#cookislands — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🛸🌊 A #NOAA #ROV explores abyssal plains near the #CookIslands in the #SouthPacific, mapping the deep seafloor and #water column with sensors while live streaming nearly daily through August 13. Divers have already spotted carnivorous #sponges that capture small #crustaceans, a surprising find for habitats once thought sparse.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/deep-sea-exploration-livestream-pacific/

#deepsea #pacific #marinebiology #oceanography #science #exploration #conservation #maps #abyssal #biology

Home to the world's smallest post office, but Aitutaki delivers the exact opposite.

#cookislands #aitutaki #rarotonga #southpacific #travel

#LGBTQ #rights still lag in #Oceania despite #CookIslands’ move to lift #gay #sex #ban

A move to #decriminalise #gay #sex in the #CookIslands is a welcome step, but #LGBTQ #people in the #Pacific #Islands #region still lack #basic #rights and risk #discrimination – or worse – at every turn, #activists say.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Asia #Oceania #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3218161/lgbtq-rights-still-lag-pacific-region-despite-cook-islands-move-lift-gay-sex-ban