But not all reefs responded the same!!

One reef (Jicaral), maintained coral cover and a positive carbonate budget despite the 2023 heatwave.

Understanding why some reefs show unexpected resilience may help guide strategies to protect coral reefs in a warming ocean.

#Hopespots #Coralbleaching

Q&A With Sylvia Earle — TIME The ocean conservationist on hope, and why she keeps diving

“Q&A With @sylviaearle.bsky.social ” — Time #Oceans #HopeSpots #TheWayofWater

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Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review: 'like an aquatic Nan Shepherd' In this account of her time as an ‘underwater artist in residence’ in Argyll, Christina’ Riley’s enthusiasm for the marine environment is contagious, writes Roger Cox

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review: 'like an aquatic Nan Shepherd'

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#argyll #hopespots #conservation #marinelife #art #books #booksky #drawing #scotland #diving #snorkelling

Mission Blue Hope Spots are special ocean places—rich, fragile, and vital—championed by local communities and global science as areas where protection can spark recovery. From kelp forests to deep-sea canyons, there are now 167 Hope Spots lighting up the blue planet.
#OceanHoptimism #HopeSpots

Renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle smiles as she looks out from a circular porthole of the Aquarius underwater research habitat, which is heavily encrusted with colorful coral and marine life.

Sylvia Earle | Marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author & lecturer #WomenInSTEM #GeoWeek

-First Chief Scientist of NOAA
-NatGeo Explorer at Large since 1998
-Time's first Hero for the Planet, 1998

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#oceanography #HerDeepness #MissionBlue #HopeSpots

#SylviaEarle is a marine biologist who studyies and protects the oceans. She was the first woman to serve as chief scientist of #NOAA. She has led more than 100 expeditions. She founded #MissionBlue that works to create “ #HopeSpots,” or protected areas in the ocean. #WomeninSTEM

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Happy 90th to the incredible #SylviaEarle 🐳

Her deep dives and even deeper storytelling have inspired so many ocean communicators and divers.

Always generous, always full of energy, even with a queue of selfie requests! 💙

#OceanComms #HopeSpots #SaveOurOcean @missionblue.bsky.social

Our mission:
🌊 Surface under-told stories
🌊 Spotlight ocean action
🌊 Prioritize mental health as we face climate and ocean crises together
🌊 Invite more people in
🌊 Ditch the doom spiral
You don’t need credentials to care.
#OceanHoptimism #HopeSpots #OceanEquity

This flips a common worry: that restored ecosystems will always feel like pale imitations. But here, people still found awe and beauty in restoration sites. Restoration can rebuild aesthetic and emotional value, not just function.
#Restoration #OceanHoptimism #HopeSpots

Hit our weather window for the incredible Houtman-Abrolhos 🌬️. As Sylvia Earle aptly describes them, these islands are a vital "Hope Spot" for our ocean. We must contribute to their preservation. 💙 #HoutmanAbrolhos #OceanConservation #HopeSpots #SylviaEarle @jcuofficial.bsky.social @qldmuseum

🌱 The hope? Attenborough shows we are also the ocean: from the air we breathe to the food we eat. That connection may be the key. And he spotlights recovery: marine reserves in California and beyond are bouncing back. Life returns fast when given space. But only if we act.
#OceanRecovery #HopeSpots

We also observed that habitat complexity decreases with depth, highlighting crucial ecological gradients and the the importance of protected seamounts like Benham Bank as #HopeSpots for preserving ocean life 🌊🦑🐟 amid increasing environmental challenges.

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March SEVENSEAS Magazine is out! #snowleopard in Ladakh, India, #Antarctica, #Azores, ocean art in #Qingdao, #China. Plus, invasive anemones, rewilding, #HopeSpots & more! tinyurl.com/mwxtcrua #OceanConservation #MarineScience #WildlifePhotography #SustainableTravel @sevenseas-media.bsky.social

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The ocean calms, heals, and renews the spirit, especially in beautiful Palau 🇵🇼! Thank you to my new friends Master Navigator Sesario and President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. for showing us such wonders!
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#HopeSpots
#DawnFish #DeeperSeaDawn

"If you're an economist, you tend to follow the money. If you're a scientist, you should follow the CARBON." -- @aaas Fellow @SylviaEarle of @MissionBlue, AAAS Women in STEM Book Club #BlueCarbon #Hopespots #oceanconservation

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Using digital technology to help protect “the sharkiest place on the planet" and other #Hopespots #oceanoptimism missionblue ngo https://lnkd.in/d5K2rAm

A multi-generational community caring, hoping and cutting through the problems of ocean degradation: one of the latest @MissionBlue #HopeSpots in coastal Florida via @SylviaEarle #EsriOceanForum #EsriOceanAtmoForum

.@SylviaEarle introduces the #EsriOceanForum #EsriOceanAtmoForum to the new Malpelo Island Hope Spot (Colombia) w/a #storymaps in progress. All 130 #hopespots in a network of hope within the @ArcGISOnline platform soon.

We have to give back to the ocean, to see with new eyes, to see what others can’t before it is too late. The @MissionBlue #HopeSpots (voice in video is that of @SylviaEarle at the #EsriOceanForum #EsriOceanAtmoForum

.@AFBiodiversite presenting the importance of #MPA against #climatechange #OceanforClimate #HopeSpots with @MedPAN @IUCN @WCPA_Marine

Last days to register to this important conference #2017 #OceanforClimate #SaveourOcean #Hopespots

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#BonneAnnee à tous! Pour l'#océan cela commence plutôt bien. #HopeSpots #OceanforClimate #Climat

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Learn more about #MPA Marine Protected Areas by @andreabreutara #OceanforClimate #HopeSpots #Cop21 #Cop22 #Ocean #Climate #Science

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Consider the importance of a healthy Ocean to face #climatechange with more marine protected areas #MPA #HopeSpots

We’ve been protecting Earth’s land for 100 years. We’re finally starting to protect its oceans How protecting huge swaths of the ocean became the new environmental obsession.

We’ve been protecting Earth’s land for 100 years. We’re finally starting to protect its oceans #hopespots #mpa

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MT @bluerules A @nytimes must-read story of hope for oceans & message 2 all of us. Ruin and Hope on Haiti’s Reefs: nyti.ms/pUhbFG #hopespots

MT @bluerules Check out Day 2 Photos from the Swan Islands #hopespots (not hotspots) expedition @HuffPostGreen http://huff.to/ruCXzS