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February 22, 2023

Fishing for a Solution: The Radical Innovation of Vertical Ocean Farms

Vertical ocean farming is a new type of agriculture that uses floating farms in the ocean to produce food. It involves farming ocean fish and crustaceans in vertically stacked cages that are

Nature·Ocean

New Satellite Images Show The Incoming Invasion of Massive Sargassum Seaweed Belt Threatening Florida and Caribbean Coastlines

A massive belt of seaweed called sargassum is expected to approach Florida and the Caribbean, causing numerous problems as it washes ashore. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, spreading from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, is not something new.

March 27, 2023

Oceans Engulfed by a Rapidly Increasing Plastic Smog Threatening Marine Life and Human Health

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution

According to a new study, the world’s oceans are polluted by “plastic smog,” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles weighing approximately

Controversy Surrounds Kanaloa Octopus Farm in Hawaii for Treatment of Wild-Caught Day Octopuses

Marine Life·Nature·Ocean·USA

The Kanaloa Octopus Farm in Hawaii was recently issued a cease-and-desist letter by Hawaii’s Division of Aquatic Resources for possessing and breeding regulated species

Energy·Ocean·Pollution

Ticking Time Bombs for the Environment: Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Gulf of Mexico

Recent findings reveal thousands of abandoned and unplugged oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, posing significant environmental risks. These abandoned offshore oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico may

Karmactive Team

May 16, 2023

Climate·Marine Life·Nature·Ocean

Marine Heatwaves Set to Devastate Ocean Life by 2100: Rising Threat

Defined as an extended period of high-water temperatures, heat waves are expected to increase before the end of the century. A study on marine heatwaves by Brazilian researchers was published in the

Govind Tekale

May 16, 2023

Marine Life·Nature·Ocean

Explorers Launch Largest Ocean Census In History To Discover New Marine Life

A race against time to find at least 100,000 new marine species in the next decade has been begun by a global alliance of scientists and explorers called the Ocean Census, the

Govind Tekale

May 1, 2023

Latin America·Nature·Ocean

Taam Ja Mysterious Depths: Exploring the World’s Second-Deepest Blue Hole

Off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is where the world’s second-deepest blue hole has been discovered. Dubbed ‘Taam Ja,’ which means ‘deep water’ in Maya, this blue hole has little

Rahul Somvanshi

April 30, 2023

Nature·Ocean·USA

Florida’s Sargassum Apocalypse: A Massive Seaweed Blob Hits the Coastline

Weighing an estimated 10 million pounds and stretching 5,000 miles wide, a giant seaweed blob has begun making landfall on Florida beaches. Called sargassum, the seaweed is leaving girthy, smelly clumps on

Govind Tekale

April 26, 2023

Climate·News·Ocean

Ocean Warming in Overdrive: 50% Increase in Marine Heat Waves, with Catastrophic Consequences

A newly discovered phenomenon affecting the sea floor of the North American continental shelves & other areas around the globe is called “bottom marine heat waves”. Australia, the Mediterranean, & the Tasmanian

Govind Tekale

March 26, 2023

Ocean·USA

Lobster Industry Sues Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation for Defamation

The lawsuit alleges that the foundation’s recommendation, which placed the lobster on its “red list” of seafood, falsely portrays lobster fishing as a threat to whales and is false & defamatory. The

Govind Tekale

March 17, 2023

Nature·Ocean·Travel

A Massive 5,000-Mile Seaweed Bloom Threatens Tourism and Ecosystems Along the Atlantic Belt

A massive seaweed bloom spread across 5,000-mile, the ‘Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt,’ is one of the largest on record and is posing a threat to wildlife, infrastructure, and the tourism industry. The

Rahul Somvanshi

March 13, 2023

Ocean·Pollution·Science

Turning the Tide on Climate Change: MIT’s Game-Changing CO2 Removal from Ocean Water

Climate change has become one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. One of the main contributors to climate change is the increasing level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Team

March 3, 2023

Ocean·World

Environmental Concerns Halt Norway’s Plans for Seabed Mining

A Norwegian study has uncovered the presence of a “substantial” number of metals and minerals, such as copper and rare earth elements, on the seabed of the country’s extended continental shelf. The

Govind Tekale

January 30, 2023

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