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Melissa Hobson, The Ocean Writer
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The Ocean Writer | I write stories about cool 🐠🦈🐳🦀⛵🔬🌊 | Freelance marine science, conservation & sustainability writer available for commissions & story tips
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Any whale pump experts out there who can be free today for a chat?

Need an independent expert for a study I'm writing up. Lmk if that's you & I can send more details confidentially :)
March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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X-rays, blood tests & storm simulators - step inside the UK’s first-ever turtle rehab. 🐢 Only leatherbacks belong in UK waters. Any other species is a lost tropical visitor, likely cold-stunned. If you find one, contact the Turtle UK Strandings Network.
www.countryfile.com/wildlife/mar...
X-rays, blood tests and storm simulations: take a tour of the UK's first-ever turtle rehab centre
www.countryfile.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Green Tentacle Monsters!

No, I'm not posting science fiction!

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wrote an article about the green spoon worm (Bonellia viridis), and picked my brain for interesting information.

Read it at livescience 👇

www.livescience.com/animals/gree...

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Green spoonworm: The female tentacle monsters that turn males into 'living testicles'
This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the sex of larvae, turning males into a "living testacle."
www.livescience.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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Ok, let's give this a go. Trying to find someone with a decent (can be short) vid of a Shaun the Sheep sea slug that they'd be willing to share... anyone can anyone on here help?

Drop me a message if so & I can send more deets (thank you pls!)
a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots
ALT: a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots
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November 25, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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So I guess I'm here now!

I'm Mel, the Ocean Writer & here's my latest story for Nat Geo on the world's largest megacoral, which broke today:

www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

(Will be back in due course to figure out the whole Blue Sky thing & follow y'all!)
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:18 PM