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Curating the knowledge, news and sheer wonder of our planet's remarkable ocean

“You have to love it before you're moved to save it.” ~Sylvia Earle

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Oceanwire @oceanwire.bsky.social · Nov 12
#ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels

Our banner image shows the climate warming stripes of the Arctic Ocean since 1893.

Learn about climate warming stripes & their inventor
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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#SeaturtleTuesday

🎉 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Reports Record Sea Turtle Nesting Numbers

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Reports Record Sea Turtle Nesting Numbers - environment coastal & offshore
This marks the highest number of nests ever recorded in Mote’s 43-year monitoring history, far surpassing 2024’s 4,369 nests.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Aliens? Submarines? Gassy whales? Mystery bubbles off California coast spark intrigue, theories

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Aliens? Submarines? Gassy whales? Mystery bubbles off California coast spark intrigue, theories
Is it a gassy whale? A top secret submarine? Godzilla rising from the surfer-filled waters of Hermosa Beach?
phys.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#OceanExploration

Deep-Sea Expedition Fills Data Gaps in the Cook Islands

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Deep-Sea Expedition Fills Data Gaps in the Cook Islands - environment coastal & offshore
Exploration Vessel Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, successfully completed a groundbreaking three-week mission to map and explore the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#Indigenous

‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations

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‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations
The Siletz tribe took apart the 20,000 pound humpback after it was euthanized Monday.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#alohafriday #science

Octopus Camouflage Could Give Us Better Sunscreen

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Octopus Camouflage Could Give Us Better Sunscreen
Octopus Camouflage Could Give Us Better Sunscreen: A trick to make a natural color-changing pigment in the lab could lead to better SPF.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#OceanExploration #OurAmazingOcean

See the Bizarre Life Forms Scientists Found More Than 31,000 Feet Under the Ocean Surface

www.motherjones.com/environment/...
See the bizarre life forms scientists found more than 31,000 feet under the ocean surface.
Forget photosynthesis—these marine communities rely on chemosynthesis to survive in darkness, and under intense pressure.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#WhaleWednesday

How much squid do short-finned pilot whales eat? Mystery solved!

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Mystery of how much squid short-finned pilot whales eat resolved
How much squid do short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the coast of Hawai'i need to consume each day to survive and are there sufficient squid to sustain the population? Knowing…
phys.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#OurAmazingOcean

Rediscovery of lost fish species provides a second chance for conservation

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Rediscovery of lost fish species provides a second chance for conservation
Researchers have announced the rediscovery of Moema claudiae, a species of seasonal killifish in Bolivia that was previously thought to be possibly extinct. This rediscovery provides new hope for the…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat

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The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat
Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of Seattle
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November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#OurAmazingOcean

See Ten Strange and Mesmerizing Creatures From the Deep Ocean, From Sea Toads to Frilled Sharks

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See Ten Strange and Mesmerizing Creatures From the Deep Ocean, From Sea Toads to Frilled Sharks
Scientists who explore the depths using submersibles continue to discover amazing animals that inhabit dark waters
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November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#alohfriday ✨

Residents Need Patience and ‘a Rake’ to Enjoy the 200 Million Migrating Crabs on Christmas Island

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Residents Need Patience and 'a Rake' to Enjoy the 200 Million Migrating Crabs on Christmas Island
It's not dead oak and beech leaves on their minds, however, but another red-tinted carpet—100 million crimson-colored crabs.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#WhaleWednesday

In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks

A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.

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In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks
A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#SeaturtleTuesday ✨

Conservation group rescues sea turtles caught in nets in Nigeria and rewards fishermen

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Conservation group rescues sea turtles caught in nets in Nigeria and rewards fishermen
Conservationists and students were cheering as three rescued sea turtles made their way back into the ocean at a beach in Lagos, Nigeria.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Progress! The World’s First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving

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The World's First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving
A trailblazing attempt to repopulate the ocean with sharks born of surplus aquarium eggs is expanding the boundaries of marine conservation.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Great read! Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel.

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Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel.
The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#OceanPollution #FishingGear

‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back

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'Ghost Gear,' or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here's How Conservationists Are Fighting Back
Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups…
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#ClimateEmergency #oceanwarming

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast

via @grist
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How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast
As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
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November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#salmon #damremoval

Progress!

Salmon are recolonizing Klamath River After Dam Removals in Oregon-California

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Salmon Are Recolonizing Klamath River After Dam Removals
One year after four dams were removed on the Klamath River spanning the Oregon-California border, fall Chinook salmon have made it into previously inaccessible spawning grounds. Earlier this month,…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#WhaleWednesday

Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH)

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Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH)
Two men in Nova Scotia stripped down to their briefs and rescued three pilot whales that were stranded on the beach.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking

Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

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Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#OceanHope

Progress! Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline ✨

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Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline
A similar recovery has not been observed among sunflower sea stars which are linked to the vanishing of Oregon's underwater kelp forests.
www.oregonlive.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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#ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels

Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes

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Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes
Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of…
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November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Explainer: Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?

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Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?
Russia’s arrest of a Ukrainian scientist this week over his support for curbs on krill fishing have thrown the vital role of the tiny marine species into the spotlight
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#alohafriday

Researchers in Japan discover new jellyfish species deserving of a samurai warrior name

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Researchers in Japan discover new jellyfish species deserving of a samurai warrior name
A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war) that has never been seen before in northeast Japan.…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#ClimateEmergency #OceanWarming

Marine heatwave over Pacific Ocean could lead to flooding in Northwest US, increased wintery weather in Eastern US

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Marine heatwave over Pacific Ocean could lead to flooding in north-west
Severe ‘blob’ or marine heatwave can lead to increased inundation and wintery weather in eastern North America
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM