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Aquarius Habitat

Aquarius is an underwater ocean laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The laboratory is deployed three and half miles offshore, at a depth of 60 feet, next to spectacular coral reefs. Scientists live in Aquarius during ten–day missions using saturation diving to study and explore our coastal ocean. Aquarius is owned by NOAA and is operated by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (NOAA, 2012)
As Mission Aquarius, a celebration of 50 years under the sea, winds to a close, the Mission Blue team in Florida is filled with hope for the future of Aquarius. Dr. Sylvia Earle, her team of Aquanauts and everyone working to support and highlight the mission pulled together into a cohesive team that has made a clear statement to the world – Aquarius must be saved.…

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Toro the Bluefin Tuna Asks You to do a Solid for the Ocean

An animated bluefin tuna aptly named Toro is asking the public to do a “solid” for the ocean in a new short video. “I am taking a break from the waves to ask if you can take a chill pill on eating my peeps,” the animated tuna says. Watch the video below to see what else Toro has to say.

The language and animation make the short video light-hearted, but the underlying message is quite serious — bluefin tuna are in trouble and populations around the world are being run into the ground in order to meet human demand. 
This short video is part of a One World One Ocean month-long campaign being called Go Fish! To learn more about this video, the campaign and what you can do click HERE.…

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