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‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the Mediterranean https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/02/fast-ferries-threaten-endangered-whales-mediterranean #Mediterranean #marine #environment #marinelife #whales #EndangeredSpecies #ferries

Walrus tusks carved in Bali are being illegally sold as Native American art, investigation finds https://www.science.org/content/article/walrus-tusks-carved-bali-are-being-illegally-sold-native-american-art-investigation #AnimalRights #marinelife #walrus #Indigenous #Bali

Whales and record entanglements "The number of whale entanglements has risen by 20%, from about 50 in 2025 to nearly 60 this year. Whales can get entangled in man-made materials floating in the ocean, such as fishing gear and shark nets." >> https://theconversation.com/unlike-anything-ive-seen-why-this-whale-season-has-marine-scientists-puzzled-295074 #whales #MarineLife #entanglement #HumpbackWhales #plastic #garbage #Ocean #fishing #junk #SharkNets #biodiversity

PRESS RELEASE: Activists aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have placed giant boulders to block bottom trawling across 116 km² of the Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area. The UK government must ban destructive fishing in ALL protected waters. #ProtectTheOceans #trawling #overfishing #oceans #marinelife

California Endangered Whale Entanglements Remain High in Marine Heat Wave Year https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/california-endangered-whale-entanglements-remain-high-in-marine-heat-wave-year-2026-10-28/ #California #environment #marinelife #whales #heat #heatwave

Light pollution is reaching deep into the sea, putting marine life at risk https://www.earth.com/environment/light-pollution-is-reaching-deep-into-the-sea-putting-marine-life-at-risk/ #environment #sea #marinelife #pollution #LightPollution

Green sawfish are on the verge of extinction, but scientists aren’t sure how many are left in the wild https://www.earth.com/animals/green-sawfish-are-on-the-verge-of-extinction-but-scientists-arent-sure-how-many-are-left-in-the-wild/ #marinelife #fish #sawfish #extinction

Another oil spill, this time off Umm Al Quwain in the UAE. How long will marine life and coastal communities keep paying for our dependence on oil? Governments must get moving on renewables. Protect the Gulf’s waters and the people who depend on them. #oilspill #uae #fossilfuels #protecttheoceans #oceans #marinelife

Marine life in Gulf of Mexico has still not fully recovered from 2010 BP oil spill https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/22/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-gulf-marine-life #GulfOfMexico #environment #marinelife #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #oil #OilSpill #BP

Sunlight makes biodegradable plastic particles more harmful to fish https://www.earth.com/animals/sunlight-makes-biodegradable-plastic-particles-more-harmful-to-fish/ #marinelife #fish #environment #plastic #microplastics #PlasticPollution

The current rate of progress will take 265 YEARS to fully protect 30% of the ocean. The deadline is 2030, not 2291. Governments must stop letting industrial fishing fleets plunder our ocean for profit. Deliver real ocean sanctuaries NOW. #ProtectTheOceans #oceans #ocean #COP17 #CBD #marinelife #oceanprotection #overfishing

Mexico Eviscerates Vaquita Protections https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/mexico-eviscerates-vaquita-protections-2026-10-15/ #AnimalRights #marinelife #Vaquita #Mexico

Industrial fire linked to fish and eels' deaths https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cqrky20ndv1jo?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon #environment #marinelife #fish #eels #industry

Humpback whale’s unusual response to dead calf raises questions about animal grief https://www.earth.com/animals/humpback-whales-unusual-response-to-dead-calf-raises-questions-about-animal-grief/ #AnimalRights #marinelife #whales

International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/international-whaling-commission-rejects-push-to-revive-commercial-whaling/ #AnimalRights #marinelife #whales

🚨 OCEAN HEAT: Last year, our seas absorbed heat equal to almost 40 TIMES all energy humanity used. With 84% of global coral reefs struck by bleaching-level heat stress, fossil fuel corporations and industrial meat and dairy are cooking our living ocean for profit. Protect our oceans NOW. #oceans #marinelife #heat #extremeheat #climatechange #climatecrisis #climate #protecttheoceans

#News: Humpback #whale freed after a nerve-wracking rescue on #NSW Central Coast! 🐋🛑 Rescuers say no. of whales getting caught is surging. 24 cases so far this year. Be #Vegan for the animals #Boycott4Wildlife #MarineLife @PalmOilDetect

Yellowmargin Moray Eel, aka Puhi, wending its way around an ocean reef. Your #sealife #photooftheday Prints available - DM me. #moray #eel #monday #creature #ocean #sea #marinelife #animals #nature #wildlife #environment #earth #photo #photography #underwater #AIFreePhoto #Oahu #Hawaii #reef

Soldierfish, aka 'Ū'ū, crowd an overhang at at coastal reef. Your #sealife #photooftheday Prints available - DM me. #orange #fish #Sunday #creature #ocean #sea #marinelife #animals #nature #wildlife #environment #earth #photo #photography #underwater #AIFreePhoto #Oahu #Hawaii #reef

Whitetip Reef Shark, aka Mano Lalakea, cruising an ocean cave. Your #sealife #photooftheday Prints available - DM me. #shark #cave #Saturday #creature #ocean #sea #marinelife #animals #nature #wildlife #environment #earth #photo #photography #underwater #AIFreePhoto #Oahu #Hawaii #reef