@turtle62.bsky.social
Thorsten Albrecht, Germany
Marine Biology | UW Photography | Marine and Sea Turtle Conservation Project supporter | Nature Photography & Conservation | Science | Astronomy
Marine Biology | UW Photography | Marine and Sea Turtle Conservation Project supporter | Nature Photography & Conservation | Science | Astronomy
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🪸 Global #CoralReefs face near-inevitable decline as #OceanWarming pushes bleaching beyond recovery thresholds.
Even under optimistic climate scenarios, widespread degradation is expected by 2100, underscoring the urgency of combining emission cuts with targeted reef resilience strategies.
Even under optimistic climate scenarios, widespread degradation is expected by 2100, underscoring the urgency of combining emission cuts with targeted reef resilience strategies.
Coral Reefs Face Inevitable Decline from Climate Change
As climate change continues to unfold with alarming rapidity, its impacts resonate across the globe, leaving no ecosystem untouched. One of the most devastated environments is underwater ecosystems,
scienmag.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🪸 Global #CoralReefs face near-inevitable decline as #OceanWarming pushes bleaching beyond recovery thresholds.
Even under optimistic climate scenarios, widespread degradation is expected by 2100, underscoring the urgency of combining emission cuts with targeted reef resilience strategies.
Even under optimistic climate scenarios, widespread degradation is expected by 2100, underscoring the urgency of combining emission cuts with targeted reef resilience strategies.
Let’s welcome the beaver moon!
The full moon in November is also called the beaver moon, a traditional native American name, describing the time of the year when beavers are busy with building their winter darns.
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
f= 195 mm | 1/800 s | ISO 100
#moon #fullmoon #beavermoon
The full moon in November is also called the beaver moon, a traditional native American name, describing the time of the year when beavers are busy with building their winter darns.
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
f= 195 mm | 1/800 s | ISO 100
#moon #fullmoon #beavermoon
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Let’s welcome the beaver moon!
The full moon in November is also called the beaver moon, a traditional native American name, describing the time of the year when beavers are busy with building their winter darns.
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
f= 195 mm | 1/800 s | ISO 100
#moon #fullmoon #beavermoon
The full moon in November is also called the beaver moon, a traditional native American name, describing the time of the year when beavers are busy with building their winter darns.
Camera: Canon EOS 350D
f= 195 mm | 1/800 s | ISO 100
#moon #fullmoon #beavermoon
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We witnessed how 2 coral species became functionally extinct off Florida | Column
We witnessed how 2 coral species became functionally extinct off Florida | Column
The corals have joined the ranks of the California condor; they cannot recover without help.
www.tampabay.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We witnessed how 2 coral species became functionally extinct off Florida | Column
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⚠️ All manta and devil rays are now threatened with extinction, which is driven by targeted fishing, the gill plate trade, and the false promise of “sustainable” catch.
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
⚠️ All manta and devil rays are now threatened with extinction, which is driven by targeted fishing, the gill plate trade, and the false promise of “sustainable” catch.
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
The time to act is NOW. Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign and make your voice heard!
🔗 www.mantatrust.org/save-the-man...
Autumn migration of the common crane (Grus grus)
Herbstzug der Kraniche
Video from this evening, Oct 26th, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany.
#commoncrane #grusgrus #migratorybirds #kraniche #kranichzug #nature #birds
Herbstzug der Kraniche
Video from this evening, Oct 26th, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany.
#commoncrane #grusgrus #migratorybirds #kraniche #kranichzug #nature #birds
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Autumn migration of the common crane (Grus grus)
Herbstzug der Kraniche
Video from this evening, Oct 26th, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany.
#commoncrane #grusgrus #migratorybirds #kraniche #kranichzug #nature #birds
Herbstzug der Kraniche
Video from this evening, Oct 26th, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany.
#commoncrane #grusgrus #migratorybirds #kraniche #kranichzug #nature #birds
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📣 New Science Alert!
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📣 New Science Alert!
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
Bycatch in tropical tuna fisheries is a major threat to manta and devil rays. A new study by Cronin et al. (2025) explores a fisher-designed solution: the mobulid sorting grid, which allows rapid and safe release of these rays.
🔗 research.mantatrust.org/publications
Reposted
POSITIVE NEWS 🗣️
Green turtles move from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Least concern’ on the IUCN Red List, thanks to decades of hard work by conservationists globally.
Read the full assessment - iucnredlist.org/fr/species/4615/285108125
Footage from Open Planet / @brendangodley.bsky.social
🦑🌍🌐🌊🐟🐢
Green turtles move from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Least concern’ on the IUCN Red List, thanks to decades of hard work by conservationists globally.
Read the full assessment - iucnredlist.org/fr/species/4615/285108125
Footage from Open Planet / @brendangodley.bsky.social
🦑🌍🌐🌊🐟🐢
October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
POSITIVE NEWS 🗣️
Green turtles move from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Least concern’ on the IUCN Red List, thanks to decades of hard work by conservationists globally.
Read the full assessment - iucnredlist.org/fr/species/4615/285108125
Footage from Open Planet / @brendangodley.bsky.social
🦑🌍🌐🌊🐟🐢
Green turtles move from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Least concern’ on the IUCN Red List, thanks to decades of hard work by conservationists globally.
Read the full assessment - iucnredlist.org/fr/species/4615/285108125
Footage from Open Planet / @brendangodley.bsky.social
🦑🌍🌐🌊🐟🐢
Reposted
Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point'.
New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability.
Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability.
Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point'.
New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability.
Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability.
Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
Reposted
🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
Reposted
Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
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Happy World Manta Day!
Predicted in 2009 by Dr. Andrea Marshall, but formally recognized & described in 2025, Mobula yarae became the third manta ray species. What are the scientific names for the other two species?
Predicted in 2009 by Dr. Andrea Marshall, but formally recognized & described in 2025, Mobula yarae became the third manta ray species. What are the scientific names for the other two species?
September 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy World Manta Day!
Predicted in 2009 by Dr. Andrea Marshall, but formally recognized & described in 2025, Mobula yarae became the third manta ray species. What are the scientific names for the other two species?
Predicted in 2009 by Dr. Andrea Marshall, but formally recognized & described in 2025, Mobula yarae became the third manta ray species. What are the scientific names for the other two species?
September 17th is World Manta Day, a day to raise awareness about these majestic but endangered rays.
Targeted catch and bycatch in fisheries are responsible for a global decline of manta ray populations.
High time to better protect these gentle giants!
#mantarays #worldmantaday
Targeted catch and bycatch in fisheries are responsible for a global decline of manta ray populations.
High time to better protect these gentle giants!
#mantarays #worldmantaday
September 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
September 17th is World Manta Day, a day to raise awareness about these majestic but endangered rays.
Targeted catch and bycatch in fisheries are responsible for a global decline of manta ray populations.
High time to better protect these gentle giants!
#mantarays #worldmantaday
Targeted catch and bycatch in fisheries are responsible for a global decline of manta ray populations.
High time to better protect these gentle giants!
#mantarays #worldmantaday
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Happy World Manta Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
September 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Happy World Manta Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
There are three species of mantas around the world! The largest one, the Oceanic Manta Ray, can reach a huge 700 cm disc width and it is known for its elegance and intelligence.
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
Menorca North Coast this evening
It’s the northern end of the Balearic Islands.
#menorca #menorcabiosherereserve
#mediterraneansea
It’s the northern end of the Balearic Islands.
#menorca #menorcabiosherereserve
#mediterraneansea
August 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Menorca North Coast this evening
It’s the northern end of the Balearic Islands.
#menorca #menorcabiosherereserve
#mediterraneansea
It’s the northern end of the Balearic Islands.
#menorca #menorcabiosherereserve
#mediterraneansea
Star constellation Corona Borealis
Northern Crown | Nördliche Krone
June 22nd; 2025 |. 02.22 CEST
Frankfurt, Germany
#starconstellation #coronaborealis #northerncrown
Northern Crown | Nördliche Krone
June 22nd; 2025 |. 02.22 CEST
Frankfurt, Germany
#starconstellation #coronaborealis #northerncrown
June 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Star constellation Corona Borealis
Northern Crown | Nördliche Krone
June 22nd; 2025 |. 02.22 CEST
Frankfurt, Germany
#starconstellation #coronaborealis #northerncrown
Northern Crown | Nördliche Krone
June 22nd; 2025 |. 02.22 CEST
Frankfurt, Germany
#starconstellation #coronaborealis #northerncrown
Summer solstice on the northern hemisphere, the time of long bright evenings is here.
Picture from 50 degrees northern lattitude (Germany) at 21.39 CEST sunset time.
#summersolstice #sommersonnenwende
Picture from 50 degrees northern lattitude (Germany) at 21.39 CEST sunset time.
#summersolstice #sommersonnenwende
June 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Summer solstice on the northern hemisphere, the time of long bright evenings is here.
Picture from 50 degrees northern lattitude (Germany) at 21.39 CEST sunset time.
#summersolstice #sommersonnenwende
Picture from 50 degrees northern lattitude (Germany) at 21.39 CEST sunset time.
#summersolstice #sommersonnenwende
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NEW RESEARCH lead by Exeter Marine researchers assesses the global research on small scale fisheries behaviour and reveals just how young and limited the data really is.
👉 Full paper in Marine Policy - doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🦑🌍🦤🌊🌐🧪🐟🎣
#AcademicSky #Fisheries #MarinePolicy
👉 Full paper in Marine Policy - doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🦑🌍🦤🌊🌐🧪🐟🎣
#AcademicSky #Fisheries #MarinePolicy
April 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
NEW RESEARCH lead by Exeter Marine researchers assesses the global research on small scale fisheries behaviour and reveals just how young and limited the data really is.
👉 Full paper in Marine Policy - doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🦑🌍🦤🌊🌐🧪🐟🎣
#AcademicSky #Fisheries #MarinePolicy
👉 Full paper in Marine Policy - doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🦑🌍🦤🌊🌐🧪🐟🎣
#AcademicSky #Fisheries #MarinePolicy
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New paper on marine turtle conservation shows insights into global populations and more... 🐢
Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3354/esr01385
@brendangodley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
🌍🌐🧪🦑🌊🐢🦤
#AcademicSky #SeaTurtles
Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3354/esr01385
@brendangodley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
🌍🌐🧪🦑🌊🐢🦤
#AcademicSky #SeaTurtles
April 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New paper on marine turtle conservation shows insights into global populations and more... 🐢
Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3354/esr01385
@brendangodley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
🌍🌐🧪🦑🌊🐢🦤
#AcademicSky #SeaTurtles
Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3354/esr01385
@brendangodley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
🌍🌐🧪🦑🌊🐢🦤
#AcademicSky #SeaTurtles
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Why in the world would anyone cut funds for science, education, and medical research when there's so much cool stuff still waiting to be discovered out there?!
🌎👽
#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #science #education #progress #pro-democracy #resist
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
🌎👽
#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #science #education #progress #pro-democracy #resist
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world
A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Why in the world would anyone cut funds for science, education, and medical research when there's so much cool stuff still waiting to be discovered out there?!
🌎👽
#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #science #education #progress #pro-democracy #resist
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
🌎👽
#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #science #education #progress #pro-democracy #resist
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Bluesky is no real alternative to Instagram.
Pictures can simply be downloaded by everyone.
The NGOs I am connected with are not here, the people I know are not here.
Pictures can simply be downloaded by everyone.
The NGOs I am connected with are not here, the people I know are not here.
April 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Bluesky is no real alternative to Instagram.
Pictures can simply be downloaded by everyone.
The NGOs I am connected with are not here, the people I know are not here.
Pictures can simply be downloaded by everyone.
The NGOs I am connected with are not here, the people I know are not here.
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu housereef from the beach.
Baa Atoll, Maldives.
One of my most visited reefs in the Maldives since 2008.
#ocean #maldives #coralreef
#baaatoll #snorkeling
Baa Atoll, Maldives.
One of my most visited reefs in the Maldives since 2008.
#ocean #maldives #coralreef
#baaatoll #snorkeling
March 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu housereef from the beach.
Baa Atoll, Maldives.
One of my most visited reefs in the Maldives since 2008.
#ocean #maldives #coralreef
#baaatoll #snorkeling
Baa Atoll, Maldives.
One of my most visited reefs in the Maldives since 2008.
#ocean #maldives #coralreef
#baaatoll #snorkeling
March 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The moon shining in the sky above Baa Atoll, Maldives.
I am in the Maldives since this morning, and I am quite sure that I will post a lot more from here, main focus will be marine life, the Indian Ocean, and pictures of beautiful nature.
#maldives #baaatoll #nature
#baaatollbiospherereserve
I am in the Maldives since this morning, and I am quite sure that I will post a lot more from here, main focus will be marine life, the Indian Ocean, and pictures of beautiful nature.
#maldives #baaatoll #nature
#baaatollbiospherereserve
March 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The moon shining in the sky above Baa Atoll, Maldives.
I am in the Maldives since this morning, and I am quite sure that I will post a lot more from here, main focus will be marine life, the Indian Ocean, and pictures of beautiful nature.
#maldives #baaatoll #nature
#baaatollbiospherereserve
I am in the Maldives since this morning, and I am quite sure that I will post a lot more from here, main focus will be marine life, the Indian Ocean, and pictures of beautiful nature.
#maldives #baaatoll #nature
#baaatollbiospherereserve
Today’s moon before sunset
March 09th, 2025 | 17.46 CET
Frankfurt, Germany
Shot with an older Canon EOS 350D, f = 200 mm Zoom lens.
#moon #astronomy #eveningsky
#mond #astropictures #sky
March 09th, 2025 | 17.46 CET
Frankfurt, Germany
Shot with an older Canon EOS 350D, f = 200 mm Zoom lens.
#moon #astronomy #eveningsky
#mond #astropictures #sky
March 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Today’s moon before sunset
March 09th, 2025 | 17.46 CET
Frankfurt, Germany
Shot with an older Canon EOS 350D, f = 200 mm Zoom lens.
#moon #astronomy #eveningsky
#mond #astropictures #sky
March 09th, 2025 | 17.46 CET
Frankfurt, Germany
Shot with an older Canon EOS 350D, f = 200 mm Zoom lens.
#moon #astronomy #eveningsky
#mond #astropictures #sky
T Coronae Borealis Update
Observation date 09-03-2025
05.18 CET
No signs of a nova near Epsilon CrB, checked through binoculars.
Picture shot with mobile cam.
#nova #tcoronaeborealis
#recurrentnova #coronaborealis
#astronomy
Observation date 09-03-2025
05.18 CET
No signs of a nova near Epsilon CrB, checked through binoculars.
Picture shot with mobile cam.
#nova #tcoronaeborealis
#recurrentnova #coronaborealis
#astronomy
March 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
T Coronae Borealis Update
Observation date 09-03-2025
05.18 CET
No signs of a nova near Epsilon CrB, checked through binoculars.
Picture shot with mobile cam.
#nova #tcoronaeborealis
#recurrentnova #coronaborealis
#astronomy
Observation date 09-03-2025
05.18 CET
No signs of a nova near Epsilon CrB, checked through binoculars.
Picture shot with mobile cam.
#nova #tcoronaeborealis
#recurrentnova #coronaborealis
#astronomy