So sad that a marine cone snail (Conus lugubris) has just been declared Extinct on the #IUCNRedList. Being predatory and venomous was not enough to save it. Degradation of its Cabo Verde habitats was the main problem. www.iucnredlist.org/search?query...

Definitive ‘A global assessment of #dugong status and conservation needs’, just released by The Convention of Migratory Species/UNEP/Dugong MOU. You can watch the excellent 7 minute synopsis here: youtube.com/watch?v=9qhsW0-dYfU&feature=youtu.be @sscmarine.bsky.social

researchonline.jcu.edu.au/86161/ With many congratulations to the IUCN SSC Sirenia Specialist Group co-Chair Professor Helene Marsh and all of the amazing team working on this 🌊

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JUST HOW MANY SPECIES DO NON-SELECTIVE FISHERIES HARM? Join us LIVE 24 Sep 9am (EST) with @reversethered.bsky.social as we explore how non-selective fishing practices represent a critical threat to marine #biodiversity. Register www.reversethered.org/events/just-... 📸S. Foster / Project Seahorse

Meanwhile in South Africa 🇿🇦... @wildtrust.co.za @oceanthyrza.bsky.social... southafricatoday.net/environment/...

"This discovery highlights how little we know about viruses infecting invertebrates in general and oysters in particular," said senior author Dr. Curtis Suttle. @virosphere.bsky.social @eoas.ubc.ca @science.ubc.ca phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg

A team of scientists led by Dr. @rhizalyssa.bsky.social, a marine ecologist at @hakai.org Institute & adjunct faculty @ubcoceans.bsky.social, conducted experiments over 4 years to find the culprit, which was “hiding in plain sight,” Dr. Gehman said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s... via @nytimes.com

Marine conservation funding opportunities? Awards? Funders' talk? 👇 Starter pack with >60 #OceanOptimism investors... 💶🌊🪸🐟🦈🐡 go.bsky.app/QPepXsG

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CSG seeks to understand unusually low population numbers for a previously regarded #conservation success story! Read more about why eastern North Pacific gray #whale populations are potentially experiencing a decline from modern environmental risks at our latest news item: shorturl.at/Jst3o

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...

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📌SSC News “Mainstreaming behaviour change in biodiversity conservation: Needs, barriers and ways forward" is the new report released by @iucn-bctf.bsky.social IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Task Force. Find more information here: tinyurl.com/mrpskc7c

More from SSC: Read ‘Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements’, led by Abby Lynch with the support of SSC members from the Freshwater Conservation Committee, Freshwater Fish SG, and other @IUCN Constituents: tinyurl.com/mudf3syj

www.bbc.com/future/artic... Highlighting the wonderful work of the Chair of the IUCN SSC Sea Cucumber Specialist Group 🌊 @protectspecies.bsky.social @sscmarine.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r... @innativeplants.bsky.social

DYK that on 1 July 2025, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (@CITES) celebrated 50 years of regulating the world's international wildlife trade! Read more here: cites.org/eng/disc/wha...

ICYMI: French Polynesia has created one of the largest networks of marine protected areas on Earth, spanning about 420,000 square miles—and pledged to protect at least 193,000 more by June 2026. Via PewEnvironment pewtrsts.org/4dRsXZu

Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧‪

Deadly and divine. The Portuguese man o’ war lures you in with its ethereal beauty— a temptation best resisted.𓂃🫧‪

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📢 New @oryxthejournal.bsky.social sky.social‬ issue: Species Survival research via IUCN SSC Partnership. SSC Chair Jon Paul Rodríguez reflects on 8 years leading global conservation science. �� https://www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/new-issues-species-surviva#Conservationv#IUCN #SSCN #SSC

The latest issue of Oryx features a special section on community participation in conservation. In the lead article, Shidqi et al. describe an encouraging alternative livelihood intervention to protect thresher sharks in Indonesia.🦈 Find out more: www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/new-iss...

Countries have committed to put a stop to shark and ray extinction at #UNOC3, with a new coalition launched to better collaborate on ending overfishing and habitat loss threatening marine life. #SaveOurSeas @iucnshark.bsky.social @sscmarine.bsky.social wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...