#marineconservation — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #marineconservation, aggregated by home.social.
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📰 Volunteers Help Track Sea Turtle Hatching Success
🌎 Outer Banks, NC: Protecting sea turtles continues after hatchlings reach the ocean. Trained volunteers with N.E.S.T. return to nests about 72 hours after the last hatchling emerges to carefully excavate and study the nest.
🐢🥚 During excavations, volunteers count eggs, eggshells, unhatched eggs, and any remaining hatchlings. This data helps conservationists measure hatching and emergence success and estimate how many hatchlings successfully left the nest.
🔍 The effort can also document rare genetic conditions and verify nest relocation outcomes. Any live hatchlings found are safely released to continue their journey to the sea.
🤝 The information collected helps scientists monitor nesting success and strengthen sea turtle conservation efforts along North Carolina’s coast.
#TurtleTuesday #WildlifeConservation
#SeaTurtles #MarineConservation #Biodiversity #Conservation #WildlifeProtection -
📰 Volunteers Help Track Sea Turtle Hatching Success
🌎 Outer Banks, NC: Protecting sea turtles continues after hatchlings reach the ocean. Trained volunteers with N.E.S.T. return to nests about 72 hours after the last hatchling emerges to carefully excavate and study the nest.
🐢🥚 During excavations, volunteers count eggs, eggshells, unhatched eggs, and any remaining hatchlings. This data helps conservationists measure hatching and emergence success and estimate how many hatchlings successfully left the nest.
🔍 The effort can also document rare genetic conditions and verify nest relocation outcomes. Any live hatchlings found are safely released to continue their journey to the sea.
🤝 The information collected helps scientists monitor nesting success and strengthen sea turtle conservation efforts along North Carolina’s coast.
#TurtleTuesday #WildlifeConservation
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The mere presence of a shark may create a 'landscape of fear' & benefit coral. Protect the predators!
Art, appreciation, storytelling by Kelley Whitley, #OceanArtivist:
https://oceanartivist.com/fear-behavior-and-an-unexpected-ally/Original science at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07716-6#SciComm #behavior #KeystoneSpecies #shark #CoralReef #fisheries #SeaLife #MarineConservation
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The mere presence of a shark may create a 'landscape of fear' & benefit coral. Protect the predators!
Art, appreciation, storytelling by Kelley Whitley, #OceanArtivist:
https://oceanartivist.com/fear-behavior-and-an-unexpected-ally/Original science at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07716-6#SciComm #behavior #KeystoneSpecies #shark #CoralReef #fisheries #SeaLife #MarineConservation
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#ICYMI A new species of seahorse was named in honour of our director and co-founder, Prof. Amanda Vincent, for pioneering seahorse science and advancing marine conservation!
💬 Listen in as Amanda shares what this honour means to her, and how it’s inspired her to increase her efforts to protect seahorses and their habitats worldwide.
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#ICYMI A new species of seahorse was named in honour of our director and co-founder, Prof. Amanda Vincent, for pioneering seahorse science and advancing marine conservation!
💬 Listen in as Amanda shares what this honour means to her, and how it’s inspired her to increase her efforts to protect seahorses and their habitats worldwide.
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https://www.alojapan.com/1517476/bangkok-post-japan-coral-protectors-race-to-save-reefs-from-heat-bomb/ Bangkok Post – Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat ‘bomb’ #ClimateChangeImpact #CoralBleaching #MarineConservation #MarineHeatwave #news #OceanAcidification #OistResearch #Okinawa #OkinawaCoralReefs #OkinawaNews #ResilientCoral #沖縄 Japan’s subtropical Okinawa region boasts some of the world’s most biodiverse hubs of normally multicoloured coral ONNA (JAPAN) – From “heatwave simulators” to ecological bootcamps
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A Thriving Coral Reef Rediscovered in West Africa After 60 Years
📰 Original title: Long Presumed Dead, a Thriving Coral Reef Is Discovered in West Africa
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/a-thriving-coral-reef-rediscovered-in-west-africa-after-60-years.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world
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Shark nets are death traps that suffocate sharks, dolphins, turtles, & whales. These cruel nets offer a false sense of security while slaughtering innocent marine life. Help us end this horror. #NetsOutNow #SaveTheSharks #MarineConservation
www.idausa.org/campaign/wil...
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Shark nets are death traps that suffocate sharks, dolphins, turtles, & whales. These cruel nets offer a false sense of security while slaughtering innocent marine life. Help us end this horror. #NetsOutNow #SaveTheSharks #MarineConservation
www.idausa.org/campaign/wil...
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🇬🇧 Bluewashing: the UN says Global Agreements are saving the seas. Are they?
When decades-old success stories are used to reassure us about an ocean crisis that's only getting worse.
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The UN celebrated Naples' cleaner beaches as proof that international diplomacy is "saving the seas." But a cleaner beach from the 1970s ≠ a healthier ocean today.
🎬 Seaspiracy: do ocean institutions deliver change or just reassurance?
🎬 Ocean: ecosystems can recover — but only when protection is enforced.
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What the UN glosses over:
🐟 70%+ of Mediterranean fish stocks overfished
♻️ 2,000 garbage trucks of plastic dumped daily — treated as a footnote
🧪 PFAS ("forever chemicals") — not mentioned at all
💶 Environment Fund reminders — conflating regional success with global solution
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International agreements help. But managing symptoms ≠ solving the crisis.
Never mistake a cleaned-up beach for a saved sea.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mbz2mhah
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🇮🇹 Bluewashing: l'ONU dice che gli accordi globali stanno salvando i mari. È vero?
Quando i successi di decenni fa vengono usati per rassicurarci su una crisi oceanica che peggiora.
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L'ONU ha celebrato le spiagge di Napoli più pulite come prova che la diplomazia sta "salvando i mari". Ma spiaggia più pulita ≠ oceano più sano.
🎬 Seaspiracy: le istituzioni marine producono cambiamenti o solo rassicurazioni?
🎬 Ocean: gli ecosistemi possono recuperare — ma solo con protezione reale.
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Cosa l'ONU trascura:
🐟 70%+ degli stock ittici nel Mediterraneo sovrasfruttati
♻️ 2.000 camion di plastica al giorno — trattato come nota marginale
🧪 PFAS ("forever chemicals") — non menzionati
💶 Fondo per l'Ambiente — successo regionale confuso con soluzione globale
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Gli accordi internazionali aiutano. Ma gestire i sintomi ≠ risolvere la crisi.
Mai scambiare una spiaggia pulita per un mare salvato.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/46x87x7b
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#Bluewashing #OceanCrisis #Sustainability #UN #Greenwashing #PlasticPollution #Overfishing #MarineConservation
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🇬🇧 Bluewashing: the UN says Global Agreements are saving the seas. Are they?
When decades-old success stories are used to reassure us about an ocean crisis that's only getting worse.
—
The UN celebrated Naples' cleaner beaches as proof that international diplomacy is "saving the seas." But a cleaner beach from the 1970s ≠ a healthier ocean today.
🎬 Seaspiracy: do ocean institutions deliver change or just reassurance?
🎬 Ocean: ecosystems can recover — but only when protection is enforced.
—
What the UN glosses over:
🐟 70%+ of Mediterranean fish stocks overfished
♻️ 2,000 garbage trucks of plastic dumped daily — treated as a footnote
🧪 PFAS ("forever chemicals") — not mentioned at all
💶 Environment Fund reminders — conflating regional success with global solution
—
International agreements help. But managing symptoms ≠ solving the crisis.
Never mistake a cleaned-up beach for a saved sea.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/mbz2mhah
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🇮🇹 Bluewashing: l'ONU dice che gli accordi globali stanno salvando i mari. È vero?
Quando i successi di decenni fa vengono usati per rassicurarci su una crisi oceanica che peggiora.
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L'ONU ha celebrato le spiagge di Napoli più pulite come prova che la diplomazia sta "salvando i mari". Ma spiaggia più pulita ≠ oceano più sano.
🎬 Seaspiracy: le istituzioni marine producono cambiamenti o solo rassicurazioni?
🎬 Ocean: gli ecosistemi possono recuperare — ma solo con protezione reale.
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Cosa l'ONU trascura:
🐟 70%+ degli stock ittici nel Mediterraneo sovrasfruttati
♻️ 2.000 camion di plastica al giorno — trattato come nota marginale
🧪 PFAS ("forever chemicals") — non menzionati
💶 Fondo per l'Ambiente — successo regionale confuso con soluzione globale
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Gli accordi internazionali aiutano. Ma gestire i sintomi ≠ risolvere la crisi.
Mai scambiare una spiaggia pulita per un mare salvato.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/46x87x7b
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#Bluewashing #OceanCrisis #Sustainability #UN #Greenwashing #PlasticPollution #Overfishing #MarineConservation
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Six marine sanctuaries have earned Blue Park status, with four in Africa, helping to keep our oceans healthy. #marineconservation
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Florida International University: Researchers install 3D-printed seawall tiles to support coastal protection and marine life. “The system uses modular, interlocking tiles that can be attached to existing seawalls. Each tile is robotically printed and designed with grooves, ridges, crevices and small pools that create more complex surfaces for marine organisms to attach, shelter and grow.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/08/florida-international-university-researchers-install-3d-printed-seawall-tiles-to-support-coastal-protection-and-marine-life/ -
Florida International University: Researchers install 3D-printed seawall tiles to support coastal protection and marine life. “The system uses modular, interlocking tiles that can be attached to existing seawalls. Each tile is robotically printed and designed with grooves, ridges, crevices and small pools that create more complex surfaces for marine organisms to attach, shelter and grow.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/08/florida-international-university-researchers-install-3d-printed-seawall-tiles-to-support-coastal-protection-and-marine-life/ -
Hammerhead Sharks Face Extinction Due to Overfishing and Ecological Impact
📰 Original title: Hammerhead Sharks Are Nearly Extinct. Here’s Why It Matters.
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/hammerhead-sharks-face-extinction-due-to-overfishing-and-ecological-impact.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world
#environment #marineconservation #sharkconservation #ecologicalimpact
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Some popular pasta dishes are taking a toll on Italy's marine life. Here is what is happening in the waters near Naples. #marineconservation
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A look inside our 2025 Achievements Report!
🌊 From Mexico to Indonesia, we worked with partners around the world to turn science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their seas! We’re so grateful to our team, partners, donors, and friends for making this work possible.
Swipe through for highlights and read the full report here:
https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/ -
A look inside our 2025 Achievements Report!
🌊 From Mexico to Indonesia, we worked with partners around the world to turn science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their seas! We’re so grateful to our team, partners, donors, and friends for making this work possible.
Swipe through for highlights and read the full report here:
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ORCA seems like a worthwhile organisation that's working to monitor and protect marine mammals across the globe.
Have a look at their website (and their training is currently free because of their 25th anniversary)
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ORCA seems like a worthwhile organisation that's working to monitor and protect marine mammals across the globe.
Have a look at their website (and their training is currently free because of their 25th anniversary)
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🐟 Protéger les océans = tuer la pêche ? Pas si simple. Les quotas baissent parce que certain stocks s'effondrent, pas parce qu'on protège trop. Décryptage 👇
#PêcheDurable #OceanPact #Europe #MarineConservation #PCP #CFP
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🐟 Protéger les océans = tuer la pêche ? Pas si simple. Les quotas baissent parce que certain stocks s'effondrent, pas parce qu'on protège trop. Décryptage 👇
#PêcheDurable #OceanPact #Europe #MarineConservation #PCP #CFP
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#News: Sea #turtle shells are a masterpiece of evolution! 🐢 #Study shows they perfectly balance tough armour with vital flexibility for deep dives and oceanic travel 🌊 Protect these incredible ancient survivors! 🌴 #MarineConservation #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121649.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Sea #turtle shells are a masterpiece of evolution! 🐢 #Study shows they perfectly balance tough armour with vital flexibility for deep dives and oceanic travel 🌊 Protect these incredible ancient survivors! 🌴 #MarineConservation #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121649.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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A little sneak peek from our 2025 Achievements Report 👀
🌊 From the Philippines to Peru, we worked with partners around the world to turn science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their seas!
We’re so grateful to our team, partners, donors, and friends for making this work possible.
Swipe through for highlights and read the full report here:
https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/ -
A little sneak peek from our 2025 Achievements Report 👀
🌊 From the Philippines to Peru, we worked with partners around the world to turn science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their seas!
We’re so grateful to our team, partners, donors, and friends for making this work possible.
Swipe through for highlights and read the full report here:
https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/ -
Namibia Plans to Expand Marine Ecosystem Protection to 11% by 2030
📰 Original title: Namibia doubles down on marine resource protection
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/namibia-plans-to-expand-marine-ecosystem-protection-to-11-by-2030.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world
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Namibia Plans to Expand Marine Ecosystem Protection to 11% by 2030
📰 Original title: Namibia doubles down on marine resource protection
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/namibia-plans-to-expand-marine-ecosystem-protection-to-11-by-2030.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world
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Marine Conservation Society
"We want to hear about the wildlife you spot at the coast and at sea, especially marine turtles and jellyfish in UK and Irish waters."
https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/volunteering/wildlife-sightings/#SolarPunkSunday #BioDiversity #Habitat #Volunteer #WildLife #MCSUK #MarineConservationSociety #Turtles #MarineConservation #Conservation #Oceans #Volunteer #JellyFish
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Marine Conservation Society
"We want to hear about the wildlife you spot at the coast and at sea, especially marine turtles and jellyfish in UK and Irish waters."
https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/volunteering/wildlife-sightings/#SolarPunkSunday #BioDiversity #Habitat #Volunteer #WildLife #MCSUK #MarineConservationSociety #Turtles #MarineConservation #Conservation #Oceans #Volunteer #JellyFish
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The annual monsoon trawling ban in Kerala returns from midnight on June 9 for 52 days. While scientists credit the ban for sustaining fish stocks, the long-standing dispute between traditional fishermen and mechanised boat owners remains unresolved. Get the full breakdown of the debate here. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/trawling-ban-in-kerala-set-to-begin-on-june-9-amid-ongoing-disputes-di3mmba0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaFishing #TrawlingBan #KeralaMonsoon #MarineConservation
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Marine Conservation Society
6th-12th June 2026
World Ocean Week
https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/campaigns/world-ocean-week/#SolarPunkSunday #WorldOceanWeek #MCSUK #MarineConservationSociety #MarineConservation #Conservation #Oceans #Volunteer
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Marine Conservation Society
6th-12th June 2026
World Ocean Week
https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/campaigns/world-ocean-week/#SolarPunkSunday #WorldOceanWeek #MCSUK #MarineConservationSociety #MarineConservation #Conservation #Oceans #Volunteer
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Norlan Pagal stood up for the waters of Cebu against illegal fishing, even at a heavy cost. #marineconservation
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/shot-for-defending-the-sea-norlan-pagal-kept-watching-from-shore/
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Kingston leaders call on Ontario to support marine conservation in Great Lakes
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Kingston leaders call on Ontario to support marine conservation in Great Lakes
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#News: Sea #turtle shells are a masterpiece of evolution! 🐢 #Study shows they perfectly balance tough armour with vital flexibility for deep dives and oceanic travel 🌊 Protect these incredible ancient survivors! 🌴 #MarineConservation #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121649.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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#News: Sea #turtle shells are a masterpiece of evolution! 🐢 #Study shows they perfectly balance tough armour with vital flexibility for deep dives and oceanic travel 🌊 Protect these incredible ancient survivors! 🌴 #MarineConservation #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121649.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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A 61-day fishing ban will be enforced along the Tamil Nadu coast from April 15 to protect marine resources and support fish breeding. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-fishing-ban-2026-updates-ae58awvb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNaduFishingBan #FishingBan2026 #MarineConservation #Thoothukudi
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The Marine Conservation Society is not merely advising caution; it has placed all UK-caught cod in its lowest rating and is explicitly urging consumers to avoid it. That indicates a serious breakdown between stock health and current harvesting patterns.
#MarineConservation #CodCrisis #FisheriesPolicy #OceanHealth #SustainableSeafood #Environment #news -
The Marine Conservation Society is not merely advising caution; it has placed all UK-caught cod in its lowest rating and is explicitly urging consumers to avoid it. That indicates a serious breakdown between stock health and current harvesting patterns.
#MarineConservation #CodCrisis #FisheriesPolicy #OceanHealth #SustainableSeafood #Environment #news -
Consumers should “completely avoid” buying UK-caught cod, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has said, as it warned that populations have reached a dangerous point of decline despite zero-catch recommendations.
#Cod #Fishing #MarineConservation #MCS
Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges | Fishing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/consumers-urged-to-completely-avoid-uk-caught-cod-as-population-plunges -
Consumers should “completely avoid” buying UK-caught cod, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has said, as it warned that populations have reached a dangerous point of decline despite zero-catch recommendations.
#Cod #Fishing #MarineConservation #MCS
Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges | Fishing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/consumers-urged-to-completely-avoid-uk-caught-cod-as-population-plunges -
CHILEAN WATERS EXPANDED PROTECTIONS
Chile now has the 3rd largest fully protected marine area globally. Learn how 946,571 km² around Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas protects unique sea life.
#ChileOceanProtection, #MarineConservation, #JuanFernandez, #NazcaDesventuradas, #EndemicSpecies
https://newsletter.tf/chile-expands-marine-protection-juan-fernandez/