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Our Top 75 - Video Album Board

As part of www.mermology.com here’s the Top 75 video album board of rock, pop, surf, indie, cool tunes about oceans, seasides, water, surf and fish!

  • Just to let you know our TumblR blog & twitter schedule is daily between 7-10pm - with Facebook posts & tweets in the day.... and extras as news comes in!

  • What does a Jumping Astronaut want for their birthday?
  • For everyone to jump about water, the ocean + follow @merblogogy + www.mermology.com
  • Cheeky I know!
  • Jumping!

Scientists Develop New Rating System for Our Abused Oceans

If you’ve missed it, Marine Scientists have  introduced in the journal Nature a new “Ocean Health Index” that crunches data from ten factors—including the direct benefits to humans—that rates the marine health of individual countries as well as a global score.

Do you know the ten factors?

Thanks for the tweet @Good

Secret to squid's skin discovered!

“A new study finds that electrical stimulation of the nerves in squid skin changes the color and reflectance of tiny platelike structures called iridophores in the skin, allowing changes in hue from red all the way through the color spectrum to blue.”

Read on for more cool ‘did you know’ info.

Thanks for the tweet @Oceanwire

The Wonders of Shark Skin

Check out why researchers are SO keen to reproduce shark skin and its incredible qualities.

#every week is shark week

Thanks for the tweet @theoceanproject @treehugger

Shark Week is Every Week

10 Amazing and Unusual but Endangered Shark Species - Please always show your support to save sharks - they are unique and vital to the eco chain.

Shark & Fish Photography

Check out our collection of incredible shark and fish shots - we’re building a digital ocean via www.mermology.com

A Stunning 12 Minute Visual Journey Through Iceland

Brought to you by The Cool Hunter - don’t miss it.

Thanks for the tweet @DianeN56

357 pounds of junk hauled off coral reefs Read more: http://www.wptv.com//dpp/news/state/357-pounds-of-junk-hauled-off-coral-reefs#ixzz240WR10b5

Please check out more on the Southeast Florida Action Network hotline at 866-770-SEFL or at SEAFAN.net to support reef clean up events.  The program encourages divers to remove small pieces of debris on a regular basis and to report reef issues. 

Thanks for the tweet @DianeN56