Hi everyone, my name is Sophie. I'm in third grade and I love the ocean. I love swimming in it. I love the animals living in it.And I don't want to grow up in a world where life in the ocean is disappearing. So yes, I want to be a marine biologist when I grow up. I got to learn that the ocean needs our help.Things are changing and if we don't take action right now, it will not continue to be the amazing place it is today. Another thing I learned is that some of the biggest problems in our oceans actually st ...

The first time I saw seaggrass was 20 years ago in the Joho River estuary. When I stepped out of the boat and looked around, I felt like I had stepped into a magical world. Creatures everywhere, hiding, hunting, eating.To me, this was like a secret garden in the sea. Hello everyone. I'm Jillian Ouie.I'm a marine scientist at the University of Malaya. Back then, I was a master student studying plants in the sea. And I remember thinking why is it that I had never learned about seaggrass when I was in school.I ...

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Orcas living in the Salish Sea are making exfoliating brushes out of kelp, a new paper reports. Not bad for an animal with no hands https://t.co/ymgUz7sqUYPhoto: Center for Whale Research/NMFS/NOAA Permit 27038 https://t.co/GSUg41OUVz ...