Of all the strange creatures that inhabit our oceans, seahorses (Hippocampus ingens) are one of the most mysterious and unique. This tiny species is one of the few fish that swims upright, wrapping its curly tail around plants to help it fight the current. Furthermore, instead of […]
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Marine energy can play a fundamental role in reducing CO2 emissions globally, so promoting and developing it is crucial to mitigating the effects of climate change. Currently, only offshore wind technology has managed to achieve this goal.
In countries such as Brazil and Argentina (pictured), research is being carried out for the sustainable development of mariculture. Photo: www.cgera.org.ar As part of the joint work carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which seeks to establish a "Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Mariculture in […]
Like other marine species, birds can also be impacted by marine debris through entanglement, ingestion, and habitat disruption. Entanglement: Fishing gear in the sea or on beaches is one of the main causes of bird entanglement, which can even lead to […]
Those who have practiced any type of underwater activity can consider themselves privileged, as they can experience the wonder of marine biodiversity directly through coral reefs. Advanced diving is required to take photographs and/or videos. Although these ecosystems face an uncertain future, these people have become the most […]
Since mid-November 2012, the General Directorate of Maritime Interests (DIGEIM) has implemented and made available to all citizens its Virtual Library, where all academic information generated by this General Directorate related to Maritime Awareness and any other component of National Maritime Interests will be stored. […]
A complaint that has been made by the residents of Valdivia for more than 15 years due, they say, to the problems suffered by the constant environmental pollution caused by the waste dumped by the INDUVAL and IMPORVAC sardine canning factories. "First it was the river that was polluted by the waste from […]
The current system in Ecuadorian waters consists of two westward currents: the North Equatorial Current and the South Equatorial Current; and an eastward current located between the two currents, the North Equatorial Countercurrent. However, off the coast of Ecuador, there is […]
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