenient times. No one enjoys when a roaring motorcycle drives by right as you answer a phone call. Even the sound of your rambunctious upstairs neighbor’s speakers can cause a nauseating headache, while you’re trying to sleep at night. We put up with […]
The Fight Against Seismic Blasting
Along South Africa’s Wild Coast, conservationists, small-scale fishermen, environmental groups, and residents of the Western Cape are coming together to fight seismic blasting and oil exploration by the Shell Corporation. They’ve even drafted up court papers, hoping to keep seismic blasting away from their fishing communities. The court battle, filed against Shell, has garnered attention […]
AMA 25 — Bycatch with Simon Hilbourne, Founder of Fish Free February
AMA 25 — Bycatch with Simon Hilbourne, Founder of Fish Free February When you throw your fishing line into the water, you never know what might bite. In the commercial fishing industry, this happens on a much larger scale than in your backyard pond. Up to 40% of all fish catch around the world is accidentally caught and […]
Bycatch: The Fishing Industry’s Darkest Accident
There is an immense threat facing our ocean wildlife–one that we have the power to influence with our purchases. It’s no secret that the fishing industry is riddled with serious environmental and social challenges, whether it be ocean acidification caused by global warming, depletion of fish stock, plastic pollution, notorious human rights violations of fishermen […]
AMA #24 Roushanna Gray
Are you curious about ocean farming, foraging the oceans for wild kelp or the benefits of seaweed in your diet? We will be clearing up your questions in our upcoming AMA #24 with Roushanna Gray. “There is flavour, food and medicine all around us, we just have to learn how to recognize it.” Roushanna is the […]
Ocean Farming
It’s estimated that in the next 30 years we will have 10 billion mouths to feed. Agriculture is already being pushed to its limits and as a result, it is damaging our planet. Commercial farming is depleting our freshwater, degrading our soil, removing natural habitats and polluting our waters with pesticides and fertilisers. We are […]
AMA #23 Brendon Sing
Sharks are one of the most important species in our oceans, but these magnificent apex predators are unfortunately being fished by the millions every year. They need our help. So, we’re excited to announce our latest AMA with Brendon Sing from Shark Guardian, on the 12th of January at 2 pm UTC, live on Instagram. Originally […]
Ecotourism
In just a single second, 45 tourists have arrived at their destination. That amounts to 1.4 billion tourists in one year. The tourism industry is huge and often it impacts locations that have both outstanding natural beauty and poor infrastructure in place. Tourists deplete the local resources and result in waste which often can’t be well […]
AMA #22 Plastic Gyres
Did you know that our oceans are home to 5 giant islands of floating plastic? These 5 ‘gyres’ used to be big rotating currents of clear, salty water. Unfortunately, the circulating ocean waters have drawn in the pollution from the coasts and surrounding ocean, resulting in patches of concentrated marine debris. Today, the gyres resemble a […]
The Big Reveal
Back in September this year, we started talking about something big on the horizon — something we couldn’t reveal to much about, something that would transform our project in an explosive way. Since then, it seems like every AMA, every blog post has craftily skirted around a big blank space where some important information should be — we’re sure […]