Mercury pollution in the Arctic isn’t coming from the sky—it’s rising from the deep. Ocean currents are rewriting the rules of contamination. #MercuryCrisis #ArcticWildlife #OceanPollution
https://geekoo.news/ocean-currents-are-flooding-the-arctic-with-toxic-mercury/
Tangled humpback whale sparks rescue mission off Australia https://phys.org/news/2025-06-tangled-humpback-whale-mission-australia.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Bycatch #OceanPollution
🧼 What you can do today:
Demand corporations cut back on single-use plastics
Support stronger regulation on pollutants and microplastics
Share the link between the cryosphere and ocean pollution
Let’s protect our planet from the summit to the seafloor. From ice to ocean, we need to act.
#WorldOceanDay #Cryosphere #Glacierwatch #OceanPollution #Microplastics #ClimateCrisis #ProtectOurOceans #FromIceToOcean
Am heutigen #TagDesMeeres der UN geht es v.a. auch um #Meeresschutz – daher unser Lesetipp:
➡ Sven Bergmann/Philipp Grassel, #Mikroplastik und #TNT. Unterschiedliche Regime der Problematisierung von #Meeresmüll, #WerkstattGeschichte 85/2022, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-85-sven-bergmann-und-philipp-grassel/
@envhist @envhum @histodons @historikerinnen
#Meer #Ocean #histodons #WorldOceansDay #Umweltgeschichte #envhist #envhum #envhumanities #Müll #Abfall #waste #garbage #pollution #oceanpollution #MarinePollution
They’re invisible, live on sand grains, and fight ocean pollution. Meet the microbes quietly reshaping Earth’s nitrogen balance. #MarineMicrobes #OceanPollution #NitrogenCycle
Algae bloom ends along Southern California coast, but marine mammals remain at risk https://phys.org/news/2025-06-lethal-algae-bloom-sickened-marine.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Pinnipeds #SeaLions #OceanPollution
Deep sea mining to proceed sans regulations. A threat to our oceans! #DeepSeaMining #OceanPollution #EnvironmentalConcerns
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5336319/international-deep-sea-mining-critical-metals-seabed
[Dziobak et al]. Comparing phthalate exposure between bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) residing in urban and rural environments https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1554075/full 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #OceanPollution
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Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on Southern California's marine life https://phys.org/news/2025-05-toxic-algae-bloom-toll-southern.html 🦭 #SeaLions #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds #OceanPollution
Microplastics are not just surface pollutants—they permeate our oceans to depths of 2,000 meters, potentially altering marine ecosystems. #OceanPollution #Microplastics #MarineScience
https://geekoo.news/microplastics-penetrate-deep-a-global-oceanic-revelation/
UK dolphin deaths correlate with elevated sea temperature and chemical contaminants https://phys.org/news/2025-04-uk-dolphin-deaths-elevated-sea.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #OceanPollution
Scientists link a phytoplankton bloom to starving dolphins in Florida. https://phys.org/news/2025-04-scientists-link-phytoplankton-bloom-starving.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #OceanPollution
While snorkelling in the Florida Keys, a marine biologist found an octopus in a discarded beer bottle https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/406147/florida-octopus-babies-beer-bottle 🐙 #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Octopus #MarinePollution #OceanPollution
Graciosa, a Baleia Vaidosa - Educational Storytelling Kit, 2020
I designed an educational kit for the Alcobaça Municipal Library to bring Sofia Quaresma’s Graciosa, the Vain Whale to life. The story follows a vain humpback whale navigating plastic-filled seas, raising awareness of ocean pollution. The kit includes a script and a magnetic theatre backdrop that unfolds with the tale, creating an interactive storytelling experience.
Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens beachgoers, burdens rescuers in Southern California https://phys.org/news/2025-03-surge-poisoned-sea-lions-threatens.html 🦭 #SeaLions #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #OceanPollution #MarinePollution
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: Study https://phys.org/news/2025-03-billion-pounds-coke-plastic-waterways.html 🌊 #MarineLife #MarineBiology #OceanPollution #OceanPlastic #CocaCola #MarinePollution
Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/victorias-unique-dolphin-population-threatened-by-legacy-of-forever-chemicals 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #OceanPollution #Bioaccumulation
New method tracks contaminant accumulation in Arctic marine mammals https://phys.org/news/2025-03-method-tracks-contaminant-accumulation-arctic.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Orca #Dolphins #PolarBears #OceanPollution #Bioaccumulation #Arctic
Working on the third Draconim book led me to the North Pacific garbage patch. It's massive—just one of three major garbage patches choking our oceans. If you haven’t looked it up, please do. It’s eye-opening—and heartbreaking.
