⛵ Sailing with #MarineMegafauna in Mind 🐋
Join Program Manager Emily with #WorldSailing & #MarineMammalAdvisoryGroup to learn how to help the sailing community better protect marine megafauna and their ecosystems.
📅 Wed, Mar 18
⏰ 2 p.m.
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/m/SustainabilitySessions
MARINE RESEARCH FEATURE: Charting the course for management: a global analysis of effects of vessels on marine megafauna (OPEN ACCESS)
Full paper can be found here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#coralreefs #marinemegafauna #cetaceans #seaturtles #seabirds #whales #dolphins #whalesharks
#OceanLife
#ScubaDiving
#DiveGalapagos
#UnderwaterWorld
#MarineLife
#WildOceans
#OceanLovers
#DiveTravel
#BluePlanet
#MarineMegafauna
#SharkDiving
#OceanMagic
#SaveTheOcean
#ScubaCommunity
#DivingLife
#NatureUnderwater
Close ups of a humpback whale of Brisbane, Australia #marinemammals #cetaceans #australias #brisbane #humpbackwhale #whales #nature #wildlife #marinemegafauna
A beachmaster southern elephant seal relaxing in-between defending the harem on Sea Lion Island in the Falklands #marinemammals #elephantseals #falklandislands #sealionisland #pinnipeds #seals #nature #wildlife #southatlantic #marinemegafauna #newlife #matingseason #spring #southerneelephantseal
Relaxing southern elephant seal pup on Sea Lion Island in the Falklands #marinemammals #elephantseals #falklandislands #sealionisland #pinnipeds #seals #nature #wildlife #southatlantic #marinemegafauna #newlife #matingseason #spring #southerneelephantseal #falklands
🐋 Marisa González Félix identifies key conservation areas for marine megafauna communities in the Western Mediterranean.
#PhDDay #MarineMegafauna #Conservation
Humpback whale close ups taken of Hervey Bay, Australia #queensland #australia #herveybay #cetaceans #whales #humpbackwahle #marinemammals #nature #wildlife #MARINEMAMMALSOCIETY #marinemegafauna
Humpback whales off Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia #queensland #australia #herveybay #cetaceans #whales #humpbackwahle #marinemammals #nature #wildlife #MARINEMAMMALSOCIETY #marinemegafauna
From #crocodiles to #cetaceans, Dr. Teri Aquino’s life’s work is protecting #marinewildlife. 🐊🐢🐬
Her wish for SeaLifeBase at 20? “More funds to sustain your work!” 🔗 bit.ly/DrTeriAquino #MarineConservation #MarineMegafauna #Cetaceans #MarineTurtles #Dugongs #Sharks #TubbatahaReefs #SeaLifeBase20
From #crocodiles to #cetaceans, Dr. Teri Aquino’s life’s work is protecting #marinewildlife. 🐊🐢🐬
Her wish for SeaLifeBase at 20? “More funds to sustain your work!”
#MarineConservation #MarineMegafauna #Cetaceans #MarineTurtles #Dugongs #Sharks #CrocodileConservation #TubbatahaReefs #SeaLifeBase20
What to learn more about our drone-based tools and work? Check out the the Marine Mammal Institute's Center Of Drone Excellence (CODEX) led by former GEMM lab post doc Dr. KC Bierlich! mmi.oregonstate.edu/centers-exce...
@oregonstate.edu #drones #marinemegafauna #research
Sue Ong: a common question local stakeholders ask is "why do we follow global conservation status, and not Philippine status?". This further highlights the urgent need to fill in data gaps so local assessments can be done.
#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna
Sue Ong: there are numerous studies of whale sharks and mobulid rays in the Bohol Sea, but what about other species. We looked at historical data and sightings from social media posts.
#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna
Sue Ong: There is an urgent need to fill in the knowledge gaps needed to support implementation of existing shark conservation policies.
#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna
Sue Ong of WCS Philippines presents collaborative work on Advancing Shark Conservation Efforts in the Bohol Sea.
#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna
Dr. Leander: 36% of #megamouth shark reports in the Philippines are from accidental capture in Fisheries; 64% are from stranding events which are still poorly understood.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Dr Leander: the second stranding occurrence of #megamouth #sharks was the highly publicized pregnant female with 6 pups in 2023.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Dr Leander: first stranding occurrence was in 2022. Locals did not know what the animal was, and first thought it was a whale. This suggests megamouth sharks were uncommon and previously unknown.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Dr. Nico Jose Leander presents occurrence of #megamouth #sharks in the Eastern seaboard of Luzon, Philippines. Aurora province has had at least 2 stranding reports of megamouth sharks.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Tambihasan: 3 distinct groups or clusters were identified. There were also high proportions of related individuals observed (up to 52.9%), including mother-offspring relations. Thus, Mobula birostris in Bohol Sea doesn't appear to be of a single stock.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna #FishAndFisheries
Tambihasan: Mobula birostris samples were collected in Jagna, Bohol from 2012-2017, prior to the ban on mobulid fisheries.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna #FishAndFisheries
Ahar Tambihasan of MSU Tawi-Tawi presents findings on genetic diversity and population structure of oceanic manta rays in Bohol Sea
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Dr Aquino: curious case of 2 nesters where hawksbill #seaturtle eggs did not hatch. There were unhatched eggs with no embryo, suggesting early embryonic death.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Dr Aquino: a peak of 22 hawksbill #seaturtle nests observed in 2021. Over 8 yrs, 10,391 eggs laid with 64% emergence success. From tagged data, 23 nesters were identified and 6 of these were returning nesters.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Dr Teri Aquino of @mwwphilippines.bsky.social presents a study of nesting population of hawksbill sea turtles in Puerco Island, Roxas, Palawan
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
📊 Aquesta actualització destaca la importància de planificacions específiques per context i la necessitat d’incloure regions i temes encara poc representats.
🔗 Consulta els resultats i el panell interactiu aquí:
#ConservacióMarina #TortuguesMarines #UICN #Biodiversitat #MarineMegafauna #RecercaUB
Today, we met a #PinoyScientist working on #FossilSharks in the Philippines! Geologist Dr. Allan Gil Fernando (in blue) of UP-NIGS and 2 students are investigating shark teeth found at dig sites across the country.
#PAMS18 #MarineMegafauna
Kyara Bueno presents her published work on ID and allometric scaling of Megamouth shark mother-and-offspring specimens.
#PAMS18 #AtingPating #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna
You can read all about it here:
www.nfrdi.da.gov.ph/tpjf/etc/bue...
