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The Ocean Commotion

by Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social

All the commotion in the Ocean! Drawing from a massive keyword set related to the sea, how it is changing, and how we can protect it. Featuring Ocean Art, Science, Nature, Wonder and much much more. It's a big concept, so expect some off-topic posts, the ocean ends up being about everything.

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Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 29 minutes ago
"The Superintendent arrives on time, despite faulty directions. His concerns over smoke in the kitchen are assuaged with assurances that it is actually steam, a product of the bivalve mollusk steaming process, but something has changed. He is not served clams, but hamburgers."
Kevin Costner addressing the courtroom in JFK (1991)
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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 32 minutes ago
Happy National Wildlife Refuge Week 🦫🦅🦌 #OR06 is home to some incredible wild places — from the wetlands of the Tualatin River and oak savannas of Baskett Slough to the prairies of Ankeny.
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OPB @opb.org · about 1 hour ago
The world's seawater isn't just full of salt. It's also a gold mine of dozens of elements and compounds — some of them considered "critical" to the economy and national security. Now, a team of Northwest scientists plans to test a system to extract one such mineral: magnesium.
Mining seawater? Northwest researchers see a motherlode of critical minerals in the waves

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Mining seawater? Northwest researchers see a motherlode of critical minerals in the waves

Researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Lab are developing techniques to extract trace minerals from ocean water.
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Brian Ricketts @kiwigeolog.bsky.social · about 1 hour ago
Stromatolites-thrombolites partly exposed by low water levels at Thetis Lake N of Perth (Aust). The lake is highly saline - white crusts on the tops is halite-gypsum. The microbes are probably a mix of cyanobacteria and brown algae. Remnant cemented mounds are exposed along the shoreline (right) ⚒️🧪🌊
Stromatolites-thrombolites partly exposed by low water levels at Thetis Lake N of Perth (Aust). The lake is highly saline - white crusts on the tops is halite-gypsum. The microbes are probably a mix of cyanobacteria and brown algae. Remnant cemented mounds are exposed along the shoreline (right)
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · about 1 hour ago
Apologizes for all the technicalities with this post! Offshore winds can affect various areas. The orientation of this one definitely looks to target the west slope of the central & southern Sierra & typical Santa Ana wind corridors in SoCal, with highest fire danger in Ventura & N LA counties.
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Alvin Leito ✌️❤️✨ @alvinleito.bsky.social · about 1 hour ago
20 green sea turtles seized from smugglers were just released back into the ocean off Bali, carried to the shoreline one by one in blue cloths Residents tipped off police 🥹💪 Conservation isn't just laws and NGOs. It's neighbors who notice a suspicious boat too! 🐢 #Wildlife #Conservation
Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

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Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali have released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean Tuesday.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago
The Huntington Beach fire department said there was a “credible report” of a 10-12ft great white shark circling near a lifeguard tower, which is considered aggressive behavior according to the city’s marine safety division’s “shark response protocols”. www.theguardian.com/us-ne….
Southern California beach closes after sighting of great white shark ‘exhibiting aggressive behavior’

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Southern California beach closes after sighting of great white shark ‘exhibiting aggressive behavior’

Two-mile stretch of Huntington Beach closed after sighting at location popular with surfers and swimmers
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