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The Save Our Seas Foundation supports marine projects in the areas of conservation, awareness, research and education.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialPreparing for the next stage of the scientific project NEOBLUE, @elasmopoulo.bsky.social emphasises the importance of preparation but also the importance of sharing their goals with local schools, stakeholders and the scientific community.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialManta rays play a vital role in the functioning of ocean habitats. Reef manta rays, in particular, are key drivers of nutrient cycling across coral reefs and beyond. Follow the reef manta on its nutrient-cycling journey! Illustrations by Kelsey Manners-Dickson | © Save Our Seas Foundation
@saveourseas.bsky.socialOn the reefs of D’Arros Island in the Seychelles, a sabre squirrelfish—the largest of the squirrelfish species—rests in caves and crevices during the day. At night, these nocturnal fish emerge to patrol the reefs and lagoons, hunting crabs, shrimp, and small fish. 📷: Shane Gross | © SOSF
@saveourseas.bsky.socialThree months before it was scheduled to end, the Antarctic krill harvesting season had to close. Why? Because the companies fishing for the krill have harvested so much so quickly.
@saveourseas.bsky.socialEdited by Caiti Allison 🎥: David Moran 🎥: Byron Dilkes 🎥: Naude Heunis 🎥: Keenan Ferguson 🎥: Caiti Allison 🎥: Sebastian Staines 🎥: Mikey Santillan 🎥: Luke Saddler
@saveourseas.bsky.socialAre you thinking about applying for our Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant but not sure what our judges are looking for?
Thomas Peschak and Kathy Moran, who lead this grant, share their insights.
More about the grant here: saveourseas.com/ocean-storyt...
@saveourseas.bsky.socialKaitlyn O'Toole and her team were studying blood samples from Halavi guitarfish when they discovered something interesting using the leftover plasma, which raised questions they will need to answer in the future.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialThe most notable feature of Atlantic nurse sharks is undoubtedly the pair of sensory barbels near their mouth. These whisker-like structures help them detect prey hidden in sand and sediment. 📷: Christopher Vaughan-Jones
@saveourseas.bsky.socialNEOBLUE launched when Kenn Papadopoulo started searching the waters of Ría de Vigo for newborn blue sharks; they weren’t there. They tried again in Summer. This allowed them to gather valuable data to create a full picture of their movements over the seasons.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialApplications are open for our Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant.
Apply here: grants.saveourseas.com
More about the grant can be found here: saveourseas.com/ocean-storyt...
@saveourseas.bsky.socialPaola Vivian Vásquez, who is studying the leopard round ray and the starry round ray, asks the question: How do round rays respond to such dramatic environmental change in a tropical upwelling system? She and her team are on a mission to find out.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialMilo the whale shark has done something no shark has done before in a tracking study. Over nearly a decade, he has travelled more than 54,700 kilometres, setting a record for the longest documented movement track of any shark!
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialSharks, rays and chimaeras comprise more than 1,290 species. Each month, we're celebrating a new species, ranging from some of your favourites to the lesser-known and weirdly wonderful. Our Ray of the Month? The reef manta ray. 📷 : Jasmine Corbett 📷 : Dillys Pouponeau 📷 : Christopher Leon
@saveourseas.bsky.socialIn this episode of the #WoS podcast, we discuss how to share the water with sharks safely, ethically and responsibly with wildlife photographer and filmmaker Luke Saddler.
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📷: Luke Saddler
@saveourseas.bsky.socialCritically Endangered, it's believed that the last stronghold for the Ganges shark has been found in a remote corner of Indonesia, on an exploratory mission led by project leader Michael Grant. He believes that the introduction of legislation is vital for their race against extinction.
@saveourseas.bsky.socialThe SOSF Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant is open for applications!
With conservation at its heart, this grant welcomes emerging photographers invested in deepening their impact through powerful, purposeful storytelling.
More about the grant can be found here: saveourseas.com/ocean-storyt...
@saveourseas.bsky.socialPetter Lundberg describes the adaptability needed to study sharks in Swedish waters, from wild weather that challenges the seaworthiness of their boat to suddenly needing to keep individuals in live wells to tag and sample them.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialThe principle of countershading is simple: darker on top, lighter beneath. For the whitetip reef shark, this means a darker dorsal side that melts into the depths when viewed from above, and a pale belly that dissolves into sunlit surface waters when viewed from below. 📷: Jake Wilton
@saveourseas.bsky.socialFrom working in the lab to handling live lemon sharks for the first time, Ana Carolyna is working alongside some amazing women, including Bianca Rangel, in Brazil to learn that working with sharks takes more than steady hands.
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@saveourseas.bsky.socialSatellite tagging, along with a nationwide citizen science network and field research, has discovered some troubling patterns in oceanic manta ray migrations between New Zealand and the South Pacific. Lydia Green travels aboard the Freeranger along the route to discover the causes.
