No, I am not kidding. Being a real life mermaid is a thing! This week we spoke to Lila Jones, real life mermaid, marine biologist and owner of Mermaid Dream Retreats.

When I was 16 years old, I found out I would never be able to scuba dive. The only way I could ever dive again (because the first time was a bloody mess, literally), would be to save enough money to get surgery to fix my sinuses. This was crushing as I had a life-long dream of being a marine biologist. Essentially I just said screw it, I’m going to uni and studying Marine Biology anyway!

Whilst becoming more environmentally aware is a good thing, it can be a bit daunting trying to overhaul your life for the good of the planet. So here are four simple sustainable switches that won’t break your bank, and help pave the way to a more environmentally conscious lifestyle.

Internships, we have all heard about them and usually are trying to get as many as we can. But for those who haven’t, what does being a marine biology intern look like? How do you get one? And what does a day in the life of an intern look like? Well lucky for you I was fortunate enough to interview Juliet Gressle (@julietg3), recent Marine Biology graduate and intern extraordinaire.

Laundry and microplastics don’t seem to have much in common, and yet research is finding that our dirty clothes are polluting our oceans more than ever before.

Want a more fashion forward way to reduce your impact on the environment? Well, do we have the answer for you – sustainable swimwear! Now you can look good and feel great about your lifestyle choices. Keep reading for some of our favourite brands and EXCLUSIVE discount codes…

We all have those friends, you know, the ones that just don’t care about the ocean - no matter how much you preach. You’ve tried stern talks about straws, you’ve forced them to sit down and watch all 8 episode of Blue Planet II but nothing so-far has seemed to work. Well be at a loss for what to do no longer - we have come up with 5 sneaky ways for you to inspire some ocean love and get people interested in ocean science…

Though volunteer work is often hotly debated in many professions (should people do paid-level work for free?), as a marine scientist, I have personally found volunteer work to be super important and rewarding - throughout my degree, I volunteered for countless companies and labs and wouldn’t take any of it back. If you haven’t thought about volunteering, or are tossing up whether or not you should take a volunteering position because it doesn’t seem worth it, here are five reasons why you should say yes…

If we had a penny for every time someone asked us this question… then we would be rich enough to fund all the science needed to protect the ocean. Ok, ok, joking aside, it’s a valid question and there are so many routes and roads into this field, that it can be a daunting web to untangle. This article sets out what you need to do to get into marine biology…