New paper finds rampant illegal shark fin trafficking, despite >100 threatened sharks and rays being listed on CITES in the past 20 years. Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them. 🦑🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Two #orcas appear dead in abandoned tank - when they spot drone it's even more tragic www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

B.C. sea otters found to be contaminated with 'forever chemicals' www.biv.com/news/environ... via @bivnews.bsky.social

A new study says harp #seals are playing a key role in the slowed recovery of #cod stocks and other #fish populations in Newfoundland and Labrador. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Keystone coral species population collapse after unprecedented heat stress www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... 🧪🦑🌎

It is a tragedy when a whale gets entangled, hit or dies, said Andrew Trites bcitnews.com/speed-regula...

These little #GreenCrabs are causing big trouble along our coast! 🦀 Learn how Gabriela Bradt and the NH Green Crab Project are working on creative solutions to managing this invasive species. Read the full story: www.nhmagazine.com/fighting-the... #MarineLife

NOAA peeps looking to emigrate, here is an opportunity!

Or dis dawg? 🦑🌿

Vaquitas "hanging on" is a fair description. Describing this as a modest increase is not following the science. From the survey report summary - "There is too much uncertainty in visual estimates to make strong conclusions about a trend in vaquita numbers..." more quotes to come 🐳🌍🦑 1/2

RESEARCH: Stranding data can significantly bias marine mammal habitat suitability models. First authored by @caomeirelles, with Dr. Andrew Trites @ubcmarinemammal as last author. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🦑 It looks like the west coast transient (Biggs) #Orca may not be a single population Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System | PLOS One share.google/xPt52JJsZveY...

World Shipping Council launches updated global Whale Chart to help protect whales — World Shipping Council 🧪🦑🌎

ICYMI, I wrote about the Florida Safer Seas Act, which would ban SCUBA divers from chumming for sharks in Federal waters off Florida. www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🧪🌎🦑🦈

Why can't people dive to see the Edmund Fitzgerald? A preservation expert explains | WCMU Public Radio 🦑🧪🌎

Often mistaken for a type of jellyfish, the beautiful-but-poisonous Portuguese man-of-war is actually a siphonophore! These "colonial organisms" are made up of genetically identical, highly specialized parts called zooids that work together for the good of the whole—and can pack a powerful punch!

Study sheds new light on West Coast’s mammal-eating killer #whales @ubcmarinemammal www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...

🧪🌏🦑🌊🎣 New paper alert, open access. "a midwater mining plume could trigger bottom-up ecosystem impacts with potentially severe consequences for the faunal community, extending beyond zooplankton and micronekton to nekton, including large marine predators" #deepseamining

Expedition charts Cook Islands seafloor, amid scrutiny over mining motives news.mongabay.com/2025/11/expe... 🧪🦑🌎

Weekend goals: be as chilled out as this seal mum while handling breakfast time with the kids ☕ Marine scientists Katie Wells and Rhi Nichol took a moment to capture this serene scene while monitoring elephant seals in South Georgia, near Antarctica. #WeekendMood

Erm... someone needs their toenails clipped. #seal #oregon #oregoncoast #ocean #PNW #mammals #nature #love #happy #nokings #claws #photography #marinelife

🌊 We’re heading to Coos Bay for the State of the Coast Conference next weekend! 🦦 Join the Elakha Alliance and hundreds of ocean-minded Oregonians on Nov 14-15, for weekend of inspiring talks, student research, and coastal collaboration. #oregoncoast #marinescience #oceanconservation #oregon

A nurse shark cruisin with a freewheelin remora #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #remora #sharksucker #cruisin #freewheelin #frenchangelfish #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🦑🌎🧪

“A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many cephalopods. Until now, xanthommatin has proven impractical to collect from animals or make in a lab.” #scicomm www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r... 🧪 🐙 🦑

The Trump administration terminated the NOAA research division that studied this, giving China both free rein and dominance in this area. We're not even observers

Defunded NOAA, unpaid air traffic controllers, no more Farmers Almanac, and now: deorbiting satellites. Get your big umbrella and be ready to tune in for the Fake Weather Report!

When DOGE and Republicans think NOAA is wasteful spending…

Coastal towns that rely on fishing, tourism, and recreation would be put at risk. And we know from experience that when drilling expands, oil spills follow. NOAA already responds to more than 150 oil and chemical spills every year.

AT LIBERTY PODCAST Deployments At Our Doorstep www.aclu.org/podcast/depl... #Politics #USPolitics #DonaldTrump #FelonPresident #TrumpAdministration #Military #NationalGuard #SecretPolice #ACLU #AtLiberty #AtLibertyPodcast #Podcast

Pursuing Gag Grouper off Florida’s Nature Coast www.saltwatersportsman.com/travel/pursu... #News #USNews #Outdoors #Sports #Hobby #Fishing #Animals #Wildlife #Fish #GagGrouper #Florida

5 Reasons to Love Estuaries www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor... #Outdoors #Climate #Environment #Animals #Wildlife #Habitat #Rivers #Sea #Estuaries #Nature

#Photography #Photographs #Pictures #Photos #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

Faster Analysis of Data to Evaluate Bycatch Reduction Efforts in Pollock Fishery www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor... #News #USNews #Animals #Wildlife #Fish #Oceans #Fishing #Bycatch #Pollock #Fishery #Fisheries #Tech #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #NOAA

Video: Our Climate & Our Fisheries—Join the Conversation www.fisheries.noaa.gov/video/video-... #News #Climate #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Fisheries #NOAA

#Photography #Photographs #Pictures #Photos #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

#Photography #Photographs #Pictures #Photos #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2025 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments Report www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor... #News #USNews #Alaska #AlaskaNews #Animals #Wildlife #Fish #Oceans #Fishing #Fishery #Fisheries #Tech #NOAA #Aquaculture

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💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 ” “Your pets will get what they need — even if I have to go to your vet myself!” says Dogma owner as donations pour in…” thezebra.org/2025/11/02/d...

More resources for unpaid Feds during the #GOPShutdown: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo... findtreatment.gov cofundmypet.com/free-pet-foo... nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/member-direc...

Saturday reading suggestion: an essay on the gutting of the #NPS from Trail Crew Stories, a project to share the stories, methods, writings, and art of the community of trail workers. www.trailcrewstories.com/stories/the-... #trailcrew

My interview with Dr. Susan Monarez, former CDC Director, who was fired for doing her job, standing up for public health and science. Learn about her resilience and optimism. erictopol.substack.com/p/dr-susan-m...

Fish in Michigan are getting smaller. Warming water, agriculture runoff, microplastics, and chemical toxins now flow through every tributary, every gill, every egg. Climate change heats the surface. Pollution poisons the depths. Between them, the lakes are starving. apple.news/AhaipZbCLT5G...

“Nobody Gets Too Much Heaven No More” Second Beach/Olympic National Park, WA #Scape

A good look at a Black Oystercatcher, a lifer for me!

God I love the ocean.

Delta Merner takes us inside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) plenary meeting last month in Lima, Peru. That distinction matters because in a plenary (vs expert meeting) it’s the political dynamics that often shape outcomes, and that was evident throughout the week.

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