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The Worlds Oceans
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Phase Two of our rescue coral rescue mission - pulling as many of our corals out of our nurseries as possible. Huge thanks to Key Largo Fisheries who loaned us one of their temperature-controlled trucks! Watch this space as the mission unfolds!
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2 month growth timelapse (May 1-June 30) of the staghorn corals @rescueareef transplanted to our site in August of last year, along with the Pseudodiploria strigosa brain coral growing after being transplanted from the collapsed Star Island sea wall last summer by @noaa_aoml
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Pygmy Seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti) are smaller than most people think (just 1.5cm). The first one I saw (this photo) was in Indonesia, and I only saw it because a local dive guide showed it to me. I've looked for them in many places but never found one myself. #ichthyology
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In support of our amazing colleagues, Vicki and Ed, taking on epic challenges throughout the year for our Whale of a Walk campaign ( bit.ly/3CKvAuz), the WDC team are coming together this week for the Giant 10k step challenge! 👉bit.ly/437Tonw
Keep an eye on our socials daily this week to see who and what challenge has been taken on.
You can support our campaign by donating here: bit.ly/3CKvAuz or take on your own Giant 10k step challenge - sign up here 👉 bit.ly/437Tonw
Be sure to tag us and use the hashtags #WhaleofAWalk #Giant10kStepChallenge
📷 Christopher Swann
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Can you spot the diver?
Video by: @velaatrips on IG
#DiversDirect #sealife #freedive #diving #underwater #sharks #coral #nature
Ocean Science retweeted
How changing social views are ending whaling practices globally thred.com/change/how-changin…
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A powerful majority speaks out. Eight in ten adults agree that UK laws to protect our oceans must be strengthened 💪🌊
We demand stronger laws that safeguard marine life, halt destructive practices and restore ocean health 🐬
It’s time to #EndDestructiveFishing.
Ocean Science retweeted
After nearly 20 years of negotiations, 193 UN Member States adopted a legally binding agreement on the conservation & sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the high seas beyond national jurisdiction.
Here is why this new treaty is important #ForPeopleForPlanet.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 After intense negotiations, the @UN has adopted the world's first international treaty to protect the #HighSeas. This is great news for the oceans and everything that lives in them. It’s also great news for you 👇📰
news.un.org/en/story/2023/06…
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The ocean is a climate solution. Our shared seas absorb about 25% of human-driven carbon emissions, provide at least half the oxygen we breathe, support abundant, biodiverse fish populations and generate renewable energy that can end our reliance on fossil fuels.
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🐋 And you can hear some of the whale song below ⬇️
#R4Today
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"He totally changed our perception of these animals that we were slaughtering... It's not data that drives change in people, it's emotion."
Nature filmmaker Tom Mustill talks about his mentor, biologist Roger Payne, who first discovered whale song in 1967 and has died aged 88.
Ocean Science retweeted
Coastal wetlands: nature-based solutions to sea level rise
Via @WetlandsNbS @MedWetOrg @IUCN_Med and MWO
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Dead whales sunk to the bottom of the ocean make corridors for marine life. #WorldOceanWeek #OWC2023
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