July 28, 2025

Ocean Cultures: Northwest Coast Ecosystems and Indigenous Management Systems

The article “Ocean Cultures: Northwest Coast Ecosystems and Indigenous Management Systems” written by Darcy L. Mathews and Nancy J. Turner explains how the indigenous people of the […]
July 28, 2025

Meet Dalene

Dalene spent most her life in South Africa, (51 years in total!) before finally returning to her birth place Madeira in 2019. In South Africa, Dalene […]
June 25, 2025

Meet Hannah!

Hannah studied in Germany and holds a master’s degree in Conservation Biology. She always dreamed of protecting our oceans and its inhabitants. Her fascination for marine […]
June 5, 2025

The voyage of the Beagle

Image credit:: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beagle-ship We all know that the Galapagos Islands were crucial for the development of Darwin’s evolution theory, but they are not the only islands he […]
June 3, 2025

Curious Macaronesia

Image credit: Katapult Magazine Far out in the Atlantic Ocean, between Europe and Africa, lies a mysterious archipelago whose name sounds like something out of an […]
June 2, 2025

Meet Horst!

Horst grew up with a blend of two different cultures, blending together Germany and Mexico. Living in Mexico gave him the opportunity to experience the beauty […]
May 29, 2025

Keeping it savage; the Cory’s shearwaters of the Selvagens

The southernmost point of Portugal lies 280 km south of the island of Madeira and boasts a name that reflects both its remote location and demanding […]
May 26, 2025

Deepsea Challenge 3D

Picture this: a journey to the darkest, most mysterious corner of the Earth—the Mariana Trench. In “Deepsea Challenge 3D,” James Cameron, the acclaimed filmmaker behind “Avatar” […]
May 26, 2025

Out of sight, out of mind – the dangers of Deep Sea Mining

The deep sea describes the water column of the worlds’s oceans and seas below 200m depth. We know it to be dark, cold, hostile and unchartered. […]