In a recent Deep Sea News blog post, author and graduate student Alex Warneke, takes a close look at the inspiring illustrations of the marine world. Alex interviews Amadeo Bachar, a biological illustrations with a Masters Certificate in Scientific Illustration. An excerpt of the blog post appears below: “They say, “A picture is worth a [...]
Being a classical ballet dancer for fourteen years allows me to confidently say that there is no feeling quite like dancing. It allows you to be bigger, to be out of your body, and feel emotions you’ve never experienced. The only thing that has ever made me feel quite as good as ballet, is the [...]
Jellyfish are hypnotic: in any aquarium, most people stare transfixed at their soothing movements. However, unlike most people, Kit Parker wasn’t merely entranced: “I saw the jellyfish display and it hit me like a thunderbolt,” he says. “I thought: I know I can build that.” To do so, he recruited John Dabiri, a bioengineer who studies [...]
The world is filled with so much beauty, and as human beings, we are constantly on a quest to find it. We can see it around us in nature, but we can also see, increasingly so, things mangling natural beauty. Even within human beings, their strength and beauty has an undercurrent of fragility on some [...]
I recently listened to a Diane Rehm NPR interview with Gregory Stone, Chief Ocean Scientist at Conservation International and the Senior Vice-President of Exploration and Conservation at the New England Aquarium. Stone is also co-editor of “Underwater Eden: Saving the Last Coral Wilderness On Earth.” In his book, he explores the story behind the creation [...]
Marine biology is an organic combination of both art and science. The ocean is a pulsing, breathing work of art; always shifting forms but never losing its beauty. Wide expanses of blue; translucent jellyfish floating in the water; colorful coral reefs with neon fish flashing by; the sinister shadow of a shark cutting through the [...]
Sitting in the park, I watch a winded jogger breathlessly guzzle down the last of their Gatorade and toss the plastic bottle into the waste bin. Sighing, I walked deftly over to bin, picked out the Gatorade bottle and tucked it into my bag to recycle at home. Try as I might, I sadly cannot [...]
Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Constantly seeking shining examples of individuals and organizations rebuilding our world, I am continually amazed by the level of passion and fervor of young conservationists. In an increasingly polluted world, the younger generation seems to operate with a [...]
Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” I founded Project Blue Hope in 2011 with Mead’s words at the heart of my online endeavors in marine conservation. Uncertain how such a group of thoughtful, committed [...]
Covering over 70% of our planet, the seas hold 97% of the planet’s water and produce more than half of the oxygen in the atmosphere. The ocean is the support system for planet Earth and mankind. From estuaries and rivers to drinking water and rain, everyone is connected to water. The Waterlust Project, a new [...]
Christine Beggs is the founder of Project Blue Hope, a site dedicated to spreading her wish for a “Future of Blue.” Currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Marine Conservation, Christine is passionate about ocean health and the preservation of coral reefs. Join the discussion about marine issues @ProjectBlueHope and www.ProjectBlueHope.com to help spread the word for more balanced oceans.