Free the Ocean Blog

Stories and images celebrating the ocean

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
E.T. – 8,000 Feet Below the Surface!
The beloved Steven Spielberg film, E.T., was released in 1982. Fast forward to July 9, 2020, when the National Oceanic
24-07-2020