World Oceans Day observed, June 8 conservation campaigns and music challenges

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The United Nations' World Oceans Day was observed on June 8, as conservation groups, scientists and cultural organizations shared resources, photo essays and themed BirdOfTheDay posts to highlight marine species and habitats. Music and community challenges asked participants to post songs that mention the ocean or artists such as Frank Ocean and tracks like Whitney Duncan's "Coming Home To You" and the Beatles' "Octopus's Garden." Scientists and advocates highlighted research and policy needs, noting more than 1.48 million km of undersea fibre-optic cables can serve as seabed sensors and urging governments to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty and designate the Sargasso Sea as a protected marine sanctuary.

Coral City Camera

@coralcitycamera.bsky.social

On this World Oceans Day we are proud to unveil the latest extension of the world’s longest underwater timelapse, starting May 1, 2023, and running for three years through May 1, 2026 🪸🌎🪸

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Coral City Camera35

This period covers summer 2023’s unprecedented coral bleaching mortality event, and indeed multiple corals can be seen bleaching, but then recovering and growing through 2024 and 2025 into 2026 🪸🎭🪸

🦋Cosmo the Shaggy Dog🦋4

we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea – whether it is to sail or to watch it – we are going back from whence we came.” – John F Kennedy Have you seen what's down there? CTSD

Alan H

@alan678.bsky.social

Resting up for a while during my hike. Absolutely nothing to do with being in my fifties. How dare you!! 🥴 Going to repost a few while Sam chews a stick. Took this about an hour ago. #Heron #WorldOceansDay #BirdOfTheDay #birds #ECK

A grey heron flies low over a bright green meadow, its long neck stretched forward and legs trailing behind. Sunlight highlights the broad, outstretched wings, revealing detailed feather patterns, while the bird’s sharp orange bill and pale eye stand out against the softly blurred background.

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Graham Jones4

In your 50s? Good grief, man, that’s your prime. Back on your feet and tell Sam not to chew wood as it’s bad for doggos. Great capture as per sodding usual. You going to send yourself off to the naughty step? No, thought not. One rule for the maestro and a whole bookfull for the rest of us. 😂

Rob Crank Photography2

Great capture Alan and it has everything to do with Old Age 😂.

Wolf Conservation Center 🐺

@nywolforg.bsky.social

Today on #WorldOceansDay, let's honor "Planet Ocean." Oceans sustain countless species, including wolves. British Columbia's coastal wolves live along the intertidal zone, swimming between islands and scavenging remote beaches with two paws in the ocean and two paws on land.🐾

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Sophie Carr

@sophiecarr.bsky.social

It's #WorldOceansDay, so here's a few photos of the wild North Atlantic Ocean, off the south coast of #Iceland, taken over the past few years.

Massive crashing waves with lots of white spray and moody peachy and grey sky above.

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Matthew Dowd

@matthewjdowd.bsky.social

Today is World Oceans Day, and the theme this year is "Reimagine: Beyond the world we know, a new relationship with our ocean".

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サメとメンダコ🦈🐙namelessmm2

@namelessmm2.bsky.social

cheerful BLUE! 🌊🩵✨ Happy World Oceans Day! #世界海洋デー #WorldOceanDay #WorldOceansDay #イラスト #illustration

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Michael R Photography 🌿

@msriffle.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #WorldOceansDay. This is another image of a beautiful gull that I made recently down along the North Florida coast. As it lifted off, I held the shutter down. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ECK #birds #birdsinflight #seagulls #gulls #NikonZ8

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HLK

@hlkfotos.com

Spotted sandpiper in Washington State for #BirdOfTheDay and #WorldOceansDay. 📷🌿🪶

A photo of a spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) in breeding plumage standing on seaweed-covered rocks, facing left. It is a very small shorebird with dark spots on white underparts, brown-scaled upperparts, a long orange bill with a dark tip, dark eyes, and yellow-orange legs. The bird is in shade with mounds of dark brown and bright green seaweed visible in the foreground along with a pale sky and tan sunlit hill out of focus in the background.

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Mr. Met2

the perspective! were you laying down??

Get To Know Nature

@gettoknownature.bsky.social

One of my favorite things to find along the New Jersey coast. A Whelk egg case! #WorldOceansDay #invertebrates 🦑 🌿

A gently spiraling stir nag of disk like pouches sitting on a sandy beach.

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James Petruzzi7

I see your Whelk egg case and raise you the same but Leopard cone instead! (and underwater) :)

Marina Mueller 🇨🇦4

Very cool to see! 🤓 Of course, I had to look up whelk, but so enjoy learning new things.

heather bussing

@heatherbussing.bsky.social

It's good to see the sea stars back. #WorldOceansDay

An orange and purple sea star look like they are holding hands (arms?) with their reflections on the water.

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Rob Crank Photography

@robcrank68.bsky.social

Good morning folks. It's @alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay today and his themes are #WorldOceansDay so any sea or river bird. The Alt is #GardenFavourites, birds you love to see in your garden. Crime & Life Stories in Alt Txt. #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #birdphotography #BBCSpringwatch

Danny 'Mastermind' Dunlin was part of the secretive Ocean Crew, they are masterminds at high end theft. And Danny wasn't happy to be photographed by the Paparazzi because he was casing out a new theft location, so he said to take a few snaps and vanish before he makes us vanish.
We couldn't believe the trash talk from such a small bird, but knowing he was likely to be backed up by some unsavoury characters we did as we were told for now.

Captured at Long Nanny Tern Colony, Northumberland.

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Marjo Slingerland-Boks2

Hi Rob what a gorgeous photos 💙

Shooti

@bambooshooti.bsky.social

#ResistanceEarth Today is World Oceans Day! This year's theme is to accelerate the momentum to protect at least 30% of global lands, waters and oceans by 2030 (the 30 × 30 initiative). This follows the ratification of the High Seas Treaty, allowing protected zones to be created in the open ocean.

Graphic celebrating World Oceans Day, which is observed every June 8. The graphic shows a deep blue sea that gradually becomes lighter blue surrounding an island.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

@sarahmackattack.bsky.social

Happy World Oceans Day! When our federal government repeatedly steps on rakes around ocean policy, it can be easy to get discouraged. But there's still so much we can do in the meantime! (P.S. this is part of an upcoming collab with Philly artist Sam Heimer)

a firefly squid hangs out between two hunks of seaweed, and in between the words say "Protect the Ocean with these actions, get politically active to support green solutions, eat a plant-based diet, oppose deep sea mining, talk with community about climate solutions, take public transit and support its expansion, reduce food waste, educate local businesses about sustainable solutions, buy secondhand

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Lecia Michelle

@leciamichelle.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme celebrates #WorldOceansDay, any sea or river bird. This belted kingfisher was hovering over water trying to catch fish. He did it for a while, so I was able to get some great pics of him. He seems so happy! #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Belted kingfisher with blue and white feathers hovering with wings flapping up against a blue sky with white clouds.

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Mennonite Mom (she/her) ❤️‍🩹🥄💙🌊💙3

Aren't they beautiful 😍!! Our favorite place to go watch birds has them on the less open, shady, smaller corners of the reservoir. They hang out on the branches that hang over the water and just wait for their next meal to swim by. Such a deep rich blue!!

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨

@ciaraioch.bsky.social

˖°🌊⋆🐚🫧 Happy #WorldOceansDay! Here's some of Ireland's aquatic life with their names in our native tongue, available as a print here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/... ˖°🌊⋆🐚🫧

The Aquatic Life print, against a photograph of a marine background underwater.

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Gaeilge #Art #SciArt

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