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The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. What would you do if at two weeks’...

The following blog post was originally written for ORCA together with my colleague Nina and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. Hello...

The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. It is July already! Summer really is...

This is a post written whilst working as an Ocean Conservationist with ORCA I have just finished my fourth rotation on King Seaways, I...

The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orcaweb.org.uk/. All blog posts I write while working...

Sorry for the inactivity in the last few months on my blog. But I have started an amazing new job which took all of my time and...

A new year and time for some new blog posts. And let’s start the year with something that is happening to the beached of the coast of...

2021 is coming to an end, for many it's the time to reflect or to look forward to 2022 with some new year resolutions. I want to be...

It's been a while since I posted anything on my blog, the reason? I was busy with my traineeship with Het Groene Strand ( the green...

Puffins! My absolute favourite seabirds are Puffins, specifically the Atlantic puffin. I think that everyone knows these little black and...

Sometimes when you walk on the beach you might see more animals, or should I say parts of animals, then you think. One of these animals...

A habitat that I really miss is the rocky shore habitat. The shore line of the Netherlands consists mostly out of sandy shore, in other...

Is it just me, or does the sound of waves crashing onto the shore something that makes you feel relaxed? The sounds of waves is the sound...

There are dragons living in our seas and oceans, not the mythical fire breathing kind, but the beautiful and graceful almost fairy...

A documentary on Netflix is causing quite a bit of commotion in the world of the fisheries and overall in the (marine science) world....

There is only one ocean basin which connects all the worlds oceans. But all this water is always on the move through currents. The most...

On the 14th of March 2021 something strange happened at the west coast of Ireland. There was a Walrus sighting and last weekend the 21st...

The beach; a beautiful stretch of land made out of sand that connects the sea with the land. Most people see the beach as place to enjoy...

In my previous post I mentioned the term euphotic zone and perhaps not everyone might know what this is and/or means. Which made me think...

Wait, whale poop vs. climate change? How does that work? Let me try and explain. Whales, especially the larger deep diving species like...