OUCH THOSE SUCKERS HURT! SIX YEAR OLD AND OCTOPUS IN SAN ANTONIO HAVE A CONFLICT

NBC NEWS : BOY INJURED WHEN OCTOPUS HOLDS ON Go to the link to see the photos!

Yep... he got sucker bruises... But what happened that the octopus decided to grab on?

Excerpt: Meg Mindlin, an octopus biologist, said octopuses "sense and explore their environment" using their arms, and rely on taste sensors in their suction cups to understand what is going on in their world.

HEALTH TO THE OCEAN MEANS ... QUOTATION FROM SYLVIA EARLE

"HEALTH TO THE OCEANS MEANS HEALTH FOR US" 

- Sylvia Earle

Sylvia is a Marine Biologist who was named Time magazine's first Hero for the Planet in 1998

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO BE AN OCEAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST?

It's my hope that when a reader finds SIRENS LINK TO SEA, that person will find something - or everything interesting.  My blog is an opportunity for you to gain knowledge about our ocean environment - still so full of mysteries - and to think about what you may be able to do in order to show respect for our beaches, waters, and all the creatures who live in the ocean environment.  

To me, this is far more important than going to Mars. We must take good care of this planet we live on.  We are part of the life and death of it.

Perhaps for you it's as simple as being part of a beach cleanup or to do more to recycle or ending your use of plastic bottled water. Or perhaps you'll join a group of activists who rally for the marine animals who face extinction or study to become an oceanographer or marine biologist.  You may take part of a whale count during migration times or talk in front of a class about tides and sea shells.  Maybe you'll become a deep sea diver or go on to study Antarctica. 

If SIRENS LINK TO SEA INSPIRES YOU IN ANY WAY, PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT!

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SEA OF PLASTIC : MOST PLASTIC FLOWS INTO OCEANS FROM RIVERS

HOLD FAST ART INSTALLATION : BIRCH AQUARIUM - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO - SCRIPPS INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY

AQUARIUM UCSD - SCRIPPS 

EXCERPT:  On February 8, 2024, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is opening Hold Fast, an immersive art installation that explores our local kelp forests and climate change through the lens of three local artists and scientists who are using their unique skills and talents to take climate action. 

Guests will weave through a labyrinth of cyanotype-printed giant kelp by photo-based artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter, dive into the details of local species via gyotaku prints by artist Dwight Hwang and witness up-to-the-minute kelp forest mapping by Scripps Oceanography PhD student Mohammad Sedarat. 

“Warming waters and giant kelp don’t mix. We have to be realistic about the outsized impact that climate change has on our local Giant Kelp forests,” said Megan Dickerson, Birch Aquarium’s Director of Exhibits and co-curator of the installation. “But at the same time, local people are doing beautiful things. This Hold Fast installation posits that the actions of local artists and scientists can give us hope that together, as a community, we can make collective change as we also acknowledge climate trauma.”

WHAT'S ON THE FLOOR OF THE SEA ? ANTARCTICA

 film by Greenpeace