#MarineLife

Pikachu nudibranch (Thecacera pacifica - Polyceridae)

#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #slug #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #turtles #snorkeling #marinelife #ocean #trawangan #nudibranch #sealife #oceans #seaslug #sea #indonesia #pikachu #pokemon

Am I drawing too many turtles?
No, it's the manatees who are wrong.

(Am I making too many outdated Simpsons references?
No, it's the children who are wrong.)

#mastoArt #Learning #Ink #Drawing #Ocean #MarineLife #Sea #Turtle #GreenTurtle #GreenSeaTurtle #WildlifeWednesday

An Imperial Nudibranch wending its way over a sandy spot. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Wednesday #seaslug #nudibranch #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

The Green Sea Turtle is the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles. (The largest turtle is the leatherback.)

#mastoArt #Learning #Ink #Drawing #Pencil #Sketch #Ocean #MarineLife #Sea #Turtle #GreenTurtle #GreenSeaTurtle #WildlifeWednesday

Ghost Pipefish

#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #indonesia #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #strange #snorkeling #ghostpipefish #ocean #trawangan #plongee #sealife #oceans #pipefish #coral #ghost #marinelife

Green Sea Turtle taking a breather in south Oahu waters. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Beadlet Anemones (Actinia equina) providing crimson starbusts in a rockpool coated in light pink Coralline algae (Lithophyllum incrustans).
County Clare, Ireland.

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#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #shorefinds #beadletanemone #corallinealgae #marinelife #biodiversity #Ireland

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pupping season is generally between September and December. Unfortunately not all the young make it to the new year. But it is an opportunity to get a closer look at this one's beautiful rear flippers 😍
County Clare, Ireland.

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#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #marinelife #greyseal #sealpup #biodiversity #Ireland

The Flying Gurnard, a not fly fish

#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #indonesia #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #strange #snorkeling #thenest #ocean #trawangan #plongee #sealife #oceans #fish #coral #gurnard #marinelife

A shy Flame Angelfish makes an appearance on a south shore Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#MondayMood #Monday #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

A baby Cockle shell- The lines in its surface converging at its hinge.
County Clare, Ireland.

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#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #seashells #cockles #shorefinds #biodiversity #marinelife #Ireland

House for catfish
#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #indonesia #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #cat #snorkeling #nudibranches #ocean #trawangan #poison #sealife #oceans #catfish #sea #Indonesia #cleaningstation #marinelife

Snorkeling with turtles in Gili islands
https://youtu.be/qb0AuWwBB9M?si=zb5ah04ICFPVJSyt
#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #slug #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #turtles #snorkeling #marinelife #ocean #trawangan #thenest #sealife #oceans #sea #indonésia

Investigation Shows PCB Chemicals Found at Extremely High Levels in Stranded Whales #marinelife #whales #PCB https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/investigation-shows-pcb-chemicals-found-at-extremely-high-levels-in-stranded-whales/

Mass Stranding Leaves 34 Pilot Whales Dead in Australia #Australia #environment #marinelife #whales https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/mass-stranding-leaves-34-pilot-whales-dead-in-australia/

Toxic chemicals in UK whales and dolphins are exceeding safe limits #UnitedKingdom #UK #environment #water #marinelife #whales #dolphins https://phys.org/news/2023-11-toxic-chemicals-uk-whales-dolphins.html

Levels of toxic PCB chemicals found at 30 times ‘safe’ limits in stranded whales #environment #marinelife #whales #PCB https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/28/levels-of-toxic-pcb-chemicals-found-at-30-times-safe-limits-in-stranded-whales

Tell NMFS to stop corporate overfishing and save endangered orcas from extinction! #marinelife #endangered #orcas #extinction #fishing https://action.foe.org/page/60542/action/1

Heller's Barracuda schooling in Oahu waters. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #SilentSunday #fish #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Small marine creatures swimming in plastic chemicals not reproducing #marinelife #environment #plastic https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231130113102.htm

Stop ConocoPhillips from seismic testing in fragile Arctic habitats! #Arctic #environment #wildlife #marinelife https://action.foe.org/page/60560/action/1

This Company Spilled Millions of Gallons of Oil Into the Gulf of Mexico, Devastating the Environment, Vulnerable Sea Turtles, Whales, and More #GulfOfMexico #environment #marinelife #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #oil #care2 https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/127/227/927/

North Atlantic orcas reveal the troubling persistence of toxic ocean pollutants #ocean #environment #marinelife #orcas #pollution https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/north-atlantic-orcas-reveal-the-troubling-persistence-of-toxic-ocean-pollutants/

Petition: Help Prevent Orcas from Dying in Fishing Nets #marinelife #orcas #environment #fishing #plastic https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/petition-help-prevent-orcas-dying-fishing-nets/

Moray eel and a cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)

#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #indonesia #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #eel #snorkeling #nudibranches #ocean #trawangan #moray #sealife #oceans #shrimp #sea #indonesia #cleaningstation #marinelife

Toxic chemicals in UK whales and dolphins are exceeding safe limits https://phys.org/news/2023-11-toxic-chemicals-uk-whales-dolphins.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Whales #Dolphins #OceanPollution

I saw this gelatinous blob on the beach. Anyone know what it is? #whatisit #marinelife

Found only in Hawaii! Female Ornate Wrasse have two prominent dark spots on their dorsal fins. They feed mostly on small crustaceans and molluscs. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Saturday #fish #sony #sonyalpha #endemic

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Chelidonura varians is a beautiful sea slug
#gili #islands #giliislands #lombok #diving #slug #bali #scuba #trawangan #giliair #gilimeno #turtle #turtles #snorkeling #marinelife #ocean #trawangan #nudibranch #sealife #oceans #seaslug #sea #indonesia

Manatees Romeo and Juliet freed from Florida theme park following campaign https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/florida-manatees-freed-miami-seaquarium 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Manatees #SeaCows

Business in the front, party in the back are Freckled / Blackside Hawkfish, here chilling on old coral. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#fish #Friday #pauhana

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Young humpback whale leaps out of Seattle bay dazzling onlookers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/humpback-whale-leaps-seattle-bay 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Whales

New bottlenose dolphin sense discovered: Research suggests they can feel weak electric fields https://phys.org/news/2023-11-bottlenose-dolphin-weak-electric-fields.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins

[Smith et al.] Quantifying the linkages between California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) strandings and particulate domoic acid concentrations at piers across Southern California https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1278293/full 🦭 #Seals #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Pinnipeds

80% of marine litter starts life on land, but we also have to consider our consumption. Reduce single-use plastic use, put your litter in the bin and help #KeepScotlandBeautiful
#marinelife #scotland #pollution #plastic

Read about our #UpstreamBattle campaign: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/upstream-battle/

Original mixed media drawings - Marine life
I have a variety of these drawings available under this listing. Great little gist ideas that are guaranteed unique...
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#Fish #sealife #ocean #sea #MarineLife #drawing

Yellowfin Goatfish, aka Weke, school during the day and scatter to feed at night. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Thursday #fish #Olympus #OMsystem

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Why the return of sea otters to Canada’s west coast is making waves https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/30/shoot-or-shelter-why-the-return-of-sea-otters-to-haida-gwaii-isnt-welcomed-by-everyone 🦦 #MarineMammals #MarineLife #SeaOtter

England's only bottlenose dolphins at risk, say researchers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67556909 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins #OceanPollution #OverFishing

Original mixed media drawings - Marine life
I have a variety of these drawings available under this listing. Great little gist ideas that are guaranteed unique...
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[Chen & Lee] Developing cetacean-friendly guidelines, from whale watching to offshore wind farm operation https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1215905/full 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Whales #WhaleWatching

The less-loved Lei Triggerfish, common and easier to approach then Humuhumunukunukuapua'a . Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Wednesday #fish #spots #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Climate change is causing tropical species in the ocean to move from the equator towards the poles, with significant consequences for ecosystems and human activities.

Sea turtles, for example are moving away from the tropics and feeding on seagrass meadows in temperate regions, which are important for carbon storage and coastal protection.

#climatechange #oceans #ecosystem #marinelife

https://theconversation.com/as-seas-get-warmer-tropical-species-are-moving-further-from-the-equator-218676

Stingrays have no bones, only cartilage- like sharks! Stingrays have been around for 150 million years

Humpback Whales are enormous. Their tails can be as much as 18 feet wide! Each tail has a unique shape, size, & pattern of black/white markings. Humpback whales from the Southern hemisphere tend to have more white markings than Northern hemisphere ones.

#mastoArt #Ink #Drawing #Learning #KidLitArt #Ocean #MarineLife #Sea #SciArt #WildlifeWednesday #StingRay #Ray #HumpbackWhale #Whale

[Lu et al. Assessing the effects of different management activities on the conservation of endangered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1266735/full 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins

Original mixed media drawings - Marine life
I have a variety of these drawings available under this listing. Great little gist ideas that are guaranteed unique...
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Original mixed media drawings - Marine life
I have a variety of these drawings available under this listing. Great little gist ideas that are guaranteed unique...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
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Green Sea Turtle rising for a breath in Oahu waters. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #Olympus #OMsystem

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Originally, jellyfish were used to make Jell-O.

This fact seems fishy.

#nutrition #marinelife #interestingfacts #problematicfacts

A Yellowmargin Moray Eel with an Ambon Clean Shrimp. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#MondayMood #Monday #moray #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Original mixed media drawings - Marine life
I have a variety of these drawings available under this listing. Great little gist ideas that are guaranteed unique...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
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Sometimes Devil Scorpionfish are so well camouflaged that I often swim right past. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #SilentSunday #octopus #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo

Pretty patterns on this Lady crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) shell. the ones around the lower edges look similar to those found on jaguars!
New Jersey, USA.

#shorefinds #marinelife #biodiversity #crab #ladycrab #newjersey #usa

Original mixed media drawings - Marine life
I have a variety of these drawings available under this listing. Great little gist ideas that are guaranteed unique...
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Found only in Hawaii! Hawaiian Sergeants lack the yellow belly and deep blue stripes of their more colorful Indo-Pacific cousins, but they are found no where else. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Saturday #fish #endemic

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

The rush is on! Bluestripe Snapper, aka Ta'ape, making like shoppers on #BlackFriday. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#fish #Friday #pauhana #OMsystem #Olympus

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

All aquatic species in river mouths are contaminated by microplastics, says new report #environment #waters #river #marinelife #species #plastic #microplastics https://phys.org/news/2023-11-aquatic-species-river-mouths-contaminated.html

The crazy coloration of a male Spotted Boxfish - off the south shore of Oahu. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Wednesday #fish #spots #Olympus #OMSystems #TG5 Find me at https://mastodon.online/@hawaiianeye797

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

[Ewing et al.] Standardizing gross descriptions of skin lesions in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) stranded in Southwest Florida, 2015–2019 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1269075/full 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins

Green Sea Turtle cruising -- at a south side Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #Olympus #OMsystem #Inon

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

@ianrosewrites's link on an amazing Indigenous led restoration effort with helicopters and planted structure 'seeds' reminded me of one of my favorite bits of restoration science going on right now: the efforts to restore coral reefs.

There are at least *three* ongoing effort groups, and each is kinda more amazing than the last?

1. Coral seeding, or grow tons of baby corals. And check out the growth structures: https://www.aims.gov.au/information-centre/news-and-stories/spawn-grow-sow-how-coral-seeding-could-boost-recovery

2. Microfragmentation. They figured out that if you break corals, they regrow at *super fast rates*. It is literally Break The Children To Save The Reefs: https://marinemadnessdotblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/microfragmentation-how-smashing-up-corals-helps-them-grow-faster/

3. 3D printing of coral reef structures. This goes with both of them, but there's a whole subset of research into types and structures to figure out what methods are the best for the baby corals and the reefs themselves. It is so dang cool: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/3d-printed-terracotta-coral-reefs-could-save-the-rainforests-of-the-sea

#Science #Ocean #MarineLife

Octopus with a hoodie. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #SilentSunday #octopus #SonyAlpha Find me at https://mastodon.online/@hawaiianeye797

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Peacock Razor Wrasse resting in the shallows at a south shore Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#fish #Thursday #OMsystem #Olympus

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Minke whales around Svalbard excrete 600 tonnes of poo each day https://www.hi.no/en/hi/news/2023/february/minke-whales-around-svalbard-excrete-600-tonnes-of-poo-each-day? 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Whales

How Green Sea Turtles flip off divers -- at a south side Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #Olympus #OMsystem

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

It's overcast on Oahu today, and perfect for a Gloomy Nudibranch to show up on a south shore reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #macro #SilentSunday #nudibranch #seaslug #Olympus #OMsystem #TG5 Find me at https://mastodon.online/@hawaiianeye797

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Found only in Hawaii! A Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby, a common reef fish beautifully brown and spotted in white. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Saturday #fish #traffic #endemic

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Bridled Triggerfish are less conspicuously marked than the more famous Wedgetail Triggerfish, better known as a humuhumunukunukuapua'a. In fact, they look like their cousins stripped of color. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#fish #Thursday

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

A Hawaiian Monk Seal swimming the waters of west Oahu. There are about 1400 individuals left in the wild. The Caribbean Monk Seal is now extinct. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#seal #monkseal #endangeredspecies #wednesday #Olympus #OMSystems #TG5

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Juvenile Rockmover Wrasse look much different from adults. Surging water and currents move them around like leaves in the wind. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #fish #Sony #SonyAlpha #macro #SilentSunday

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Two spirals from very different times found metres apart on the same beach - the first is a fossilized Goniatite that's over 300 million years old. The second is the remains of a keel worm (Pomatoceros triqueter) tube (the protective calcareous casing that these polychaete worms live in) and is probably only than a few years old. County Clare, Ireland.

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A Green Sea Turtle, aka Honu, resting at a south side Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #OMsystems #olympus #TG #halloween

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

#Greenwashing at the #olympics by #Paris2024: a big tower project at the beach in #Tahiti will endanger #biodiversity and #coralReefs - only for a #surf competition! People in Tahiti protest. They demand a more environmentally friendly solution. The petition against it:
https://chng.it/9fJwF5pFMn and the background: https://www.reuters.com/sports/tahiti-surf-judging-tower-sparks-protests-against-olympic-kooks-2023-10-27/ #activism #biodiversityLoss #MarineBiodiversity #marineLife #seaLife #ecology #sea

Gold Lace Nudibranch at a west side Oahu reef. This individual was thumbnail sized. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #slug #Sony #SonyAlpha #macro #SilentSunday

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

A Green Sea Turtle, aka Honu, cruising a west side Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#turtle #honu #tuesday #OMsystems #olympus #TG

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Costasiella nudibranch, about 4 mm long. From a better angle they have the look of tiny sheep. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#Sunday #SundayFunDay #slug #Olympus #OMSystems #TG5 #macro

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

Welsh Water admits spilling untreated sewage near dolphin habitat for decade https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/19/welsh-water-admits-spilling-untreated-sewage-near-dolphin-habitat-for-decade 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Dolphins #Wales #TorySewageParty

Found only in Hawaii! A Milletseed Butterflyfish at a west side reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#fish #endemic #Thursday #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

#Repostober is so much fun!
Almost... too much fun
:blobfoxlurk2glare:

#mastoArt #Watercolor #Watercolour #Nature #MarineLife #Bunny #Turtle #Duck #Duckling

I have a selection of small marine life drawings. These would make great little gifts...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#MarineLife #fish #ocean #sea #drawing

I have a selection of small marine life drawings. These would make great little gifts...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#MarineLife #fish #ocean #sea #drawing

I have a selection of small marine life drawings. These would make great little gifts...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#MarineLife #fish #ocean #sea #drawing

I have a selection of small marine life drawings. These would make great little gifts...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#MarineLife #fish #ocean #sea #drawing

I have a selection of small marine life drawings. These would make great little gifts...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#MarineLife #fish #ocean #sea #drawing

I have a selection of small marine life drawings. These would make great little gifts...
https://theweeowlstudio.etsy.com/listing/1516651849
or you can search for 'TheWeeOwlStudio' on Etsy.
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#MarineLife #fish #ocean #sea #drawing

Another fossil fuel "canary in the coal mine". Now it's Pufflings in Atlantic Canada.

The stranded little darlings are dying of starvation due to unavailable food. Food source has moved deeper into colder waters of ocean due to #globalwarming. Pufflings cannot dive deep enough to reach their food.

#ClimateChange #marinelife

Photo credit here: Harry Collins Photography https://www.harrycollinsphoto.com/

--> Warning: Disturbing photos of pufflings in CBC news article

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/puffin-starvation-threat-climate-change-1.6978773

A female Boxfish at a #Northshore #Oahu reef. Your #Hawaii #sealife #photooftheday

#fish #wednesday #Sony #SonyAlpha

#Oahu #sea #ocean #pacificocean #marinelife #animals #nature #wild #wildlife #outdoors #explore #environment #earth #water #climatechange #reef #photo #photography #pictureoftheday #picture

An egg casing from a mystery species? A dead sponge? A coral? Scientists are befuddled by the strange, golden orb found two miles below the surface off the coast of Alaska. More from Science Alert: https://flip.it/VFSX1n
#Science #Ocean #MarineLife #Alaska

Not sure if a purple turtle is too fanciful for #SciArtSeptember?

Day 4: Cold-Blooded

Marine Turtles have been around more than 100 million years.
The largest is the leatherback (if you have time, look them up, they are so cool!)
Many different turtles have green shells or skin, but Green Turtles are called that because their diet of seagrass & algae actually turns their body fat green.

#mastoArt #Learning #Watercolor #Ocean #MarineLife #Sea #Turtle

@FlyingTrilobite @LizLagomorph

Shimmering water intrigued scientists at a spot off the coast of California in 2018, where they made a staggering discovery: Far below the surface, an estimated 20,000 deep-sea octopuses had gathered, the largest congregation of the cephalopods ever found. Smithsonian Magazine explains why: https://flip.it/HkALvb
#Science #Animals #SeaLife #MarineLife #Octopus

And a second set of photos from our dives during the second weekend of June this year with @vivia, near Ammouliani island in Halkidiki, Greece.

Featuring: a macro photo of a mermaid's cup, a long-spined sea-urchin with a big yellow sponge in the foreground, a red volcano sponge in the middle of sand, and a red starfish showing its feet and mouth and some peacock's tail in front of it.

#ScubaDiving #UnderwaterPhotography #Photography #MarineLife #MermaidsCup #SeaUrchin #Sponge #Starfish #NaturePhotography #Ammouliani #Chalkidiki #Greece

Some teeny wee Sandalled Anemones (Actinothoe sphyrodeta).
County Clare, Ireland.

Cormacscoast.com Walking tours

#wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #marinelife #biodiversity #rockpool #anemone #sandalledanemone #Ireland

Florida ocean records ‘unprecedented’ temperatures similar to a hot tub

"The surface ocean temperature around the Florida Keys soared to 101.19F (38.43C) this week, in what could be a global record as ocean heat around the state reaches unprecedented extremes."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/25/florida-ocean-temperatures-hot-tub-extreme-weather

#climatechange #oceanwarming #biodiversitycrisis #SystemChangeNotClimateChange #marinelife

Let's get statistically sea-nificant 🧮

📏 30 centimetres
The distance one red handfish moved…over 500 days! This particular handfish was monitored by PhD student Tyson Bessell, who is hoping to discover some of their many secrets. The small distance probably isn't unusual. Although handfish can swim, they prefer to "walk" across the seafloor with their fins.

📷 A red handfish credit: Thor Carter/CSIRO Marine Research (CC BY 3.0)

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#MarineScience #MarineLife #Ocean #OceanStoryteller

The biggest gold rush in history is about to start in the deep sea – leaving devastation in its wake. #marinelife

“Sunday 9 July threatens to be a momentous day for the global economy, one that marks the beginning of the biggest gold rush in history, and one that could lead to unprecedented #ecological damage. Yet few people seem to be taking much notice. The British government has been silent.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/gold-rush-deep-sea-devastation-seabed-oceans

Okay, people. Take a break from indictment madness and wrap your minds around this incredible 🐦🧵 from “barren field of sunflower seeds” @mykola:

“PSA in case you didn’t know the Orcas have organized and are fighting back. They are spreading the knowledge of how to disable ships, teaching other orcas how to do it.

This is not a drill, they are done with our shit in their oceans.”

https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1667365540279599104?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

#Climate #Oceans #Whales #Orcas #MarineLife #Intelligence #Trees #MycelialNetworks