Loving Our Oceans Now

Loving Our Oceans Now strives to protect the world's oceans and remind all that the ocean deserves love too!🐬🌎💙

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Did you know that orcas have been roaming oceans for approximately six million years?

#orcas #oceans #marinelife #killerwhale

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One of the most destructive #fishing practices that can kill or #bleach large areas of a reef is the use of sodium cyanide to stun and catch ornamental fish for the #aquarium trade (Bale, 2016). To learn more check out our blog about #coral poisoning.

https://t.co/MgsXW456L5

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Commercial whaling is still a big International problem. In the US, the North Atlantic right whale has 350 remaining whales, blue whales in the Antarctic have less than 1% of their original pop, and the West Pacific grey whale is the most endangered of the world’s great whales.

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What is a protected area? A marine sanctuary is a general type of marine protected area (MPA). An MPA is a section of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity.

#ocean #protectedarea #MPA #wildlife #government #climatechange #pollution #ecotourism

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There have been severe oxygen declines in the ocean over the past several years, check out this article for more information:

https://t.co/p0bR3ZF6Ws

#ocean #breath #marinelife #dying #climatechange

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Almost 90% of the ocean has been impacted or damaged by humans, meaning that we have left nothing unharmed or untouched under the sea.

#damage #oceans #ourplanet #destroyed #climatechange #overfishing #saynotocaptivity #plasticpollution

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Overfishing is destroying our oceans in unimaginable ways! To learn more check out one of our blogs about overfishing:

https://t.co/0cQdkFSTms

#overfishing #seaspiracy #oceans #fishing #nets #protections #ourocean

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Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals, and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled in it.

#plasticpollution #plastickills #stopplasticpollution #oceans #plastics

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Humpback whales were decimated by commercial whaling in the 19th and early 20th century. They were one of the first species protected under the Endangered Species Conservation Act, the predecessor of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1970.

#whaling #oceans #humpback

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FUN FACT: An octopus will start eating its own arm when it gets bored!

#octopus #ocean #funfact #climatechange

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25% of coral reefs are irrevocably damaged. Destructive fishing practices, coral mining, and climate change are some of the reasons behind their plight.

#coralreefs #climatechange #oceans #protections #ourplanet #ouroceans

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Every year in Taiji, Japan, from September to March, thousands of dolphins are slaughtered for their meat, and many are sold into the captive trade. This occurs in a place now known as "The Cove".

#dolphindrive #dolphins #saynotocaptivity #ocean #protect

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Did you know that less than 5% of the world’s oceans have been explored?

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I don't think anyone would have thought that humans could set the ocean on fire. But yet here we are, looking at a burning ocean, because of a gas line that erupted in the Gulf of Mexico.

#burningocean #ocean #fire #globalwarming #ourplanet #gas #pipeline #gasoline

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Did you know that majority of the life on earth is aquatic?

#WorldOceansDay

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Happy World Ocean's Day everyone! Remember that we need to protect our oceans today and forever!

#worldoceansday #oceansday #oceans #kindness #ourhome #ouroceans

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Cetaceans are heavily impacted by noise pollution. For Southern Resident orcas, underwater noise results in lost foraging time, a reduction in food intake and also limits their ability to communicate.

#orcas #ocean #noise #pollution #environment

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Lolita might just be the loneliest orca on earth 💔 She hasn’t seen another orca in over 40 years after her tankmate Hugo rammed his head into a wall.

Tell @MiamiSeaquarium to do the right thing and release her to a seaside sanctuary immediately: https://t.co/yjxGl9yRJS

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Check out our Founder's short take on the Climate Crisis!

https://t.co/GPggEZLjgm

#climatechange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis

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The melting of the ice caps is leading to a change in Earth's axis! For more information go to this website:

https://t.co/XnjXqN1ZwJ

#climatechange #oceans #meltingice #icecaps #globalwarming #earth