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Inka Cresswell

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Wildlife Filmmaker •BSc Marine Biologist •Ocean Conservationist •Underwater Photographer •Rebreather HSE Media Diver 🎥http://instagram.com/InkaCresswell

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hello, I’m Inka a marine biologist, wildlife filmmaker, and ocean conservationist passionate about sharing the magic of our oceans. 🌊 My work takes me beneath the waves to document everything from coral reefs to the polar deep-sea, collaborating with scientists to bring vital stories to life.

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · Feb 12

Congratulations to Erin Easton, Ph.D. & Javier Sellanes, Ph.D., recipients of the 2025 Citation of Merit from The Explorers Club! In 2024, they led an international team with @schmidtocean.bsky.social & discovered 150+ new species on unexplored #seamounts in the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park.

Split photo of Erin Easton taking notes in the Sealog on the lead scientist spot in the Mission Control Room. Javier Sellanes inspects a piece of coral in the Main Lab.. The text says "Congratulations Explorers!"

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · Dec 15

2 photos of the arctic both taken in the summer more than 70 years apart show the dramatic change in the continent ice cover.

There is no time to waste. No planet B. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate #phaseoutfossilfuels #renewables #GreenNewDeal pic via @ChristianAslund

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Dec 13

🐙🌊 Meet Coco, the octopus created from over 2,000 pieces of ocean plastic waste! This incredible sculpture was inspired by the curious and intelligent octopus featured in the Indian episode of Our Oceans, who has made a home on a trash-littered ocean floor.
🐙💙 #OurOceans #OceanArt

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tomjwebb @tomjwebb.bsky.social · Dec 12

By this point I'm usually pretty blasé about the weirdness of the deep sea but CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Dec 12

Deep-sea hermit crabs without shells? 🦀 Meet Parapagurus! Instead of traditional snail shells, many species use deep-sea anemones for protection. It's a mutualistic partnership—crabs get shelter, anemones get mobility and scraps of food. #marinelife oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/expl...

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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · Dec 6

It's time for the penguin weigh-in! 🐧

These three macaroni penguins from the 'Little Mac' colony on Bird Island near Antarctica are off to forage at sea to feed their new chicks.

We use an automated weighbridge to monitor their weight and foraging patterns! 🪶

THE SOUND OF THEIR LITTLE FEET 😭

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · Dec 2

Shifting baseline syndrome explains how we normalise the continual visceration of once unimaginably rich ecosystems.

Rewilding – our minds, lands, and seas – is the solution. 🌏

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Dr. Cam Mosley @fisherthem.bsky.social · Nov 15

Hello blue sky ☀️ my name is Cam! I’m a fisheries ecologist that studies how human impacts and climate stressors influence fish biology and ecology. I’m currently based in St. Paul, MN @ UMN in the Hansen lab. In my free time I enjoy cooking, camping, watching women’s sports and fishing 🎣 🏕️

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Salome Buglass (She/Her) @salomebug.bsky.social · Nov 27

Hi Bluesky! 🌊
I’m an Afro-Caribbean Latinx nerd exploring marine ecosystems in deep ocean zones using innovative tech. Passionate about democratizing ocean research, social & env justice. Finishing my PhD soon & excited for next steps in academia, non-profits, or gov. Let’s connect! 🌍

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Hugo Tagholm @hugotagholm.bsky.social · Dec 2

Deep sea mining plans blocked in Norway 🇳🇴🚫

Environmental groups described the news as a “historic win” for ocean protection.

Oslo had planned to let companies apply to mine 280,000 sq km (108,000 sq miles) of its waters, an area greater than the UK, for deep-sea minerals.

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Hugo Tagholm @hugotagholm.bsky.social · Nov 30

Amazing! Giant bluefin tuna seen chasing mackerel off Devon coast.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09...

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Dr Lyne G Morissette @lynemorissette.bsky.social · Nov 24

🌊 Just finished Our Oceans on Netflix, and it’s breathtaking! 🌍✨ Narrated by Barack Obama, this series is a stunning tribute to the beauty and fragility of our marine ecosystems. The cinematography is incredible, and the message is clear: we must protect our oceans. 🎥🐋💙 #OurOceans #Netflix

Our Oceans | Barack Obama | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 30

While filming #OurOceans I had the incredible opportunity to explore the deep sea at both poles! Here’s a behind the scenes look at our adventure 🦑🌊🧊
youtu.be/IxCrN7e6ufo?...

Our Oceans | Polar Abyss | Netflix

YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Nov 29

Hello to my recent, new followers! I'm Dr. "Deepsea Dawn" Wright, a marine geographer/geologist. I map underwater volcanoes & habitats. Have been to areas of the seafloor never before seen + helped build the 1st fully 3D digital ocean in GIS. I build with LEGO bricks too. 🌊
#BlackSky

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Margaret Spring @margaretspring.bsky.social · Nov 30

INC Chair Luis Vayas Valdevieso of Ecuador convened frank talks among member states at the #PlasticTreaty negotiations to hammer out this critical global agreement to end plastic pollution across the life cycle of plastic www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hope of breakthrough at international plastic treaty talks after two-year deadlock

‘Important shift’ made in global attempts to address plastic pollution though final treaty text yet to be agreed

www.theguardian.com

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 29

They are incredible! Never fail to surprise me 🐙✨🙌🏾

Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 29

Possible the most surprising new behaviour captured for #OurOceans youtu.be/PFEW96L2ND0?...

Our Oceans | Clever Octopus Shoots Fish | Sneak Peek | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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NPR @npr.org · Nov 24

The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.

A new installation lets you hear extinct and endangered animal sounds, thanks to Björk

www.npr.org

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Margaret Spring @margaretspring.bsky.social · Nov 24

Delegates from 150+ countries, scientists, advocates & experts are in Busan for the final #Globalplastictreaty negotiations. I’m here with the ISC & @montereyaq.bsky.social for this decisive moment in tackling #plasticpollution.

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 22

It’s not too late to join us, add your name to the petition and help protect the ocean! 🌊

eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/eu-mar...

Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 22

Protect the ocean, so it can protect us 🌊 Almost 200,000 of you used your voices to stand up for the oceans and ask for an end to bottom trawling within marine protected areas . I had the joy of ensuring your voices were heard, delivering this petition box to DEFRA 🌊💙🦑🪸

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 21

So glad you enjoyed it that cuttlefish sequence is one of my favourites so incredible!

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Nov 21

I don't know who needs to hear this, but sharks absolutely get cancer.

Even if sharks didn't get cancer, eating shark wouldn't cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.

📷 Andrew Fox

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 21

Sign the petition to help stop Bottom Trawling inside Marine Protected areas

eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/eu-mar...

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Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 21

When your doing press and accidentally geek out over humpback whales ‘I feel like every single time I look at a humpback study, there’s something entirely new, and I’m just fascinated’ #OurOceans

www.thedailybeast.com/our-oceans-b...

Barack Obama Is Behind Your Next Netflix TV Binge-Watch

The former president narrates the revolutionary docuseries “Our Oceans,” which attempts a rarity for the genre: a nature series you’ll want to binge like all your other streaming favorites.

www.thedailybeast.com

Inka Cresswell @inkacresswell.bsky.social · Nov 20

So glad you enjoyed it 💙🌊

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