Ms. Que BanhMar 5

#ThrowbackThursday 2022.
Working on #PenderIsland with #OceanNetworks #Canada to raise more public awareness & support to respect & protect our #marine #ecosystems 💙💚💙🌊
Education about ecosystems & ocean #biodiversity of botanicals/creatures/critters.
Information about importance of #MarineProtectedAreas - #MPAs & why a lot of grassroots organizations patrolling & doing stewardship is essential for ocean protection work, going forward.

#Conservation #Oceans #Environmentalists #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #SaveOurOceans #MarineBiology #MarineScience #seal #GulfIslandsPreserve #wildlife #MarineLife

Show threadGES4SEAS MOOCsFeb 18
You can discover the #MPAs in the world, and their status, using this link of Protected Planet, where 16,805 MPAs are presented
https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/marine-protected-areas
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
Show threadGES4SEAS MOOCsFeb 18
Implemented and designated Marine Protected Areas #MPAs occupy >23 M km2 and there are >10 M km2 proposed.
We are still far from the objective of 30% but
.
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
Show threadGES4SEAS MOOCsFeb 16
These authors show the global growth of restoration interventions,
These have been done in #MPAs Marine Protected Areas, #coral and oyster reefs, #saltmarshes, #mangroves, kelps and #seagrasses
There is a clear increase of recovery in recent years
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism #MarineEcology #Research
Dr Angel BorjaFeb 9
#MPAs marine protected areas are good solutions to rebuild depleted resources, as in Baja California, but also in many places around the globe #MarineEcology #Research

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2ipebi4cuxifikswemt3ll5e/post/3mefy5tqxh4r2
Ms. Que BanhDec 15

Earth's #oceans are under ongoing #ecocide threats. Human industry has contributed to increased ocean temperatures, killing of ecosystems & marine life.
We need healthy oceans for sustainable life on this planet.

If you're in BC - please check out & support #SeaChange #nonprofit society:

https://seachangesociety.com/

#ProtectOceans #MPAs #conservation #Ecological #environmental #ClimateChange #StopEcocide #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #OneEarth #HealthyOceansHealthyPlanet #MarineLife #OceanLife #ecosystems #StopOceanPollution #CleanUpOceans #degrowth #OurSharedFuture #biodiversity #StopGreenwashing

Show threadrexiSep 29

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-scientists-eye-hurricanes-rainfall-global.html

"What stands out to me is that #MPAS forecasted this system to be a super typhoon even before the storm had formed," Judt said. "Earlier, in fact, than many operational models would have anticipated, and with better prediction of its intensity."

#SuperTyphoon #Ragasa

Scientists eye hurricanes, rainfall in global high-def

Even before thunderstorms over the Pacific Ocean began to significantly build last week, experimental forecasts at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) showed the emerging weather system intensifying into a super typhoon. And, indeed, the thunderstorms ultimately spawned Super Typhoon Ragasa, whose 165-mile-per-hour winds made it the most powerful storm on Earth so far this year.

Phys.org
marthasteriasSep 20, 2025

The UN "high seas treaty" on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction has reached enough ratifications to come into force next year!

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165901

This is huge - it took *a lot* of work and negotiations to get this agreed. In addition to Regional Management Bodies, there will be another path towards MPAs in international waters. It's about more than #MPAs, though. It's also about #biodiversity, genetic resources, capacity building, scientific cooperation.
It's a big deal!

UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January

A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026.

UN News
Joseph Lim Jun 16, 2025
How #DavidAttenborough's #film will get #bottomtrawling #banned
🧐"bottom #trawlers hv been working at #sea for more than a century, but nobody had ever seen tis scene before. No diver wld survive where te #cameras were.. It is a nightmare vision of #massdeath & #destruction..
The worst of it is tt while the #official #UN goal is to have 30% of the world’s #oceans in ‘maritime protected areas’ by 2030, most of those #MPAs still allow #bottom #trawling."
#filmastodon #UNSDG
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/gwynne-dyer-how-david-attenboroughs-film-will-get-bottom-trawling-banned
GWYNNE DYER: How David Attenborough's film will get bottom trawling banned

Bottom trawling is a destructive industry, says Gwynne Dyer, and David Attenborough's film Ocean clearly shows why it needs to end

PNI Atlantic News
DAM – Allianz MeeresforschungMay 28, 2025
In Nord- und Ostsee und weltweit sind Meeresgebiete durch menschliche AktivitĂ€ten belastet und gestört. Eine Antwort: #Meeresschutzgebiete (#MPAs). Ob diese ausreichen, lest ihr auf #MeereOnline, dem Informationsportal der DAM 👉 https://www.meere-online.de/themen/management/einblick-meeresschutz.