Oceanwire 🇺🇦🌻
@Oceanwire
Followers
84K
Following
46K
Media
6K
Statuses
40K
Curating the knowledge, news and sheer wonder of our planet's remarkable ocean “You have to love it before you're moved to save it.” ~Sylvia Earle
Also On Spoutible & Bluesky!
Joined April 2010
. Our Twitter banner is climate warming stripes of the Arctic Ocean since 1893. Learn about climate warming stripes & their inventor @ed_hawkins here: https://t.co/3R2ieZmDe1 and make your climate stripes here:
showyourstripes.info
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
9
51
120
. The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat https://t.co/Gn1es8F0af
theguardian.com
Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of Seattle
0
0
2
#OurAmazingOcean See Ten Strange and Mesmerizing Creatures From the Deep Ocean, From Sea Toads to Frilled Sharks https://t.co/yj77W0Va1U
smithsonianmag.com
Scientists who explore the depths using submersibles continue to discover amazing animals that inhabit dark waters
0
0
4
In Ironic news: Iceland is freaking out about… checks notes… Ice! 🧊 News at 11… It’s funny. But there’s truth here. The Atlantic circulation is in danger of collapse in the next couple of decades due to global warming, as per many new studies. Once triggered it’s
108
146
350
#alohfriday ✨ Residents Need Patience and ‘a Rake’ to Enjoy the 200 Million Migrating Crabs on Christmas Island https://t.co/frxZbZC86k
goodnewsnetwork.org
It's not dead oak and beech leaves on their minds, however, but another red-tinted carpet—100 million crimson-colored crabs.
0
0
3
#WhaleWednesday In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers. 🎁 link: https://t.co/rAzoOe9Z94
0
2
5
#WhaleWednesday In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers. 🎁 link: https://t.co/rAzoOe9Z94
0
2
5
#SeaturtleTuesday ✨ Conservation group rescues sea turtles caught in nets in Nigeria and rewards fishermen https://t.co/2GLnfMkkmW
apnews.com
Conservationists and students were cheering as three rescued sea turtles made their way back into the ocean at a beach in Lagos, Nigeria.
0
0
2
. Progress! The World’s First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving https://t.co/kAIiGiP9bq
reasonstobecheerful.world
A trailblazing attempt to repopulate the ocean with sharks born of surplus aquarium eggs is expanding the boundaries of marine conservation.
0
1
4
. Great read! Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel. 🎁 Gift link https://t.co/WOnTaRm9CO
nytimes.com
The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun.
1
0
2
#OceanPollution #FishingGear ‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back https://t.co/03Kp9ugM30
smithsonianmag.com
Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups...
0
4
7
#ClimateEmergency #oceanwarming How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast via @grist
https://t.co/qLcp4yK22h
grist.org
As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
0
0
1
#salmon #damremoval Progress! Salmon are recolonizing Klamath River After Dam Removals in Oregon-California https://t.co/Om7vPiyVUO
themeateater.com
One year after four dams were removed on the Klamath River spanning the Oregon-California border, fall Chinook salmon have made it into previously inaccessible spawning grounds. Earlier this month,...
0
2
3
#WhaleWednesday Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH) https://t.co/lnBHJhSo6q
goodnewsnetwork.org
Two men in Nova Scotia stripped down to their briefs and rescued three pilot whales that were stranded on the beach.
0
1
4
#WhaleWednesday Good Samaritans Stripped Down to Briefs to Rescue 3 Stranded Whales on Canadian Beach (WATCH) https://t.co/lnBHJhSo6q
goodnewsnetwork.org
Two men in Nova Scotia stripped down to their briefs and rescued three pilot whales that were stranded on the beach.
0
1
4
#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late? https://t.co/4pZryHqi4S
theguardian.com
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish
0
3
3
@Oceanwire Heartbreaking news about Arctic seals. Let's turn this into action for our planet's future. 🌍 Every species depends on us to end fossil fuels now.
0
1
3
#OceanHope Progress! Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline ✨ https://t.co/68Ri649xYi
oregonlive.com
A similar recovery has not been observed among sunflower sea stars, which are linked to the vanishing of Oregon's underwater kelp forests.
0
0
13
#ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes https://t.co/0dvZNDwE1z
news.mongabay.com
Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threat...
1
6
8
. Explainer: Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important? https://t.co/A41VK3N6p5
theguardian.com
Russia’s arrest of a Ukrainian scientist this week over his support for curbs on krill fishing have thrown the vital role of the tiny marine species into the spotlight
0
2
5
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
grist.org
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
0
3
1