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Marine life

What salmon eat in the wild?

The salmon fish species is one of the top favorite to fish. It is also a highly nutritious fish species. Not only is the sockeye salmon one of the tastiest fish in North America, all salmon species contain high levels of omega 3 fatty acids which help with good heart, brain and eye health. In […]

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Marine life

Where do fish get their omega 3?

Omega 3 fatty acids are a vital part of nutrition. Everyone needs to get these Omega 3s on a regular basis for good health. Unfortunately, not many foods out there are rich in the omega 3. And this is why it is important to find out what food sources contain these nutrients so that you […]

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Marine life

How salmon find their way back home  

The salmon fish species, the best source of omega 3 fatty acids for man, has a very interesting life cycle. Adult fish spend most of their lives in the open seas and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Upon maturity, they experience this deep nature call to go back to their birth grounds to lay eggs. […]

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health

Fish oil and human health

Taking fish oil is highly recommended by doctors and the World Health Organization (WHO). If you have not been taking fish or consuming any kind of fish oil you should make a point to start doing so. What is fish oil? Fish oil is oil derived from fish. The oil is contained within fish tissue […]

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Sea Turtle

Have You Seen The Ocean Or River Glow At Night?

If you have ever been to the beach or river at night, and have seen the water light up neon blue or green, it is not just a trick on your eyes. During the summer and early fall usually from June through early October, there can be as many as 100,000 dinoflagellates per liter of […]

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Sea Turtle

Changing light bulbs can save baby sea turtles

Sea turtle nesting season is from March 1 – October 31. During that time, thousands of baby sea turtles will make their way into the ocean – hopefully. Each year hundreds of baby sea turtles are disoriented by artificial lights from streets and buildings that are right along the beach. Sea turtles usually nest and […]

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Sea Turtle

Sea Turtle Nesting Tips

Every year between March 1st to October 31st, the Sea Turtle Nesting season takes place in South Florida.  Many things threaten sea turtles today that were not threats hundreds of years ago. This has made all species of sea turtles threatened or endangered. Examples of these new threats include: Collisions with boats Sky glow from […]

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Sea Turtle

World Sea Turtle Day

World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated every year on June 16. It is a day to honor and highlight the importance of sea turtles in our oceans across the globe.  World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on the same day as Dr. Archie Carr’s birthday, the founding scientific director of Sea Turtle Conservancy and the “father […]

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Sea Turtle

Turtles should fear sharks not human

Sharks are the apex predators of the ocean humans fear. But are humans the number one menu item for these animals like the movie Jaws make it seem? Nope! But sea turtles are on their list of prey. For about 65 million years, sharks and sea turtles have been living together in the oceans. While […]

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Sea Turtle

How to Tell the Difference Between Sea Turtles

Have you ever been walking on the beach and saw sea turtle tracks leading up to a nest and wondered which species it could be? Did you know that each species of sea turtles have their own unique traits and tracks? There are three common turtle nests that you can find from the Florida Keys to Cape Canaveral: […]