Today’s #FishyFriday star is the Weedy Scorpionfish.

 

The Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa, is covered in weed like appendages which aid in camouflaging them.

The colouration and patterns are highly...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/29/manatees-facing-increased-threats-during-the-pandemic

Unsafe boating activity, delays to environmental projects and changes in public policy are putting the gentle giants at risk

Today’s fishy star is the wonderful  Red Lipped Batfish, I just love the brilliant shade of lippy and the tash!

Their unique form makes them rather awkward swimmers so they use their strong pectoral and pelvic fins to “walk” across...

http://divemagazine.co.uk/hotshots/8999-un-world-oceans-day-photo-competition-winners

Seventh Annual United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition Results

Hello Amazing Leaders who Love the Water & Want to Protect it!

It's been so inspiring to go on a  Crisis Leadership journey with other GeniusU members and discovering so many others who care truly about...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/arts/design/venice-ocean-space.html

A data-driven media installation, created to reflect marine conditions around the world, has altered with the slowing human activity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWmSYazdZR4

Researchers have pioneered a new way of calculating the large green sea turtle population on Raine Island in the Great Barrier Reef. Using drones and a strip...

The Spectacular Sea Sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae)

The Sea Sheep or Leaf sheep can be found in the waters around Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, growing up to 5mm in length

 

They are one of the...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-52890608

One volunteer says people shouted at her "when I asked them nicely to take their litter with them".

https://worldoceanday.school/

World Ocean Day Festival

https://time.com/5837350/humpback-whales-recovery-hope-planet/

Thanks to global cooperation the Humpback whale population is recovering. This gives us an important model for how to heal the oceans.

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/the-productive-power-of-poop/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Referred to in polite company as a “marine subsidy,” otter feces are a key fertilizer on small islands.

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-noise-reduction-ocean-pandemic.html

For decades, it has been assumed that a quieter ocean could help take the Salish Sea's southern resident killer whales off the endangered species list. But researchers lacked enough data to test this theory—until now.

https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/05/09/meet-oceans-stand-mothers/

From millions of eggs to three-ton babies, these moms are some of the hardest working in the sea.