We just purchased a digital copy of "Sea Unseen", an absolutely gorgeous zine, which features a collection of illustrations of marine animals, from the smallest (and wonderfully complex) to the largest (and by "largest" we really mean).

https://seaunseenzine.itch.io/sea-unseen-2026

Why did we do it? Not only, of course, for the incredible artistic value of this digital collection (we can't stop looking at it again and again), but also because the proceeds from the zine will go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, an independent charity made up of a group of passionate scientists, educators and activists who have been defending Australia's oceans since 1965.

And then… we can proudly say this… two of the illustrations featured in the zine were created by us!

One depicts a really tiny animal: you may know it as a "sea monkey", or if you are an aquarium hobbyist as a "brine shrimp", but it is the Artemia salina, an incredible creature whose eggs can remain dormant, in the dry, under salt, for ages. Cool! And hey, they've even been in space.

Another illustration, however, shows an animal on the opposite end: extremely delicate and enormous, the longest bony fish on earth, the regalecus (Regalecus glesne), which has a somewhat special meaning for us, being very important to the series we're working on, Fish Don't Cry.

Buy your copy of Sea Unseen today, it's only a dollar! (And if you're feeling generous, you can also donate a little more ;) )

https://seaunseenzine.itch.io/sea-unseen-2026

The marine animals thank you!

#Zine #TheSeaUnseen #Zine #MarineZine #MarineAnimals #CharityZine #CharityZineArt #MarineAnimals 

We're proud to say that this year we participated in the "Sea Unseen" project, with two illustrations: one dedicated to Artemia salina (the famous "sea monkeys!") created by Mimma and, (of course, we couldn't leave it out), one dedicated to the longest bony fish, the majestic oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

These are just small previews, but stay tuned to find out when the zine will finally be available! And we assure you that the drawings by our other fellow artists who worked on this thing are absolutely AMAZING.

The Sea Unseen: A Marine Zine is a charity zine supporting the Australian Marine Conservation Society, released in conjunction with World Ocean Day: https://seaunseenzine.carrd.co/

#Animals #MarineAnimals #ArtemiaSalina #RegalecusGlesne #TheSeaUnseen #Fish #Crustacean #ColoredWork #FnMArt #Previews

Just a rock (under the sea), nothing special to see here!
Made for the weekly challenge!
(Yeah, the theme was rocks ✨).

#PixelArt #WeeklyPixels #MarineAnimals #FnMArt

#Starfish for Saturday.

#MarineAnimals #Wsanec #seaweed #SeaCreatures #wildlife #MarineLife #Lowtide #VancouverIsland #nature #ProtectOceans #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #PNW #VanIsle #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild

"When it was no longer tenable to discharge sewage at the cliff face..."

"Last week, after torrential rain in Sydney, fresh poo balls washed up on the beach at Malabar, the closest beach to the problematic Malabar sewage treatment plant. In early April 2025, the EPA finally admitted the poo balls likely originated from Sydney Water’s land-based sewage treatment network."

"The deepwater ocean outfalls were opened from 1990, mainly because they were the cheapest option when it was no longer tenable to discharge sewage at the cliff face. Funding a fix now will take political will – and some impressive engineering."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/28/sydney-water-sewage-poo-balls-fatberg-beaches-investigation
#pollution #NSW #coast #beaches #faeces #infrastructure #sewage #CheapOptions #swimming #MarineAnimals #PooBalls

Shark attacks and wastewater management practices

"...The warnings for swimming water quality and shark safety were now effectively the same. If it’s poor water, if it looks dodgy, if it smells a bit off, don’t go in, because it’s not good. You could pick up a waterborne disease, but you could also become prey for a shark.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/24/could-sydneys-creaking-sewage-system-be-linked-to-the-spate-of-shark-attacks
#ocean #WaterQuality #swimming #beach #NSW #pollution #SewageSystem #infrastructure #offshore #sewage #runoff #waste #MarineAnimals #sharks #habitat

4 shark bites in 48 hours: how what we do on land may shape shark behaviour

"The four recent shark incidents in New South Wales followed an intense rainstorm that flushed runoff from land into the state’s coastal waters, reducing visibility and carrying pollution and waste into the sea."

"A 2019 study found tiger and white sharks are more likely to attack after heavy rainfall. This is partly because heavy rainfall flushes out more nutrients to sea, which leads to higher fish populations near the shore. In turn, this attracts sharks."

"Long-term solutions lie upstream."
"Investment in stormwater management, wastewater infrastructure and runoff reduction helps stabilise coastal conditions and improve ocean health. It can also help reduce biological pressures by limiting parasite exposure."
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https://theconversation.com/4-shark-bites-in-48-hours-how-what-we-do-on-land-may-shape-shark-behaviour-273889
#ocean #pollution #runoff #DebrisBalls #Sydney #NSW #coast #beach #waste #cats #MarineAnimals #sharks