Walked by the #water yesterday and it was enough.

#WaterIsLife #OceanHealth

What could go wrong?

'UN to start taking deep-sea mining applications this July'
#Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/un-start-taking-deep-sea-mining-applications-this-july-2023-03-31/

#OceanHealth #WaterNews #WaterJustice

#AdriftLab’s new paper describing the disease #Plasticosis - fibrosis as a result of exposure to #IngestedPlastics - is ranked 🥇NUMBER ONE🥇 by #Altmetric for the Journal of Hazardous Materials 🥳 #seabirds #microplastics #SublethalEffects #wildlife #OceanHealth #sentinel @SeabirdSentinel @TheLabAndField

🎉New @AdriftLab paper 🎉 in ICES Journal of Marine Science!! Download it for free (#OpenAccess) HERE ➡️ https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icesjms/fsad048/7083385

So, what did we find? Well, in young #seabirds, body mass influences the likelihood of survival in the critical period between nest departure & recruitment to the breeding population. For this study, we measured #shearwater chicks to determine how body condition changed over 13 years (an incredible long-term dataset!).

During 2010–2022, we found chick body mass & 3 measures of size (eg. wing length) declined by up to 0.23  mm/yr with body mass declining by 16 g/yr 📏📉😢

In the 1st photo, a healthy chick is shown on the LEFT while an undersized chick which we more commonly observed is shown on the RIGHT.

Overall, the number of chicks fledging (leaving the nest) at <400 g has increased sharply in recent years (see photo 2), meaning significant numbers of birds are unlikely to survive after departing the island

This paper highlights the value of #LongTermMonitoring & critical role #philanthropy has played: literally NONE of this world-class science would have been possible without support from generous donors, especially Detached Hobart - we are forever grateful! 😍🐦💙 Huge thanks to Justin Gilligan for providing the stunning (yet sad) 📸, they made all the difference to this paper! Finally, a massive thanks to @nhmscience and Esperance Tjaltjraak for supporting our team 🙏

#AdriftLab #Morphometrics #LordHoweIsland #OceanHealth #BioIndicator #TippingPoint #BiodiversityCrisis #Sentinel @TheLabAndField

Great 🌊 job alert⬇️
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RT @Ocean_Visions
📢🌊JOB ALERT! Are you passionate about #oceanhealth and #climatesolutions? We seek a Program Officer to support our @UNOceanDecade Center & related GEOS program. Application review begins March 27. Position open until filled. http://oceanvisions.org/careers/. Please retweet!
#hiring
https://twitter.com/Ocean_Visions/status/1636708042048778240

🗓️🤟🌊⬇️
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RT @Ocean_Visions
🗓️🌊We're raising awareness of ocean-climate restoration opportunities on March 12 at @sxsw! Check it out and add it to your SXSW schedule: https://lnkd.in/dsq6sDNi ⬇️
#SXSW #SXSW2023
#climaterepair
#oceanhealth
#carbonremoval
https://twitter.com/Ocean_Visions/status/1631383482738810905

#RaisingAwareness for our #OceanHealth on my 48th #birthday 🥰

#SaveOurSeas #HelpTheKelp #ShawOceanDiscoveryCentre #SidneyBC #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Conservation #environmentalists #EarthProtectors

I don't take many cab rides nowadays, but in the off few I do, it's a great opportunity to engage one-on-one with someone and do some #SciComm on #ClimateChange or #OceanHealth.

RT @uniofexeHLS
1/3 The movement patterns of microscopic #algae can be mapped in greater detail than ever before, giving new insights into ocean health, thanks to new technology developed at the @UniofExeter. Read: https://bit.ly/3VkWOPv @LSI_Exeter #MicroOrganisms #OceanHealth

Moving, informative and concise podcast on #islands #oceanhealth and #climatejustice

15 min Interview: Torres Strait rights activist on the desperate fight to save the islands

Episode webpage: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/audio/2022/04/1116542

Media file: https://news.un.org/feed/listen/1116542/en/sites/news.un.org.en/files/audio/2022/04/23apr-intv-torres-strait-mosby.mp3

#Pollution event could be the reason for thousands of dead #animals washing up on beaches #oceanhealth #dieoff

https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-10-28-dead-sea-creatures-wash-up-uk-beaches.html

#Pollution event could be the reason for thousands of dead #animals washing up on beaches #oceanhealth #dieoff

https://newstarget.com/2021-10-28-dead-sea-creatures-wash-up-uk-beaches.html