Alphabet (Google’s parent company) is famous for its ambitious projects, but its latest mission might be the biggest of all: protecting the sea and its aquatic inhabitants. The new project, which is called Tidal, is starting with a camera system that can help fish farmers … [Read more...] about Alphabet launches new project to protect our oceans
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How sushi could help stop the sea urchin invasion
If you have to spend the evening alone, eating sushi can be a wonderful remedy to make you feel better. But that’s not the only thing sushi is good for. At a time where sea urchins are rapidly multiplying and destroying vast swaths of kelp forests, sushi could provide the perfect … [Read more...] about How sushi could help stop the sea urchin invasion
This floating rubbish bin is capturing plenty of plastic in Perth
Frustrated by the increasing amount of plastic floating in the surrounding waters, two surf-loving Aussies created a buoyant rubbish bin that sucks litter and debris out of the ocean. The device is about the size of a regular rubbish bin and acts as a vacuum cleaner in the sea, … [Read more...] about This floating rubbish bin is capturing plenty of plastic in Perth
Banking on plastic
You’ve heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—that blob of plastic bits floating in the ocean current—but you probably didn’t think of it as a valuable asset, one that could be mined just like any natural resource. A lot of that plastic washes up on beaches around the world, … [Read more...] about Banking on plastic
Evolution on a plate
Seaweed is one of the ocean's oldest, and most delicious, treasures. Elbrich Fennema | July/August 2010 issue To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. Of course, each of us has our own history, which has brought us to where we are today. But we also … [Read more...] about Evolution on a plate