Category Archives: Marine Biology

Discarded fishing nets are clogging our oceans, posing threats to marine life both small and huge.

http://youtu.be/_s6tQ8-7Ofc

We’re talking about recycling in my science classes. Helping our students understand the importance of recycling will help us have a cleaner campus all year and a cleaner Earth into the future. Most people don’t realize that plastic is a major source of water pollution. This video by KQED does a great job of outlining the problem with plastics.

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating wasteland of plastic trash. Now he’s drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

http://youtu.be/FrAShtolieg