Scientists use NASA satellite data to determine Belize coral reef risk
Belize’s barrier reef system, including a deep marine cave known as the Great Blue Hole, is the subject of a recent study in which researchers used 20 years of NASA satellite data to assess the risk to coral reefs from higher temperatures and murky water.
Climate Change: The role of social media in activism
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks are helping activists achieve extraordinary things.
Philippines tries to bring back small fish key to rural diet
The Philippines, a nation made up of thousands of islands, is home to about 1.6 million people who work in fisheries, and the majority of those fishers are small-scale harvesters who collectively catch almost half of the nation’s fish.
Why are loggerhead turtles colonizing the Mediterranean
A growing number of these marine reptiles are nesting and laying eggs on western Mediterranean beaches.
Takeaways from AP report overfishing threat to conch
No longer a theoretical threat, overfishing across the globe has wiped out species from areas where they once thrived. And one result is that it’s taken off the table beloved culturally important dishes.
