The world's biggest #whale graveyard found to date has been discovered in the #IndianOcean in international waters off the coast of #Australia.

Five whales actively decomposing & 476 #cetacean fossils, including a newly discovered but long extinct species dating back five million years, were documented. #auspol #MarineMammals

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-06-11/world-s-biggest-whale-graveyard-found-in-the-indian-ocean/106778126

World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia

Hundreds of whale fossils, including those from extinct species new to science, range in age from recent to 5 million years old and are also home to undescribed deep-sea creatures.

Why Mozambique’s Coral Reefs Are Thriving

Mozambique · Indian Ocean · World Ocean Day Many reefs are being pushed to their limits by warming seas, bleaching, and habitat loss. Tofo Beach, on Mozambique's Inhambane coast, tells a more complicated story. It is not untouched, and it is not immune from pressure — but it is a productive reef system where oceanography, marine life, and long-term conservation work intersect. On World Ocean Day 2026, with WorldOceanDay.org's action theme centered on Strong Marine Protected Areas […]

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/06/08/mozambique-coral-reefs/

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ blue-billed white tern ✧

The blue-billed white tern (Gygis candida) is a small tropical seabird in the family Laridae, occurring across the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Formerly treated as a subspecies within the white tern complex, conspecific with the the Atlantic white tern (G. alba) and the little white tern (G. mic...

#indianocean #pacificocean #seychelles #maldives #smalltropicalseabird #wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-billed_white_tern

An X post by the US Indo-Pacific Command read, "We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate.” https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-forces-board-oil-tanker-in-indian-ocean-vessel-sanctioned-over-iranian-crude-watch-fc2mc4qc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #USForces #OilTanker #IndianOcean #WorldNews

We just dropped our Comoros episode—the remote volcanic archipelago that's flying under everyone's radar. Flights from £800+, hotels from $45, and the 2027 Island Games about to change everything. Is the long-haul worth it? We break down the real costs, island-hopping chaos, and who this trip actually makes sense for.

#Comoros #TravelPodcast #IndianOcean

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqE59EJJsZE

East Africa: Somali Piracy Returns - a Warning From the Western Indian Ocean: [ISS] Joint naval patrols are stretched thin by the Middle East crisis, but their ability to eradicate piracy was always limited. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSbVGQ #SomaliPiracy #EastAfrica #NavalPatrols #IndianOcean #MaritimeSecurity

🗨️ Meloni says, “ #italy is ready to do its part to contribute, as soon as the conditions are right, to the safety of #navigation, building on what has already been done in the #RedSea, the #IndianOcean with #EU ’s Aspides and Atalanta missions”

What she actually means by this is establishing European control mechanisms to secure #markets for #US conglomerates and to continue exploiting peoples and the environment

She's a #warcriminal and belongs in the dock!

📰 MEMO

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260517-hormuz-strait-should-be-reopened-without-tolls-or-restrictions-stresses-italian-premier/

Hormuz Strait should be reopened without tolls or restrictions, stresses Italian premier

The Hormuz Strait should be reopened without any tolls or restrictions, said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at the Europe-Gulf Forum at Greece&#…

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A family of sperm whales, Indian Ocean
© Tony Wu/Nature Picture Library
#photography #IndianOcean