Check out @npr.org's "Troubled Waters" - an urgent look at what’s at stake as Trump rolls back commercial fishing protections in the Pacific’s largest marine monuments. The photography and visual storytelling alone make this worth your time: 🌊 apps.npr.org/troubled-wat...

These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, spar...

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🧵 Are you following what could be this year's most consequential East Coast ocean story? Odyssey Marine Exploration is asking the Dept. of the Interior for a lease to mine ~2,500 sq. miles of seafloor off Virginia's coast. Here is why this raises major red flags: 1/7

@miriamgoldstein.bsky.social @usoceanprotection.bsky.social @taotaotasi.bsky.social 🐙🦑🌊

Ahhhhh these are amazing, thank you @deepseadawn.bsky.social! cc @usoceanprotection.bsky.social

Dr. Dawn Wright@deepseadawn.bsky.social · 2d ago

Meet #MissAbyss! 🐙She’s a Dumbo Octopus on a massive mission to protect our deep ocean floor from mining! Help us send a loud message that some places are just too special to destroy! See the @missabyssoctopus account & links on Instagram! cc @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social 🦑 🌊 #deepseamining

Think we’ve explored California? Think again. A newly discovered glowing deep-sea species off the Channel Islands is a reminder that amazing discoveries are still hiding beneath our own coastline.

New species discovered on expedition to Channel Islands National Park

The animal was discovered over 6,000 feet below the ocean's surface.

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The ocean around Florida is already so hot that researchers are rescuing endangered corals...from the ocean. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...

From the "making the subtext text" files: The administration physically removed the five Tribal seals from the Bears Ears National Monument sign. Source @westernpriorities.org www.instagram.com/p/DbHJ7lMj6-...

"So we've stopped calling you 'killer whales' because frankly it made you sound like aquatic psychopaths." "Oh, okay, cool. Here, hold this sunfish for me a moment will you?"

Helen Grant@helengrantsays.bsky.social · 2w ago

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Watch an orca ram a sunfish so hard that the fish explodes | CNN

How hard do you have to ram a fish to make it explode? Ask an orca.

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SIGH I will hold off deleting my DoorDash for the rest of the week to see if they backtrack....but I truly cannot give my business to a company that doesn't believe in self-governance for my city.

Josh Jacobson@districtjosh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fine to disagree on tax policy, but not fine to work with GOP to significantly limit DC home rule. If DoorDash thinks DC will accept them intervening in our tax code, they don't deserve our business. I've deleted my DoorDash account and encourage others to do the same.

More on this excellent worm.

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Elvis worms" are armor-plated polychaete worms that look like they're covered in iridescent sequins with shiny gold tassels. In fact, one species is named 'Peinaleopolynoe elvisi'. But they live in the deepest, darkest places in the ocean, so the interesting question is 'WHY SO SPARKLY?!'.🧪

A very good worm.

Dr Rachel Hale Marine Biologist @seafloorscience.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sticking to worms. Peinaleopolynoe orphanae from the deep sea, an Elvis worm, named for their glittery jumpsuits.

i think i need a print of knife crab

Helen Whistberry@whistberry.bsky.social · 2w ago

It is day 20 of #ArtRepostJuly! The theme is #whimsical! I present the two moods of crab 🦀

The Trump administration is hosting a sixty day public comment period but only one person is allowed to comment www.postguam.com/news/local/1...

1 governor, 60 days: BOEM sets American Samoa mineral lease sale for November

The federal government moved forward Friday on a plan to sell mineral leases in the ocean off American Samoa, and under the rules governing the process, only one person in

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The Moana is not empty space—it is home. 🌊 Today, we stand in solidarity to defend the ocean that sustains our life, culture, and Pacific genealogy. Seabed mining is a threat to our collective future. Join us in protecting the Moana. #StandWithTheMoana #ProtectTheDeep

Great piece. These magic bullet solutions are usually flawed. Interrogate, analyze, read source material, train your brain to need and expect complex solutions not simple ones.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3w ago

When I was writing this piece about the Ocean Cleanup, I had a surreal experience: They assured me that they only kill invasive species, and sent me a published paper to demonstrate that. But the paper said the opposite! I wonder how many journalists just took their word for it and didn't check?

Really nothing else to add after 13 years of this.

Dr. Jonathan Foley@globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is a great read about why the "Ocean Cleanup" project didn't work as well as hoped. There are so many parallels with other well-intentioned efforts -- including in the climate space -- that don't pan out because folks ignored the science.... therevelator.org/why-ocean-cl...

DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN

A little bit late because I was OOO, but SO HAPPY to have teamed up with the amazing @shanthareadyalonso.bsky.social @atb4a.bsky.social for this op-ed! Our ocean belongs to the people, and it is NOT for sale. 🌊

National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC)@usoceanprotection.bsky.social · last mo.

“For the last 250 years, past generations fought to protect our coasts and waters. Now, it’s up to us to keep that tradition alive.” @atb4a.bsky.social Read more about Trump’s exploitative actions and why we need to collectively stand up for our shared ocean heritage:

#America250 🤔 @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social of @usoceanprotection.bsky.social and I have some opinions!!!! 👇🏽

America the Beautiful For All Coalition@atb4a.bsky.social · last mo.

🦅We should celebrate #America250 by lifting up our shared natural & cultural heritage. ‼️Instead the Trump Administration is erasing history while selling out nature - making the U.S. a world leader in removal of ocean protections. @usoceanprotection.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Ye Olde Science Twitter is BACK

Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡@sevensugars.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

Here is my contribution to Bluesky air conditioning discourse. This is my electricity bill from May/June with quite a few 95+ degree daye in DC - solar panels really are great! (Also a rowhouse, also weatherizing).

In 2017, I had to abandon ship. I was lost at sea. Caribbean fishermen, in the dead of night, risked their safety to pull me out of the ocean. Ever since the first illegal boat strike, I've been haunted by the betrayal of our duty to render aid and what it means for the safety of life at sea.

Andrew D Thaler@drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's Out! To rebuild trust in maritime policy, the US must ratify the Law of the Sea: thehill.com/opinion/nati...

One thing that’s striking about all of this Is that they keep denying offshore wind permits, which are a critical solution to climate change, because they falsely claim it’s bad for whales But then they keep doing things that actually will kill whales

Miriam Goldstein@miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The context of this is that Trump just opened up the three remaining marine national monuments to destructive industrial fishing. The monuments recognize the Indigenous Pacific voyaging legacy. They also support endangered marine wildlife and protect whales, sea turtles, and seabirds.

The context of this is that Trump just opened up the three remaining marine national monuments to destructive industrial fishing. The monuments recognize the Indigenous Pacific voyaging legacy. They also support endangered marine wildlife and protect whales, sea turtles, and seabirds.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump lies that before he came around, "you had go to Japan to get a Maine lobster"

Happy #WorldOceanDay2026! The ocean sustains life, heals, and inspires us. By working together, we can restore what's been lost, protect what remains, and ensure future generations inherit a thriving ocean and stable climate. 📸: Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

I was interested in Deep Spring but they didn’t admit women until 2011.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo ago

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The problem on college campuses is not just that students lack civility, Michal Leibowitz writes, but that “our college education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.”

Join us tomorrow for IBES' Commencement Forum, "Ocean Health, Our Health"! Can't make it in person? Watch along via livestream: livestream.brown.edu/ibes @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social @usoceanprotection.bsky.social @baylorfk.bsky.social @rebecca-altman.bsky.social @kimcobb.bsky.social

Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (IBES)@brown-ibes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join IBES on May 23 for "Ocean Health, Our Health," ft. National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC)'s Miriam Goldstein'03, DEEPS Prof Baylor Fox-Kemper, writer Rebecca Altman, PhD'08, & IBES Director Kim Cobb. https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/329892-ibes-commencement-forum-ocean-health-our-health

The US is rushing to sell off the seafloor to seabed mining companies. But this industry is looking more like a money pit than a gold rush, with no way to process the minerals, sky-high costs, and unproven tech. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4nfjks7r

Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions from investors, and stock prices have soared.

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I have seen live giant isopods for the first time ever, and while they don’t really look any different than dead giant isopods, it made me happy. @montereybayaquarium.org