MANTA TRUST

MANTA TRUST  Heartbreaking images of dead mantas due to fishing here!

As I see the link between eating seafood - fishing - and extinction of marine animals I affirm that there is no need for me to eat seafood.

Not everyone can do so.

I understand that.

But please!

WORLDS LARGEST MANTA RAY VISITING LONG ISLAND BEACHES /// SEE A MANTA RAY BREECHING

 FOX NEWS : WORLDS LARGEST MANTA RAY : JONES STATE BEACH

There's a short video on this article showing the individual that showed up near Long Island Beaches.

However, I'd like to show you a video of a manta ray breeching too.

This one is from Manta Ray Trust ... 

GREEN SNAIL SHELL

 

VACOUVER AQUARIUM SEA OTTER LIVE CAM

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM IS CANADA'S BIGGEST - 650,000 ANIMALS and THE MARINE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER and OCEAN WISE

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM 65,000 ANIMALS !

Canada's Only Dedicated Marine Mammal Facility

Here's what they have to say!

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is one of the world's largest hospitals dedicated for sick, injured or orphaned marine mammals.

Innovation, Science & Conservation
Internationally Recognized

Globally recognized for world-class animal care, marine science, and conservation, Vancouver Aquarium's immersive exhibits and innovative programs inspire understanding of our ocean—and action to protect it.

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There are a number of sea-specific exhibits such as the Amazon Gallery, the Tropics,  Pacific Canada Pavilion, and British Columbia's Wild Coast.

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The aquarium is supported by OCEAN ORG : OCEAN WISE CONSERVATON ASSOCIATION

Adopt a whale?

DIVING

 

AMERICAN ROWER KELSEY PFENDLER MAKES HISTORIC RECORD BREAKING SOLO ROW : 2400 MILES FROM CALIFORNIA TO HAWAII

It wasn't easy to choose which video or article I would post for you all, but this is it!

 She slept on hour a day for a few days, then four hours a day... a storm hit her on day five in the middle of the night... She beat the men's and women's record:

CNN : AMERICAN SOLO ROW BREAKS RECORDS

Pfendler is a 32-year-old Grand Canyon river rafting guide. She launched her 21-foot boat, Lily, on May 21, 2026. Hundreds of people gathered at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor in Honolulu to greet her arrival.

She not only broke the previous women’s record of 86 days and also surpassed the previous men's record of 52 days.

Siren here!  I'm totally humbled!

SCIENTISTS HAVE OBSERVED THE OCEAN FLOOR SPREADING FOR THE FIRST TIME : UNDERSEA VOLCANOS ARE SPEWING LAVA

NATURE : OCEAN FLOOR WITNESSED SPLITTING

Excerpt: Geophysicists have, for the first time, caught the ocean floor in the act of spreading apart at one of its seams. Using an array of more than 20 measuring stations laid across a 100-kilometre-long region of the Indian Ocean, they witnessed an event that released around 160 million cubic metres of lava onto the sea floor and shifted two sections of the oceanic crust apart by at least 2 metres in a matter of days.

The scale of the event, which was described today in Nature, was “a major surprise”, according to study co-author Jean-Yves Royer, a marine geophysicist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Brest.

The oceanic crust covers nearly two-thirds of the planet, and undersea mid-oceanic ridges are responsible for its creation. As the existing crust is pulled away from the ridge by the movement of tectonic plates, new crust is produced by magma that wells up from Earth’s core and solidifies. The process has been broadly understood since the mid-twentieth century, but it had never been observed in real time.

AUSTRALIA RECLCYLES 150,000 WHEELBARROWS OF SHELLS : THE FISH ARE COMING BACK FAST !!!

UNEP : RECLYCLED OYSTER SHELLS :AUSTRALIA REEFS : FISH COMING BACK FAST 

Excerpt: Thousands of tons of rock and shells have been placed at more than 20 sites along the southern and eastern coasts of Australia under an ambitious, ongoing initiative to save these ecosystems from extinction.

As well as sustaining a trove of marine biodiversity, restored reefs are bringing back valuable benefits for local businesses, communities and Indigenous people with deep ties to the natural world.

“They may not be as famous as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but these ecosystems are just as important for maintaining the health of our oceans,” said Natalia Alekseeva of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). “This initiative shows that when nature is given a helping hand, it can come roaring back, for its own sake and for ours.”

Reefs composed of millions of oysters and mussels were once abundant in the bays and estuaries around Australia, underpinning rich ecosystems that provided food and coastal protection for both people and nature.

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Siren here!  As always click on the link to read the full story!

DRAW THE FISH

Will you color your fish realistically or in fantastical color?

 

HEAR THE SOUND OF THE HARBOR SEAL - AIR or WATER - DISTINCT FROM SEA LIONS

OCR ORG : SOUNDS OF THE HARBOR SEAL  WOW! go to this link to hear!

Excerpt: Harbor seals are recognized for emitting a diverse range of sounds, both beneath the water’s surface and in the air. Their underwater vocalization is characterized as a roar. They can detect underwater tonal signals between 0.25 and 100 kHz. In addition, they generate brief barks, tonal honks, grunts, growls, roars, moans, and pup contact calls when above water. Listen for yourself in the audiographs below!

More sea creature sounds available!

SEA OTTERS, FISH, URCHINS HIDING IN THE UNDERWATER FOREST