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 ...

[music] I'm often asked, how would you describe yourself. A lifelong learner, a free will traveler, environmentalist, a conservationist, or an ocean advocate. And often I pause to think and then I always inevitably choose to be an oceans's advocate. And why I choose to be an ocean advocate lies from my childhood to the way my career has shaped the way I have shaped.Let me take you back. Let me take you to decades ago when I was a child holding my father's hand standing at the railway station waving goodbyes ...

Canadian marine park threatens to euthanise 30 beluga whales https://t.co/ysYT2YWy7t ...

Environmental Protection - Greece will establish two national marine parks to protect ocean wildlife [1] Geopolitical Implications - The move could potentially strain ties with neighboring Turkey [1]