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Featured Connection: Ecotourism
As a multi-trillion-dollars business, travel, and tourism is a vitally important part of the economy. Pre-COVID, the travel and tourism industry was responsible for over 330 million jobs and contributed over 10 percent to the global gross domestic product. But...
Transforming Ocean-Bound Plastic into Sustainable Products
It's no secret that the ocean is suffocating with plastic waste. Some scientists predict that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. We discovered one company - #tide ocean material - that is collecting ocean-bound plastic waste in Southeast Asia...
Why Sharks Matter: A Deep Dive with the World’s Most Misunderstood Predator
With more than one-third of the world's shark and ray species now facing the threat of extinction, this new book by marine conservation biologist Dr. David Shiffman could not have come at a better time. Overfishing and unsustainable bycatch numbers are the biggest...
Featured Connection: Digital Media
Whether through Twitter, Instagram, or your favorite blog, most of us now get our news online. We don’t have the time or patience to sit through a lengthy newscast or flip through pages of newsprint. Give us the headlines in 280 characters or a one-minute video, and...
The State of the Global Climate 2021
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report on the state of the global climate revealed that four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. According to the WMO...
Featured Connection: Marine Microbiology
Marine microbiology is the study of microorganisms that exist in saltwater environments, including the deep ocean, coastal waters, estuaries, marine surfaces, and seafloor sediments. Too small to be seen with the naked eye, these resilient microorganisms (or...
Featured Connection: Marine Engineering
Making Ships Go Marine Engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the design, construction, operation, development, production, and maintenance of the marine equipment that forms a part of seagoing vessels, harbor installations, and docks. While naval...
Featured Connection: Biotechnology
Technology Comes Alive Biotechnology, simply put, is technology that utilizes the biological systems found in living organisms (or the living organisms themselves) to develop and make new commercial products. While cutting-edge developments in areas such as cloning...
Featured Connection: Naval Architecture
The Ancient Art of Shipbuilding Naval architecture has, in one form or another, existed as a profession since at least the times of the Ancient Egyptians. Back then, carving pictures of ships into rocks was the equivalent of today’s computer-aided design. And while...
Ocean Connect Reaches 5,000 New Users Per Month Milestone
I guess when you have helpful information, it will eventually find an audience. This is a big milestone for Ocean Connect because it means students are using the resources and taking advantage of the opportunities offered on the site. You often wonder when you start a...
What is the Blue Economy?
It depends on whom you ask. Here are just some of the accepted definitions of "blue economy: According to the World Bank, the blue economy is the "sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health...
Mass Extinction of Marine Life
A new study by two Princeton University researchers has concluded that ocean warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions could result in the extinction of marine life on par with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Tropical waters would suffer the largest loss of...