The Elephant Tang

The newly discovered Elephant Tang or Zebrasoma flavescens elephantitis, gets its name from it’s elephant like trunk. This amazing bright yellow creature uses its trunk to dig for food.

Oceans - trailer

Grossing $114 million worldwide to date, OCEANS is one of the most successful documentaries of all time. 

Brought to you by the brilliant Particpant Media.

Why Katie Humble Loves The Sea- In 60 Seconds!

1 week to go!

This is the seven day countdown until the start of the Big Beach Clean-up. We’ve got some final details about the day, so please have a read and let us know if you want to join our @merblogogy team!

We’re egistered for: Margate, Kent - Main Sands

Date: 27th April

Meeting place: By the Community Beach Hut

Start time: 10:00 AM

Twitter Prize Draw

For the chance to win a £200 M&S gift card, simply tweet a photograph taken at one of the M&S Beach Cleans with@marksandspencer #beachclean. This can be an image of a beach, sea life, any unusual items found or a message drawn in the sand eg: Love your beach! Keep our beaches clean!*

Don’t forget to bring along these important items if you can:

      A drink (in a reuseable bottle)

      A pair of tough gloves (gardening ones are good)

      Suitable clothing for the weather

See you at the beach!

The Marine Conservation Society

*Terms and conditions apply

Plenty More Fish In The Sea? Not According to the Institute of International and European Affairs. 

How Our Oceans Formed

This video courtesy of National Geographic, explains how the oceans formed and lead to the perfect conditions for life on Earth.

Our oceans are not rubbish bins

The plastic bottle you left at the beach that time, will take 450 years to decompose.

Project Ocean

This video highlights the shocking truth about the effects of over-fishing on marine life and why we must protect the worlds marine eco-systems from the ‘jellyfish soup’ effect.

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!

Exploring Oceans: Arctic, National Geographic

The Arctic holds 60 percent of the fresh water on the planet. Catch up on these expeditions to the Weddell Sea which produced more than 700 new species, including giant carnivorous sponges.