Krista Kamer
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Sea lions, dolphins, now a whale: Ocean giant is latest victim of SoCal's toxic algal bloom
Sea lions, dolphins, now a whale: Ocean giant is latest victim of SoCal's toxic algal bloom
A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning, according to officials.
www.latimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Sea lions, dolphins, now a whale: Ocean giant is latest victim of SoCal's toxic algal bloom
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Steelhead trout rescued from Palisades fire spawn in their new Santa Barbara County home
Steelhead trout rescued from Palisades fire spawn in their new Santa Barbara County home
After a stressful journey out of the burn zone in Malibu, the endangered trout have spawned in their adopted stream in Santa Barbara County.
www.latimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Steelhead trout rescued from Palisades fire spawn in their new Santa Barbara County home
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The island of El Hierro is a volcanic wonder in the Canary Islands (Spain). Around 90% of it is under the sea, and its waters are home to amazing marine life 🐠🌊
Read our blog and learn about this unique Atlantic island and Oceana’s efforts to ensure its protection. ⤵️
Read our blog and learn about this unique Atlantic island and Oceana’s efforts to ensure its protection. ⤵️
Oceana’s work: Exploring and protecting El Hierro
El Hierro will become the first exclusively marine national park in Spain and southern Europe. By advocating for robust protection, Oceana...
europe.oceana.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The island of El Hierro is a volcanic wonder in the Canary Islands (Spain). Around 90% of it is under the sea, and its waters are home to amazing marine life 🐠🌊
Read our blog and learn about this unique Atlantic island and Oceana’s efforts to ensure its protection. ⤵️
Read our blog and learn about this unique Atlantic island and Oceana’s efforts to ensure its protection. ⤵️
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U.S. panel calls for suspending commercial salmon fishing in California for third year
U.S. panel calls for suspending commercial salmon fishing in California for third year
Regulators have voted to ban commercial fishing for Chinook salmon in California for an unprecedented third straight year because of low population numbers.
www.latimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
U.S. panel calls for suspending commercial salmon fishing in California for third year
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The elusive colossal squid — the world’s heaviest known invertebrate — has been filmed in deep-sea waters in footage confirmed by scientists for the first time, a research institute said Tuesday.
Colossal squid captured on video in deep sea for first time
The mysterious creature was filmed in the ocean near Antarctica. Scientists documented the juvenile, which could grow to more than 1,000 pounds.
wapo.st
April 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The elusive colossal squid — the world’s heaviest known invertebrate — has been filmed in deep-sea waters in footage confirmed by scientists for the first time, a research institute said Tuesday.
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"I do not give you permission to enter my
home or search my person or belongings
based on my 4th Amendment rights
under the U.S. Constitution, unless you
have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge
or magistrate with my name and correct
address on it that you slide under the door."
home or search my person or belongings
based on my 4th Amendment rights
under the U.S. Constitution, unless you
have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge
or magistrate with my name and correct
address on it that you slide under the door."
April 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"I do not give you permission to enter my
home or search my person or belongings
based on my 4th Amendment rights
under the U.S. Constitution, unless you
have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge
or magistrate with my name and correct
address on it that you slide under the door."
home or search my person or belongings
based on my 4th Amendment rights
under the U.S. Constitution, unless you
have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge
or magistrate with my name and correct
address on it that you slide under the door."
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Yesterday, the U.S. Dept. of the Interior directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to use its authority to halt construction activities at the Empire Wind offshore wind project off Long Island, NY.
This is short-sighted, expensive and will only harm our ocean and all of us.
bit.ly/3RpTLpr
This is short-sighted, expensive and will only harm our ocean and all of us.
bit.ly/3RpTLpr
Ocean Conservancy Statement on BOEM Stop Work Order of New York Offshore Wind Project
Halting construction of Empire Wind is expensive, inefficient and will only harm our ocean.
oceanconservancy.org
April 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Yesterday, the U.S. Dept. of the Interior directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to use its authority to halt construction activities at the Empire Wind offshore wind project off Long Island, NY.
This is short-sighted, expensive and will only harm our ocean and all of us.
bit.ly/3RpTLpr
This is short-sighted, expensive and will only harm our ocean and all of us.
bit.ly/3RpTLpr
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The Trump administration has proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.
Trump Administration Aims to Redefine ‘Harm’ for Endangered Species
Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Trump administration has proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.
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Two court rulings unfroze hundreds of millions of dollars in federal climate funds.
2 Judges Order Federal Agencies to Unfreeze Climate Money
The rulings are setbacks to Trump’s efforts to halt climate and environmental funding approved under the Biden administration.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Two court rulings unfroze hundreds of millions of dollars in federal climate funds.
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President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to a vast area of the Pacific populated by endangered sea turtles and whales.
Read more: nyti.ms/3Rpkm68
Read more: nyti.ms/3Rpkm68
April 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
President Trump on Thursday said he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to a vast area of the Pacific populated by endangered sea turtles and whales.
Read more: nyti.ms/3Rpkm68
Read more: nyti.ms/3Rpkm68
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Shout out to #sandiegostateuniversity researchers Dr. Andrea Fabbrizzi and Dr. Jillian Maloney for their work on #seafloor mapping to find new fault lines, underwater landslides and potential #tsunami triggers! #marinescience #marinesciencerocks #geology
SDSU scientists find new fault lines, underwater landslides, tsunami triggers
The 5.2-magnitude earthquake on Monday shook the ground and nerves in San Diego, but some scientists were already scanning the ocean floor for tremors.
www.nbcsandiego.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Shout out to #sandiegostateuniversity researchers Dr. Andrea Fabbrizzi and Dr. Jillian Maloney for their work on #seafloor mapping to find new fault lines, underwater landslides and potential #tsunami triggers! #marinescience #marinesciencerocks #geology
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JUST IN: March was Earth's 3rd warmest on record.
The Arctic saw its smallest March sea ice coverage on record.
Find out more in our latest Global Climate Report:
ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202503
@climate.noaa.gov
The Arctic saw its smallest March sea ice coverage on record.
Find out more in our latest Global Climate Report:
ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202503
@climate.noaa.gov
April 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
JUST IN: March was Earth's 3rd warmest on record.
The Arctic saw its smallest March sea ice coverage on record.
Find out more in our latest Global Climate Report:
ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202503
@climate.noaa.gov
The Arctic saw its smallest March sea ice coverage on record.
Find out more in our latest Global Climate Report:
ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202503
@climate.noaa.gov
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🐻❄️ @uofwa.bsky.social study creates a metric for measuring #polarbear health using allostatic load. Check out the coverage of SAFS grad student, Sarah Teman's research on polar bears via the UW Daily.
www.dailyuw.com/science/uw-s...
www.dailyuw.com/science/uw-s...
UW study creates a metric for measuring polar bear health using allostatic load
Ursus maritimus, a species of polar bear in the South Beaufort Sea, has recently been of particular interest to marine scientists at UW. A study published in March used allostatic
www.dailyuw.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🐻❄️ @uofwa.bsky.social study creates a metric for measuring #polarbear health using allostatic load. Check out the coverage of SAFS grad student, Sarah Teman's research on polar bears via the UW Daily.
www.dailyuw.com/science/uw-s...
www.dailyuw.com/science/uw-s...
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Meet the whale shark: the ocean's gentle giant! Despite growing up to 65 feet long, these filter feeders pose no threat to humans.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and how to protect them:
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and how to protect them:
Species Spotlight: Whale Sharks | Oceana
Whale sharks aren't like other sharks — they're gentle giants! Learn more about the largest fish in the ocean.
oceana.ly
April 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Meet the whale shark: the ocean's gentle giant! Despite growing up to 65 feet long, these filter feeders pose no threat to humans.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and how to protect them:
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and how to protect them:
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Many of the world’s largest shipping nations to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
Major nations agree on first-ever global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
bit.ly
April 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
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A rare, giant starfish could hold the key to restoring kelp forests on the California coast
A rare, giant starfish could hold the key to restoring kelp forests on the California coast
Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the coast, researchers say.
www.latimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A rare, giant starfish could hold the key to restoring kelp forests on the California coast
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Massive oil spills may grab headlines, but countless other spills are rarely or barely reported. Do you know how many occur every day?
Oil Kills | Oceana
Oil spills poison marine life and hurt coastal communities. And they happen more often than you think. When a massive oil tanker capsized off the Philippine island of Mindoro in February 2023,…
oceana.ly
April 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Massive oil spills may grab headlines, but countless other spills are rarely or barely reported. Do you know how many occur every day?
Good luck Dr. Robinson!!
Officially relocated to Miami, would love to connect with some ocean people here 🌊
April 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Good luck Dr. Robinson!!
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“Marine biodiversity is protected when marine environments are protected”
April 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“Marine biodiversity is protected when marine environments are protected”
A significant public health crisis!
‼️ Researchers at @oceanconservancy.bsky.social and the Univ. of Toronto Trash Team estimate that American adults could consume up to 3.8 MILLION microplastics per year from protein alone … including plant-based meat alternatives.
🤔 Learn more this World Health Day: bit.ly/4i8RMk1 #WorldHealthDay
🤔 Learn more this World Health Day: bit.ly/4i8RMk1 #WorldHealthDay
April 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A significant public health crisis!
Check out the power and impact of the #calstate system!
The 2025 CSU Fact Book is here!
#CalState is changing lives and powering California:
🎓460,000+ students
💼Opportunities for upward mobility
📈 $7 return for every $1 invested by the state
💵 $26.9B in industry impact
Check out the highlights. #CSUforCA
#CalState is changing lives and powering California:
🎓460,000+ students
💼Opportunities for upward mobility
📈 $7 return for every $1 invested by the state
💵 $26.9B in industry impact
Check out the highlights. #CSUforCA
CSU Rolls Out 2025 Fact Book
| CSU
The California State University’s 2025 Fact Book reveals the latest facts and highlights of the nation’s largest four-year public university system.
www.calstate.edu
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Check out the power and impact of the #calstate system!
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Dr. Nancy Foster was a marine biologist known for her science-based conservation of coastal aquatic life. She was a champion of diversity and an advocate of fair and equal treatment in the workplace. #WomensHistoryMonth
fosterscholars.noaa.gov/aboutnf.html
@noaa.gov
fosterscholars.noaa.gov/aboutnf.html
@noaa.gov
March 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Dr. Nancy Foster was a marine biologist known for her science-based conservation of coastal aquatic life. She was a champion of diversity and an advocate of fair and equal treatment in the workplace. #WomensHistoryMonth
fosterscholars.noaa.gov/aboutnf.html
@noaa.gov
fosterscholars.noaa.gov/aboutnf.html
@noaa.gov
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Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has stunned marine biologists.
Two killer whales are hunting great white sharks — to eat their livers
Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has stunned marine biologists.
wapo.st
March 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has stunned marine biologists.