Coral reefs: meet animals and their neighbours
A reef photograph can look like a garden of stone or plants. Learning what corals are changes the questions we ask about the scene.
Seagrass: flowering plants beneath the water
An underwater meadow has roots and relationships that a surface view may hide. Start by distinguishing the kind of organism being described.
Sharks: one name covers many different lives
A familiar group name can conceal large differences. A whale shark photograph should not become a description of every shark.
Marine litter: a location does not prove an origin
Finding an object on a beach tells you where it was observed. It does not by itself tell you who discarded it or where it began its journey.
Beach cleanups: know the limits of the task
A cleanup involves more than picking up everything that appears out of place. The area’s rules and the limits of a volunteer task matter.