🦈🔬 If you were asked to describe a #shark, you’d probably mention a dorsal fin, gills, and a #skeleton made of cartilage. But as this deep dive explains, defining exactly what makes a shark a shark is one of #biology's trickiest challenges.

👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a70747636/what-is-a-shark/

#sharks #marinebiology #science #evolution #taxonomy #oceanlife #biology #education #nature #paleontology

Scientists Don’t Know Exactly What a Shark Is

A new study analyzing shark genomes found that skates and rays likely evolved from the shark body plan, and that some sharks are evolutionarily distinct.

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Sun, sand, and endless waves in Goa

Some days are meant for salty air, barefoot walks, and watching the sunset melt into the sea. Goa isn’t just a place, it’s a feeling of freedom, fun, and pure relaxation.

Who else is craving a beach escape right now?

#Goa #BeachVibes #TravelIndia #Wanderlust #SunsetLovers #OceanLife #TravelGoals

There is nothing quite like being surrounded by dozens of sharks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic.

These sand tiger sharks patrol the North Carolina shipwrecks with an eerie, stealthy movement that is absolutely mesmerizing to watch up close.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wCG7PD-kDyA

#WreckDiving #SharkWeek #OceanLife #SandTigerShark #nature #sharks

Sand Tiger Sharks off the coast of North Carolina

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A year long algal bloom in South Australia has killed millions of marine animals and damaged ecosystems. When leaders ignore climate change and protect polluters, nature pays the price. Environmental destruction is not an accident, it is the result of greed and weak accountability.

#ClimateCrisis #Environment #OceanLife #StopPollution #Accountability https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/mar/14/algal-bloom-south-australia-update-one-year-on

Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

The Guardian
The Orange Fish That "Walks" instead of Swimming #frogfish #shortsvideo

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'By-catch' happens when fishing operations target one species but unintentionally capture many others. 🐢💔 The most direct way to reduce this harm is to stop supporting the industry driving it - by choosing not to buy fish or seafood. 🚫🎣 #turtle #marinelife #oceanlife