Saturday, September 15th was the 9th Annual Reef Alliance Day, held in conjunction with Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. Volunteers from all over the world came together for a unified cause: cleaning up our oceans, beaches, reefs and waterways.
Overseeing the Cleanup
Last year, Ocean Conservancy reported that 500,000 volunteers cleaned nearly 15,000 miles of land and waterways and removed more than 18 million pounds of trash and debris. The top 5 most collected items included:...
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018
The World's Deepest Underwater Dance Floor
QUIZ: What’s 42 meters deep, filled with 4300 cubic meters of water, and includes a laser light show?
ANSWER: it’s the Desperados Deep House Dance Party, featuring Sea TREK!
Desperados, a Heineken brand of tequila-flavored beer, pushed the boundaries of wild experimentation in parties by turning the world’s deepest pool (Y-40 The Deep Joy) into a dance floor. Desperados is famous for hosting high-energy parties to promote its brand– in previous years they’ve hosted Skyfest, a hot air balloon...
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Show Our Oceans Some Love
Suit Up to Clean Up
Have you ever walked along a beautiful shoreline and discovered plastic at your feet? Sadly, the problem goes much deeper than what you’re seeing on the beach. Scientists estimate that more than 8 million metric tons of plastic enters our oceans every year. If we don’t act now, there could be a pound of plastic for every 3 pounds of fish in the ocean within the next decade!
So, how much trash are we talking? The (sadly) well-known Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest accumulation...
Thursday, September 6, 2018
School’s Back in Session!
Human parents everywhere breathed a sigh of relief this past month, as children headed back to their classrooms. With backpacks, pencils, and lunch bags in hand, kids trotted off to a new adventure, while parents enjoyed a daytime respite.
In honor of this special “season”, we thought we would visit schools of a different kind – schools that are always in session…. underwater!
What is a school of fish?
There are actually two types of fish aggregations, shoals and schools. A shoal is a looser...
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