Sign the petition
Monster fishing vessels are hoovering up whole ecosystems in UK waters that are supposed to be protected. I just signed a petition calling on the new government to save our seas from destructive fishing, by banning supertrawlers in UK Marine Protected Areas. Will you join me?
https://act.gp/47MTYKR
#petition #uk #marineparks #fishing #marineprotectedareas #supertrawlers
Kelp is changing the seafloor in Melbourne from a desert to a forest
By Natalie Whiting
Kelp forests decimated by sea urchins are being replanted in Port Phillip Bay in an attempt to rebuild the ecosystem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-11/kelp-forests-sea-urchins-port-phillip-bay/104740450
Shells - leave them by the shore
"This summer, please leave the sea shells by the seashore. Someone needs that shell more than you. For native wildlife, both occupied and unoccupied shells provide important shelter and sources of calcium and grit."
"If you absolutely must pick something up and take it home, please pick up some of the vast amount of plastic found on Australian beaches."
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https://theconversation.com/this-summer-please-leave-the-sea-shells-by-the-seashore-243157
#shells #seashells #collecting #beach #ecosystems #tourism #hoarding #BeachCombing #marine #wildlife #habitat #MarineParks #molluscs #shellfish #plastic #waste #TakeAway #HolidaySeason
by #MarineParks and a plan to transfer those currently held captive to #SeaPens so that they can spend the remainder of their lives in, at least, a more natural environment.
But what happens to the animals? #Marineland has announced plans to relocate all 4,000 animals, including #dolphins, #SeaLions, #turtles, and #fish, to new homes in existing facilities. However, the main concern for many is the fate of the two remaining #orcas, Wikie (23) and her son Keijo (11), both born in captivity.
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#Greece becomes first #European country to ban #BottomTrawling in #MarineParks
The #law will come into force in #NationalParks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/greece-becomes-first-european-country-to-ban-bottom-trawling-in-marine-parks
#Sustainability #Environment #Food
END ALL IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF DOLPHINS ACROSS U.S. BORDERS
#CaptiveDolphins and #whales are transported across the world to #aquariums and #MarineParks. These animals are ripped away from their families and all they know, forced to live in barren concrete #tanks. Transportation is a stressful process for these animals. The journey itself poses significant risks. Stress-induced illnesses and health problems are an issue and in the worst cases it can lead to #death.
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https://www.dolphinproject.com/take-action/end-all-imports-exports-of-dolphins-across-u-s-borders/
END ALL IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF DOLPHINS ACROSS U.S. BORDERS
Captive #dolphins and #whales are transported across the world to #aquariums and #MarineParks. These animals are ripped away from their families and all they know, forced to live in barren concrete #tanks. Transportation is a stressful process for these animals. The journey itself poses significant risks. Stress-induced illnesses and health problems are an issue and in the worst cases it can lead to death. When transported,
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• Tasmanian research found seismic blasting also triggers extensive death in #plankton, including #krill, which are crucial foundations of #MarineFoodWebs, from more than a kilometre away.
There is a proposal for seismic blasting over 45,000 sq km of ocean between #Victoria and #Tasmania by joint venture #TGS/#SLB-Schlumberger , which would see seismic blasting over commonwealth #MarineParks and #endangered #BlueWhale feeding areas. 
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Watched and enjoyed photography of Blueback 2022 film by Robert Connolly based on Tim Winton’s 1997 book.
Filmed in beautiful
Bremer Bay located part way between Esperance and Albany, and about 500km from Perth.)
(Spoiler alert.
The blue grouper is a puppet manipulated by four people.)
#MarineParks #WesternAustralia
#sealife #grouper #abalone #fish
#coral #leafyseadragon #whales
PLEDGE TO NEVER SET FOOT IN DOLPHIN MARINE PARKS 
Instead, choose to experience these magnificent creatures in their true domain – wild, free, and unconfined. Your commitment could ripple across the world, becoming a powerful wave of change.
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https://www.afd.org.au/petition/dolphins-marine-parks/#Form
#EndAnimalExploitation #MarineParks #SaveOurSeas #SeeAnimalsAsIndividuals 
DOLPHINS SUFFER AT MARINE PARKS
Imagine living your entire life in your living room, the vast world outside becoming an alien concept. For #dolphins in #MarineParks, this analogy becomes a harsh reality. Confined within the limited dimensions of an artificial enclosure, these sentient creatures endure a daily assault of bright lights and booming noises, while their instinctive urge to explore and socialize is constantly thwarted.
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Please boycott all aquariums, zoos, and marine parks in her memory!
We're so very sorry. Rest in paradise, Lolita, free forever and never to be imprisoned again. 
