Ideally your president doesn't think Hannibal Lecter and Darth Vader were the heroes.

Today's #goodnews is great news for sea turtles who are at risk for extinction & often get tangled up in fishing nets. College students from Arizona were studying how to make fishing gear less harmful & came up with nets that light up using solar power so it's even good for the environment.

🧵 Tropical storm #Melissa has formed, and is expected to bring heavy rainfall and the risk of significant flash flooding and the danger of landslides to portions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend.

. Maritime Industry Must Act if it is to Achieve a Sustainable Blue Economy We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! Read on: maritime-executive.com/edit... 🌎🌍

Paywall now lifted: The first application for an offshore oil and gas exploration permit since the repeal of the ban in August has been lodged, by an Australian firm that was set up less than two months ago and that doesn't have a functioning email address. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/21/f...

Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire) said bottom trawling was the “underseas equivalent of ploughing a bulldozer through a wildflower meadow”. “Once these species are gone, they’re gone forever.."

KENNY LOGGINS, on the Feces Fighter Jet: “.. I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us. Too many people are trying to tear us apart .. We’re all Americans ..” kennyloggins.com/response-to-...

There are many uncertainties in this article except this one: "Worldwide, some 230 million people live less than a meter above sea level, and 1 billion people are within 10 meters of sea level." www.quantamagazine.org/how-soon-wil...

Much of Newton Abbot, downstream from Wolborough Fen is in a flood risk zone. Building here could increase runoff into the river, damaging wetlands will reduce their ability to absorb + slow the flow of that extra water, placing homes downriver at greater flood risk. share.google/4x4VaUWzRdmg...

This is such a neat little slice of life story. A young boy spends a year working the galley on a ship only to discover 3 decades later, thanks to a gift from his daughter, that he was part of one of the most important oceanographic expeditions of the century.

Marineland’s decline raises questions about the future of zoo tourism theconversation.com/marinelands-...

Us: Hurricane season was kind of a bust this year (not complaining) Hurricane season: Bitch, I ain’t done

We must urgently ratify the High Seas Treaty. But it is only the first step towards protecting our oceans. That's why I urged the Government to go further by banning the terrifying practice of bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

WTO Fisheries Agreement: India's concerns, past opposition, and the road ahead ecoti.in/YjquxY via @economictimes

Hullo Ferries vessel struck #humpback #whale near Vancouver at English Bay www.nsnews.com/national-bus... via @northshorenews.bsky.social

Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are driving the ‘acceleration’ of sea level rise to record levels.

Wild! This NOAA video shows how quickly fossil fuel CO2 can accumulate. It shows daily fossil CO2 over a 2 year period (2011-2012), starting with a concentration of *Zero*: "By the end of 2012, the entire Northern Hemisphere is red, illustrating a total accumulation of about 9 to 10 ppm of CO2"

New blog post, and it's a long one: all about the fossil record and evolution of "eared seals" - or, the fur seals and sea lions. I review their anatomy, current and former diversity, phylogeny, macroevolutionary patterns, and sexual dimorphism. 🦖🦑🐬🧪 #marinemammals #paleontology #evolution

It may Spooky Season but ghost gear is terrifying all year long! 👻 It's estimated that around 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is lost or abandoned worldwide each year, accounting for around 10 percent of all marine litter. Most fishing gear is made from plastic to ensure its durability,

“Petty has no prior experience in fisheries. He holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and worked as a geologist and hydrologist before becoming a congressional staffer in 1999.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

One of the largest airlift evacuations in Alaska history last week. Survivors may not be able to return home for 18 months — at least two coastal communities have been completely washed away by floodwaters from ex-Typhoon Halong. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Offshore wind does not kill whales. The Trump administration’s false claims distract us from the truth: there is simply no credible evidence that links offshore wind to whale deaths.

Disastrous! Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has received a licence to drill an offshore oil exploration well near the Great Amazon Reef System. A spill here would be catastrophic and uniquely hard to contain in the Amazon plume.

Not to be THAT dictionary, but… It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’ It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’ It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’ It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’ It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

Comparison of monthly temperature anomalies in the #Arctic versus the #Antarctic so far in 2025 (yellow lines). The other lines show the monthly anomalies for years from 1940 (blue) to 2024 (red). September was near record warm (Antarctic). Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.

Why does the government need private jets is maybe a question we should be asking.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

This can’t be real…

U.S. Congress wants to gut the law that protects all the marine mammals we adore – such as sea otters, walruses, polar bears, and more. Why limit protections for the animals we love? Get the scoop: http://bit.ly/4n3MHMo

Were you excited about the ‘Carnarvon flapjack octopus’, but disappointed at the lack of cute photos? To rectify this, I have read the article and here offer my artist's interpretation of the newly described species: #sciart #octopus

We are becoming a “papers, please” country, and no one should want that.

“Young adults aren’t having enough kids” bro I’m employed full-time with a damn PhD and I’m struggling to afford both groceries and rent. I love kids but I can barely afford my pets. Want us to have kids? Try UBI, rent control, universal healthcare, cheaper child care.

It is against international law to not render aid if there’s undue risk. No vessel (including military) can leave someone in the water. A Nazi vessel once rendered aid to the RMS Laconia, Hitler then created the “Laconia Order” forbidding rending aid to enemy at sea. It was determined a war crime.

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

There's a lot to look at in last month's map of average sea surface temperature anomalies. The La Niña signature continues to become more prominent. Meanwhile, the absurd record warmth over the North Pacific is still extending all the way from Asia to North America. Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1 🌊

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 8th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 350,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,620,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,690,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 3,060,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

I'm just a simple country deep-sea ecologist, but I'm fairly certain "having children" is the defining characteristic of being a parent.

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

On top of detaining U.S. citizens, ICE is now fining legal residents for not carrying their papers. It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about cruelty.

And now we wait to see if we are impacted or not… Duck them all.

Wikipedia is the best of what the internet has to offer. I don’t use AI but I use Wikipedia all the time. Whenever they ask me to donate, I do.

Alaska Governor Asks For Presidential Disaster Declaration After Storm Devastates Coastal Communities weather.com/news/weather...

Cameron, who actually *is* an expert on deep-sea exploration, has not minced words on OceanGate. They were rank amateurs who people killed.

The #environmental and social consequences of warming winters are impacting lakes globally. Despite these clear signs, most Great Lakes monitoring occurs during warmer, calmer weather. #climatechange theconversation.com/warmer-weath...

A toxin from algae is causing signs similar to Alzheimer's in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon dolphins 🦑🧪🌿🐟🐬 www.floridatoday.com/story/news/l...

This means that marine biology classes cannot discuss, say, parrot fish. (Parrot fish typically start out as female, then later say, you know, I've had enough of this, and turn male, all while munching away with powerful teeth on coral.)

Earlier this year, a $20 million grant to prevent coastal erosion in Kipnuk was rescinded. Now the EPA is like “hey look, good thing we canceled that grant or we would have just wasted money”. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Spain has announced the designation of five new #marine protected areas (#MPAs) and one area of special importance for #seabirds. The decision adds 17,000 km² of marine space to the country’s protected waters. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/conserv...

“The Center for Biological Diversity provided more details on hundreds of NOAA Fisheries staffers fired by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in February – a move that has left many offices across the country struggling with lower staff level.” www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...