Sarah Curran-Ragan
Sarah Curran Ragan is a Marine Biologist and has worked in the UK, The Philippines, Tanzania, Indonesia and Australia. Sarah is now a full time science and nature journalist specialising in marine issues. Her work has been published in thirty countries. She recently won an international journalism award from Asian Geographic for one of the best feature articles in ten years, for her article on Whaling (The Dying Game).
Sarah is also a keen photographer and has published wildlife images in magazines and books. She has also appeared in wildlife documentaries for the BBC Natural History Unit, Channel 4, Discovery and BBC Horizons and on BBC and ABC radio.
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Latest Articles
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Kelp World
Kelp forests support tremendous biodiversity. But their influence extends far beyond the water, into our medicine box, our dessert plates and even the skies
May 5, 2012
- Sarah Curran-Ragan
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Butterflyfish, The Canary on the Reef
Flitting boldly about the world's coral reefs, the vibrantly coloured and charismatic butterflyfish are helping provide an early warning system.
Apr 16, 2012
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Sounding The Depths, How Noise Pollution is Changing Our Oceans
Travelling five times faster than in air, sound is everything underwater. As oceans get noisier, marine life is suffering in ways we are yet to understand.
Mar 27, 2012
- Sarah Curran-Ragan
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Plastic Soup Choking Ocean Life
Imagine a million tonnes of plastic, it's impossible. But its how much we dump into our ocean each year, and it's choking the world's marine life.
Jan 28, 2012
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School Mates-How and Why Fish School
How often did our parents tell us how important schooling is? And remarkably, it is the same for fish.
Sep 16, 2011
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The Strange Case of the Fluorescent Corals
Glowing corals are a mystery, but they are helping protect the world's threatened coral reefs and to understand some serious human diseases.
Aug 17, 2011
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Alien Intelligence - Smart Octopuses in Sulawesi Seas
The octopus is curious, crafty and clever, now science is revealing some intriguing behaviour and it may change the way we think.
Aug 9, 2011
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Giants Kelp
Giant Kelp is one of nature's most complex designs and kelp forests harbour a vast diversity of life. But all is not well with the 'Forest of Giants'.
Jul 4, 2011
- Sarah Curran-Ragan
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Web of Life - Unravelling the Secrets of Shark Bay
Shark Bay, is one of the most pristine environments on Earth. Unravelling how it all works could help restore the World's dwindling marine life.
Jul 2, 2011
- Sarah Curran-Ragan
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A Sea of Sound for Whales May Cause Severe Impacts on Populations
Eavesdropping on our aquatic cousins has opened windows on lives we could only guess at. Their reliance on sound may be their downfall.
May 9, 2011
- Sarah Curran-Ragan
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