#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture

ViaJeff Berardelli #WeatherProf "21 weeks of heat stress in the FL Keys this summer. That is more than double the old record of 10 weeks (the graph on the bottom). On the top graph you can see how this years sea surface temps (black line) compare to the other years since 1985. This has decimated coral."

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "In September 2019, the #MissionBlueExpeditions team traveled to the #GalápagosIslands, led by Kip Evans, #MissionBlue Director of Photography and Expeditions." Mission Blue

https://missionblue.org/events/galapagos-national-park-expedition/

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "In September 2019, the #MissionBlueExpeditions team traveled to the #GalápagosIslands, led by Kip Evans, #MissionBlue Director of Photography and Expeditions." @MissionBlue

https://missionblue.org/events/galapagos-national-park-expedition/

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture
"The archaic notion that #killingsharks protects beach-goers still exists in many parts of the USA, and is the primary driver of shark-killing contests. Unfortunately the opposite is true. The widespread destruction of shark populations is now threatening the health of the ocean, the very ocean that humanity relies on for its survival." Blue Planet Society

https://www.facebook.com/BluePlanetSoc/posts/pfbid02Jvy4CxYYtDUMKBxQrGtc3XatmMuWievrLM8QSBeP2SCd1s5XJRnHPs8CAhWqRbVml

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture

"Researchers fear that #plasticdebris floating in masses of seaweed sargassum is a breeding ground for flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria. Vibrio are extremely aggressive and can seek out & stick to plastic within minutes." 4ocean

https://news.yahoo.com/experts-raise-alarm-over-flesh-173000020.html

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "Michael Lowry, hurricane specialist and storm surge expert, posted in agreement: “The dearth of Saharan dust over the tropical North Atlantic is helping drive the ongoing ocean heatwave. Dust concentration running low much of 2023, but at record lows (since 2003) for early June.”"

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/north-atlantic-ocean-records-its-highest-ever-sea-surface-temperature/?fbclid=IwAR3uT-zdyWiqwyB4dOKaTnwvO0XK0A42euaswS4PL_3LquhFAegdDDbOAQM

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "#MarineProtectedAreas as #ClimateSolutions: How MPAs support #climateresilience, mitigation and adaptation"

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1c86c55bfa624643aa376e49fa571c85

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "Why is the ocean — and this team of researchers — looking pretty in pink? For science! Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have launched the PiNC (Plumes in Nearshore Conditions) experiment to study the coastal zone where a river meets the ocean."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfnmwax_0Sg

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture "The mission was clear: to swim to and through the HEART of the #GreatPacificGarbagePatch. To see what is ACTUALLY out there. One stroke at a time, for months. And while he swam…"

https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1654536756493156357