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Dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. #StandForOceans 🌊
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WHALES IN CRISIS: As whales traverse their migration routes along the United States’ West Coast, they are getting entangled in heavy fishing gear, which can lead to agonizing wounds and even death. Sadly, that was the fate for this entangled humpback whale. These ocean giants urgently need our help. That’s why we are fighting for change! Join us in protecting whales from deadly entanglements today to help ensure these majestic creatures can swim freely in the oceans they call home. Link in bio. 🎤: Narrated by @cobiesmulders 📽️: Video by @mekanphotography
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🐳🦑🐠 Get ready for MARINE MADNESS! 64 ocean animals will compete for the title of Marine Master, but only one will win! Starting tomorrow, tune in to our Instagram Stories every day to vote for your favorite animals and help them advance through the ranks. May the best ocean animal win! 💙 Who do you think will be the 2024 Marine Master? Share in the comments below!
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Actor & Oceana Board Chair Sam Waterston is fighting for justice for North Atlantic right whales, calling on @POTUS & @SecRaimondo to take immediate, strong action for these critically endangered whales. “This is an open-and-shut case. North Atlantic right whales are on the verge of disappearing. We know what’s killing them, and we know how to stop it, but our government is doing nothing.” Read the full story with the #linkinbio . #RightWhaleToSave
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Entanglements in fishing gear don’t just kill whales. It injures them slowly, over weeks or months, hindering their ability to dive and feed, and can lead to infection or disease, until the whale eventually succumbs to its wounds. Sadly, that was the fate for this whale, which, despite being freed from the fishing gear around its tail, did not survive. This is the terrible fate of far too many whales, which get entangled in fishing gear as they swim along their migration routes and feeding areas along the West Coast of the United States. But you can help put a stop to this. Join Oceana today and your gift will make double the impact to prevent deadly entanglements and save whales in crisis. Link in bio. 📽️: @mekanphotography Narrated by @cobiesmulders
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Share some love for sea cows this #ManateeAppreciationDay ! 💙 There are three species of manatee alive today: Amazonian, African, and West Indian manatees. All three are slow-moving, gentle giants that love to graze down on aquatic vegetation like sea grass or algae. Manatees are social animals, and can gather in groups numbering in the hundreds! When in these aggregations, manatees can often be observed behaving in what looks like play, bumping into and rubbing against each other. But it's not all fun and games for these gentle giants — they face a serious threat from the plastic pollution crisis. It's far too easy for manatees to snack on plastic pollution instead of the aquatic vegetation they love. You can help make a meaningful difference for manatees with a symbolic adoption today! Each donation powers Oceana’s campaigns to stop plastic pollution at the source and protect ocean animals like manatees. Link in bio.
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🐋 New research has found that even “minor” entanglements in fishing gear have major impacts on female North Atlantic right whales. These entanglements are connected to a lower chance of breeding, which is bad news for these critically endangered whales. With only around 356 individuals left, and just about 70 breeding females, each calf is critical to the survival of the species. But with fishing gear entanglements so common for these whales, if nothing changes soon, there will not be enough calves born to keep North Atlantic right whales alive. Tell @POTUS and @SecRaimondo to do more to protect the #RightWhaleToSave ! Link in bio. #RightWhale #NorthAtlanticRightWhale #Whales #EastCoast #USEastCoast #ScientificResearch #StandForOceans
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🐬 Did you know March is #DolphinAwarenessMonth ? 💙 Oceana campaigns to protect ocean animals like dolphins from entanglement in ocean plastics & fishing gear, as well as to safeguard critical ocean habitat around the world. Show your love for dolphins with a symbolic adoption today! Link in bio. #Dolphins #DolphinMonth #OceanAnimal #Ocean #Biodiversity #StandForOceans
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Floating backwards! 🐠 This thorny tinselfish was spotted during our 2012 expedition to the Atlantic and Mediterranean, where we used an underwater robot to reach seamounts with peaks so deep they could not be explored by divers. Learn more about this expedition and what we found with the #linkinbio . 🌊💫
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🐳 Known for their intelligence, their grace, and their beauty, whales are some of the most beloved creatures in our oceans. But today, they face a deadly threat: becoming entangled in fishing gear. And while this particular entangled whale was eventually freed from the fishing line wound around its tail, tragically its injuries proved fatal. It's not too late to make an impact and help reduce entanglements like this one. Help protect whales with a symbolic adoption today! Link in bio.
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WATCH: @oceanamexico_ !!re!!_039;s Mariana Reyna, Ocean Scientist, shares how it feels to work protecting corals, her favorite marine creatures! 🪸
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Happy #SealDay ! 🦭 There are 19 species of true seals found around the world, from the Arctic to Antarctica. Their flippers and streamlined bodies make them perfectly suited to spend most of their life in the waters they call home! Celebrate seals with a symbolic adoption today. Link in bio. 🩵 #InternationalDayOfTheSeal
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“The whale was looking at me like it was thinking ‘Why this? Why me?’ It was dying in a very slow, painful way, and it knew there was nothing that could be done to save it. I’m pretty sure it was suffering like that for months.” Photographer Alvaro Herrero named this photo “Hopeless” for a reason – because sadly, for this whale, there was no hope left. Although Herraro’s colleagues were able to free the whale from the fishing line wound tightly around its tail, the whale’s injuries were deadly. But it’s not too late to save other whales from this fate. Join the fight to protect whales in crisis today and your gift will be matched, $1-for-$1! 📸: @mekanphotography
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