Links to learn more about Sustainable Fishing
- Watch OCEAN with David Attenborough and learn just how important the ocean is.
- Read this article (Science Journal for Kids and Teens) to discover how we can reduce the impact of fishing.
- Watch this video (TED-Ed) to meet the Bluefin Tuna, the toughest fish in the sea.
- Listen to David Attenborough as he explains what we need to do to stop overfishing.
- Will the ocean ever run out of fish? Watch this video to find out.
- Visit Global Fishing Watch to track fishing vessels worldwide.
- Play ‘Chief of the Reef’ to find out how to preserve fisheries in the Maldives (Maldives Resilient Reefs).
- Read this article (Science Journal for Kids and Teens) to explore how fisheries and MPAs can work together.
Links to learn more about Marine Protected Areas
- Read these articles about MPA coverage (Science Journal for Kids and Teens) and how to use MPAs to protect our oceans (Kids Frontiers).
- Install the free Secrets of St. Helena app on your phone or tablet – just visit the Apple or Google Play Store! (Planetari).
- Create an MPA from your classroom (National Geographic).
- Discover where MPAs are located across our oceans (Protected Planet).
- Visit our ocean’s MPAs and find out why we need more.
- Learn about how MPAs are categorised by the IUCN.
Links to learn more about Blue Carbon Habitats
- Explore a GIS story map on oceanic blue carbon.
- Read this article about how carbon cycles through the oceans (Science Journal for Kids and Teens).
- Watch this video to meet the sharks that hunt in forests (TED-Ed).
- Read this article about why coastal forests are important to coral reefs (Mongabay Kids).
- Read this news update to discover how dugongs and turtles help seagrass to grow (Mongabay Kids).
- Visit the Blue Carbon Initiative website to learn about some current conservation, restoration, science and policy activities.
- Read Blue Marine’s Blue Carbon Report.
- Read Blue Marine’s Saltmarsh report.
Other Useful Links
- Shout Out for Sharks with this Bite Back education pack
- Track turtles, manta rays and sharks as they travel through the global oceans using the Reef Tracks – Marine Life Tracker.
- Find out more fun facts about your favourite marine species:
- Read this article to see how rewilding the sea protects us against storms (Science Journal for Kids and Teens).
