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Endangered Marine Species

Beluga Whales – Alaska Natives hunted Beluga Whales for food, clothing, shelter, heating and more. Commercial and sport hunting threatened the whales until it was banned. Now, things like underwater noise, pollution, habitat impacts, contamination, and food limitations pose a threat to Beluga Whales. Blue Whales – The Blue Whale is the largest animal known […]

Dive Into San Diego Marine Scene

San Diego is known for its beautiful weather, great surfing and natural harbors. We’ve found options for you explore and view marine life or go out to sea! Between the months of December and April, gray whales migrate over 20,000 miles from Alaska to Baja, California: the longest mammal migration in the world. In the […]

The Baja California Coastline

While we’re talking about Mexico here at Seas Lyfe, let’s take a quick trip south of the border to some of the best beaches close to San Diego. The Baja peninsula, encompassing the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur, has 775 miles of Pacific coastline. Much of the coast is famous for […]

GENIUS LOCI FESTIVAL

The Genius Loci Festival in Baja, Mexico happens this year June 21st- June 25th. After beginning as a modest festival for surf and yoga enthusiasts Genius Loci has grown into the premier intimate festival for yoga, surfing, love, and music! Located in Northern Baja on a sandy plateau, Genius Loci draws a crowd of nature […]

3 Places to go Sailing this Summer

With Summer right around the corner, the water is getting warmer and the days are lasting longer. More of us are looking to spend as much time in the sun as possible. What better way to do that than by going on a nice relaxing sail. Here is my top 3 list of destinations I […]

3 Free Things to do in San Diego this June

San Diego is a tourist hotspot during the summer, but not everyone has a lot of money to spend. For those of us on the more fragile side, here is a personally curated list of my top 5 favorite free things to do in San Diego this June. #1 Twilight in the Park Summer […]

What is Plastic Really Doing to Our Ocean?

Many of us have heard that plastic is building up in our ocean quicker than ever before, but what exactly does that mean for marine life and us humans. In short, our plastic is poisoning our oceans and our ecosystem. Making it’s way to our plate through the marine food web.

5 Benefits on Sunshine

Here in San Diego, there is no shortage of sunshine. Sometimes we take our amazing year-round weather for granted so today we are looking at 5 benefits of spending a little time in the sunshine. 1. Spending time in the sun can actually cause a release of serotonin to your body! Serotonin is a neurotransmitter […]

Breweries You Need To Try in San Diego

San Diego is known for their legendary breweries. This is a quick list of the breweries that you have to try if you ever find yourself in San Diego.

Meet Blind Sailor Hiro Iwamoto

Hiro Iwamoto was 13 when he first started going blind. He grew up on a small island in southern Japan close to Kyushu. Finally, at 16, total blindness closed out the world, and he was determined to commit suicide. He walked onto a bridge contemplating life, paused indecisively and walked off the bridge. After something changed […]