By jhjanicki
on Monday,August 14th, 2017
in Art, Awareness, Conservation, Fisheries, Ghost nets, Marine Debris, Wildlife Trade,
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The Sea Turtle Art Show that took place at the Okinawa Brewing Mihama Cafe on August 12, 2017, was an extremely great success! A huge thanks to everyone who made it happen! Organizers: Julia Janicki & Hazel Cruzado Art Artists: Hazel Cruzado Art, Art Leo, Shawn Miller (Okinawa Nature Photography), Pete Leong (Foto Shisa), Rodel […]
By jhjanicki
on Wednesday,November 16th, 2016
in Awareness, Biology, Conservation, Marine Debris,
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There has been two recent events related to objects stuck in the nostrils of sea turtles which are the product of accumulating plastic debris in the ocean, specifically in the waters of northwest Costa Rica. One is where a straw was stuck in the nostril of an Olive Ridley sea turtle (Robinson & Figgener 2015) […]
By jhjanicki
on Friday,October 7th, 2016
in Awareness, Conservation, Marine Debris, Research,
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Marine debris is mostly made up of plastic. We have over 5.25 trillion particles of plastic in our oceans. Marine animals suffer tremendously from our increased consumption of non-biodegradable plastic and the various practices we undertake. For example, offshore garbage dumping by ships at sea was legal until the 1980s. Massive balloon launches is also […]