#protecting the oceans

[hellsitegenetics]

Hello hellsitegenetics. I have discovered that I did absolute shit on my Genetics unit so far. If you were to BLAST this ask I will start praying to the creature that appears for them to aid me in the final exam so that I can have a GPA that is closer to what I wanted

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Closest match: Eumandya parva genome assembly, chromosome: 44 Common name: Spotty Bobtail Squid

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[sarahmackattack]

I'm mad that deep sea mining is a thing people are doing so instead of just complaining to my cat, I'm making art about it.

These wheatpastes will be going up this week.

Wanna stick something up near you?

Get stickers here

All $$ supports Skype a Scientist, a small science education nonprofit that is connecting people with science through personal connections with scientists and art!

[respect-the-locals]

Friendly Reminder 🦈

Please stop demonizing sharks 🙏

[reasonsforhope]

Study: Protecting the ocean helps fight malnutrition

"Protecting more of the ocean could slash the risk of malnutrition for up to 3 million people worldwide, according to a new study co-authored by Conservation International.

It found that fish catches in coral reefs could increase by up to 20 percent by expanding sustainable-use marine protected areas — that is, areas where some fishing is allowed with restrictions.

The benefits of marine protected areas in helping restore fish populations and ecosystems are well documented. However, perceptions persist that these protections come at the expense of local communities.

The new study challenges this view.

“It’s easy to think of protected areas as putting people and nature in conflict by restricting access to much-needed sources of nutrition for locals,” said Conservation International scientist Alex Zvoleff, a study co-author. “But what this study shows is that protecting nature isn't about walling off resources from people; protected areas can actually enhance what nature provides for people."

The study analyzed fish counts in nearly 2,500 coral reefs across 53 countries, focusing on the nutrients found in fish that are critical for human health. Researchers looked at sites with a range of protections — from complete bans on fishing to open access for fishing — and found that sustainable-use marine protected areas have on average 15 percent more fish biomass than non-protected areas.

The study pinpointed countries with the greatest potential to improve malnutrition through sustainable-use marine protected areas, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Nicaragua.

More than 800 million people face malnutrition worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In many coastal communities, fish can be the only source of vital nutrients — particularly for children and pregnant women.

However, pollution, overfishing and climate change are severely degrading the coral reefs that support these fish. And though coastal communities make up a small portion of those struggling with malnutrition, the study shows that fighting food insecurity can go hand in hand with protecting nature, said Daniel Viana, the study’s lead author.

“There is often a push for marine protected areas to completely ban fishing — our goal is to show that it does not need to be all or nothing,” Viana said. “Allowing regulated fishing in marine protected areas can support healthy fish populations, while also having a positive impact on the quality of life of surrounding communities.”

The study’s findings are particularly significant as global efforts are under way to protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s land and marine ecosystems by 2030. Currently, only about 8 percent of the ocean is protected."

-via Conservation International, September 17, 2024

[invisible-pink-toast]

Top 20 Romantic/Comedies where the girls should’ve ended up together

20. Mean Girls - Janis and Cady

19. The Breakfast Club - Allison and Claire

18. Bring It On - Missy and Torrance

17. Whip It - Pash and Bliss

(if Bliss comes out as trans after the film like Elliot Page did, then these two will still be one badass queer couple!)

16. The Wedding Planner - Mary and Fran

15. Pitch Perfect - Beca and Chloe

(would probably be higher up on the list if i wasn’t bitter)

14. Princess Protection Program - Rosalinda and Carter

13. Clueless - Cher, Tai and Dionne

12. Legally Blonde - Vivian and Elle

11. Frances Ha - Sophie and Frances

10. Stuck in the Suburbs - Brittany and Natasha

9. John Tucker Must Die - Carrie, Beth, Heather and Kate

8. Ocean’s 8 - Debbie and Lou

7. Calamity Jane - Katie and Calamity

6. Bring It On: All or Nothing - Britney and Camille

5. Ice Princess - Casey and Gen 

4. She’s the Man - Viola and Olivia

3. Almost Adults - Mackenzie and Cassie

2. Miss Congeniality - Cheryl and Gracie

1. Bend it like Beckham - Jess and Jules

[blessedscavengers]

protect our oceans

terfs fuck off

made in 2023

[oyqe]

[gojuo]

Jotaro + not letting Jolyne go

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン / JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2021-2022) prod. David Productions

[whenthewallfell]

~ oh, the places you'll go! ~

[chrisrin]

i'm not sorry.

[ladystardustofdarknessanddismay]

The twerking Winion is our sacred animal and must be protected at all costs

[chiropteracupola]

She was a seal, of course, everybody knew it.

[respect-the-locals]

💙🦈 WORLD SHARK AWARENESS DAY!! 💙🦈

Did you know??

Sharks, one of our planet’s oldest species with fossils dating back over 400 million years, have played a pivotal role in marine ecosystems far longer than we have existed on Earth.

Deemed a keystone species, sharks exert such a profound influence on their habitats that their absence would dramatically alter the entire ecosystem. As apex predators, they stand at the pinnacle of the food chain, crucially maintaining the balance of marine life by regulating prey populations. Sharks control species abundance, distribution, and diversity, which reciprocally affects the health of marine habitats.

Organizations worldwide, like the Shark Conservation Fund, are striving to protect sharks directly. Others, such as Blue Ventures and Saving the Blue, indirectly work towards their protection by safeguarding marine habitats and engaging coastal communities.

[ampresandian]

I wonder if part of Percy's sense of belonging once he's claimed has to do with Poseidon having a tangible domain. Like, Percy can look at the ocean, and that's his too. He's got somewhere that's his, in his home in New York and his home in the sea.

Versus someone like Luke, who loses his childhood home and gets placed in the most transient cabin to live in for five years at camp, and whose father's domain is restless and intangible. You can't own or belong to "messages" or "travel" in the same way you can physically visit and be in the ocean. And I think Kronos can target Luke because he's angry but also because he's restless and he doesn't quite belong to something because his father didn't leave him an inheritance to belong to.

[wispforever]

possess

[frannonfire]