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Aya Naseem
@ayanaseem.bsky.social
Marine Biologist
Co-founder of Maldives Coral Institute
Corals 🪸Surf 🏄🏾‍♀️
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The locals putting on a show at Maldives Coral Institute’s coral restoration site at Fulhadhoo island’s house reef 💙🐠🪸
#StreamOcean #Marrs #reefstars
Our islands, homes, livelihoods, sustenance, protection & culture is fundamentally rooted in the life of corals.

No seawall we build could ever match the protective strength, adaptive capacity & rich productivity gifted to us by our living coral reefs- Truly irreplaceable✨

🪸Goidhoo Atoll, Maldives
May 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reposted by Aya Naseem
“If we don’t understand what’s happening and why it’s happening, you can’t be adapting. … You’re just going to suffer,” said a member of NOAA’s scientific advisory board. “We’re going to see huge impacts on infrastructure and lives lost in the U.S.”

By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
May 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reposted by Aya Naseem
To high line or bottom turn? One of the more surreal reviews of my work by pro surfer/scientist Dr Cliff Kapono: www.surfer.com/how-to/cliff...

🌊🧪 @urigso.bsky.social
A Scientific Inquiry on Bottom Turns, Highlines and Common Surf Injuries
Cliff Kapono explains the physics behind two of surfing’s most fundamental moves and where you're next lively to get hurt.
www.surfer.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Though women are disproportionately affected by climate change, women hold the knowledge and power to bring about just change ✨🌏🦸🏾‍♀️

#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by Aya Naseem
It’s #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience! Let’s celebrate these 22 trailblazing scientists from our #ChampionsCommunity who are driving meaningful change for the planet. Read 🪸🌿👇👩‍🔬🦠

lewispughfoundation.org/women-shapin...
Women Shaping Science - Lewis Pugh Foundation
February 11th marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science – a day to celebrate and support gender equality in science, first adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. Our...
lewispughfoundation.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Coral close-up ✨👀
𝑭𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒂

#tg6
December 9, 2024 at 5:28 PM
The locals putting on a show at Maldives Coral Institute’s coral restoration site at Fulhadhoo island’s house reef 💙🐠🪸
#StreamOcean #Marrs #reefstars
December 1, 2024 at 1:05 PM