Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/04/antarctic-whale-populations-are-rebounding-but-theres-still-more-to-do/

I wrote another thing for The Conversation... this one is a bit of a TLDR for a new paper on a pretty extreme corner of the oceans.

We spent a month drilling thru 500 m of ice to install some sensors that would then talk back to us via satellite - pretty strange to be watching data come in from beneath an ice shelf when sat at your desk. 🙂

It's probably the fanciest paper I'll ever write so its a bit nerve wracking seeing it out (the journal article that is - not the Convo article). #Antarctica #Oceans #climate #SeaLevelRise

Also some dissonance to have this good thing and then everything else, as we know, is basically on fire.

https://theconversation.com/antarcticas-ice-shelves-are-vulnerable-to-melting-from-below-knowing-how-far-ocean-heat-reaches-is-crucial-278195

WHO approves first malaria drug for babies, Colombia and Paraguay lower poverty rates, engineers imitate beavers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://squirrel-news.net/who-approves-first-malaria-drug-for-babies-colombia-and-paraguay-lower-poverty-rates-engineers-imitate-beavers/

#QuizOfTheDay: #Seas are smaller than #Oceans and are usually located where the land and #Ocean meet. Typically, seas are partially enclosed by land.

However, there is one sea without a land boundary. Do you know the name?

A. Caribbean Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Sargasso Sea
D. Philippine Sea

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/quiz?qId=64462380708b15e4e4c6696b

How #ClimateChange threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific

#Warming water temperatures caused by #climate change pose a substantial risk to local tuna populations, threatening Kiribati's economic backbone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq57vxjvdy4o #oceans #GlobalWarming

Premier says algal bloom 'gone' despite expansion of fishing restrictions
By Daniel Keane

Fishing restrictions will be strengthened in South Australian waters because of the algal bloom's devastating impact on stocks — but the government says the bloom itself has "essentially cleared up" along most of the state's coast.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-27/algal-bloom-has-gone-premier-says-but-fishing-rules-intensify/106610634

#Oceans #EnvironmentalImpacts #StateandTerritoryGovernment #DanielKeane

The anti-whaling ship formally known as the "MV Steve Irwin" is back to work as the "Ship4Good".

"" This is the new mission of the MV Steve Irwin: to inspire and educate, while also bringing some enjoyment, and instilling hope for our oceans and environment.""

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/mv-steve-irwin-sets-sail-conservation-comeback/106600658

https://www.ship4good.com.au/

She will be stationed (?) at Williamstown in MEL (just to mix the metaphore) and hopes to do regular work up the East Coast to the Barrier Reef.

#Conservation #GreatBarrierReef #SteveIrwin #Ship4Good #Environment #Oceans

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) moves warm, salty water northward from the tropics, where it sinks and shifts cold water south, benefiting marine life and regulating the climate. However, this huge system of currents may be on the verge of collapse. Could building a giant dam between Russia and Alaska save it? Read more from @LiveScience:

https://flip.it/e80wSw

#Science #Climate #Oceans #Earth

Scientists Discover How the Iconic ‘Twelve Apostles’ Rock Formations Were Created in Australia

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-discover-how-the-iconic-twelve-apostles-rock-formations-were-created/