By – Amy Knight, Climate Change and Social Impact Scientist. UCSD Some people get excited for pumpkins and sweater weather. Others can’t wait for December Nights at Balboa Park. But when I feel that coolness on the breeze that signals…
By Dr Richard Smith – OceanRealmImages.com At the heart of Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle, the area with the world’s highest marine biodiversity, I watched three Denise’s pygmy seahorses attempt to strangle each other with their tails. Pygmy seahorses are so…
By Shannon Ratliff, SunCoast Market Co-op Vice President In this age of big corporations making unfathomable profits, the power of local communities is easily overlooked. When stay at home orders, fear to enter public spaces, and empty shelves at grocery…
By Eco Tour Manager, Ida Kaller-Vincent, Ocean Connectors Sea lions may seem ordinary for those of us living in Southern California. As locals, we are used to seeing these marine mammals dot our beaches and docks. But, there is nothing…
By: Mariana Mireles, OC Education Assistant From Student to Teacher By finishing my undergraduate degree in Child and Family Development from SDSU in the midst of the pandemic, all I could do was self reflect on my journey. I reflected…
By Rodrigo Celis Garcia, Biologist, Costa Canuva Nayarit is one of the 8 states that are part of the Bio-cultural Corridor of the Central West of Mexico, this denomination makes it essential to promote and maintain connectivity between the different…
by Janaira Quigley, Ocean Connectors’ new Executive Director What a pleasure it is to join the Ocean Connectors team! The mission to “educate, inspire and connect youth in underserved Pacific coastal communities through the study of migratory marine life,” appealed…
By Laura Kasa, Founder, Saving Ocean Wildlife The Blue Serengeti Picture the beauty of an endangered Leatherback sea turtle swimming past your boat. Feel the lightness in your chest as you laugh at a pod of playful dolphins racing beside…
By Frances Lang, Ocean Connectors Executive Director Life-Changing Moments I have spent most of my life working to protect the natural resources of Southern California and the Pacific coast. Drawing from my own experiences during childhood, I have always believed…
By Glen Lubcke, Supervisor of the Natural Resources Group at SDG&E A Lifelong Passion Sustainability has always been a focus of my education and my career, and as sustainability became synonymous with shifting corporate cultures over the past 30 years,…
