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World Oceans Day It covers more than 2/3 of our planet and connects us all from the air we breath to the water we drink. Celebrate the world’s oceans today! Check out our Hawaii Live Cams placed along reknowned surf breaks on Pipeline, Waimea and Turtle Bay. Watch the sunset at the Santa Monica Pier. Dive in with the belugas, penguins and tropical fish on the live cams, or check out our sea birds along the Northeast coast with Puffins and Ospreys.  The ocean is place of zen, beauty and spirituality. What is your connection to the sea? Email us: Share@explore.org.

World Oceans Day

It covers more than 2/3 of our planet and connects us all from the air we breath to the water we drink. Celebrate the world’s oceans today!

Check out our Hawaii Live Cams placed along reknowned surf breaks on Pipeline, Waimea and Turtle Bay. Watch the sunset at the Santa Monica Pier. Dive in with the belugas, penguins and tropical fish on the live cams, or check out our sea birds along the Northeast coast with Puffins and Ospreys. 

The ocean is place of zen, beauty and spirituality. What is your connection to the sea? Email us: Share@explore.org.

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ohcamil: Even though I know what starfishes feel like, it still startles me every time when I touch them. Thanks Ohcamil for reblogging and finding this photo. We think it’s gorgeous too.  Did You Know? Starfish - or sea stars - unlike actual fish, do not have blood. Instead, filtered seawater courses through their bodies. And even though a single star can have five, 10 or even 40 arms, not a single species has a brain. (Read more at NatGeo.) Keep exploring the open seas. 

ohcamil:

Even though I know what starfishes feel like, it still startles me every time when I touch them.

Thanks Ohcamil for reblogging and finding this photo. We think it’s gorgeous too. 

Did You Know?

Starfish - or sea stars - unlike actual fish, do not have blood. Instead, filtered seawater courses through their bodies. And even though a single star can have five, 10 or even 40 arms, not a single species has a brain. (Read more at NatGeo.)

Keep exploring the open seas. 

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Michael Phelps has nothing on these guys! Check out the short film of Wild Dolphins swimming in the Bahamas here.  Denise Herzing, the Jane Goodall of the sea, dedicates her life to researching wild spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. Herzing founded the Wild Dolphin Project to study freeranging Atlantic spotted dolphins — “in their world, on their terms.” Objectives of this long-term, non-invasive field research are to gather information on the natural history of these dolphins, including behaviors, social structure, communication, and habitat. Atlantic spotted dolphins have close ties between mothers and calves. After 3 years of nursing, calves join juvenile groups to learn social rules. (Find out more about dolphins and download a fun facts guide for your little one here.)  Try to keep up, Michael and all the rest - Good luck at the 2012 Olympic Games! 

Michael Phelps has nothing on these guys! Check out the short film of Wild Dolphins swimming in the Bahamas here. 


Denise Herzing, the Jane Goodall of the sea, dedicates her life to researching wild spotted dolphins in the Bahamas. Herzing founded the Wild Dolphin Project to study freeranging Atlantic spotted dolphins — “in their world, on their terms.” Objectives of this long-term, non-invasive field research are to gather information on the natural history of these dolphins, including behaviors, social structure, communication, and habitat. Atlantic spotted dolphins have close ties between mothers and calves. After 3 years of nursing, calves join juvenile groups to learn social rules. (Find out more about dolphins and download a fun facts guide for your little one here.) 


Try to keep up, Michael and all the rest - Good luck at the 2012 Olympic Games! 

Posted 10 months ago

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This is one risque photo… if you’re a coral polyp! “Scientists hope that building what is essentially a sperm bank for the world’s corals will someday help restore damaged reefs. Above, a coral releasing sperm.” (Read the full article here.) Creating test tube coral babies may be one way to repopulate the depleted coral reefs around the world, which are depleting at alarming rates.  Explore.org has projects aimed at research, education and - let’s be honest - beauty, since our coral reefs are one of the most diverse habitats on the planet; nearly one-third of all known marine fish species have been found on a single coral reef alone. Through fishing and tourism, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service estimates the “commercial value of U.S. fisheries from coral reefs is over $100 million.” Protecting coral reefs is about conservation as well economics. One program that Explore.org aided recently was the  ReefTeach Program at Kahalu‘u Bay in Kona, Hawaii. Kahalu‘u Bay is intensely used as a recreation area due to its ease of access and high coral and fish diversity. The ReefTeach Program aims to educate visitors and residents alike on how to avoid damaging corals and take care of turtles and reef animals. Read more about the program here. 

This is one risque photo… if you’re a coral polyp! “Scientists hope that building what is essentially a sperm bank for the world’s corals will someday help restore damaged reefs. Above, a coral releasing sperm.” (Read the full article here.) Creating test tube coral babies may be one way to repopulate the depleted coral reefs around the world, which are depleting at alarming rates. 


Explore.org has projects aimed at research, education and - let’s be honest - beauty, since our coral reefs are one of the most diverse habitats on the planet; nearly one-third of all known marine fish species have been found on a single coral reef alone. Through fishing and tourism, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service estimates the “commercial value of U.S. fisheries from coral reefs is over $100 million.” Protecting coral reefs is about conservation as well economics.


One program that Explore.org aided recently was the  ReefTeach Program at Kahalu‘u Bay in Kona, Hawaii. Kahalu‘u Bay is intensely used as a recreation area due to its ease of access and high coral and fish diversity. The ReefTeach Program aims to educate visitors and residents alike on how to avoid damaging corals and take care of turtles and reef animals. Read more about the program here. 

Posted 10 months ago

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The harbor seal pup born at the Aquarium of the Pacific in April has nearly doubled in weight and has begun transitioning to solid foods. “She is just under 50 pounds and at about six weeks old, the weight gain is natural and healthy,” said Aquarium Veterinarian Dr. Lance Adams. The rapid weight gain is important for the pup because it creates a blubber layer for warmth in cold waters. She will continue to grow until she reaches the size of her mother, who is about 200 pounds. Over the next few weeks the pup will be offered fish, Dr. Adams said. This transition is important because it will allow the seal pup to become less dependent on her mother for food. In the wild, pups stay with their mothers for about four to six weeks. They are able to adapt quickly because they are quick learners and can swim from birth. Transitioning to fish will also help trainers teach the young pup some basic commands. These help create a safe environment when humans and the animals interact and will be useful when the pup is introduced into the public exhibit. — Guest post by Aquarium of the Pacific

The harbor seal pup born at the Aquarium of the Pacific in April has nearly doubled in weight and has begun transitioning to solid foods.

“She is just under 50 pounds and at about six weeks old, the weight gain is natural and healthy,” said Aquarium Veterinarian Dr. Lance Adams. The rapid weight gain is important for the pup because it creates a blubber layer for warmth in cold waters. She will continue to grow until she reaches the size of her mother, who is about 200 pounds.

Over the next few weeks the pup will be offered fish, Dr. Adams said. This transition is important because it will allow the seal pup to become less dependent on her mother for food. In the wild, pups stay with their mothers for about four to six weeks. They are able to adapt quickly because they are quick learners and can swim from birth.

Transitioning to fish will also help trainers teach the young pup some basic commands. These help create a safe environment when humans and the animals interact and will be useful when the pup is introduced into the public exhibit.

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Guest post by Aquarium of the Pacific

Posted 11 months ago

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