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A mild inconvenience that ended up saving a life.

#sharkmatters #FINtastic

Sikkim has become the first Indian state to ban water bottles and foam in an effort to stop plastic pollution.

Read more: http://goo.gl/AzD5cY

#plastic free #plastic pollution #sharkmatters #greenpeace

Spoiler: not as colourful.

Losing Nemo. The reef is not as resilient as it once was.

#ausvotes2016 #sharkmatters #great barrier reef #finding nemo #finding dory

A school of basking sharks has been filmed off the coast of County Waterford using drone technology.

Drones have given us the ability to see things that would have otherwise been inaccessible.

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As of the 1st of July, single-use plastic will be banned.

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For the love of animals. Pass it on.

The violence at SeaWorld has not stopped.

#sharkmatters #empty the tanks

Tune in tonight for the new BBC documentary series filmed in the beautiful tropical north of Queensland.

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An animated crash course in ecosystem-based fishery management.

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In response to the Asian black markets and demand for the totoaba swim bladders, illegal fishermen are hitting the vaquita population hard. Sea Sheperd

Now the most endangered marine mammal, illegal fishermen are after the vaquitas' swim-bladders.

#featured #sharkmatters

The following images are graphic, but by shedding light on the shark fin trade, we hope that it will one day be eradicated.

Shawn Heinrich’s collection ‘The Dark Room’ can be found here: http://www.bluespheremedia.com/2012/01/the-dark-room/

#sharkmatters #FINishedwithfinninng

Happy Manatee Appreciation Day! Did you know that all three species of manatee (and the related dugong) are facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Find information on what you can do here:http://goo.gl/zL6Yru

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Aerial surveys show that 95 per cent of all northern reefs are suffering from severe coral bleaching.

This is nothing short of a disaster for the world’s ocean systems.

#environmental impact #sharkmatters

A cave in Thailand has lead to the discovery of a fish with a pelvis.

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Female octopus generally lay 20,000 to 100,000 eggs over a couple of days, although many of the paralarvae become food for bigger marine animals.

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The man arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Texas on a flight from Vietnam, where he initially declared he was not transporting any agriculture-related items.

Just another example of the indifference towards a finite natural resource.

#more 50 dead seahorses seized customs passenger flight vietnam tried smuggle luggage #sharkmatters

After Montreal’s ban on disposable plastic bags goes into effect in 2018, the water bottle will be next.

Plastic waste just doesn’t disappear. It hangs around for years, and ends up in the stomach of an unsuspecting animal.

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