Oceans In Peril

Our #Oceans are affected by #climatechange #GlobalWarming #Oceanacidification, #coralbleaching #sealevelrise #plasticpollution #overfishing #deoxygenation

[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

NEW: Scientist who quit Google over its China censorship plan calls on US senators to act over what he calls "unethical & unaccountable" leadership at the company: https://t.co/7fDHLJzubZ #Dragonfly

[Oceana @oceana]

That #FridayFeeling.

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ makes octopuses more social, too https://t.co/UGHUhsetiK

[Azula @azula]

Why do we call orcas "killer whales" when they're not whales? There's a history behind this misleading nickname.

[Ocean Wise @OceanWise]

Sharks have their own #Pacific ocean cafe: https://t.co/QLao4e1M7i

[Ocean Wise @OceanWise]

Great white sharks have led researchers to discover a secret, hidden oceanic void teeming with life: https://t.co/jPR4Xh4V8R

[ABC News @ABC]

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE: A humpback whale made a surprise appearance off the coast of Nova Scotia, slapping an inflatable boat with its tail.

Canadian gov't regulations require vessels to maintain a minimum distance of 330 feet from most whales and dolphins. https://t.co/sNOZ8eQEGd

[MBARI @MBARI_News]

The hidden lives of #deepsea creatures caught on camera.

Super-sensitive devices capture #bioluminescent displays and other behaviours long shrouded in darkness.

#MBARI scientist Steve Haddock’s work featured in @nature #DSBS2018 @beroe

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

Where have our beautiful #corals gone? The #Philippines used to boast of over 27,000 square kilometers of #coral areas. Destructive fishing methods, including the use of trawls, dynamite and cyanide have caused enormous damage to the #marineecosystem
https://t.co/P7sTEFY3BL

[Loco Gringo Inc. @LocoGringoCom]

The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the State Government of Quintana Roo has created a first-of-its-kind system that will protect the reef https://t.co/6V5b8w9bBM

[PADI @PADI]

The Amazon River dolphin is famous for its pink color, but here is what you didn't know about these unique creatures: https://t.co/VBkjQCJ5av

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

These sharks must be reclassified as omnivores — the first omnivorous sharks known to science. https://t.co/rQOcapvYkc

[Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @BonnConvention]

CMS becomes Member of UN-Oceans as #BBNJ meetings start at @UN Headquarters in New York this week.https://t.co/xPIoxPFlLG

[PADI @PADI]

Take a minute to get lost in this incredible video by Apple Napaket Limthanakit og Dive Team Thailand while diving in Komodo, Indonesia.

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

#NOAA deploys a flotilla of #Saildrones. #Saildrones measuring air & #watertemperature, #salinity, #carbondioxide concentration, #fishabundance and the presence of marine animals. They were launched from #Alaska, #Washington and #California
https://t.co/SGmzyV0d5T

[Ocean Wise @OceanWise]

Dream job alert: Ocean Wise is looking for a Communications Advisor to join the team: https://t.co/L4LyXVmSO2

@BestJobsInVan #PR #communications

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

#Seaturtles, #dolphins, #whales, and other marine wildlife in #California waters will get a reprieve from an indiscriminate fishing gear—#driftgillnets—thanks to state lawmakers’ passage of a bill to phase out the destructive equipment
https://t.co/lnMh9f9r7q

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

From The Pew Trusts @pewtrusts a quiz. "What Do You Know About the High Seas?" Test your knowledge with questions like-What percentage of the Earth's surface do the high seas represent?
https://t.co/osDVjBknVj

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

Government researchers and #WorldWildlifeFund experts seek to uncover elusive #narwhal activities. Each summer the #ArcticOcean – where #narwhals live – is warming due to increasing solar radiation
https://t.co/7LwTH4rGbp

[Oceans In Peril @oceansperil]

Diverse family of #algae could help #corals survive #warmingseas. Some #corals stand a chance of surviving the current rise in global #seatemperatures, thanks to the diversity of their algal counterparts
https://t.co/cqDXz3WZsO