The Marine Environment was such an awesome class. Iโm sad itโs coming to an end. I got to learn about all sort of different marine life and the impacts humans have on it. What an experience! #marenvs19
Shark fin soup hasn't been proven to offer any actual medical benefits and actually contains 17% more mercury than the recommended amount. This is a step in the right direction and hopefully laws can be implemented to protect more sharks #MarEnvs19
Check out these Waratah anenomes we learned abt in class - spotted IN REAL LIFE on the Kiama coastline walk. An example of a carnivore living in the rich ecosystem of the intertidal zone - the strip of land that low tide reveals and high tide conceals! #marenvs19
The surgeonfish, made famous as Dory in the #FindingNemo movies, is sometimes incorrectly called a blue tang. This species is more properly known as the regal tang.
Congrats to Mingjie, Ava, Tiarn, Piere, Aayan, and Valerie, our age group 14-18 finalists for our #WorldWildlifeDay global youth art contest. We're thrilled to see artists using their talents to promote marine conservation. #LifeUnderWater
@ Manly earlier and was hoping to catch humpback whales (as they're returning from the Great Barrier Reef) but they're probably shy today : ( #MarEnvs19
Malizia 2 is fitted with solar panels and hydro generators making it one of the very few ships in the world allowing trips like this to be emission free.
Malizia 2 also has an onboard lab to measure ocean surface CO2 and water temperature in cooperation with Max Planck institute.
Greta Thunberg departs Plymouth, onboard the Malizia II, a solar-powered racing yacht, bound for a climate conference in New York
https://t.co/LyP4G7kjAA
This has to be a first. The well-meaning Anchor Program released 250 wildlife-killing balloons on Lido Beach to signify 'their next step in life'. The program also do an annual beach clean-up. ๐ค https://t.co/3WL5Pz9yYO
https://t.co/UHIkDQEcbs Iceland holds a funeral for their melted glacier ... sad to think of how many more glaciers we will need to have funerals for in the years to come if we donโt make changes. #MarEnvS19