The smelliest seabird recipe
Are seabirds useful, tasty, or economically important for humans? What are some seabird myths and legends? This month we're learning about the importance of seabirds in human [...]
Cooking King Eider Video
This month we're learning about the importance of seabirds in human communities. The king eider is a spectacular sea duck that breeds along the Arctic coasts of North [...]
Getting Scientists Out
Looking over the crowd listening intently to someone describe plankton blooms for 15 minutes it was hard not to wonder whether I was trapped in a room [...]
Science Fair Project ideas
Science Fairs are just around the corner. Here are some links to some great project ideas related to birds, seabirds, marine biology and conservation. (1) How does [...]
The weight of 50 elephants
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) picked up enough marine debris to equal the weight of 50 elephants in only one month. Imagine how much debris that [...]
Sweaters for penguins
How do you design a sweater for a penguin? A novel response to an oil spill in New Zealand Click here to read more
Seabird Bycatch
Fisheries bycatch is the greatest threat to many seabird populations (tuna long-liner pictured above), especially albatross. Seabirds are attracted to fishing boats because of the bait and discarded [...]
Marine Plastic Debris
We’re leaning about seabird conservation issues this month. Seabirds face a range of dangers, including plastic debris in the ocean. Plastic eaten by albatross chick: © ecogreen4us, Creative [...]
Marine Conservation Lesson
January's lesson on Marine Conservation now online