Turritopsis dohrnii, can revert from its adult medusa stage back to a polyp and begin its life cycle again. The more we study the ocean, the more we discover how much we still have to learn. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #OceanProtection #30x30 #Jellyfish @tamu.bsky.social

Scientists warn that ships stranded for months in the Strait of Hormuz have accumulated unusually large amounts of marine life on their hulls. When they return to service, they could transport invasive species to ports around the world. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n... @whoi.edu @unep.org

Scientists warn of potential global marine invasive species event linked to idle ships in the Strait of Hormuz | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

New analysis says thousands of stranded vessels may unintentionally spread invasive marine life worldwide

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Footage of an iceberg overturning in Ilulissat, Greenland, is a reminder of the extraordinary environment Lewis swam through in 2021. The Arctic often looks calm and still. Until it isn't. Icebergs can shift without warning. #NoIceNoLife

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Climate coverage is shrinking, even as the climate crisis intensifies. Meanwhile, there have been 45 climate policy reversals across 15 jurisdictions in just one year. Read more from @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu & @ingmar.wsocial.eu app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/c374dd... 📊 We Don't Have Time

What’s happening in our oceans right now will affect every one of us. I wrote a long-read article in Forbes explaining why. If you want to understand what the graph below really means for your future, I recommend reading it. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

Plastic doesn't disappear. It fragments. Over time, larger pieces break down into microplastics that now contaminate every ocean on Earth.| Less plastic waste today means less pollution for generations to come. #BeatPlasticPollution #PlasticFreeJuly @undp.org @unep.org @plasticpollutes.bsky.social

We often think of microplastics as a pollution problem, but they may also affect the climate. A new scientific review highlights how microplastics in the Arctic may reduce the reflectivity of snow and ice. newswise.com/articles/arc... 📷 #Greenland: Lewis Pugh Foundation #Microplastics #Arctic

Today is Marine Day, 海の日, in Japan. From the icy waters of Hokkaido to the coral reefs of Okinawa, Japan spans eight marine ecoregions. From ice to coral, the ocean shapes Japan’s wildlife, culture and way of life. Today is a reminder to celebrate it, and protect it. #uminohi #shonankaigan #ocean

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is meeting this week to discuss the international seabed - it covers around 54% of the world's oceans, yet less than a third of it has been mapped in detail. Learn more: news.un.org/en/story/202... #DeepSea #DeepSeaMining #Ocean @unep.org

‘Diatomea.’ Diatoms are one of the two main classes of phytoplankton. Their clearly varied and beautiful silica cell walls are called frustules. Illustration from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Coin for scale. 🌊 🦑

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Tiny organisms, massive impact. 🌊🔬 #URIGSO Professor Tatiana Rynearson and the students in her lab study phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms that produce half the world's oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, and form the foundation of marine food webs. ➡️ Read more buff.ly/qKdc6v2 🧪 🦑

Over half of mollusc species living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents are threatened with extinction. 🔗 www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... 📷: Nakamura et al. (2012), PLOS ONE / CC BY 2.5 @sscmarine.bsky.social @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @unep.org #molluscs #deepsea #deepseamining

Pacific gray whales are in crisis. Climate change is transforming their Arctic feeding grounds, while strandings are rising sharply. At least 145 have been reported this year. peer.org/gray-whales-... 📷 H Klostermann / Ocean Image Bank 📍Baja California @peer.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

Climate change is making floods, heatwaves, and storms more dangerous. Early warning systems help predict these risks and alert people in time to act, saving lives, homes, and livelihoods. Explore more about this cost-effective disaster risk reduction approach: www.unep.org/topics/clima...

🐧 Arctic or Antarctic? 🐻‍❄️ Think you know which is which? Take our Polar Quiz and see how many you get right. #PolarQuiz #Arctic #Antarctica #PolarWildlife #OceanWildlife #WildlifeQuiz @antarcticasouth.bsky.social

Despite the name, Porcelain Crabs aren't true crabs. They're close relatives of squat lobsters that evolved a remarkably crab-like body shape. 📷 David P. Robinson / Ocean Image Bank #OceanLife #MarineLife #PorcelainCrab #OceanConservation @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

New research reveals how forces deep within the Earth helped shape East Antarctica. It’s an area we know well. In 2020, Lewis swam in one of its ice rivers, which flowed beneath the ice itself. www.reuters.com/business/env... #EastAntarctica @science.org @antarcticasouth.bsky.social

New data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service and Copernicus Marine Service shows that global average sea surface temperatures reached a record high for June. climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-m... 📊 @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social & @copernicusmarine.bsky.social #oceanscience @esa.int

Sperm whales have accents. Scientists studying sperm whales in the Mediterranean have discovered distinct regional dialects. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... 📷 Image: Amanda Cotton/Ocean Image Bank (photographed in Caribbean) @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #whales #oceanscience

The clean energy transition is no longer a future aspiration. It is already underway, but it now needs to be scaled rapidly. Read more: news.un.org/en/story/202... 📷 Lewis Pugh Foundation @unep.org @unnews.bsky.social #NoIceNoLife #CleanEnergy @iccinet.org

"Sharks on land and sea are one." Last night at the World Cup, Cabo Verde held Spain to a historic draw. A beautiful film from @faunaflora.bsky.social celebrating the link between Cabo Verde's Blue Sharks and the communities working to protect sharks. Parabéns, Tubarões Azuis! 🇨🇻 🎥 Fauna & Flora

One ocean. From coral reefs to polar ice, from kelp forests to the open sea, the ocean connects us all. On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty, diversity and wonder of the ocean. #worldoceansday @unep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social 🎥 Lewis Pugh Foundation

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!  Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it.   Every voice matters. Every move counts. Join the movement.  Together, let’s act #NowForClimate for this generation and the next.

The signals are becoming harder to ignore. Record ocean temperatures. Melting ice. Rising seas. More extreme weather. What happens in the polar regions doesn't stay there. The systems that regulate our climate connect us all. #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate @unep.org

🆕 WMO confirms: El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. Most forecast models suggest it will be at least moderate – possibly strong. Be prepared. More info➡️ bit.ly/4e1hvLt

Scientists have identified Tylosaurus rex, a giant marine predator that lived 80 million years ago, from fossils already sitting in museum collections. 👉 digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/dbbf9d... @amnh.org #oceanscience 📷 Courtesy of Alderon Games - Path of Titans via AMNH

Massive congratulations to our Ocean Hero, Helen Walne. Helen's photography in False Bay of the Great African Seaforest is featured on the cover of TIME's Ocean Issue. Congratulations Helen! time.com/article/2026... @time.com @cityofcapetown.bsky.social @southafricatravel.bsky.social #kelp

Worth watching the full NHKWORLD video in the link below. Sakura dangouo, the “cherry blossom lumpfish”, is very cute. #サクラダンゴウオ #Biodiversity #Oceans #cherryblossom www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Tiny, charming fish captures hearts and minds | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The tiny Cherry Blossom Lumpfish has charmed its way into the hearts of divers and biologists. They are working together to help it survive in a challenging environment.

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Chances are you know the climate is changing, and that means trouble. From rising emissions to melting permafrost and economic risks, these 7 graphs break down the climate crisis today. Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, explore UNEP data and why the world must act #NowForClimate: tinyurl.com/5jp4fbhc

The ocean is connected to everything upstream. Forests, watersheds, rivers and oceans are part of the same living system. Pressure placed on one eventually affects the others. #Biodiversity #30x30 #Ocean @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social

Orcas, humpback whales and blue whales all experience the ocean through very different acoustic worlds. #BiodiversityDay #Whales @unbiodiversity.bsky.social 📷 Lars von Ritter Zahony, Noemi Merz / Ocean Image Bank. Blaque X. 🔊 NOAA