Effects of Marine Debris on Remote Islands
This blog was written by Kit Cunningham, a graduate student at University of Alaska Fairbanks and an employee for Alaska Department of Fish and Game. She is from and lives in Juneau, and is passionate about sustainabilit...
Effects of Marine Debris on Remote Islands
South Greenland is a magical place. A hot spring sits on an open hillside above an iceberg-filled fjord. Inuit sheep farmers have restored an agricultural practice first introduced by Erik the Red and other Norse settler...
South Greenland at a Crossroads
If you’re reading this, odds are you’ve already heard of flounder. Maybe you’ve even eaten it or seen it in the wild! But how much do you really know about this flatfish? Read on to learn fun facts about flound...
Fast Facts About Flounder
Walking along a breezy Florida beach is a wonderful feeling, the soft sand and gentle ocean waves enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Unfortunately, trash on our beaches is causing major threats to this idyllic image....
Cigarette Butts are a Plague On Our Beaches
The Florida Keys are iconic, not only in name (thank you Beach Boys), but in the vast array of environmental wonders, beautiful sights and the unique wildlife that dwell there. This region in Florida is made up of a chai...
Five Animals You’ll See in the Florida Keys
There’s no doubt about it: I could never survive living in the Arctic. I am definitely not well-suited for the cold, ice and wind. But what makes the Arctic inhospitable to some animals (like me) makes it the perfect hom...
Facts About Beluga Whales
Climate change touches many aspects of our lives, including the food on our plates. Many of our foods are vulnerable as climate impacts worsen, from staple crops like maize to much-loved treats like coffee...
Seafood Species Vulnerable to Climate Change
If you’ve snorkeled on a reef in the tropics, odds are you’ve seen damselfish. These small but colorful fish are staples in many aquatic habitats, but how much do you really know about damselfish? Dive in as we...
Don’t Mess With Damselfish
The ocean has buffered our planet from the impacts of climate change, absorbing much of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted and a substantial amount of the heat from our warming atmosphere. That comes at a cost. The ocean i...
Are Fisheries Ready for Climate Change?
I was lucky to grow up around Cook Inlet in Alaska, and the region is still my home. In our local Dena’ina language the inlet is called Tikahtnu, which means “big water river.” Tikahtnu has been home to the Sugpiaq and D...