SHIFTING BASELINES: COMMON SENSE FOR THE OCEANS
The Shifting Baselines web site is a treasure trove of videos, serious and funny, professional and student made. They all share a common theme: shifting baselines.
The Shifting Baselines web site is a treasure trove of videos, serious and funny, professional and student made. They all share a common theme: shifting baselines.
When the sea turns its enormous power against us, our best defense is to get out of its way — but to do that, we must first be able to predict when and where it will strike.
The International Marine Conservation Congress (May 14-18, 2011 in Victoria BC) distinguished itself by incorporating art into the long days of technical talks by scientists. I reported earlier on a beautiful and moving song by a 10 year old who performed at the conference. A tall totem pole, a permanent part of the conference center
This video about the impact of ocean acidification upon our shellfish and the Puget Sound was created, directed and co-filmed by a group of dedicated Suquamish High School youth who want to bring about community awareness of this iss
Oceans contain habitats as different from one another as rainforests are from deserts. From coastlines to the deepest ocean trenches there lives a vast array of marine life – some rare, some bizarre, some astonishingly beautiful.
Orcas, also called killer whales, number fewer than 100,000 worldwide, and learning more about them is a global endeavor for Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team of explorers, who travel to both the northern and southern hemispheres as they seek out killer whales in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
In fun, fanciful form, children learn about plants and animals that are joined through the mix of seasons, food webs, and habitats beneath the waves. I recently pulled my signed copy of this book out of my bookshelf because I was giving a talk in Port Ludlow, WA—this author’s neighborhood. This beautifully illustrated book is
Semi-imaginary creatures evolving on a rapidly accelerated time scale illustrate connections between the land and the sea. BLU uses a relatively new art form “stop-motion graffiti animation” to create a stunning depiction of “an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end.” This is a
A Sea Change follows the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans.