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🌊🔊 Human Noise Threatens Baleen Whales' Communication! 🌊🔊 New research (Coen Elemans) highlights the critical impact of human-made noise on baleen whales, disrupting their vital communication. These majestic marine creatures rely on complex vocalizations for navigation, social interactions, and mating. The study reveals the unique evolution of their laryngeal structures, essential for producing their iconic low-frequency calls. Immediate action is needed to mitigate our acoustic footprint in the oceans to ensure their survival. Discover more here: https://lnkd.in/dZxeTqmM. #NovoNordiskFoundation #Sciencenews #MarineConservation #SaveTheWhales #OceanNoise #EnvironmentalResearch

Human eyes have never seen this creature alive until now! The #NazcaHighSeas science team observed what they believe is a Promachoteuthis squid at about 1200 meters depth on an unnamed seamount off the coast of Chile. The science team believes this is the first footage of this species ever collected. This is an excellent example of how deep-sea robotic exploration transforms our knowledge of ocean life. The bathypelagic zone lies between 1000 and 4000 meters deep and is the largest animal habitat on Earth. Humans cannot safely or efficiently travel to these depths, where the only light comes from the bioluminescence of the animals themselves. Our existing knowledge of the creatures living here was traditionally collected when scientists dropped large nets and hoped they could collect samples as they brought the nets up through the water. When successful, the samples were often damaged or degraded during collection, and it can be challenging to know what a squishy invertebrate looks like when viewed out of the water. Today, with technology like our remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, SuBastian, we can collect images and samples with much greater accuracy and success. #TechTuesday

Amazing research coming out of the journal Nature! It highlights two important things: 1 - how little we still know about the ocean and these amazing animals 2- the massive problem caused by noise pollution in the ocean. In recent years, the increasing levels of noise pollution in our ocean has emerged as a profound threat to marine life, particularly affecting whale populations worldwide. Whales, known for their extraordinary acoustic abilities, rely on sound for communication, navigation, and feeding. However, the cacophony of human-made noises—from shipping traffic, seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration, to naval exercises—has begun to drown out the natural oceanic soundscape, leading to devastating consequences for these magnificent creatures. https://lnkd.in/dSxG5JPw

The beauty of AI to help save the global 🌊 🐠 Ocean coral reefs ! ✨ CHERAY UNMAN Places where you might need earplugs: A heavy metal show, a construction site, an airplane cabin. Now, marine biologists want us to consider another surprisingly cacophonous place: The ocean. If the ocean is noisy, coral reefs might as well be the nightclubs of the sea floor. “On the reef, you’ve got thousands of species of fish that are producing pops and chirps and croaks as they communicate with each other,” said Steve Simpson, a professor at the University of Bristol. But in many parts of the world, the reefs are getting eerily quiet — a sign that they’re dying out due to climate change, overfishing, and other factors. That’s a big problem: As the researchers point out, coral covers just 0.1% of the ocean’s surface, yet it harbors a quarter of all marine species. In order to figure out which coral reefs are at most risk of dying, Simpson and a colleague are working with DeepMind to search for acoustic clues. Here’s where AI comes in: First, the scientists asked volunteers to listen to 400 hours of audio clips from coral reefs around the world. Participants were instructed to click every time they heard a noise — a sign that a sea creature might be nearby. This data was then fed into an AI model called SurfPerch that learned to recognize fish on its own. Another twist: Besides the human-sourced data, SurfPerch is also analyzing bird songs. It turns out that bird recordings are acoustically similar to fish ones — so much so that it improves the model’s accuracy every time it listens to them. The impact: The project has already helped scientists figure out which restoration efforts and protection policies have been most effective in places like the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef. You can contribute to the project and listen for a fish yourself by visiting Calling in Our Corals. #esg #ainews #enviromental #Ai #reefs #greatbarrierreef Yummet UN Environment Programme Brittany Zimmerman Alex Mecl #surf #coastal #hawaii #florida #cherayai #philppines #australia #Indonesia #familyoffice #climatechange

Today's Wildfire Spark ! 🔥🔥🔥 Exciting Environmental Justice Discussion Topic! 🔥🔥🔥 Did you know that there is a correlation between wildfires and environmental justice? Check out this segment from the NASA Wildfire Tech Challenge. 🌍🔥 🚀🔬 #EnvironmentalJustice #Wildfires #ClimateTechChallenge

RANDOM TRIVIA ❓ Do you know that 🛰 📡 just help people to find an EXTRA 64,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS of #coralreefs - an area size of Ireland? 👉 Find the world's comprehensive 🗺 of coral reef extents, and their composition here: https://lnkd.in/guKytFr 💡 To produce the map, Sentinel-2 and Planet Dove CubeSat satellite images and #machinelearning techniques have been applied. #GIS #conservation #coral #sentinel2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has just dropped my MLK Scholar talk on space environmentalism for everyone to check out. Come join in as we discuss a celestial stewardship and how merging ancient TEK and modern tech will help us to solve humanity's wicked problems. Booya. 🤙🏾 #celestialstewardship ##spaceenvironmentalism #MLKScholar

🚨🌊 New article available on our Science Hub We’ve long regarded the deep Ocean as an empty, desert-like environment, where conditions were too extreme for life to survive. 🥶 However, in 1872 the 🚢 HMS Challenger discovered a diversity of deep-sea life previously thought impossible. But despite all we know, we still have only discovered 10% of Ocean life. Dive in with us as we explore the depths of our 🌊 Ocean from the Sunlight zone all the way down to the 📍 Challenger Deep 10,935m deep. 🦑 Prepare to meet some fascinating - sometimes a little weird - creatures that have adapted to live in the challenging conditions of the deep sea. Without spoiling it: There’s an animal that gouges out a round chunk of flesh from its prey – Just like a 🍪 cookie-cutter. Read all about it on our Science Hub: https://lnkd.in/dqDU8549 #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanEducation #OneOcean #OceanDecade #OceanScience #TheOceanExplained #BiteSizedScience #ScienceArticles #DeepSea #DeepOcean #MarineScience

Check out my recent article on Ocean Generation's Science Hub, where we're diving into the Deep to explore the fascinating world of life without light 🐙.

Listening in on Earth’s largest animal 🐋 🎶 With the blue whale’s massive size comes a massive appetite. But isn’t always easy finding their primary food source—krill—in the vast and dynamic waters of the ocean. How do these gentle giants find food and survive? The Blue Whale Observatory is a network of acoustic instruments in Monterey Bay that aims to answer this question. The observatory records whale calls, krill swarm activity, and ocean conditions for four months straight every summer and fall when blue whales are most acoustically active in the area. These detailed recordings reveal more about the predator, prey, and environmental dynamics that drive blue whales’ behavior. Findings from the Blue Whale Observatory can inform efforts to protect these endangered mammals. They also open up possibilities for studying other marine species in a similar way. Learning more about the dynamics of ocean life—from the tiniest krill to the largest whale—can help us become better stewards of our blue planet. 🌎 🐳 Learn more about the Blue Whale Observatory at: https://lnkd.in/ggmRH_TB