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BREAKING: Michigan approved permits for the Line 5 oil project, threatening the Great Lakes. Michigan’s Dept of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy approved key permits for Enbridge to build its risky Line 5 tunnel and house the Canadian oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac for another century.

Calling All College students: apply for our Field Gear Program with link in bio!

gofund.me/c5befa919 Erica is a wonderful person and any help is appreciated. 🙏 Some have asked about a Venmo address. You may Venmo Erica @Erica-Smith-Dance

No genocide, No War, No weapon or land grabbing will ever help save sharks nor our shared planet. Find compiled resources, ways to help and actionables thru our bio link.

NEW PAPER: We tracked smooth hammerhead sharks off Long Island, New York. 🦈🐟🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Stay hydrated. Speak out against data centers.

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To learn how to help our feathered & furry friends during these heat waves, head to link below. Remember, we are all in this together & kindness can be as simple as leaving a fresh bowl of water out for them. open.substack.com/pub/rowanthe...

Just because you don’t understand someone’s existence doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to exist. Protect Trans people 🏳️‍⚧️ always, they are a gift to this world.

You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/help...

If you're looking to queer up your timelines with enriching STEM content this #Pride, then @prideinstem.bsky.social has you covered with these three excellent starter packs! go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf go.bsky.app/Cw9bRYZ go.bsky.app/Cw9bRYZ Lift queer voices this month!

Sharks are cool and so is reading Read the banned ones to uncover life’s true meaning ❤️🦈📚

There is just one week left to apply for our Small Grants! Applications close on July 3rd, 18:00 CET. 📅 Apply here: grants.saveourseas.com 🔗 📷: Jake Wilton

South Florida's Venezuelan community is rallying to send emergency relief to those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, as volunteers and donors packed warehouses with food, medical supplies and hygiene products.

I run a support group for early career biologists who are looking for grad student, postdoc, or permanent positions. If that is you, check us out! discord.gg/9gW6yZY6q We also share recruitment ads in the server - If you are recruiting, please respond here so we can share it in the group!

My first blog piece for Oceana is live! Click below to read all about it.

BREAKING: In Durnell v. Monsanto, SCOTUS eliminated an important legal tool for people seeking justice after suffering illnesses from toxic pesticides.​ It ruled that federal law shields pesticide manufacturers from being held accountable in state courts when products fail to warn of cancer risks.​

PRIDE+FULL all year 🏳️‍⚧️❤️🏳️‍🌈 find free resources and ways to help people + planet with link in our bio. Thank you for supporting our lesbian-owned sharky shop in advance

Israel has killed renowned Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil in an airstrike on her home in Mansouri, southern Lebanon. Khalil was widely known for her environmental advocacy & wildlife conservation work, particularly her efforts to protect endangered sea turtles along Lebanon’s coastline.

In the 99th episode of the #WoS podcast, recorded at Sharks International in Sri Lanka, host Isla is joined by parasitologist Dr Bjoern Schaeffner and shark scientist Dr Jaime Penadés Suay to explore one of the least understood — and most misunderstood — components of marine ecosystems: parasites.

Stop picking comfort over community if you want real change. If you care about the climate crisis, genocide, war, famine, disease, pandemics, our collective futures

Your 'moment of doom' for June 14, 2026 ~ No phytoplankton for you! "...significant long-term decline in ocean productivity across large parts of the north-east Atlantic, raising concerns about the future of marine food webs, fisheries, and the ocean’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide."

#Worldoceanday HOW TO TAKE ACTION now ⬇️

LOVE IS ACTION

Take pride in being you. Grab your handmade pride decal today! 🌈 www.rowanthebirder.com/product/prid... #pride #birdlover #beyou #rainbow #pridemonth

Oceans cover over 70% of our planet and represent more than 95% of the biosphere, and play a critical role in regulating our climate.

Papua New Guinea has detailed its plans to protect approximately 200,000 km² of Pacific Ocean waters from fishing and all other destructive human activity. Papua New Guinea sits within the Coral Triangle, the global epicentre of marine biodiversity. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/papua-n...

Show up for the next generation and spread shark love while you're at it! 🏳️‍⚧️❤️🦈 This design features a juvenile Zebra shark and proceeds from our Protect Trans Kids tees are donated to the Trans Lifeline.

Happy PRIDE to our beautiful community! Be wary + don’t fall for all the fakes out there. Remember to ALWAYS support the real ones (LGBTQ+ small biz, creators, organizer, nonprofit, etc.) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️ all year long!

Just so we are clear: It is a racist idea to call a group of human beings “aliens” or “animals.” Racist ideas dehumanize.

These sharky, printables have handy know your rights information as well as helpful contacts. Color your own resource card(s), to share and carry with you always. See + subscribe to our 🆓 patreon for more resources like these

Always remember: You are enough + you belong just as you are. We are with you 🦈❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Ahead of June, aka PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ month: If you or your company haven’t said sh*t about LGBTQ + people, haven’t shopped with their bizs, don’t care to protect Trans people, complicit in genocide, fund hate or otherwise contribute to the hate of the community then MISS US ALL with your rainbow logos.

Time to do more of the things they are trying to take from us all More reading, more writing, more voting, more questioning, more answering the call Less speaking first, less aimless hurt, no more spewing hate online Time to break these addictive cycles and watch all the destruction sharp decline

The fact is that our governments profit off the destruction of our ecosystems and in doing so often contribute to the dis/misinformation of its citizens. SO, it’s we must learn + teach each other 🔁🧵:

Pacific spiny dogfish roam from California to Alaska, return to the same estuaries to give birth, & respond to shifts in temperature and salinity. Two years of tagging is beginning to show how complex the lives of these sharks are. More in Alexandra McInturf’s blog. saveourseas.com/update/littl...

Demand governments move beyond words and take concrete measures to end Israel’s impunity, including by imposing sanctions. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition reaffirms that Israeli violence will not deter us. Together we will #breakthesiege of Gaza, Palestine! freedomflotilla.org/2026/05/21/v...

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#FreedomFlotilla boat #PERSEVERANCE illegally attacked and volunteers abducted by Israeli OCCUPATION forces. 🔻DEMAND THE RELEASE OF OUR COMRADES & END ISRAELI IMPUNITY ➡️ freedomflotilla.org/action 🔻SIGN PETITION ➡️ canadaboatgaza.org/petition/ 🔻SUPPORT ➡️ canadaboatgaza.org/donate/ #EndTheSiege

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Slowly but surely the bar progresses. This month we're 1.8% closer to my transition fundraising goal! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎉

Hazardous plants and data centers continue being built in marginalized communities. Because racist policy against communities and climate persist as capitalism and white supremacy value profit$ over people and planet.

The Trump admin is rushing to approve a 650-mile pipeline to bring oil from Canada into the U.S. Bridger Pipeline, the company behind it, has a history of oil spills. There's nothing "light" about a pipeline that, if approved, would be capable of moving up to 1.13 million barrels of oil per day.

Indigenous communities know best how to care for the world's habitats, it's vital we support Land Back initiatives worldwide. Featuring whale sharks, this design was made to honor the land, sea + sky we all share. Proceeds donated to Indigenous-led organizations. Learn more thru shop🔗

They passed a law to break a law. Then they passed a racist map. And they don’t have to tell anyone what happened 👇🏽 It’s all so dark. Watch fascism work. 🇺🇸 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Only trashy people litter.

#SharksInternational2026 participants! We still have spaces on our workshop "Prioritising areas of global research on the impacts of Offshore Renewable Energies on elasmobranchs"! 1/2 day - Sat 9th - Jetwing Colombo 7 If interested, drop me an email at [email protected]! @sharks-int.bsky.social

In Coquimbo Bay, Chile, Valentina Hevia-Hormazábal is dedicated to saving large groups of stranded shark and ray eggs found in pelillo seaweed, raising them until hatching and returning them to the sea. saveourseas.com/update/38516/