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Is the 4ocean bracelet a scam?

We have all heard about 4ocean, the company that sells $20,- bracelets made out of recycled plastic they recover during their worldwide cleanups. But is it really not just a scam?

September 24, 2019

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Thailand bans sunscreens containing ingredients that could harm corals

Thailand has banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral from all of its marine national parks.

August 15, 2021

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Great Barrier Reef in Australia is not yet on the UNESCO list of endangered world heritage

July 25, 2021

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Unesco wants to label the Great Barrier Reef ‘at risk’, Australia not happy

UNESCO is calling for the Great Barrier Reef to be added to the list of endangered world heritage. The largest coral reef in the world is deteriorating and Australia must do more against climate change, the advice says...

June 22, 2021

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Ocean temperatures reached a new record high in 2020

Ocean temperatures hit another record high in 2020. Even the dip in global carbon emissions, due to less travel during the corona crisis, failed to force a break in the trend.

January 13, 2021

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Why do turtles get trapped in marine debris so often?

March 10, 2020

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Researchers use sound to lure fish back to damaged coral reefs

December 4, 2019

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Researchers measure the heartbeat of a blue whale for the first time

Researchers from Stanford University have succeeded in measuring the heartbeat of a blue whale.

November 27, 2019

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16-foot bluntnose sixgill shark captured on video!

August 2, 2019

1 min read

Fragile – Why Turtle Hatchlings Need The Sea

To help save sea turtles, marine conservation facilities around the world hatch sea turtle eggs and keep the hatchlings in tanks until they have grown stronger and more fit for survival in the wild.

August 1, 2019

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