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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · May 06, 2026

Our favorite headline today: "Shark lasers could help save vulnerable species." From @popsci@universeodon.com: "By merging optical technology and geochemistry, a group of researchers are gaining far more accurate information on the snub-nosed speartooth shark’s age, as well as the health of its environment." https://flip.it/eZ06D_ #Sharks #Animals #Science #Ocean #Conservation

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · Apr 24, 2026

I returned last night from a wonderful trip to the British Virgin Islands. Spent a week on a sailboat, sailing to four islands, and snorkeling and scuba diving off of two of them. The weather cooperated nicely and I thoroughly enjoyed the warm clear water!! More pics to come! #sailing #ocean #scuba #beach #nature #photography #SeaScape #NaturePhotography

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · Apr 25, 2026

Two of the islands that I sailed to had small rock islands near them. Once the sailboat was tied up at each main island, I then took the dinghy to the nearby rock island to scuba dive. Here are pics from below the surface as I dived around one of those rock islands. It’s a different world underwater! #ocean #scuba #nature #SeaScape #photography #NaturePhotography

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · Apr 27, 2026

Here are some of my views when I went scuba diving around the other rock island on my trip last week. This area had a different underwater landscape than the one shown in my earlier post; the seafloor was much more gently sloping. Saw some interesting coral and other forms of life on the bottom here that were quite different from the other rock island. #ocean #scuba #photography #nature #seascape #NaturePhotography

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · Apr 28, 2026

Something’s fishy here! On one of my dives off of the sailboat, I discovered a barracuda and remora (suckerfish) lurking under the boat, each 3-4 feet (1 m) in length. They remained there in spite of my presence and occasionally cruised close to me. For a while, the remora attached itself to the keel of one of the hulls of the boat (upper right pic)! I had more fun near the surface watching these fish than being at the bottom that day! #ocean #scuba #nature #photography #NaturePhotography

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · Apr 29, 2026

No waterfall today on WaterfallWednesday, but how about a wave crashing over a large rock formation as viewed from underwater? Saw a number of such events while snorkeling around a rocky point last week. Waves were crashing regularly over the rocks--- had to be careful and not get sucked into the swirling chaos of each crash! #ocean #snorkeling #waves #nature #photography #NaturePhotography #Seascape

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@TimKStanton@mstdn.social · May 02, 2026

Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy this nice rainbow that I saw off the back of the boat last week! #ocean #rainbow #nature #weekend #photography #Seascape #NaturePhotography

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Derek the DIY Guy

@Derek_DIY@mastodon.ie · Jan 18, 2026

Lovely sundown at the wild atlantic way #silentsunday #photography #ocean #bay #sea #sundown

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Dragofix

@Dragofix@veganism.social · Apr 27, 2026

Chile’s plan to protect another 10% of its ocean is stalled by the new government https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/chiles-plan-to-protect-another-10-of-its-ocean-is-stalled-by-the-new-government/ #Chile #ocean #environment

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Flipboard Science Desk

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · Apr 23, 2026

This might give you nightmares the night before you go for a dip in the ocean: giant octopuses the size of whales. A new analysis of fossils shows that these intelligence creatures once grew to a length of 62 feet and used their strong jaws to crush the skeletons of their prey. Fortunately for today’s ocean swimmers, this was millions of years ago. @ScienceAlert@flipboard.com has more: https://flip.it/vvYX5O #Science #Animals #Ocean #SeaCreatures

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@GrrlScientist@mstdn.science · Apr 21, 2026

Whale Earwax Records Its Lifetime Exposure To Ocean Pollutants "Scientists have developed a new method for learning all sorts of interesting things about whales by studying their earwax." #SciComm by @GrrlScientist@mstdn.science #whales #pollution #Ocean #ecology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/whale-earwax-records-its-lifetime-exposure-to-ocean-pollutants-5216ba46d430

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@Dragofix@veganism.social · Apr 21, 2026

Atlantic current shows two-decade decline across four deep-ocean monitoring sites https://phys.org/news/2026-04-atlantic-current-decade-decline-deep.html #Atlantic #ocean #environment #current

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@Nonilex@masto.ai · Apr 09, 2026

A dramatic collapse of the #AntarcticFurSeal population likewise prompted the #IUCN to change the species’s status from “least concern” to “#endangered.” The organization said that rising #ocean temperatures have pushed the seals’ main prey — krill — to greater ocean depths, making it harder for the seals to find food. Between 1999 & 2025, the IUCN said, the number of Antarctic fur seals dropped by more than 50% #GlobalWarming #wildlife #MarineLife #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law

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