Free the Ocean Blog

Stories and images celebrating the ocean

The Trouble with Packaging
We just learned packaging makes up about 33% or 1/3 of the average landfill… which is pretty crazy! We also
16-11-2020
Impact
Thanks to YOU and the rest of the amazing Free the Ocean community, to date, we have funded the removal
15-11-2020
7 Incredible Sea Creatures to Get to Know this Halloween
Halloween is the time of year to celebrate all of the interesting, weird and creepy beings from around the world.
26-10-2020
Fun facts about jellyfish (who aren’t even fish at all)!
Fun facts about jellyfish - did you know they aren’t even fish at all? Jellyfish evolution predates true fish by
15-10-2020
Giveaway Winners
We were amazed to receive over 10,000 entries from our community, telling us how you’re trying to reduce your plastic
11-09-2020
Scientists Discover Massive ‘Silly String’ Creature in Deep Sea
A bit earlier this year, scientists at the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured footage of a massive siphonophore in the Indian
10-09-2020
In Good News: Sea Otters in California Surprise Scientists
The huge appetites of North America’s smallest marine mammals, the sea otters, are benefiting the ecosystem. Not only from the
28-08-2020
Driftwood Sea Creatures
Artist Pete Rush’s first driftwood sculpture of a simple horse had such a positive response from locals, that he was
10-08-2020
5 Strange Sea Creatures
Sprinkled across the ocean floor, invisible from the surface, are hundreds, or maybe thousands of sinkholes called “blue holes”. They
05-08-2020
Operation Mission to the ‘Green Banana’
Sprinkled across the ocean floor, invisible from the surface, are hundreds, or maybe thousands of sinkholes called “blue holes”. They
31-07-2020