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Curating the knowledge, news and sheer wonder of our planet's remarkable ocean

https://oceanwire.wordpress.com

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#ClimateEmergency #ShowYourStripes

Our Spoutible banner is climate warming stripes of the Arctic Ocean since 1893

Learn about climate warming stripes & their inventor, Ed Hawkins, here: https://bit.ly/3m25t9s

And make your stripes here:
https://showyourstripes.in...

02:18 AM - May 06, 2023

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#OceanExploration

In 1960, Swiss oceanographer & engineer Don Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh were the first humans to explore that deepest point in the ocean!

Read about it - and watch a cool video! - here:

https://bit.ly/3PV6vUY

Spotlight: Deepest-ever descent, Mariana Trench – Oceanwire

Wired is featuring a terrific resurrection of this exciting ocean exploration story - "Fifty-one years ago this Sunday, Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and Navy oceanographer Don Walsh descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, seven miles below the sea’s surface. It’s the lowest point on Ea..

09:34 PM - Sep 27, 2023 (Edited)

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#ClimateEmergency #drought

Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water intrusion from drought-stricken Mississippi River threatens the state’s drinking water.

https://ow.ly/usGs50PQpNZ
via Associated Press

Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state's drinking water | AP News

For the second year in a row, salt water from the Gulf of Mexico has moved further up the Mississippi, threatening drinking water in communities that rely on the river for fresh water.

03:38 PM - Sep 28, 2023

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#WormWednesday

‘Mind-boggling’ sea creature seen by Ryo Minemizu
off Japan has finally been identified

https://bit.ly/455jLuF MS echinoblog over on the bird

via Science | AAAS

06:21 PM - Sep 27, 2023

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#coralreefs #ClimateEmergency #NaturalSolutions

Scientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reef

https://ow.ly/gozM50PQtVE

Florida’s coral reef is in crisis. These crabs can help. - Vox

Scientists are raising an army of Caribbean king crabs to help Florida’s reef by eating huge amounts of algae.

11:00 AM - Sep 28, 2023 (Edited)

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#NaturalSolutions #oysters

Living Breakwater’ Makes Room for Oysters and Tidal Pools In Award Winning Design off Staten Island

https://bit.ly/3rqkF7d
via Good News Network ✨

01:25 PM - Sep 27, 2023

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It’s hard to fully grasp just how deep the ocean is. This can help 🐙👇🪼

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frilled sharks 1500m
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southern elephant seal 2388m
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Cuvier's beaked whale 2992m
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Portuguese dogfish 3700m
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dumbo octopus 6957m
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snailfish 8336m
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deepest point 10,925m

--via Lewis Pugh Foundation

09:13 PM - Sep 27, 2023

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#WormWednesday

‘Mind-boggling’ sea creature seen by Ryo Minemizu
off Japan has finally been identified

https://bit.ly/455jLuF MS echinoblog over on the bird

via Science | AAAS

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Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state’s drinking water.

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Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state's drinking water | AP News

For the second year in a row, salt water from the Gulf of Mexico has moved further up the Mississippi, threatening drinking water in communities that rely on the river for fresh water.

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#WhaleWednesday

Scientists built this listening network to detect nuclear bomb tests. It found blue whales instead

https://bit.ly/3Ppa58q

Scientists built this listening network to detect nuclear bomb tests. It found blue whales instead - BBC Future

Since the 1990s, a network of sensors has listened for unauthorised nuclear detonations. It has had unanticipated upsides for science – such as identifying a pod of pygmy blue whales.

11:08 AM - Sep 27, 2023

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#NaturalSolutions #oysters

Living Breakwater’ Makes Room for Oysters and Tidal Pools In Award Winning Design off Staten Island

https://bit.ly/3rqkF7d
via Good News Network ✨

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#WhaleWednesday

Scientists built this listening network to detect nuclear bomb tests. It found blue whales instead

https://bit.ly/3Ppa58q

Scientists built this listening network to detect nuclear bomb tests. It found blue whales instead - BBC Future

Since the 1990s, a network of sensors has listened for unauthorised nuclear detonations. It has had unanticipated upsides for science – such as identifying a pod of pygmy blue whales.

11:08 AM - Sep 27, 2023

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It's #NationalPancakeDay !! 🎉

We want some marine invertebrate pancakes! 🥞

https://bit.ly/3RASaON

Pic o’ the Week: Marine Inverterbate … Pancakes – Oceanwire

How cool are these pancakes?! Of all the ocean art out there, and ocean-related food, these are among our faves - marine invertebrate pancakes, straight from Saipancakes. Their talented creator, math-teacher-turned-Saipan-Dad Nathan Shields, needs to package these - they're waaay..

12:02 PM - Sep 26, 2023

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"The story of #Antarctica serves as a compelling reminder humanity must end our reliance on fossil fuels."

How the #ClimateCrisis is influencing changes in the #SouthernOcean , leading to missing sea ice & ice shelves 👇🏾

https://bit.ly/48vs4TA

I’ve spent 40 years in Antarctic research. Right now it’s facing a climate emergency so we must not put vital science on ice | Dana M Bergstrom for the Conversa..

Antarctica is experiencing disturbing changes – from missing winter sea ice to disintegrating ice shelves – and it’s almost certain things will get worse

10:40 AM - Sep 26, 2023

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🐙🎉NEW OCTOPUS BOOK GIVEAWAY
Enter-> https://bit.ly/3rs8vux

Enter OctoNation's contest to win a copy of the newest octobook to hit the shelves

🐙 🎉Cephalobrate the launch of "The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods" by the remarkable Danna Staaf!

Book Giveaway: The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives - OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!

🐙 🎉 OctoNation is beyond thrilled to offer our community a chance to win one of the newest octopus books to hit the shelves-- and it's a BIG ONE (nearly 300 pages!) Simply enter your

11:58 PM - Sep 25, 2023

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#FishyFriday

Do you know the plural of the word "fish"?

Learn here 👇🏾 in a few seconds!
https://ow.ly/8BWj50PNAKh

06:05 PM - Sep 22, 2023

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🐙🎉NEW OCTOPUS BOOK GIVEAWAY
Enter-> https://bit.ly/3rs8vux

Enter OctoNation's contest to win a copy of the newest octobook to hit the shelves

🐙 🎉Cephalobrate the launch of "The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods" by the remarkable Danna Staaf!

Book Giveaway: The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives - OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!

🐙 🎉 OctoNation is beyond thrilled to offer our community a chance to win one of the newest octopus books to hit the shelves-- and it's a BIG ONE (nearly 300 pages!) Simply enter your

11:58 PM - Sep 25, 2023

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#DailyPictureTheme #sleeping
There was quite a commotion when we arrived at the beach because people thought this turtle was stranded. When help arrived, we were told there was no problem, they are quite familiar with this turtle that just likes sleeping on the beach.
Oahu, HI June 2014

A large turtle sleeping on a beach at dusk with the ocean and sunset in the background

11:50 AM - Sep 25, 2023

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#OceanProtection

California: Popular beach to close for 7 years to protect vulnerable sea lions

https://bit.ly/3tc0muA via SFGate

10:36 AM - Sep 25, 2023

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Climate-Clean Energy Clearinghouse

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#ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #WeCanDoIt

The American Climate Corps Will Put Thousands To Work Building A Stronger Country

https://bit.ly/3LBx2nF via Forbes
HT @PaxMeansPeace

American Climate Corps Will Put Thousands To Work Building A Stronger U.S.

The American Climate Corps launched this week. It will put thousands of young people to work building stronger communities.

10:22 AM - Sep 24, 2023 (Edited)

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#OceanDeepDive

How the Ocean Floor Helped Seal the Deal for Plate Tectonics

"scientists assumed that the seafloor, which we now know is rugged, active, and ever-changing, was...flat and featureless and ultimately uninteresting."

https://ow.ly/ZZVb50PNpYI
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03:16 PM - Sep 22, 2023

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#SharkSaturday

11:21 AM - Sep 23, 2023

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#FishyFriday

Do you know the plural of the word "fish"?

Learn here 👇🏾 in a few seconds!
https://ow.ly/8BWj50PNAKh

06:05 PM - Sep 22, 2023

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Wired mocked us because we didn't raise millions like our competitors. I used the little resources we had and out-engineered every Twitter alternative. So now imagine what we could do with more resources.

Please consider donating: https://donorbox.org/bot-s...

03:08 PM - Sep 22, 2023

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#OceanDeepDive

How the Ocean Floor Helped Seal the Deal for Plate Tectonics

"scientists assumed that the seafloor, which we now know is rugged, active, and ever-changing, was...flat and featureless and ultimately uninteresting."

https://ow.ly/ZZVb50PNpYI
via Smithsonian Magazine

03:16 PM - Sep 22, 2023

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#HighSeas #ProtectedAreas #RemarkableOceanPlanet

Five amazing ocean sites to make the first protected high seas areas

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Five amazing ocean sites to make the first protected high seas areas | Environment | The Guardian

From the Sargasso Sea to the Costa Rica thermal dome, scientists are identifying key diversity hotspots to safeguard under a new UN treaty

11:49 AM - Sep 22, 2023

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#OceanZen #RemarkableOceanPlanet

Otherworldly Images Show Breathtaking Beauty of Oceans in Photo Competition

https://ow.ly/JiWU50PMZMl
in Oceanographic Magazine

Otherworldly Images Show Breathtaking Beauty of Oceans in Photo Competition

The winners of the various categories had to beat out thousands of entries and come from all over the Earth

01:03 PM - Sep 21, 2023

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#pollution #marinedebris

The CocaCola Company is clearly failing at its "world without waste" initiative.

In fact it increased its reliance on single-use plastics packaging from 125 billion bottles in 2021 to 134 billion bottles in 2022. -via NirereSadrach

#Reuse #Refill #EndPlasticPollution

08:49 PM - Sep 19, 2023

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#sharks

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#WhaleWednesday

🐋 Endangered right whale protection getting an $82 million boost from Inflation Reduction Act 🎉

https://bit.ly/3PLUK35

Endangered right whale protection getting an $82 million boost

One of the most endangered whales on the planet, the North Atlantic right whale, is getting help to ward off the specter of extinction in the form of

01:15 PM - Sep 20, 2023

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#OurAmazingOcean #tides

Spring, neap, rectilinear, flood and ebb -- do you know your tidal currents?

Explainer from NOAA 👇️
https://ow.ly/mbyX50PMWhY

10:09 AM - Sep 20, 2023

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