#montereybayaquarium

[montereybayaquarium]

🌊💙 With a flick of its fabulous fins, this flapping flat fish flawlessly flutters, frolicking in a fascinating formation, flirting with a fleet of fishy friends. This whirling waltz, a whimsical water wobble, weaves in the wonder of finned finesse and fintastic fun. 🙃🐟

[posttexasstressdisorder]

Monterey Bay Aquarium 07-09-24 Master Post (all ten parts)

[russmorris]

Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Ricoh GR Digital II

[mcgaggs]

Flickr | Society6 | Instagram | Redbubble | Monterey Bay Aquarium, My Links, https://flic.kr/p/2oHeJYN

[ambiguousadulation]

Happy Shromp Week 2023!! Heard about it last minute but I HAD to make something to celebrate since aquatic invertebrates are my favorite AND it’s a great event to educate about nature!!!! I chose a blue rilli shrimp in honor of the ones I JUST bought yesterday. Go check out @montereybayaquarium for more awesome #shrompweek2022 posts and fun things!!!!! 🦐🍤💙💜♥️💕 #shrompweek #shrimpweek #shrimpweek2023 #shrimp #cherryshrimp #bluerilli #digitalart #montereybayaquarium #aquarium #unacctmango (yes i did make this in like 45min) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_z6BCtONE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[g-volcano-photo]

CA | OR | NY

[phil624-blog]

In this episode, Christine Feldman shares her teenage adventure with her sister visiting their cousins stationed at Fort Ord in California. What started as an innocent drive turned into a misadventure when they found themselves lost in a restricted area of the base. Listen to this hilarious and heartwarming story of how they stumbled upon an unexpected reunion and the consequences that followed. Chapters:

Introduction

Teenage Adventure

Restricted Area

Unexpected Reunion

Consequences

Common Sense

Conclusion

Interesting Things Mentioned

Fort Ord

Monterey, California

Cannery Row

Monterey Bay Aquarium

High School Reunions

[arya-drottningu]

(Not so) fun fact! Over 50% of the world’s coral reefs are dead!

First of all, coral is colonial. Similar to some types of sea jellies, it’s made of a whole lot of little polyps that together comprise the animal that is coral. Those polyps are translucent, and within them live photosynthetic algae (zooxanthellae) that turn sunlight into food for the coral.

When the water gets warmer than coral is used to, as it tends to do when the entire world gets warmer, that algae starts acting weird. The corals immune system detects that, and kicks out those algae.

Without the algae to feed it, the coral starves. The bleaching is a result of the algae leaving, taking the color with them. All that’s left is the skeleton. Shortly after that algae is gone, the coral dies from a lack of nutrients.

That being said, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) is working to combat this effect. Linked below are some of their websites pertaining to coral bleaching.

In particular, this is a five-minute video from NOAA on what we can do to help!

Research has found that coral can adapt to warmer waters through exposure. Not only that, but playing the sounds of a healthy coral reef underwater (they’re LOUD with all the fish and other creatures) can encourage young corals to settle and regrow reefs.

Not all is lost for coral, but it’s so important to be aware of its struggles.

You can also watch the documentary Chasing Coral on Netflix (: it’s a good watch and very informative.

[mbari-blog]

When MBARI’s exploration meets @MontereyBayAquarium’s innovation 🤩✨️⁠ ⁠

Bloody-belly comb jellies, Lampocteis cruentiventer, are ctenophores, not true jellies. Like other comb jellies, they navigate through the water by beating their shimmering, hair-like cilia. These crimson beauties are found in the twilight zone, using their blood-red stomachs to hide a belly full of glowing (bioluminescent) prey. At these depths, red is nearly invisible, turning their vibrant color into the perfect camouflage.⁠ ⁠

This species was first observed off the coast of San Diego in 1979, but MBARI researchers, including Senior Research and Education Specialist George Matsumoto, officially named and described it in 2001.⁠ ⁠ The Aquarium’s husbandry team worked for years to decode the mystery of caring for these jellies, becoming the first to display them. Aquarium experts like Senior Aquarist Evan Firl have been able to extend the captive longevity of this species by reducing oxygen concentrations and mimicking the bloody belly’s deep-sea habitat. ⁠ ⁠ By combining our deep-sea and animal care expertise, the Aquarium and MBARI have made it possible for everyone to see these tiny translucent treasures in person and learn more about these captivating denizens of the deep.⁠

[the-cheezit-files]

thanks @montereybayaquarium this made my day

[noorakhaled]

My name is Noura, and I’m reaching out to you during the most challenging time of my life. My family and I have lost everything due to the devastating war on the Gaza Strip. Our home, which once sheltered my , siblings, and loved ones, now exists only in our memories. We’ve been forced to leave everything behind, displaced from the north of Gaza to the south, .

Before the war, I had a stable job, a future I could envision for my family, and dreams of building a better life. Now, all of that has been taken from us. But despite the loss, I hold on to hope. I am determined to rebuild my life and the lives of my family members.

We are not just asking for charity. We are asking for a chance to restore hope, to create a new beginning. The goal is to collect donations to help us rebuild our home and establish a small business, which will provide not only for my family but also contribute to our community. We want to work, to stand on our own feet, and to restore the dignity that comes with self-reliance.

Your support will help us create that future, turning our suffering into a source of strength. No donation is too small, as every contribution brings us closer to reclaiming our lives , and restoring hope.

Thank you for standing with us in this time of need.

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Thank you 🍉🇵🇸

[xanthumn]

Thanks @bunjywunjy for the explanation!

Make a great first shrimpression with these shrimpeccable looks 🦐✨

Whether you're shrimply fabulous or krilling it on the runway, these shrimpspired outfits will have you feeling oh-so-shellfishly chic! 🦐✨

[gallusrostromegalus]

True/false: you're in at least one fandom that's so small that niche doesn't begin to describe it

TRUE Fandoms include:

My husband's unpublished TTRPG World feat. Fungal Goblins, Memetically Contagious Orcs, Julius Ceasar Acetara, Every Failed Economic Theory Of The Last 500 Years and The World's Best Necromancer

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Given recent surges in @montereybayaquarium IDK if the MBARI Deep Sea Robot expiditions are niche anymore, but it SHOULD be front-page news

The Toronto Maple Leafs

[lubnaqa]

Hi this is Lubna from Gaza,

So you've probably heard about the genocide that's been happening to us for nearly a year now, we've been displaced and forced leave our homes carrying nothing but our clothes, our suffering is never ending, we seek water everywhere and it's difficult to find, my elderly parents need medicine that doesn't exist in Gaza, we make fire with wood which is dangerous and causes lung issues to us because of the smoke, I used to work at an English language centre and had a simple life with big dreams and a warm home, I know have lost my job, my dear friends, and my home.

I've been living in a tent for a year now, which is a never ending nightmare for me and my family, it doesn't protect us from the heat of the sun, or the the cold of the winter, and last winter our tent was filled with water in the middle of the night and we couldn't sleep and had to run in the streets to find shelter, please help me and my family escape this nightmare by donating to us, and may god keep you and your family from ever going through this genocide.

@freegazapalestine-blog @freegazafreepaiestine @freepalestine @freepalestinneee @freepalestine-xo-blog @freepalestinesposts @eva @sayruq @iznabl @breathtakinglandscapes @fairuzfakhira @appsa @opencommunion @sunclownsblog @selamat83 @lonelysandwich @longboxeson22s @beeeso0o-blog @motivateyourselfeachandeveryday @feefal @olocomermaun @montereybayaquarium @sunsetquotes @mobydyke @riding-the-wavez @gender-and-science @genderqueerpositivity @bisexual-community @beefyfurrydaddy @autisicanarchist @walking-in-a-rainbow @finnslay @90-ghost @ibtisams @fairtradeusa @sar-soor @nabulsi27

[mcgaggs]

Flickr | Society6 | Instagram | Redbubble | Jellyfish, Monterey Bay Aquarium My Links , https://flic.kr/p/2oNH5W5

[ahlam-hilles]

URGENT APPEAL ❗️❗️ Please don't skip taking a look 🇵🇸🍉

Hello, I am Ahlam Hilles. I am creating this fundraising on behalf of my family (my father, mother, and my three siblings)

Their story

My family, consisting of my father (Suleiman Hilles, my mother Sanaa Hilles, my brother Ahmed,24 years old, my sister Asmaa,20 years old, and my sister Aya, 18 years old), lived in Al-Shujaiya neighborhood in the north of the Gaza Strip.

When the war broke out, Al-Shujaiya was one of the most dangerous neighborhoods, and accordingly my father's house was completely destroyed.so they were forced to move to Khan Yunis city to their friends' house. When the bombing intensified in Khan Yunis, then they were forced to move Rafah city and again to Deir Al-balah where most of civilians were displaced to.

They have become subject to daily suffering to secure food and search for water and medicine.

They live in a tent made of cloth and plastic in very difficult and unhealthy conditions.They do not even find a mattress to sleep on, nor cooking gas, nor any of the necessities of life. Your help and donations to us are a rescue and an effective contribution to alleviating these harsh conditions.

I am also trying to collect money in order to try to get the family out of the Gaza Strip and escape to Egypt when Rafah crossing opens.

The exit fees for their relocation amount to $5,000 for each adult. With 5 adults in my family, the total exit fees required for my family sum up to $25000 USD.

Please help us by donating any amount and contribute to saving us from the hell in the Gaza Strip or help us reach the campaign and spread it widely by reblogging and sharing it with your friends.

Thank you for your sympathy

This campaign is completely legitimate and aims to save my family .

Note: You can contact me to answer all your inquiries and provide you with the required proofs.

@90-ghost @ibtisams @fairtradeusa @sar-soor @palestine @palestinegenocide @nabulsi27 @vakarians-babe @interiordesignmagazine @gazaboovintage @finnslay @bibyen @autisicanarchist @walking-in-a-rainbow @bisexual-community @beefyfurrydaddy @gender-and-science @genderqueerpositivity @feefal @mobydyke @riding-the-wavez @olocomermaun @sunsetquotes @montereybayaquarium @motivateyourselfeachandeveryday @longboxeson22s @beeeso0o-blog @lonelysandwich @sunclownsblog @selamat83 @appsa @iznabl @opencommunion @fairuzfakhira @iznabl @breathtakinglandscapes @sayruq @eva @freepalestinneee @freegazapalestine-blog @freegazapalestine-blog @freegazafomhamas-blog @mitarbeiter @freegazapalestine-blog @sayruq