Category: Marine Biology

Vicious Monkfish and Beach Cleanups

Vicious Monkfish and Beach Cleanups

Find out how Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup works and watch a video of a monkfish attacking its meal.

Sea otters holding hands. Photo credit: Laurarob84 via photopin cc.

Happy (kinda?) Endangered Species Day!

Today is Endangered Species Day! It might not be the happiest of holidays, but endangered species are definitely worth celebrating.

Tiger shark. Photo credit: Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.

New Documentary Reveals the Private Lives of Tiger Sharks

Dr. Guy Harvey’s latest documentary tells the story of a multi-year expedition to study tiger sharks with some of the world’s top scientists and researchers.

Sea Lion Rehabilitation: Videos

National Marine Mammal Foundation launched a series of daily videos about the California sea lion strandings and their dedicated rehabilitation efforts.

UPDATE: Protected Areas for Loggerheads

UPDATE: Protected Areas for Loggerheads

Last Thursday, endangered loggerhead sea turtles won a federal commitment to protect important beach and ocean habitat.

The process of tagging a mako shark takes only 6 short minutes. Photo credit: Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.

Shark Tagging with Dr. Guy Harvey

Find out what it’s like to capture, tag, and release mako sharks with the Guy Harvey Research Institute at NSU.

Harp seal pups are an average of 25 days old when killed during the hunt. Photo credit: myheimu via photopin cc

Canadian Seal Hunt: A Summary

This season, the annual seal hunt is gaining more attention than usual because advocates recently challenged the European Union to lift their ban on seal products.

This is the waveform and spectrogram for the sounds of a bowhead whale.

Interested in Listening to Live Whale Communication?

Did you know that you can sit in your comfy chair at home and listen to live whale sounds?

Wild dolphins. Photo credit: NOAA.

What Does it Mean to be Dolphin SMART?

Have you heard of Dolphin SMART? It’s a cool program that encourages responsible viewing of dolphins in the wild.

African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in Simon's Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Emily Tripp.

Happy World Penguin Day!

World Penguin Day is held annually on April 25 but this year is particularly special because the fate of some of the most important penguin habitat will be decided in a few short months.