Watching the 2025 Frankenstein movie. I feel like a ton of problems could be solved with enrichment and a solid welfare program early on #enrichment #justhusbandrythings #frankenstein2025

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect…

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🦑🌎🧪

Historical illustration from 1754 depicting four stylized marine creatures: a colorful crab with symmetrical pincers and eight legs at the top left; a long, narrow fish with blue and yellow stripes and two prominent, curved antenna-like fins at the left center; a small, pinkish fish with blue spots and green fins at the bottom left; and a large, rectangular fish on the right with a scaly body in muted greens and blues, accented by bright stripes and circular markings near the head and tail. The artwork is detailed with ornate, vibrant colors and accompanies French text labels identifying each species. No cow-related imagery is depicted.

🐮 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, .
A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..

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Critically Endangered Bowmouth Guitarfish Arrives at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is excited to welcome bowmouth guitarfish, Fender, to the Tropical Reef Aquarium.

Learn more about Fender at www.pdza.org/critically-endangered-bowmouth-guitarfish-arrives

Meet Fender, a majestic 6′7″, 230-lb bowmouth guitarfish! One of only nine pups to survive after his mother was caught in a fishing net, Fender represents a critically endangered species.

Come see Fender at the Tropical Reef Aquarium and learn how you can help protect ocean wildlife. 💙

Sorry. I was less saying it to purely be macabre and more pointing out that divers have a weird polarization in response to wreck sites. They can be utterly respectful to the memories and wishes of remaining family (as in the Fitz) or appallingly blase (as in the Kamloops).

Except the Kamloops, where divers routinely encounter an unidentified victim known as "Old Whitey" due to the body's white appearance caused by a thick layer of adipocere. I hate that I know this, and now, you do, too! 😜

A gentle underwater zephyr wafts thru this Bernardpora coral in the Coral Morphologic coral museum #coralmorphologic #miami #coralcity

What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic Abstract. Gray whales in the eastern North Pacific have been in steep decline for the past six years, and recent estimates of abundance, reproductive outpu

What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic

I've been a bit crazy busy the last month or so. So let's get back into it with questioning how/why Gen Z got so into the Edmund Fitzgerald. I have no problem with it. Fitz was a mighty ship, the story is tragic, and the song has mad feels. But why? #edmundfitzgerald

Can Scientists Help Oysters Thrive Again? Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back

Can Scientists Help Oysters Thrive Again? www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... 🦑🌎🧪

Sorry! Had to take a pseudo- break from socials following the events of 9/11/25. But, I'm back! Like the coelecanth!

I love being able to hang out with rare and threatened species at Heron Island like this Whitespotted Guitarfish. There are a few that hang around the channel at any one time, and they typically just rest on the sand.

Despite their appearances, this is not a shark but a ray!

Waaaaiiiittt.... Helicoprion *was* a species of ratfish???

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again:

The real villain in Jaws isn’t the shark, it’s a capitalistic mayor that values profit over people!

Illustration from "Paléontologie française," depicting twelve detailed black-and-white figures of Cretaceous-era fossil corals. The corals vary in shape and texture, featuring radial symmetry with numerous small pores and ridges. Some fossils are circular with radiating lines (figures 6, 7, 10), while others are elongated or conical with patterned openings (figures 1-3, 11, 12). The image includes labels numbering each specimen and scientific names of four coral genera at the bottom, highlighting their paleontological classification and structural diversity during the Cretaceous period.

🦖 Paléontologie française: .
Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1840-1894..

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Aquarium hot take : I love FINDING NEMO and MOANA, but I am sick to death of every TikTok and reel having music from those movies #aquaristproblems #moana #findingnemo #aquarium

Thanks, I hate it (*I work with spotted ratfish)

A neighbourly sort of coral 🪸💕

A resident of rocky environments, the mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) offers a haven for small animals seeking protection. A snailfish may hide near the umbrellas of stinging tentacles, or a shrimp might hang on to weather the storm of strong currents.

Illustration of four different Caribbean sea sponges from an 1864 natural history plate. The sponges vary in shape and texture: one is elongated with rough, reddish-brown spiny edges; two others are tall with tubular, pale beige forms featuring small holes and black spots; the last is a pinkish, irregularly shaped cross-section with a porous surface. The artwork showcases scientific detail with faded labels and subtle shading to highlight textures and structural differences among the sponges.

🌴 Spongiaires de la mer Caraïbe, .
Harlem, Les héritiers Loosjes, 1864..

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Hammer time! #hammerhead #hammerheadshark

Fernandina Beach investigating possible human remains inside downtown pirate statue The city of Fernandina Beach is trying to figure out whether someone’s ashes were put into its nearly 50-year-old “Peg Leg Pete” pirate statue on Centre Street.

www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/f...

Ok, it's just potential cremated remains, but I bet your imagination ran WILD for a second. #fernandinapirate #pirate

Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC : Shots - Health News : NPR | It is the official position of the US government that more Americans should drown.

Historical illustration from "Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs" (1780-1789) showing a beluga whale partially submerged in water. The beluga is depicted with a streamlined, pale body and a rounded forehead. It swims near rocky shores with some sparse vegetation visible on the rocks. The water is illustrated with flowing lines to indicate movement. Below the whale, the text reads "Physeter Albicans Briss. Le Cachalot blanc, Der Weisfish," referencing the beluga's scientific and common names in different languages. The style is detailed yet softly colored, characteristic of 18th-century natural history prints.

🐋 Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs bd 2 plates
Berlin ;bei Gottlieb August Lange, 1780-1789.

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#giantisopod

Happy International Whale Shark Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!

Whale Sharks are the world’s largest fish, yet they feed on some of the smallest creatures in the sea, filtering plankton as they glide through tropical waters.

just a jelly kind of day #jellyfish #phyllorhizapunctata TikTok video by ThatFishChick

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bb82QX/

#phyllorhizagang #jellysquad

a trio of brightly colored cuttlefish sit on a sand bed amid green macro algae

Cuttle buddies! #flamboyantcuttlefish #cuttlefish

This little piggy went to the deep sea 🐽😍
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Sea pigs (Scotoplanes sp.) are one of the most commonly sighted animals on the seafloor off Monterey Bay—but plentiful hardly means boring. Unlike most sea cucumbers, sea pigs use their long, stilt-like tube feet to suspend their bodies above the soft mud.

New conspiracy theory just dropped on TikTok in videos about Taroko's passing : the whale shark(s) at Georgia Aquarium aren't real. They are apparently just holograms. I have been living a lie 😂 #whalesharks #conspiracy #whalesharksarentreal