HAND EMBROIDERY SEA HORSE : CREATIVE PROJECTS : Ney Crafts

PLUSH SHARK : CREATIVE PROJECTS : Plush Zilla

CROCHET A SEASHELL AMIGURUMI - CREATIVE PROJECTS : Knit Crochet Designs

FELT SEA TURTLE TUTORIAL - CREATIVE PROJECTS : Miss Tricks Mix Crafts and DIY

CRAFTING SEA CREATURES ...

I'm going to post some YouTube videos that feature sewing and crochet to create sea creatures by sewing, crocheting, or embroidering.  

I think these could be fun to learn to make and would also make good presents...  

However, I ask you, when making stuffed animals to use cotton or other NATURAL products for the stuffing - such as cotton or bamboo , as much as possible and to also RECYCLE FABRICS, BUTTONS, and so on from OLD CLOTHING or whatever you already have around in order to make these as ECOLOGY SENSITIVE AS POSSIBLE!

When it comes to PLASTICS in art projects, use what you have but because plastic is a pollution problem and a health problem for all creatures (including us) to find or make some sort of substitute.

Siren

HOW DOES ANTARCTICA's BLUE ICEBERGS FORM?

EROS USGS  Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Excerpt:

The ice appears blue as a result of the absorption of solar radiation at yellow and red wavelengths. Deeply penetrating light is uniformly scattered at blue wavelengths by the enclosed air bubbles.

Blue ice areas are also noteworthy for their role in preserving fallen meteorites. Over time, the ice has trapped and preserved asteroid fragments, and scientists frequently scour these areas to collect them.

THE ROSS SEA PROJECT : JOHN WELLER ARTIST, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST

UNIVERSITY OF BOULDER (COLORADO) NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM  check out this beautiful site and John Weller

Excerpt:  

John Weller: Artist Statement

It had been a long time since I cried in public. But on October 28th, 2016, I was not the only one openly weeping in a stone fortress in the center of Hobart, Tasmania, as I witnessed 24 Nations and the European Union establish the world’s largest marine protected area in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.

I had been a professional photographer for 6 years when I first heard about the Ross Sea. The effort to protect it would consume the next 12 years of my life. It started for me in 2004 when I read a paper by Antarctic ecologist David Ainley, who outlined the story of the Ross Sea, identifying it as the last large intact marine ecosystem left on Earth. This idea—that we had but one pristine place left in the entire ocean—got under my skin. It was an itch that I couldn’t scratch, and I eventually called David. We met some weeks later and committed to work together to build a campaign for a marine protected area in the Ross Sea...

THE LAST OCEAN : ANTARTICA'S ROSS SEA PROJECT : SAVING THE MOST PRISTINE ECOSYSTEM ON EARTH

A fantastic book (think of it when gifting!) full of adventure and amazing photography.  Some of the subjects... way more than I could put in labels... Emperor Penguins, Adelie Penguins, Minke Whales, Killer Whales,  The Ross Ice Shelf, McMurdo Research Station, Shakelton's Hut (circa 1908 - a historical monument to survival), underwater Antarctica, Weddell Seals....

HOW SEALS USE THEIR LUNGS TO DIVE DEEPER AND THIER INCREASED CAPACITY TO USE OYGEN.

THE FORMATION OF SEA ICE... BLUE ICEBERGS... 

BY THE EARLY 1970's THE WHALE POPULATION HAD PLUMMETED BY 90%.

HELLO

A rowboat to be used in a lake in the big ocean.  Not for nothing that I tagged this one with the term Delicious Fiction. Generated by AI through Freepik...

HISTORIC DIVERSITY : MILLENNIA OF UNIQUE LIFE : CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Excerpt:  The northern Channel Islands were home to Native Chumash communities for at least 12,000 years. The eight islands and their encircling waters host over 2,000 species of animals and plants – 145 found nowhere else on Earth. Often referred to as the Galapagos of North America, isolation over thousands of years and the mingling of warm and cold ocean currents has given rise to this rich biodiversity. Today, five of the islands, their submerged lands, and the waters within one nautical mile of each island are protected as Channel Islands National Park, which was established in large part to protect these unique natural and cultural resources. Enjoy this virtual presentation about the diverse history, geography, and unique flora and fauna of the islands and the people who protect them.

TIDE POOLS

 

HUMAN NOISE DROWNS OUT HUMPBACK COMMUNICATION

HUMAN NOISE DROWNS OUT HUMBACK COMMUNICATION 

In this Newsweek article, we learn that the whales cannot make sounds out of their biologically possible range though their sounds can travel great distances through the water.  The trouble is not just noise but that the big ships make sounds in the same range, which can be confusing.