New report from SMRU and NatureScot shows drop in Scotland’s harbour seal numbers and sparks concern for grey seal population Read more...👇 https://ow.ly/wXxq50ZgS9Z #EverToExcel

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The move comes as the Trump administration is trying to weaken the act that’s meant to protect endangered species from going extinct in the first place.

To mark this year’s Independent Bookshop Week, the Booker Prizes team share the local shops they return to again and again and the shops around the world that have made a big impression – plus, the reasons they keep coming back for more.   🔗 Tap the link below to read the full article.

Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals

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...

A walk on the beach turned into a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Michelle Robertson and a handful of Parksville onlookers on Tuesday.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and all who have one 🐬

Researchers 'hopeful' after North Atlantic right whale baby boom 23 calves were born this season — the highest number since 2009 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it's the oldest such recording known. https://to.pbs.org/47yOAfc

This is how it's done! "a core reserve where fishing is banned outright, surrounded by a buffer zone that allows some artisanal fishing — designed to allow local fishing communities to retain their traditional livelihoods" www.conservation.org/news/brazil-...

I love this photo of astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Artemis II. She's the first woman to see the full sphere of our beautiful planet. Welcome home to the crew, and thank you for reminding us of all we can discover together.

ARTEMIS II: SPLASHDOWN! Welcome home, astronauts! youtube.com/live/_veRvxj...

Teen Finds 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Millions of Years Old While Diving for Fossils on Florida Coast: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/teen-finds-6...

"West African nations are working on a proposal to establish one of the first high seas marine protected areas located beyond their national waters." news.mongabay.com/2026/03/with...

🌊 A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples found that human-made chemicals, from plastic additives and industrial lubricants to pharmaceuticals and pesticides, are widespread in the ocean. 📸: @ucsandiego.bsky.social photographer @erikjepsen.bsky.social

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige review – how two Japanese masters reinvented art

Full-ride and partial scholarships available for summer marine biology field research methods courses 🧪🦑🌍 www.getintothefield.com/scholarship-...

🐋 #whale A sighting of an #albino #bluewhale has been reported near #LoretoBay in #Mexico Rare Blue Whale with Albinism Spotted in National Park in Unprecedented Milestone share.google/x9N7PaV5x75t...

#IUU #fishing "A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau" How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories | Guinea-Bissau | The Guardian share.google/qo34wZOVcshJ...

People see conservation as an exciting, romantic field to work in But it's a tough life watching the places you love, study and fight for being destroyed

🐋 #whale #rightwhale NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections | Maine Public share.google/lZJnbsYNF0tY...

Kicking off March by celebrating #WorldSeagrassDay! And where is one of the largest seagrass fields? 🌿Saya de Malha is a rare example of seagrass meadows in the High Seas and the largest submerged ocean bank in the world.

"Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible" History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Do NOT blame #sharks! www.wired.com/story/say-go... 🌊 🦑

Experts at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have rediscovered a recording and determined it’s probably the oldest whale recording still in existence. The likely vocalist? A humpback whale. 🐋 spklr.io/6007Dxy1Z 📷: BlackBox 🎙️: Luis Lamar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

🐬 #cetacea #delphinidae The #vaquita is a critically endangered #porpoise species. The population is probably below 50 individuals, some say as few as 10 surviving animals. Mexico is considering rolling back fishing regulations designed to protect vaquitas share.google/yMJv1l3S0fF2...

She roamed more than 500 miles from Northern California and arrived in Los Angeles County on Saturday, the first time a gray wolf had been documented in the Los Angeles region in nearly a century.

Scientists say it will take thousands of acres of restored habitat to help Puget Sound Chinook swim off the endangered-species list.

What can you do to helpt turn climate change around? 🌱 Use GIS! 🌐 Register for our free course and learn how. We'll provide all the data and software you need: ow.ly/r4lf50Y6zUz #gischat #geogsky #geosky 🧪 🦑 ⚒️ 🌊 🌎 🌍 🌏

The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria, invites applicants for the position of Rector. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a renowned institution dedicated to the humanities and social sciences. www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...

Reality keeps asserting itself whether we’re ready or not. We are watching sea urchins collapse across oceans, another reminder that Earth systems don’t care about our attention, consensus, or permission. A dramatic rethink of security has never been clearer. gizmodo.com/the-sea-urch...

As Julie Packard prepares to retire, a look at her amazing legacy that shaped the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its global impact. 🌊🦑🧪 #scicomm www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/a...

A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Marine Megafauna Foundation finds that young Caribbean manta rays often swim with groups of other fish, creating small, moving ecosystems that support a variety of marine species.

The Dept of Biology & Marine Biology at UNCW is offering 4 positions!!! A Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, an Assistant Professor of Invertebrate Biology, and two Lecturers of Biology. Plus, the UNCW Center for Marine Science is seeking a second Distinguished Professor of Marine Science!

New deep-sea species discovered during mining test share.google/PhRUPiXwXAqq...

I’ll be giving a free, public webinar on December 11th about the future of climate solutions. Please come if you can! And please share with your networks. Thanks so much!

@oceansinitiative, we’ve been collecting exhaled breath from wild Pacific white-sided dolphins in BC —basically giving them the same kind of health screening you’d get at a doctor’s office.

Inaugural voyage of world’s largest sailing cargo ship, the Neoliner Origin 🌊 #climate #ocean #dolphins www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The latest efforts to save Hope, the young #humpback whale stranded on an Oregon beach, appear to have failed. A veterinarian is preparing for euthanasia. Amidst the sadness, it’s been inspiring to see so many people invested in this one whale’s fate 🧵 www.opb.org/article/2025...

Dreaming about fieldwork on a rainy Seattle day. #dolphin #oceans #pnw #seattle

New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱

A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet. They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves. 🧪🐚🦀🦑 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨 ⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy. ❤️‍🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck. Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25

Broadening disease surveillance to include wild dolphins and killer whales: novel components of One Health. Dr @erinashe.bsky.social led a study in @aibsbiology.bsky.social's BioScience, exploring pathogens in Pacific white-sided dolphins 🧵 academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

“Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon…” Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance. @opb.org

Sound on! Hector's Dolphins like you've never heard them before www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... 🦑🧪🌍

Otterly adorable! 🎃 Rescued sea otters, Libby, Moea, and Clara enjoyed seafood pops and krill-flavored candy corn in piles of ice at #ZooBoo today (ice is a crunchy favorite enrichment for them). The fun continues tomorrow! 🦦 📹: Keeper Kristyn

"Global investment in green technology for the first three quarters of the year has already surpassed all of 2024. The fortunes of the sector have been in decline for three years, but explosive energy demand fueled by data centers has sparked a reversal."

New short communication: First Common Murre seen off the Azores, by Luis Barcelos et al. #Auktober #seabirds #ornithology #OpenAccess www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...