Saying Goodbye to the SY Independence Here at Project Manaia, we are always excited to see the start of a new season of research, but this year is extra special as we have a brand new sailboat. As the complexity of our projects increases, what we need from our boat changes as well, so sadly …
Ischia Island and the ASD Diving Agency lies just 30km off the coast of mainland Italy and, with a Mediterranean climate, is a tourist hotspot. It is a volcanic island, so almost entirely mountainous and well known for its thermal waters and spas that have used to heal the body and restore the spirit since …
ASD Diving Agency and the Seagrass Replanting Project Read More »
The damage caused by invasive species Invasive species are organisms that are not native to a particular area and habitat. They can be very harmful on both an economic and environmental level. In order to become invasive these organisms must adapt to their new environment quickly and reproduce in large numbers. If an invasive species …
The Joy of Sailing It is argued that, around 1.8 million years ago, Homo erectus used raft like boats to travel to islands around the world, but the earliest evidence of sail boats is from 4000 BCE on the clay tablets and containers of the ancient Egyptians. We do know that boats have been an …
Seagrasses are flowering underwater plants that evolved around 100 million years ago. They reproduce in two ways, cloning and through sexual reproduction by growing seeds.
When you discard a plastic water bottle it’s difficult to imagine the damage it can do to a sea turtle swimming off the Mexican coast, but most plastics in our ocean come from household and commercial waste. Major rivers can transport plastics out to sea where wind and tides can transport them all around the world.
