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24.4 trillion pieces (82,000 - 578,000 tons) of microplastics in the world's oceans, according to a dataset providing more realistic amounts of microplastics – it will help researchers to assess the true impact on aquatic organisms and the environment. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

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Red tide is drifting north along Pinellas beaches and increasing in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Gusty winds and high surf continue to push the algae blooms and cause respiratory irritation. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #RedTide #ManateeMonday

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The climate crisis, ocean acidification, oil & plastic pollution, mangrove, and coral loss, are all intersectional. It is past time to start connecting the issues, so we are all focusing our actions within the environmental community to solve them together. #WetTribe

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No other species on earth evokes so much human fascination and empathy as whales and dolphins, which have become tragic symbols of our deteriorating relationship with the ocean. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday #Cetaceans

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3,000 pounds of plastic pollution was ultimately deposited on the steps of the State Capitol in Tallahassee to make a point to legislators that they must ban single-use plastics (or at least allow cities to do so.) #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ThrowbackThursday #PlasticBans

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Marine life is dying from pollution caused by the dumping of pollution into the ocean – from toxic chemicals dumped today (or decades ago) to runoff and sewage creating harmful algal blooms, or plastic debris absorbing and amplifying both. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

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A new study found that microplastics absorb and concentrate toxic organic substances and forever chemicals, increasing their toxicity by a factor of 10, which may lead to a severe impact on environmental and human health. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ToxicTuesday

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Primary Microplastics are plastics produced as tiny plastic particles. Secondary Microplastics are 5mm or smaller fragments of larger plastics. Plastic microfibers are very small thread-like fibers that can come from synthetic fabrics, brakes & tires. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

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#SecondaryMicroplastics come from degradation of larger #Plastics (the subject of clean-ups) such as plastic bags, bottles, and fishing nets, account for 69-81% of microplastics. #PrimaryMicroplastics, created as #microfibers, represent the other 15-31%. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

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The amount of heat accumulating in the ocean is accelerating and penetrating deeper, with widespread effects on extreme weather events and marine life. The top mile of the sea surface temperature has doubled since the 1960s. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ClimateCrisis

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90% of the heat caused by adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels is absorbed by the ocean, which also plays a major role in the carbon cycle, absorbing 30% of anthropogenic CO2 emitted annually. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ClimateCrisis

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The full extent of entanglements is difficult to assess as most are never observed, but research estimates over 300,000 whales & dolphins die annually in fishing gear, with additional numbers also tangled in marine debris. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday #Entanglement

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