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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 6h

My friend has an unhealthy obsession with ocean life

I told her to sea kelp

#TerribleJokes

Illustration of kelp with the words "My friend has an unhealthy obsession with ocean life
I told her to sea kelp"

Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 11h

Help - I need a lipreader!

I've got a couple of very short videos from a recent project where the audio didn't record properly 🤦‍♀️

The footage itself is very simple - face-on shots, single speaker, all in English.

Has anyone worked with a lipreader that they'd recommend?

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 14h

✅ Public participation is not a box to tick - it’s the foundation of a just energy transition.

Our new guide unpacks the latest EU rules and details how and when citizens can get involved in renewable energy planning, from shaping policies to contributing to project proposals.

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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 16h

📣 Closing soon!
We're planning updates to the CEE Database of Evidence Reviews (CEEDER). If you produce or use #EnvironmentalEvidence, complete our short survey:
👉 forms.gle/yz2p2acStLyK...
🗓 Survey closes Oct 20, 2025

Share with your networks!🌏 #SciPol #EvidenceSynthesis #EvidenceUse

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 1d

As a bonus, they also store carbon and support fisheries that provide food for local communities and sustain livelihoods!

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 1d

Healthy mangroves can help shield coastal communities from storm surges and flooding by slowing waves coming from the sea and up estuaries, as well as preventing erosion by holding shorelines together with their roots.

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 1d

Did you know that today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction?

Today is all about calling for more funding in building resilience...

Perhaps like protecting mangroves & restoring the ones we’ve lost...

📷 Marcelo Johan Ogata “BugDreamer” / Ocean Image Bank

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 1d

By now issue #60 of our newsletter should've hit your inbox! 📩

This time is a hefty one, inclu. round ups from many #seabird breeding colonies around the UK! 🐣

We've got herons predating kittiwakes, brood patches in stormies & we spotlight Lindsay Young - VP. Research for Pristine Seas (NatGeo) ⭐

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EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · 1d

🚀 Sentinel-6B is launching soon!

Until then, explore our Launch Hub for updates, mission insights, and resources.

Sentinel-6B will continue decades of sea-level monitoring to track climate change, improve forecasts, and support ocean services. 🌊

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3J5ZC2y

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UN Mappers @un-mappers.bsky.social · 1d

Our October #UNMappers Mappy H🕛ur is happening on October 31st! 🎉

We will be opening new projects soon & we hope you can join us in #mappingforpeace! 🌎🌍🌏

📅 31 October
⏱️ 12:00 UTC
📌 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/un-mappers...

#UNMaps #OpenStreetMap #opendata #volunteering #MappyHour #UNvolunteering

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 5d

Time for a little #BloomScrolling #Nature with these Ox-Eye Daisy flowers in Savoie, France

close up of two ox-eye daisy flowers with some insects on top

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 6d

Everyone, it’s World Octopus Day 🐙 !

How could I not share this gorgeous dumbo octopus? 🥰

There are actually 17 species of dumbo octopus, each sporting fins that look a bit like Dumbo the elephant’s ears. They live in the deep, deep sea. As far as we know, none of them has an ink sack!

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 6d

Indonesia is moving to designate 17 seagrass habitats as strategic areas for blue carbon, a plan that promises climate & community benefits but raises concerns over safeguards.

Experts welcome the initiative but warn it must avoid privatization, ensure fair benefit-sharing & guarantee transparency.

Indonesia eyes seagrass zoning for blue carbon; experts urge community benefits

Indonesia’s push to legalize a blue carbon zoning plan that’s focused on seagrass has sparked optimism for climate solutions, but some experts debate its risks and safeguards. The Indonesian Marine…

news.mongabay.com

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 6d

One from my favorites folder. I love it when Dr. Robin Beaman is on board, his voice is so calming & he knows so much fantastic stuff. Benthic ctenophore from
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 398, Noddy Reef. #edgegbr #MarineLife

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 6d

🐟"Only 41% of the UK’s commercial fish populations have been found to be healthy. 1/4 are being fished beyond sustainable limits. 1/6 are both critically low & yet still being overfished"

@profcallum.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com on our latest report 🚨
theconversation.com/half-the-uks...

Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived

Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.

theconversation.com

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 7d

Totally not shocked

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 8d

If Russia cuts submarine cables in international waters, can they be found guilty if a neighboring country catches them at it? Apparently the answer is no because there's no jurisdiction. Which leads to a new question, who is responsible for creating one? The UN?

Finland unable to prosecute alleged Baltic Sea cable-cutters, court rules

Helsinki court dismisses case against tanker crew because alleged sabotage was in international waters

www.ft.com

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 8d

This is wonderful - thank you (and the rest of the tram) for all the work you do

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 8d

Among their approaches - restoring and caring for:
⛱️ Beaches
🟡 Dunes
🦪 Shellfish reefs
🔵 Wetlands

These nature-based solutions won't stop sea level rise completely, but they'll help safeguard infrastructure and communities - and provide critical habitats for wildlife!
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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 8d

Bit cold down there too I imagine

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 8d

Virginia Beach, USA, is particularly vulnerable because it is low-lying and right next to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay estuary.

But the city is meeting the challenge head-on with their cleverly titled "Sea Level Wise Adaptation Strategy."
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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 8d

#DYK hundreds of cities around the world are at risk from sea level rise and flooding?

Yeah, not great news, but there are things cities can do to reduce the impacts and adapt

Since today is World Habitat Day, what better time to highlight one doing it right!

📷 Bruce Emmerling (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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View of Virginia Beach with buildings in view and people on the beach.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · 8d

Some of our recent maps were reviewed for Geology Today & we're pleased to see the positive opinions & appreciation of how much work goes into them 🎉 doi.org/10.1111/gto....

The maps include The South Orkney Islands, Alexander Island, and Bedmap3. Details available in our catalogue - bas.ac.uk/maps

The front cover of our South Orkney Islands and Signy Island map. There is a photo of the landscape on Signy, with a tall, crevassed glacier in the foreground (Orwell Glacier), and clouds and snowy mountains in the distance.

The front cover of our Alexander Island map. The photo on the cover shows a faded red tent, with snow-covered, craggy mountains in the background.

The front cover of our Bedmap3 map, which shows an extract of the map (without any of the labels). The terrain of the land beneath the ice is shown with a coloured hillshade, ranging from dark blue (deepest) to light brown and white shades (tallest).

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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 8d

Not many people have ventured down there, but one person who has is @deepseadawn.bsky.social - Chief Scientist at ESRI, geographer, oceanographer, and all-around amazing person.

Check out this ~17-minute video of the expedition 👇

www.youtube.com/watc...
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The New Trenches - Caladan Oceanic's Palau & Yap Expedition 2022

The first crewed descent of the Yap and Palau Trenches. Featuring Doctor Dawn Wright, the Chief Scientist for ESRI.

www.youtube.com

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