Educating the world on the issues our Oceans face Ocean Crusaders are aware that plastic bags and plastics kill marine life, not to mention being a much broader environmental hazard. With over 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of ocean, it is time to take action to protect our marine life and our [...]
A friend of mine has just released his new book Timmy Turtle’s Dangerous Day. Having received a copy, I gave it to a friend who has been reading it to her daughter ager 3.5. Apparently Lexi loves it and has now learned the name of the boy in the story. Here is the overview of [...]
In part 1 we looked at Plastic Bags. We went through the numbers and quantified how much 1 million and 1 billion is in reality. Let’s revisit that before we move onto Plastic Water Bottles. To count straight through from 1 to 1,000,000 will take you 11 days and it will take 32 years to [...]
The ocean is our playground. We sail on it, we swim in it, we fish from it and without it we don’t have 60-80% of the world’s oxygen……..So why do we abuse it? The reason we abuse it is because most of us don’t even realise we are. Covering 70% of the planet, our oceans [...]
In a recent article I referenced a study saying that Bisphenol A (BPA) can cause Autism but it stretches so much furhter than that. Another study in the USA has now shown that this same toxin can cause Breast Cancer. Here is the article from the San Francisco Chronicle. A new study of fetal exposure [...]
If you ever feel irritated by the fact that your anti-fouling doesn’t work like it used to, be reassured by how much you are helping sealife to survive. In San Diego, California, new studies have found that using non-toxic bottom paint is actually having a marked effect – more than anticipated – on the sealife [...]
The sight of dolphins in the wild is something a lot of people pay good money to see but when I saw a dolphin in the bushland over the weekend, well let’s say I didn’t expect it but what a sight. It is rare that I get away from the ocean but over the weekend [...]
As sailors, the ocean is our playground, and for some, it is our office. Every day we go out on the water we make an impact on our ocean, yet so many people are unaware of that very impact. So here are some alarming stats for you: There is a garbage patch in the North [...]
Conservation Measures Poised to Be Economic Driver SUVA, Fiji (April 19, 2012)—A new analysis by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the University of Western Australia concluded that in 2010, shark-related diving contributed US$42.2 million to the economy of Fiji. The shark-diving industry generated at least an additional US$4 million annually for Fijian communities [...]
I was asked by a friend the other day if Plastics have anything to do with Autism? We had been discussing how recent studies have proven that the BPA’s and other chemicals in plastics cause issues such as ADHD, genital defects and even obesity but I had never looked into this so I decided to [...]
Here is a brief update from our partners at the Plastic Pollution Coalition. BAG BANS Bainbridge Island, Washington, US bans plastic bags. Ojai, California, US bans plastic bags and levies a fine on paper bags. Ukiah, California, US bans plastic bags. Los Angeles County, California, US is moving ahead on banning plastic + paper bags. [...]
