📢 DurhamWildlifeTrust are recruiting! They're looking for an Intertidal Interactive Officer to inspire people about the Tyne to Tees shores and seas 🌊 Check out the job role 👇. Deadline for apps is 15th Feb ⏰ ow.ly/ZEM750DlYKh

It's #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands provide a home for many animals while also providing a natural solution to climate change. Coastal wetlands such as salt marshes and seagrass beds represent some of the biggest carbon stores on earth! 🌱💙 Read more 👇worldwetlandsday.org/story/-/detail…

The ocean produces at least half of the Earth's oxygen! In fact, much of this oxygen production comes from plankton. Check out this video from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution that explains more about this relationship 🌊 ow.ly/BKzR50Do33x

Litter harms our wildlife and pollutes our waters. Let's look after our great outdoors together! RT 🌏✊🦊🚶‍🚮🐭🐿️🐇🚶‍♻️️

Did you know #seagrass has over 30 times more animals living within it compared to sandy habitats nearby?! 🌱💚

Last chance to apply for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 Wilder Communities Engagement Officer role - application deadline is tomorrow ⏰ The perfect role for anyone who is passionate about both our marine environment and sharing and inspiring others all about it 💙 ywt.org.uk/jobs/wilder-co…

Wetlands are gorgeous, soggy, carbon-capturing paradises!! They provide: 💦Flood protection 🌏Carbon storage 💚Natural beauty We love them!! 😘

All dressed up with no where to go! These flamboyant looking creatures are sea slugs. They feed on sea mats which are found growing on kelp fronds. Have you ever spotted one while rockpooling? Alexander Mustard/2020VISION

More evidence of the impact of Storm Darcy today with these star fish on the strandline at Marsh Yard in the Lincs Coastal Country Park.

It's too noisy out there for our marine wildlife! 📢🐋🦞🐟🙁 ow.ly/2tVU50DtX0V (c) Kat Sanders

Fancy helping to protect #whales, #dolphins & #porpoises? Want to be a #CitizenScientist? We're teaming up with Sea Watch Foundation to train volunteers to record #cetacean sightings along the Tees Valley, Yorkshire & Lincolnshire coastlines. More info 👇🐳🐬 ow.ly/TXge50DhDGQ

Our ocean is so vast that we're still discovering new species.... and that includes huge marine mammals like whales! 🐳 smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lar…

Here's a little ringed pLOVEr! Happy Valentine's Day 💚💙💜🧡💛❤️ (c) Tom Marshall

Want to hear more about inspiring people, projects & wildlife on the #NorthSea coastline? Why not tune in to Living Sea LIVE, our monthly talk series , and join in the conversation 💙 Our list of upcoming talks are here 👇 ywt.org.uk/living-seas-li…

Did you know that #saltmarsh can help us address climate change because it acts as huge carbon sinks! In fact, saltmarsh is one of the most effective carbon storing habitats in the UK 💙 Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

We’ll be talking LIVE at 7pm this evening about the shellfish fisheries in the North Sea. Why not sign up and tune in! SuffolkWildlifeTrust Norfolk Wildlife Trust Lincs Wildlife Trust Tees Wildlife DurhamWildlifeTrust Northumberland Wildlife Trust Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

Today we're celebrating the arrival of the long fought-for sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned - Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) - the first of their kind in English seas! #WorldOceansDay 🌊🐟🐋🐙🐬 wildlifetrusts.org/news/governmen…

We have called for #HPMAs for the last 3 years and our petition urging their speedy implementation was signed by over 10,000 people. HPMAs will give our degraded seas the best chance of recovery. 🦞🦈🦐🌊 (c) Richard Shucksmith

We'll be participating in the consultation process to ensure #HPMAs are the '🌟' of marine protection. We believe HPMAs should: ✔️provide the highest level of protection ✔️cover a range of habitats ✔️protect the whole site ✔️be sufficient in size & number ✔️be well monitored

We are lucky enough to play host to some of the ocean's most majestic and intriguing animals! If you're out and about on the #NorthSea coast and in the sea please enjoy wildlife in a way that puts them first 🐬🐋🌊💙