Marine Political Ecology Collective
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From false flags to fake insurance, in our latest Stage Talk we learnt that there's many warning signs that indicate a ship may be up to no good. You can listen back to our conversation with @pa.nton.cx on tracking vessels by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'. rss.com/podcasts/bel...
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
From false flags to fake insurance, in our latest Stage Talk we learnt that there's many warning signs that indicate a ship may be up to no good. You can listen back to our conversation with @pa.nton.cx on tracking vessels by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'. rss.com/podcasts/bel...
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Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
I love it. Makes me happy.
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...
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October 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
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If civilization collapses, how do we preserve our heritage? The ocean has the answer. “Coding Plants” is a #BlueHumanities art-science project that turns Kelp DNA into a living archive of human knowledge. @stevementz.bsky.social
@pederanker.bsky.social
www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities
@pederanker.bsky.social
www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities
May 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
If civilization collapses, how do we preserve our heritage? The ocean has the answer. “Coding Plants” is a #BlueHumanities art-science project that turns Kelp DNA into a living archive of human knowledge. @stevementz.bsky.social
@pederanker.bsky.social
www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities
@pederanker.bsky.social
www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities
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The Abyss Stares Back by Stacy Alaimo is a new #BlueHumanities book that asks what deep-sea discoveries mean in an age of extinction. Science, art, and ethics come together in this timely work of #publichumanities. @stevementz.bsky.social
upress.umn.edu/9781517918736/
upress.umn.edu/9781517918736/
May 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Abyss Stares Back by Stacy Alaimo is a new #BlueHumanities book that asks what deep-sea discoveries mean in an age of extinction. Science, art, and ethics come together in this timely work of #publichumanities. @stevementz.bsky.social
upress.umn.edu/9781517918736/
upress.umn.edu/9781517918736/
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This study published in the 'GeoJournal' conceptualizes hunting in the Indigenous cosmologies of Idu-Mishmi and how the State and scientific ways of imagining hunting and conservation bring newer dimensions in the society. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
August 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This study published in the 'GeoJournal' conceptualizes hunting in the Indigenous cosmologies of Idu-Mishmi and how the State and scientific ways of imagining hunting and conservation bring newer dimensions in the society. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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This edited volume attempts to give space to the local/Indigenous communities who are the knowledge producer of conservation projects. I was fortunate to meet my friend Kanki who mentored me to look into the complex nature of human-animal relationships.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Kanki: Idu Mishmi Nature Warrior
PDF | On Sep 1, 2023, Mohan Sharma published Kanki: Idu Mishmi Nature Warrior | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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August 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This edited volume attempts to give space to the local/Indigenous communities who are the knowledge producer of conservation projects. I was fortunate to meet my friend Kanki who mentored me to look into the complex nature of human-animal relationships.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
This article examines how biodiversity, as an object of governance, is framed, interpreted, and operationalized in the BBNJ Agreement.
Read this open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107913
Read this open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107913
Governing biodiversity: ambiguity and fragmentation in the BBNJ Agreement
Read this open access article here: ABSTRACT: As the global ecological crisis intensifies, international efforts to conserve biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) has become increasingly urgent. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement is widely regarded as a breakthrough in ocean governance, yet it enters a legal and conceptual landscape marked by fragmentation and contested definitions of biodiversity.
marinepoliticalecology.net
September 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This article examines how biodiversity, as an object of governance, is framed, interpreted, and operationalized in the BBNJ Agreement.
Read this open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107913
Read this open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107913
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The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. It's the the first-ever planned migration of an entire country.
Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
July 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. It's the the first-ever planned migration of an entire country.
Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
New collaborative article out today! Discussion of tensions in new BBNJ treaty about implementing different visions and definitions of biodiversity.
#BBNJ #Biodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #Fisheries #MarineEcology #OceanPolicy #PoliticalEcology
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#BBNJ #Biodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #Fisheries #MarineEcology #OceanPolicy #PoliticalEcology
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
“Our fish are not your marine biodiversity”: tensions in integrating fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement - npj Ocean Sustainability
npj Ocean Sustainability - “Our fish are not your marine biodiversity”: tensions in integrating fisheries into the BBNJ Agreement
www.nature.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New collaborative article out today! Discussion of tensions in new BBNJ treaty about implementing different visions and definitions of biodiversity.
#BBNJ #Biodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #Fisheries #MarineEcology #OceanPolicy #PoliticalEcology
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#BBNJ #Biodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #Fisheries #MarineEcology #OceanPolicy #PoliticalEcology
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
www.wired.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
Please submit public comments on proposed seabed mining off American Samoa
#DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean #publiclands
#DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean #publiclands
Request for Information and Interest: Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore American Samoa
www.regulations.gov/document/BOE...
www.regulations.gov/document/BOE...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Please submit public comments on proposed seabed mining off American Samoa
#DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean #publiclands
#DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean #publiclands
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The U.S. may allow its first deep-sea mining lease off American Samoa—despite huge risks to fragile ocean ecosystems. Most Pacific communities oppose it. Speak up now! We must protect the deep sea, not exploit it. #DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean secure.everyaction.com/401h8fFRgk6I...
July 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The U.S. may allow its first deep-sea mining lease off American Samoa—despite huge risks to fragile ocean ecosystems. Most Pacific communities oppose it. Speak up now! We must protect the deep sea, not exploit it. #DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean secure.everyaction.com/401h8fFRgk6I...
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An interesting opprtunity:
ArtSea Matchmaking
CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
We’re excited to launch ArtSea Matchmaking, a new initiative that brings together artists and scientists for creative collaborations inspired by the deep ocean.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ArtSea Matchmaking
CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
We’re excited to launch ArtSea Matchmaking, a new initiative that brings together artists and scientists for creative collaborations inspired by the deep ocean.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
An interesting opprtunity:
ArtSea Matchmaking
CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
We’re excited to launch ArtSea Matchmaking, a new initiative that brings together artists and scientists for creative collaborations inspired by the deep ocean.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ArtSea Matchmaking
CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
We’re excited to launch ArtSea Matchmaking, a new initiative that brings together artists and scientists for creative collaborations inspired by the deep ocean.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Will share the request for input when up. #seabedmining
#Samoa
"The first formal step will be the publication of a request for information and interest in the Federal Register...seek input from the Indigenous Island community, ocean users, industry stakeholders, government agencies and the public."
#Samoa
"The first formal step will be the publication of a request for information and interest in the Federal Register...seek input from the Indigenous Island community, ocean users, industry stakeholders, government agencies and the public."
Interior Launches Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa | U.S. Department of the Interior
Advancing President Donald J. Trump's strategic focus on domestic critical mineral development, the Department of the Interior today announced it is initiating the process to evaluate a potential mine...
www.doi.gov
June 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Will share the request for input when up. #seabedmining
#Samoa
"The first formal step will be the publication of a request for information and interest in the Federal Register...seek input from the Indigenous Island community, ocean users, industry stakeholders, government agencies and the public."
#Samoa
"The first formal step will be the publication of a request for information and interest in the Federal Register...seek input from the Indigenous Island community, ocean users, industry stakeholders, government agencies and the public."
Please enjoy this #zine by our collective!
#bluehumanities #socialoceans #seabedmining #environmentalhumanities #ecocriticism
#bluehumanities #socialoceans #seabedmining #environmentalhumanities #ecocriticism
The Seabed Mining Activity and Coloring Book
2023 Marine Political Ecology Collective This activity and coloring book can spark joy and wonder about the benthic realm, while also learning about the devastating industry emerging to extract met…
marinepoliticalecology.net
May 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Please enjoy this #zine by our collective!
#bluehumanities #socialoceans #seabedmining #environmentalhumanities #ecocriticism
#bluehumanities #socialoceans #seabedmining #environmentalhumanities #ecocriticism
From our collective:
"research on tin divers’ bodily experience of seabed mining concerning offshore Bangka and Belitung Islands, Indonesia, critical seabed mining sites"
#seabedmining #volume #geography #politicalecology #Indonesia
marinepoliticalecology.net/2024/04/25/v...
"research on tin divers’ bodily experience of seabed mining concerning offshore Bangka and Belitung Islands, Indonesia, critical seabed mining sites"
#seabedmining #volume #geography #politicalecology #Indonesia
marinepoliticalecology.net/2024/04/25/v...
Volumetric, embodied and geologic geopolitics of the seabed: offshore tin mining in Indonesia
This paper explores the impact of seabed mining on tin divers near the Bangka and Belitung Islands, challenging traditional geopolitical approaches to governance. It emphasizes the importance of co…
marinepoliticalecology.net
May 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
From our collective:
"research on tin divers’ bodily experience of seabed mining concerning offshore Bangka and Belitung Islands, Indonesia, critical seabed mining sites"
#seabedmining #volume #geography #politicalecology #Indonesia
marinepoliticalecology.net/2024/04/25/v...
"research on tin divers’ bodily experience of seabed mining concerning offshore Bangka and Belitung Islands, Indonesia, critical seabed mining sites"
#seabedmining #volume #geography #politicalecology #Indonesia
marinepoliticalecology.net/2024/04/25/v...
What we're reading this month:
@thehanopticon.bsky.social's new book Deepwater Alchemy.
🦑👍
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791594...
@thehanopticon.bsky.social's new book Deepwater Alchemy.
🦑👍
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791594...
Deepwater Alchemy
How underwater mediation has transformed deep-sea spaces into resource-rich frontiers Green energy technologies such as windmills, solar panels, and elec...
www.upress.umn.edu
May 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What we're reading this month:
@thehanopticon.bsky.social's new book Deepwater Alchemy.
🦑👍
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791594...
@thehanopticon.bsky.social's new book Deepwater Alchemy.
🦑👍
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791594...
Check out this article from our collective!
This article engages with subterranean and deep spaces, access to earthly materials and extraction, through an investigation into the ‘doings’ or practices of seabed access.
@ameliahine.bsky.social @sharkarms.bsky.social
This article engages with subterranean and deep spaces, access to earthly materials and extraction, through an investigation into the ‘doings’ or practices of seabed access.
@ameliahine.bsky.social @sharkarms.bsky.social
Sedimentary relations: cultures of access and the matter of shallow seabed coring.
Cultural Geographies 2024. Hine, A., Brinkhoff, T., Bolta, A. P., Peters, K., Sammler, K. G., & Tietje, K. Contemporary cultural geographies have increasingly addressed subterranean and deep sp…
marinepoliticalecology.net
May 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Check out this article from our collective!
This article engages with subterranean and deep spaces, access to earthly materials and extraction, through an investigation into the ‘doings’ or practices of seabed access.
@ameliahine.bsky.social @sharkarms.bsky.social
This article engages with subterranean and deep spaces, access to earthly materials and extraction, through an investigation into the ‘doings’ or practices of seabed access.
@ameliahine.bsky.social @sharkarms.bsky.social
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This is a swimming sea slug. This type of slug, called a dendronotus nudibranch, can grow nearly a foot long in the Vancouver area where this was filmed. While they're often found on the seafloor, they can also fold their bodies to drift with ocean currents
📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP
📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP
May 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is a swimming sea slug. This type of slug, called a dendronotus nudibranch, can grow nearly a foot long in the Vancouver area where this was filmed. While they're often found on the seafloor, they can also fold their bodies to drift with ocean currents
📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP
📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP
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The amazing PhD
Student I work with, Solomon Sebuliba, just published this thought provoking article on “landlocked” states recently rights to the sea! Focus in biodiversity commons in BBNJ negotiations. #marine #ocean #marinesocsci #biodiversity #geography
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Student I work with, Solomon Sebuliba, just published this thought provoking article on “landlocked” states recently rights to the sea! Focus in biodiversity commons in BBNJ negotiations. #marine #ocean #marinesocsci #biodiversity #geography
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
The landlocked ocean: landlocked states in BBNJ negotiations and the impact of fixed land-sea relations in global ocean governance
This article examines the multifaceted dimensions of landlockedness within the realm of international discourse, with a particular focus on its implications for managing global commons. Drawing from s...
www.frontiersin.org
May 8, 2024 at 8:03 AM
The amazing PhD
Student I work with, Solomon Sebuliba, just published this thought provoking article on “landlocked” states recently rights to the sea! Focus in biodiversity commons in BBNJ negotiations. #marine #ocean #marinesocsci #biodiversity #geography
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Student I work with, Solomon Sebuliba, just published this thought provoking article on “landlocked” states recently rights to the sea! Focus in biodiversity commons in BBNJ negotiations. #marine #ocean #marinesocsci #biodiversity #geography
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.
A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines
An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.
wrd.cm
March 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.
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🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
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“You can’t give rights to something you have no jurisdiction over, pursuant to a treaty you are not a part of,” countered Jose Fernandez
www.ft.com/content/2205...
www.ft.com/content/2205...
Donald Trump plans to stockpile deep-sea critical metals to counter China
US drafting order to collect ‘nodules’ from Pacific seabed for minerals used in battery supply chains
www.ft.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
“You can’t give rights to something you have no jurisdiction over, pursuant to a treaty you are not a part of,” countered Jose Fernandez
www.ft.com/content/2205...
www.ft.com/content/2205...
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Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining grist.org/global-indig...
Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining
Trump wants an expedited permitting process in place for deep sea mining in 60 days. Advocates say the ocean should be protected, not extracted.
grist.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining grist.org/global-indig...
Hi, we are new here!
#socialocean #bluehumanities #politicalecology #environmentaljustice #marinebiodiversity #seabedmining #geography #UNCLOS #ocean #marine #ej
Check out our Marine Political Ecology Collective activities here: marinepoliticalecology.net/news/
#socialocean #bluehumanities #politicalecology #environmentaljustice #marinebiodiversity #seabedmining #geography #UNCLOS #ocean #marine #ej
Check out our Marine Political Ecology Collective activities here: marinepoliticalecology.net/news/
Marine Political Ecology Collective
a group committed to life and other elements of oceany spaces.
marinepoliticalecology.net
May 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hi, we are new here!
#socialocean #bluehumanities #politicalecology #environmentaljustice #marinebiodiversity #seabedmining #geography #UNCLOS #ocean #marine #ej
Check out our Marine Political Ecology Collective activities here: marinepoliticalecology.net/news/
#socialocean #bluehumanities #politicalecology #environmentaljustice #marinebiodiversity #seabedmining #geography #UNCLOS #ocean #marine #ej
Check out our Marine Political Ecology Collective activities here: marinepoliticalecology.net/news/