Sea Meadows Protect Our Oceans, But They Are Disappearing Fast
Thinking about sea grass may bring up unpleasant memories of brushing up against the slimy sea plants while swimming in the ocean....
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- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
How the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ Can Amplify the Importance of World Oceans Day
Every year on June 8th, World Oceans Day is celebrated across the globe. This day was created by the United Nations (U.N.) in 1992 to...
- May 31, 2021
- 3 min
Education and Action in Conserving Marine Wildlife
Protecting the ocean and its inhabitants often begins with education. The obstacles marine wildlife face are too frequently due to...
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Reconsider Balloons at Your Next Celebration
Balloons are a popular way for people to celebrate milestones in their lives. While balloons are colorful and fun to hold, they can lead...
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
PFAS part one: What are PFAS and how are they impacting marine ecosystems?
Many commercial and industrial products depend on synthetic compounds for their unique chemical properties. One widely used class of...
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Alewife Brook: A Spawning Pathway in Danger
The Alewife Brook flows from Chebacco Lake into the Essex River and the North Atlantic Ocean. The brook is a vital path for river...
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Harbor Seal Pup Season in New England
Spring in New England brings many welcomed changes: budding flowers, longer days, warmer weather, and harbor seal pup season! Harbor...
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
How Climate Change Affects Half of the World’s Photosynthesizers: Phytoplankton
You probably don’t think of plankton very often. They’re small, sometimes microscopic, marine organisms — out of sight, out of mind. But...
- Apr 6, 2021
- 2 min
Action to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
Seaside Sustainability shared a post discussing coral bleaching and the detrimental effects it is having on both coral reefs and the...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
World Water Day 2021: What Does Water Mean to You?
Rolling out of bed, you sip a glass of water before hopping into your hot shower. You give some leftover water to your houseplants, make...
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Turning the Tide: Facing the Atlantic Ocean Microplastic Crisis
Researchers from the UK's National Oceanography Centre have found that the Atlantic Ocean is contaminated by much more plastic than...
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
An Ecological Balancing Act: The Return of Sharks and Seals to Cape Cod
It’s hard to ignore the presence of great white sharks during a visit to a Cape Cod beach in Massachusetts. Large signs encourage...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Deep Ocean Changes
Imagine this: In the near future, climate change has melted the polar ice caps to a critical point, interrupting ocean currents and...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
8 Organizations Fighting to Save Our Oceans
The ocean is in trouble. Imagine an area of plastic two-times the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, decreasing...
- Mar 3, 2021
- 2 min
Seaside Sustainability’s TD Bank Affinity Program
Written by: Sophia Ward and Anna de Hostos Barth Do you have an account with TD Bank? Do you want to support an ocean conservation and...
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
The Problem of Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling is a process used to extract crude oil from deep beneath the ocean floors. Despite the threat it poses to our ocean and...
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Artificial Reefs Explained
As the old saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” One of the most efficient ways to get rid of an old ship is to sink...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
The Effects of Coastal Erosion
Coastal erosion is something that happens on coastlines all over the world. The result is retreating coastlines and eroded beaches. But...
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
Industrial Scale Fishing is Destroying Our Oceans
Coming from a small fishing town in Massachusetts, I grew up eating seafood. Lobsters on the Fourth of July and pan seared cod were just...
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
Citizen Science: Observing the Species that Live in Massachusett's Coastal Wrack Lines
On earth, there are millions of differing species - the planet’s biodiversity is vast. Here in Massachusetts, we can see lots of this...
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