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What do penguins, seals and whales all have in common? 🐧🦭🐋
They depend on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that’s also a massive carbon sink. Right now, krill fishing is at record highs, threatening the entire ecosystem.
They depend on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that’s also a massive carbon sink. Right now, krill fishing is at record highs, threatening the entire ecosystem.
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What do penguins, seals and whales all have in common? 🐧🦭🐋
They depend on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that’s also a massive carbon sink. Right now, krill fishing is at record highs, threatening the entire ecosystem.
They depend on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that’s also a massive carbon sink. Right now, krill fishing is at record highs, threatening the entire ecosystem.
TAKE ACTION: The Marine Mammal Protection Act faces the most serious threat in its long history—draft legislation that, if enacted, would gut its core protections at a time when marine mammals need them most. #SavetheMMPA #marinemammals 🧵
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
TAKE ACTION: The Marine Mammal Protection Act faces the most serious threat in its long history—draft legislation that, if enacted, would gut its core protections at a time when marine mammals need them most. #SavetheMMPA #marinemammals 🧵