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How To Get Your Captain’s License

Sailing is one of those pastimes that takes a lot of dedication and work to see everything pay off. There are certain requirements and pre-requisites that you need to obtain in order to become fully licensed as a captain. This is a list of everything needed in order to apply for an OUPV (Operator Uninspected […]

Most Notable California Ocean Conservation Companies

NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION: NMMF thrives in taking care of Navy marine mammals. Who, because of the unparalleled care of the NMMF team, can live longer than their fellow counterparts in the wild. Between the past 50 years, the Navy Marine Mammal Program has reported over 1,000 scientific publications on marine mammal physiology, medicine, and behavior; […]

Discover The Lérins Islands

The Lérins Islands are composed of a group of four Mediterranean islands off the side of the French Riviera. The largest two islands in the group are the Île Sainte-Marguerite and the Île Saint-Honorat. All of these are under the administration of the commune of Cannes. The Roman times are the first period that people have recorded to inhabit these […]

Discover Isla San Jeronimo

The Isla San Jeronimo is an island in the Pacific Ocean west of the Baja California Peninsula. This is a .75-mile-long island that lies 8.75 SSE of Punta Baja, 5.25 miles WNW of San Antonio, and 2 miles N of the north edge of the infamous Sacramento Reef. This is considered to be one of […]

What it takes to get your Sailing License?

REVIEWING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS COULD SAVE SEABIRDS

As of right now, only 3% of our ocean’s surface is protected which is notably less than the amount of terrestrial land that we are protecting. It has been shown that we could increase the percentage of seabird conservation by over 20%. Right now, seabirds are the most endangered bird group internationally. BirdLife International has […]

Discover Antigua

Antigua is an island in the West Indies, it is a part of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. To the natives of the island, it is known as Waladli. On November 1, 1981, both Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations. This island is a hotspot for large cruise […]

Discover Delos

Delos is one of the many islands of Greece near Mykonos, near the center of the Cyclades archipelago. It is an island with extremely important landmarks surrounding the Greek mythology and other archaeological sites in Greece. Many of the excavation sites take place in the Mediterranean and happen under the guidance of the French School at Athens. […]

Top Plastic Items to Avoid

Plastic has become a burgeoning problem for our planet and its oceans, so much so that it has now been integrated into the food chain. Plastic shopping bags are consumed by sea turtles who cannot differentiate them from jellyfish, and plastics breaking down into tiny particles are consumed by a vast majority of filter-feeding marine […]

What is Global Warming Really Doing?

Global Warming has been affecting us in many ways from killing off our marine wildlife to melting glaciers in the Arctic. Besides the obvious environmental devastation, global warming is actually shifting the habitats of all life in the ocean. As of right now, the majority of the heat we produce is absorbed by the ocean. […]