A 240-million-year-old #fossil of an #amphibian was found in a retaining wall in the 1990s. This significant find has now been formally named and described by #scientists at the UNSW and the Australian Museum 🐸

#OpenYourEyes #ExtinctAnimals #Australia
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It's a huge problem that we're not equipped to understand the massive changes in the Southern Ocean at the moment, let alone predict them, due to a lack of sustained observations. theguardian.com/world/2023/aug…

Before the horrific Maui fires, I had penned today’s essay for The New York Times on the summer’s frightening marine heat wave. nyti.ms/458wrS7

#Researchers trawling the #ocean near #Antarctica uncovered a new species of #SeaStar ⭐

#OpenYourEyes #MarineScience #NewSpecies #Underwater
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A 2.5 meters long #Whale that lived around 41 milion years ago has been #Discovered in #Egypt 🌍

#OpenYourEyes #Ocean #History #Palaeontology #Geology #Fossils #Africa
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The United Nations has successfully transferred 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off the coast of Yemen, preventing an environmental & humanitarian catastrophe.

I urge donors to help bring this project to completion and remove any remaining threat to the Red Sea.

There are brand new tools to protect waters beyond national boundaries. Some experts and advocates are looking to the middle of the #Arctic Ocean as a test case. My first for the The Guardian. theguardian.com/environment/20…

The lack of legal protections for large coastal #animals is leaving them, and their #ecosystems , at risk ⚠️

#OpenYourEyes #Nature #Life #Biodiversity #Ecology
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Minimizing human impacts could contribute to the #recovery of #reefs from #marine heatwaves. However, addressing issues such as #pollution and #overfishing alone won't be sufficient unless strong measures are taken to combat #GlobalWarming 🌡️

#OpenYourEyes
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Found only in the Gulf of California, #vaquita porpoises are critically #endangered . The International Whaling Commission says their #extinction is inevitable unless bans on gillnetting are better enforced 🐬

#OpenYourEyes #Cetacean #California #Mexico
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#Reef experts say an #ElNiño climate pattern could take hold this #summer , raising the #risk of another mass #bleaching event further 🪸

#OpenYourEyes #GBR #Corals #Recovery #Ecology
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A company has said it intends to start mining #Minerals from the #Deep #SeaBed despite an #International meeting failing to grant #Permission

#OpenYourEyes #PacificOcean #Nodules
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A crab that serves as a linchpin for the production of vital medicines stands to benefit from new protective standards. But conservationists, who have been trying to save a declining bird, that depends on it, fear the protections still don’t go far enough

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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided not to add the #GreatBarrierReef to its list of sites “in danger,” despite overwhelming scientific evidence that suggests it’s at risk of another mass #bleaching this coming #summer

#OpenYourEyes #Reef #Life
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Experts say ‘cocaine sharks’ may be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida | Florida | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j…

Less than a century ago, the world's #oceans were swarming with giant #fish . Could we ever get them back?

Zaria Gorvett #OpenYourEyes #Fishing #Wildlife #Future
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There is a spot in the #IndianOcean where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the #SeaLevel dips by over 328 feet (100 meters)

#OpenYourEyes #Deep #Earth #Geology #Ocean #Science
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The #NorthPacific “Garbage Patch” is not only infamous for its #PlasticDebris accumulation but also serves as a #Habitat for a multitude of #MarineSpecies 🌀🪼

#OpenYourEyes #MarineLife #Pollution #Ecology
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#Satellite data shows that over the last 20 years, #colour shifts from blue to green have occurred over 56 per cent of our #ocean . The changes are particularly evident in #tropical regions near the #equator 🛰️

#OpenYourEyes #Blue #Green #Ecosystem
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The climate #benefits of healthy #seaweed forests have been 'grossly underestimated' 🌱

#OpenYourEyes #Kelp #Kelp Forests #Carbon #ClimateCrisis
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