"Meteorological Service in Fifteenth Century Sandwich"
Minstrels (or waits) in the 15th century Port of Sandwich walked the streets at night and woke mariners with information about wind directions…
Minstrels (or waits) in the 15th century Port of Sandwich walked the streets at night and woke mariners with information about wind directions…
Deposits of coarse gravels which line the southern margin of the Tay Estuary entrance channel east of Tayport support a thriving population of mussels. Large numbers of Eider ducks, dependent on mussels for food, overwinter in this part of the estuary.
The authors present a comprehensive analysis of marine mammal utilisation for Trinidad and Tobago.
With particular reference to Gatty’s British Sea-Weeds and Eliot’s ‘Recollections of Ilfracombe’, this article takes an ecocritical approach to popular writings about seaweed, thus illustrating the broader perception of the natural world in mid-Victorian literature.
This film focuses on the threat of global warming and rising sea levels in the South Pacific Island State of Tuvalu.
Wild Earth 12, no. 4, features an interview with Sylvia Earle on “Our Oceans, Ourselves,” essays on worldwide fishing and consumer conscience, on launching a sea ethic, and the food web complexity in kelp forest ecosystems.
Two Years at Sea tells the story about a middle-aged man who lives a solitary life in a house near the mountains and close to the ocean.
Ocean Odyssey uses computer generated imagery to explore the deep oceans through the eyes of a sperm whale, the largest predator that has ever lived.
This article reflects on the Knechtsand, a sandbank in the estuary of the Weser, that served as a bombing range for the British and American air forces stationed in England in 1952. It examines the locals’ protests historically and uncovers strands of tradition that are hugely significant for our understanding of the Wadden Sea and the expanding conservation regime.
Weltmeere examines society’s relationship with the oceans in the nineteenth century, through subjects such as whale fishing, polar expeditions, the sea in literature and psychology, and marine studies.