#ourocean

[mbari-blog]

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌎️🌊💙⁠

The ocean is the largest living space on our planet. It’s critical for all life⁠ on Earth, but it now faces a triple threat of climate change, pollution, and⁠ overfishing. MBARI researchers are answering fundamental questions⁠ about our changing ocean. Our research and data help inform ocean⁠ management and policy.

Studying our blue backyard has revealed our connection to the ocean—⁠how it sustains us and how our actions affect its future. MBARI scientists,⁠ engineers, communications staff, and marine operations crew are driven by⁠ a curiosity to learn more about the ocean and a passion to protect its future. Our ocean needs our help. All life—including us—depends on a healthy ocean.

[khplayingcards]

♣ DONATION ANNOUNCEMENT ♣

We cannot thank all wielders enough for helping us achieve the amazing goal of $3819.76 to donate for @/OurOcean 🌊

Thank you for the support you get given to this project, and may our hearts always stay connected! ♥️ This account will now become unmonitored.

“There are many worlds, but they share the same sky. One sky, one destiny.”

[oneoceandiving]

Awesome shot from @amymercer.photos of co-founder @juansharks out with @OneOceanDiving: “// ONE OCEAN // . Throwback to the Hawaiian days when I finally got to tick diving with sharks in Oahu off my bucket list last year and fan girled like no tomorrow meeting two of my Shark Conservation idols, @juansharks (pictured) & @oceanramsey from @oneoceandiving. An absolute epic day filled with Sandbar Sharks, Galapagos Sharks and a surprise visit from a Juvenile Tiger! Cannot wait to go back and do it all over again! 🦈🦈🦈💕 __________________________________________________ #oneoceandiving #oneoceanglobal #hawaiianairlines #lethawaiihappen #discoverocean #ourocean #saveourocean #saveoursharks #adventure #uniladadventure #fathomlesslife #ourplanetdaily #natgeo #yourshotphotographer #sharks #sharkweek #hawaii #oahu #goproanz #knektaus #knektusa #earthpix #artofvisuals #voyaged #gramslayers #visualsofearth” (at Oneoceandiving.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PPg8BHBVQ/?igshid=sq9scsdj2cv9

[thewriterkb]

Did you know that in 2012, Director James Cameron went to Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench; reaching a frightening 10,908 metres (35,787 ft) below. Cameron said that he realised "how tiny you are down in this big, vast, black unknown and unexplored place". In fact, humanity arguably knows less about the ocean floor than we do about space. Take a look at the new video discussing this here.

[ohsoshy]

Our ocean Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Lisbon, Portugal

[jimabernethy]

A beautiful whale sharks slides between my boat and I for the perfect split image setup during our annual whale shark trips every July in Mexico! Join @shawnheinrichs and I there this year to experience this life changing experience for yourself. Shark and Ocean lovers please help! We have a real chance to BAN THE SHARK FIN TRADE in the United States...but need YOUR help! Please SIGN the @oceana #FinBanNow petition by CLICKING THE LINK IN MY BIO. Already signed? Thank you! :) Tag your friends and SHARE this post to keep the momentum going! We need all the help we can get! The shark fin trade is a global problem. In the USA, the sale of fins is banned in 11 states and 3 territories so far. The export of the US sharks we have killed in US waters is over 1.2 million dollars annually! This ranks the US as the 7th worst nation for the shark fin trade. The US imports shark fins from countries that do not have shark finning bans including China, India and Indonesia. Currently there are very few regulations on the sale of shark fins globally. HEALTHY OCEANS NEED HEALTHY SHARK POPULATIONS. It's time for a #FinBanNOW! @jim_abernethy @sea_legacy @wildlifevoiceinc #TurningTheTide #sharkfinban #savesharks #ourocean #conservation #conservationist #sharksaver #marineprotectedzones #mpa #hopespot #startwith1thing #racingextinction #ops #saveplanetearth #saveplanet #sharksofinstagram #fin #finfree #missionblue #naturephotography #nature #ilovesharks #underwater #beautiful #friendofnature #gorgeous #epicimages (at Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsdrav7BL77/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=su2nklstqpit

[crystal-dive-koh-tao]

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July 21st is the 4th Annual PADI’s Women Day. Over the past week and leading up to today, Crystal Dive Koh Tao in conjunction with Eco Koh Tao have highlighted the positive and influential role that Women play in the scuba diving industry. These passionate individuals are dedicated to making the world a better place through their role as a PADI Diver or Professional. They have raised awareness of scuba diving within their communities across the planet and inspired more people to pursue their passions by following their dreams to explore, preserve and experience the underwater world. We all have a role to play in preserving our Ocean planet! Ocean facts: • 22,000 tons of trash enters the ocean every day • The most common single-use plastics found in the environment are; 1. Cigarette butts 2. Plastic bottles 3. Plastic bottle caps 4. Food wrappers 5. Plastic bags • Up to 14,000 tons of sunscreen enters the ocean every year. Oxybenzone, a chemical in most sunscreens contributes to coral bleaching and impairs the growth of new coral. • Tens of millions of sharks are killed each year for their meat, fins and liver. • Only 9% of the 9 billion tons of plastic the world has ever produced has been recycled • Join the #cleanseas movement, dispose of cigarettes properly • Support and volunteer with companies that have environmental practices in place and that are working to preserve the environment • #pickup3 join the movement, every little bit helps • Put on sunscreen 1 to 2 hours before going in the water. Choose sunscreens that are reef safe. Use physical barriers like rashguards and hats to protect from the sun. • You can Adopt-A-coral for 500 bhat and help rebuild Koh Tao reefs OR 100,000 marine mammals and 1 million seabirds die from plastic pollution per year. • Whale sharks need plenty of space to move around and do not like being touched. Do not use flash cameras as this stresses them out. • Prevention is progress, get involved • You can keep 584 plastic straws out of the oceans each year by using a reusable straw. Be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem. • #Crushplastic #ourocean #thelaststraw #pickup3 #cleanseas Whale (at Crystal Dive Koh Tao)

[chaosbringer566]

Up to 90% of ocean plastic comes from land-based sources and it's mission to effectively end this source of ocean plastic from the places it originates all over the world. That being river mouths. Today, @4ocean is launching a new technology that stop ocean plastics at the source, especially on high impact areas! Isn't it cool? That technology called Ocean Plastic Recovery Vessel (OPRV). On the OPRV, we will have additional technology/equipment to intercept, process, and transport ocean plastic to be recycled (pangas, landing craft, amphibious excavator). As part of this mission, we're affecting the lives of individuals locally and around the world by creating jobs, economic opportunity, and the possibility to further increase the demand for ocean plastic. I'm proud to be a part of 4ocean Ocean Advocates Club and support OPR campaign. For me the ocean is a "friend" that gives us almost everything to live. It gives us the oxygen we breathe. It regulates our climate. It feeds us. It gives us clean and renewable energy. It offers new medicines. Jobs, economy, tourism, development, inovation, technology, and shipping The ocean offers all this and more. The ocean is owned by no one, but shared by everyone. Even if we live in different countries we all share the same ocean. Every single ocean in the world is important to us. The ocean is the blue heart of our planet. We need the ocean more than the ocean need us. Based on that, let's protect #ourocean . #4ocean #waves4change (at Daly City, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNR0yhH3rWXaLfTtN0iKUPzh-u4qRSpKrmfO00/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8f3mlwp7nqqk

[luigicassandra]

#Repost @ourplanet_eu · · · · ❄️ Un più forte impegno dell'UE per l'Arctic ❄️ L'Artico sta cambiando rapidamente, a causa del riscaldamento globale, maggiore concorrenza per risorse naturali e rivalità geopolitiche. Un Artico sicuro, sostenibile, pacifico e prospero è importante non solo per l'Arctic stesso, ma anche per l'UE e in realtà per il nostro intero mondo. Oggi la Commissione europea ha adottato una nuova strategia #Euartica a: 🔹 Proteggi l'ambiente e la biodiversità fragile dell'Artico 🔹 Assicurarsi che si sviluppi in modo sostenibile 🔹 Affrontare le emissioni di carbonio nero 🔹 Contribuire a rafforzare la cooperazione internazionale Trova i dettagli nel nostro nuovo comunicato stampa. 🔗 Collegamento nel nostro BIO. --- #Ourocean #eubodiversity #arctic #environment #climatechange #protectThearctic #climateation #polarbear #polarbears #amiamorispettiamoproteggiamoilpianeta🌏🌎🌍♥️🇮🇹 #amiamorispettiamoproteggiamoognispecieanimale🐵🦁🐯🐱🐶🐺🐻🐨🐼🐹🐭🐰🦊🐮🐷🐴🐸🐲🦎🐉🐢🐊🐍🐁🐀🐇🐈🐩🐕🐅🐆🐎🐖🐄🐂🐃🐏🐑🐐🦌🐘🦏🐒🦍🐪🐫🐿️🦇🐓🐔🐣🐤🐥🐦🦉🦅🕊️🦃🦆🐧🦈🐬🐋🐳🐟🐠🐡🦐🦀🦑🐙🦂🕷️🕸️🐚🐌🐜🐝🐞🦋🐛🐗🦄♥️🇮🇹 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVA6gI4oz5J/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mbari-blog]

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌎

This World Ocean Day, we are celebrating the global ocean that connects us all. The deep sea is the largest living space on Earth. Weird and wonderful animals thrive in this cold and dark environment. Between the sunlit surface and the deep seafloor lies an expanse of open water—the midnight zone. A dazzling diversity of creatures drift, swim, and flourish here. These animals live in a world without barriers or borders. Many of these species are found throughout the world’s ocean. For them, there is only one ocean. 

Our ocean and its inhabitants face a rising tide of threats. Pollution, overfishing, and climate change make for an uncertain future. We’re working to understand the midnight zone and how animals there will navigate these changes. Our ocean needs our help. All life—including us—depends on a healthy ocean.

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

This is a #Repost from @mbari_news who is presenting red ocean life forms in the deep sea・・・ Reflections on red in the deep sea ❤️🌊💗🌊❤️ ⠀ The velvety red of a drifting jelly, the brick red of a flapjack octopus...many deep-sea creatures exhibit the colors of Valentine's Day. When pursuing the prey object of their desire, deep-sea creatures may use red as camouflage. Wavelengths of light in the red end of the visible spectrum are preferentially absorbed by seawater, and therefore red colors appear black in the deep sea. Red animals disappear into the darkness, enabling them to ambush unsuspecting prey or avoid a hungry predator.⠀ ⠀ In the video: Midwater jelly (Pandea rubra), deep-sea jelly (Voragonema sp.), cydippid comb jelly (Aulacoctena sp.), flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis sp.), brisingid sea star.⠀ ⠀ #DeepSeaValentine #DeepSea #deepsealife #MBARI #underwatervideo #ROV #ROVvideo #oceanlife #ocean #ourocean #loveourocean #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2018 #jellyfish #reflectionsonred #red #camouflage #ecology #marinebiology #deepseaadaptation #octopus #jellyfish #combjelly #starfish #OceanLifeForms #DeepSeaCreatures

[happinesz1]

Always keep a little beach in your heart. Do our oceans a big favour and buy plastic free. Mama Earth and Mother Ocean deserve it!! #noplastic #plasticfree #mothernature #organic #sustainability #noaluminum #ourocean #keepouroceansclean #duurzaam #motherocean #duurzaamheid #lovenature #respectnature #sustainableliving https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxnKfqMh8f/?igshid=18g1p9nrayvlw

[connor-seybert]

“Let’s put some happy little fan worms right there...” -Bob Ross, if he painted underwater scenes. 🏝🌈🌊 🐛 . . . . . . . . . . . . . #uw #diving #sealife #bobross #fanworm #underwater #scuba #bahamas #rainbow #sea #ocean #ourocean #cleanoceans #bubbles #seafloor #wildlife #explore #anythingfortheshot (at The Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwt7dBp2Ew/?igshid=15jhbonf454gd

[lucapiercing]

Sky Ocean Rescue. Un mare da salvare. Via la plastica monouso entro il 2020. . #skyoceanrescue #skyitalia #unmaredasalvare #vialaplastica #plasticamonouso #stopplastica #ourplanetdaily #ourocean #aplastictide #plasticwhale #plasticus #malta #londra #london #londonbridge #millenniumbridge #oceanhero (presso Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBnNQBHoGxP/?igshid=1kppgmrh9xeqy

[samoceanwarrior]

#NudibranchNovember Cadlinella ornatissima is a species of sea slug or dorid #nudibranch the maximum size is 34mm while this one was about 20mm. Often called the candy nudibranch. . . Taken by #Underwaterphotographer #DanielSasse #yourshotphotographer #Scubadiving #Aonang #Krabi #photooftheday #Marinelifeprotection #Ouroceans #Underwaterphotography #natgeo #nature #uwpic #Savetheoceans #Marineconservation #Oceandefender #Saveourseas #underwaterlife #fish #ecowarrior #natgeowild https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvRFSMPP-2/?utm_medium=tumblr