IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee (MCC)
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🎉Happy International Youth Day! The Convention on Wetlands is committed to empowering young people as active leaders in wetland conservation and ensuring their voices are represented in decision-making. Learn more: www.ramsar.org/document/res... #YouthAndWetlands #WetlandsWednesday
Meet the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group! The IUCN SSC SSG is the globally recognized, leading authority on the status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras. #WeAreSSC #Chimaeras #Rays #Sharks #biodiversitymatters #Marine #Conservation @iucnshark.bsky.social
Happy Shark Awareness Day! This year we are highlighting the overlooked electric rays: numbfishes. #WeAreSSC #SharkAwarenessDay #Numbfishes #ElectricRays #Rays #Sharks #Marine #Conservation @iucnshark.bsky.social
Today is International Angel Shark Day! With their flattened bodies and bottom-dwelling lifestyle, angelsharks are among the most distinctive shark groups, yet more than half of the known species are threatened with extinction.
Meet the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG), a global network of experts working to conserve crocodilians through science, research, management, and conservation action.
Happy World Horseshoe Crab Day! Horseshoe crabs are ancient and ecologically important species, yet they face growing threats from overfishing, habitat loss, coastal development, and biomedical exploitation.
Happy World Sea Turtle Day! Meet the IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, working globally to promote and guide the conservation of marine turtles, their ecological roles, and their habitats. #WorldSeaTurtleDay #WeAreSSC #Biodiversity
Today we celebrate the Coral Triangle, a global epicentre of marine biodiversity and home to some of the world’s richest coral reef ecosystems.
Happy World Ocean Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group! This year's theme, "Reimagine: Beyond the World We Know, A New Relationship with Our Ocean", challenges us to think differently about how we conserve and manage our ocean.
🌊 The ocean covers 70% of our planet, produces ~50% of the oxygen we breathe and supports billions of people worldwide. Yet, much of what happens on it remains unseen. Learn more about how Global Fishing Watch is helping advance transparency at sea: https://bit.ly/3SbOKUZ #WorldOceansDay
Humanity's survival depends on a healthy ocean. Protecting the ocean is not just about saving marine life; it is about safeguarding our future. This #WorldOceanDay, learn more about action to #SaveOurOcean before its health reaches a breaking point: www.unep.org/topics/ocean...
Oceans are critical, harboring up to 80% of Earth’s biodiversity. From the Bering Sea to the Coral Triangle, we’re working to reverse declines in key marine species, restore the health of important seascapes, and ensure lasting benefits for both nature and people. #WorldOceansDay
It's our favourite day of the year, World Ocean Day, and what better way to celebrate the launch of the 13th issue of the Save Our Seas magazine. Flip through the pages of this special issue here: bit.ly/4g6D1B1
The ocean is not distant from us, it connects every aspect of life on Earth. This World Oceans Day, we are called to reimagine our relationship with the ocean: moving from passive beneficiaries to active guardians of its future.
Oceans cover over 70% of our planet and represent more than 95% of the biosphere, and play a critical role in regulating our climate.
Happy World Reef Day from the IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee! Meet the IUCN SSC Coral Specialist Group, a global network of scientists, practitioners, and conservationists working to advance the conservation of coral reefs worldwide.
Happy World Dugong Day! Meet the IUCN SSC Sirenia Specialist Group, working globally to support the long-term conservation of dugongs and manatees through research, collaboration, and conservation action.
Today on World Otter Day, we celebrate the work of the IUCN SSC Otter Specialist Group. For over 50 years, the group has worked to assess the status and conservation needs of otters worldwide, helping drive research, management, and conservation action for all otter species. #WorldOtterDay
This weekend we celebrated the World Fish Migration Day! Migratory fish are vital links between freshwater and marine ecosystems, carrying energy, nutrients, and life across vast distances. Yet barriers like dams, habitat loss, and overexploitation continue to threaten these movements.
📢NEW WEBINAR Explore #aquaticfungi this #BiodiversityDay! Talks on aquatic hyphomycetes endophytes, aquatic fungi from South America, aquatic fungi stoichiometry, marine mycology. 🗓️ 22 May ⏰ 1pm UTC 💻 Online 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/aquaticfungi... #Fungi #funga #FungalDiversity #Conservation
Today, the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG) joins the global celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity under this year’s theme: “Acting locally for global impact.”
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth—from plants & animals to tiny microorganisms—that keeps our ecosystems healthy and resilient. Yet habitat loss, pollution, & climate change are pushing nature to the brink. This #BiodiversityDay, find out how to take action: www.cbd.int/biodiversity...
This #BiodiversityDay, celebrate local biodiversity wherever you are by joining activities, learning about the life around you, taking action in your community, & sharing what biodiversity means to you. Explore events and activities🔗 www.cbd.int/biodiversity... #LocalAction #ForNature #IDB2026
Today we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity, where this year's theme is "Acting locally for global impact." Every action to protect marine biodiversity, from coastlines to coral reefs, helps to shape a healthier planet. #WeAreSSC #BiodiversityDay #LocalAction #ForNature
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Update The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) has moved from Least Concern to Endangered on the IUCN Red List, with climate change reducing food availability. #WeAreSSC #biodiversity #conservation #IUCNRedList
Meet the Specialist Group - The IUCN SSC Pinniped Specialist Group The IUCN SSC aims to ensure that all threatened pinniped species & subspecies are assessed at the population level, with targeted action plans developed to support & improve their conservation status #WeAreSSC #biodiversity #pinniped
This World Penguin Day, we are spotlighting the Emperor Penguin, recently listed uplisted to Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as climate change reshapes Antarctic ice, threatening its survival. #WorldPenguinDay
This #EarthDay, like every day, we’re fighting to prevent extinction and save life on Earth. We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive because, after all, we are not separate from the animal kingdom. We are part of it. Join us ➡️ biodiv.us/join
🤔 Do you know how many marine fish species bottom trawls catch? Our new paper recorded nearly 3,000 species “Our estimates suggest the true number could be double that,” @sarahjfoster.bsky.social said. Great to see this covered by @mongabay.com Check it out here: news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
How many marine fish species do bottom trawls catch? Researchers now have a list, and it’s long, running to some 3,000 species, according to a recent study. Bottom trawling is a commercially popular, ...
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