In this episode we take a deep dive into the world of marine conservation and creating an ethic around the ocean.

Resources

FishWise https://fishwise.org/about-us/mission-and-vision/ is an organization that helps promote ocean ecosystem health. Their consumer tools will take you to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch List https://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/consumer-guides. Following these guidelines is an easy way to help preserve the health of the oceans and marine life.

Here are links to photo selections on Marc's website
Sea Otters https://livingseaimages.com/shopping/zoomin.php?target=enhydra&page_size=9999&online=true&code=321P120
Urchin Barrens https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?target=barren&page_size=9999
Kelp Forest https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?logic=AND&Genus=*Macrocystis*&online=true&page_size=9999
Rockfish https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?target=sebastes&page_size=9999
Sunflower Star https://livingseaimages.com/searchresults.php?target=Pycnopodia&page_size=9999

Marc's book about how sea life on the Central California coast has changed can be found here https://livingseaimages.com/books/ccbooklet/site.php.

Read this article https://baynature.org/article/bringing-back-kelp/ in Bay Nature Magazine about disappearing kelp forests in Northern CA.

Marc's Blog has an article https://livingseaimages.com/blog.php about the problem in Central CA.

Marc also produced this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38JxaGCEYnA about the kelp forests.

Follow this link https://livingseaimages.com/voyage/ to write to the California Fish & Game Comission to take action.