Interested in learning more about top predators, seabirds, plankton, and new technologies for tracking deep-sea fish? Look no further! On August 6 at 7pm ET, Mystic Aquarium & scientists will explore #NortheastCanyonsAndSeamounts buff.ly/xL0FpUp

LIVE from an Extraordinary Ocean Wilderness | Northeast Canyons and Seamounts

LIVE from an Extraordinary Ocean Wilderness | Northeast Canyons and SeamountsFew people will ever visit the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National M...

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MPAs preserve cultural heritage, protect species like sea turtles & whales, and shield fragile habitats from destructive industrial activity. 🌊💙 On #MPADay, we celebrate these special ocean places that keep our blue planet resilient! 🐋✨

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

“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:

Hey Trump, Our Ocean Isn't for Sale | Common Dreams

​We should be spending America's 250th anniversary lifting up our shared natural and cultural heritage. Instead, the Trump administration is spending this consequential year by selling out nature on…

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🚨BREAKING: @POTUS just opened three marine monuments to destructive industrial fishing. These areas are vital for protecting whales, sea turtles, sharks, and sensitive ocean ecosystems. This is an egregious attack on our public waters. Speak out now! 🌊

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

Happy #DeepDay! Today we celebrate the deep sea, our planet's vital blue heart, and all those working around the world United to #DefendTheDeep @deepseaconserve.bsky.social

Marine protected areas support a healthy ocean – meaning safer coasts, stronger local economies, and healthier communities. Yet, some of the last wild & healthy oceans are being sold off for the benefit of a few industrial winners. Read the op-ed:

Aguas protegidas, prosperidad compartida

Debilitar las áreas marinas protegidas pone en riesgo las economías y comunidades costeras

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🌊⚠️ Deep-sea mining in U.S. waters means damage, not dollars for Alaska and U.S. territories. Outdated mining laws let corporations extract minerals without sharing revenues—leaving local communities with the risks and none of the rewards. Read more:

Why Alaska and U.S. Territories Get Damage, Not Dollars, From Deep-Sea Mining

The Trump administration is advancing deep-sea mining in U.S. waters near the Pacific territories and Alaska, a process Indigenous leaders have identified as “resource colonialism” due to its…

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Rolling back protections for the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts without public comment is an attack on science and transparency. ⚖️ We oppose opening these waters to commercial fishing and risking irreparable harm to ocean life.

Seabed mining “has the potential to devastate our economy and cultural resources.” Thank you Rep Moylan for standing up for Guam and other people on the frontline of proposed mining. #DefendTheDeep

“Rushing to mine the least understood ecosystem on Earth relies on uncertain science, speculative economics, and it risks irreversible environmental harm.” Huge thanks to @repbonamici.bsky.social for speaking for the sea. Congress must say NO to deep-sea mining.

We can’t gamble with an ecosystem we barely understand. The risks of deep-sea mining are permanent. 🌊🚫 “Rules based on bad science don't hold up and mistakes in the deep ocean are very hard to undo.” Thank you @cdmenefee.bsky.social for standing up for the ocean!

“We cannot manage what we do not understand.” 🌊 Thank you @amo.house.gov for standing up for our blue planet. Deep-sea mining is a reckless, unnecessary gamble we can't afford to take. Congress must act now to #DefendTheDeep and protect the unknown.

Dr. Astrid Leitner nails it: “How can we set regulations when we don’t know what we are regulating?” Deep-sea mining is an untested threat to Earth's most delicate ecosystems. We cannot regulate what we haven't even discovered.” #DefendTheDeep

The New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life aerial survey team spotted three endangered blue whales on consecutive days over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and southern New England waters! Read more:

New England Aquarium spots blue whales during back-to-back aerial surveys over Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and off southern New England - New England Aquarium

In an unusual occurrence, the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team spotted endangered blue whales during aerial surveys two days in a row and more than 170 miles apart.

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As Lance Morgan @savingoceans.bsky.social states, "Nature is what our economies, our livelihoods, our well-being, depend on." Read this new @sierramagazine.bsky.social article on the value of marine monuments, and the risks with rolling back ocean protections:

This Monument Is the Latest Casualty in Trump’s War on Public Lands

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument could be opened up to commercial fishing

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Geologist @deepseadawn.bsky.social reminds us: "Everything is interconnected… we are a part of the ocean – not separate from it." What happens 7 miles down could affect the air we breathe and the food we eat. Let’s #DefendTheDeep. Read her op-ed:

I've explored the ocean's deepest part. Trump wants to destroy it. | Opinion

I've been to the Mariana Trench. The choice is clear: Protect one of earth's last frontiers or destroy it before we even understand what we're losing.

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🌊 Marine Protected Areas don’t “close the ocean.” They protect what keeps it working—marine life, healthy fisheries, and the coastal economies that depend on them. When the ocean recovers, communities grow stronger. 🎥 Watch the documentary and sign the petition 👉 buff.ly/FnkaDzH 📸: Sachamama

🚨BREAKING: The Trump Administration is breaking the law again – this time by attacking the only marine monument on the East Coast, hurting coastal communities, marine life, and the health of our ocean. #SaveTheSeamounts 🌊 🐳🪸

⚠️ ALERT: Deep-sea mining just got a green light to bypass accountability. NOAA's final rule allows companies to lock in commercial mining rights without a separate exploration phase. Scientists warn of irreversible harm to a vital ecosystem. 🌎🚫 Read more:

New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine.

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“We have seen how tribal nations are left out of decisions that affect their sacred lands. I don’t want to see Pacific Island communities see the same fate.” Thank you @repyassansari.bsky.social. Congress must say NO to deep sea mining. #DefendTheDeep

“Deep sea mining is a solution in search of a problem.” Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social for speaking up for the ocean. Deep sea mining is reckless, unnecessary, and deeply unpopular. Congress must #DefendTheDeep

“Before Congress allows deep sea mining to move forward, we must stop, listen and put real protections in place… and ensure communities are not forced to carry all the risk for someone else.” Thanks, @Rep_Grijalva, for advocating for indigenous sovereignty and sacred ecosystems!

“The ocean is not something we talk about in theory: it is how we live, it feeds our family, it holds our history and connects our people to generations before us.” Thank you @RepMoylan. Deep sea mining has NO place in Pacific waters. #DefendTheDeep

Deep sea mining is reckless, untested, and threatens the very fabric of island communities. @RepKimKingHinds has it right: “In places like the Marianas, American Samoa, and Guam, we don’t get the luxury of being wrong… There’s no ‘fix it and move it somewhere else.’”

“We are united here today to protect our homeland.” Thank you @RepAmata, @RepMoylan, and @RepKimKingHinds for your powerful words! Communities across the Pacific are saying “hell nah” to deep sea mining. #DefendTheDeep

Many Pacific cultures "walk backwards into the future," letting ancestors' lessons guide them. Deep-sea mining ignores history, risking irreversible harm to our sacred oceans. 🌊🛶 Read why so many oppose it: tinyurl.com/ybxetrzr

Applying Indigenous Wisdom to Deep-Sea Mining – DC Journal - InsideSources

The Trump administration argues that opening America’s seafloor to deep-sea mining is essential for strengthening our economy and securing our energy

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📢 Youth leaders ages 13–25 are invited to @EarthEcho’s 2026 Youth Leadership Summit: Building ResilienSEA, happening January 29-February 1! Connect with peers to explore ocean topics and gain the skills to take meaningful action in your community. ✍️ Register today earthecho.org/youth-summit

🚨New report 🚨Deep-sea mining in American Samoa is NOT economically viable. Flawed models, underestimated costs, and immature tech plague proponents. 📉 Register for the webinar to get the facts!