💰 Commitments from Our Ocean Greece last week are said to be worth over $11.3 billion.

But the reality is that the rate of destruction still outpaces protection pledges.

We have to accelerate #ocean #conservation before it’s too late.

Read more 👉 news.mongabay.com/2024/04/annual…

L’Ifremer et Ocean Census unissent leurs efforts pour accélérer les découvertes de nouvelles espèces marines grâce au partage de connaissances, aux recherches partagées et aux échanges de protocoles de cyber-taxonomie.

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🫵Are you passionate about #marine #science ?

Join the Ocean Census Science Network and help us accelerate the pace of marine #species discovery.

We’re looking for:

✔️Taxonomists
✔️Biologists
✔️Data scientists
✔️Technicians
✔️Curators

Learn more ➡️ oceancensus.org/sciencenetwork/

🧬 eDNA holds a lot of promise.

In West Africa’s largest #marine protected area, the Bank d’Arguin in Mauritania, metabarcoding of seawater eDNA samples has shed light on local populations of #elasmobranchs (sharks and rays).🦈

Read more ➡️ link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#SundaySpecies : With its silky layer, this bubble snail glides through obstacles. 🐌

Many fascinating ocean creatures are yet to be documented. See how @OceanCensus, a newly endorsed #OceanDecade Programme, aims to discover marine life: ow.ly/T4MW50RjStp

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🌍 #EarthDay is a great opportunity to catalyse change. But earth’s largest ecosystem faces immense threats every day.

Which issue affecting the #ocean matters most to you?

📢 Calling all Maldivian nationals 📢

Don't miss the chance to join our fully-funded Zooplankton Knowledge Exchange #Fellowship in the UK. The #deadline is today!

Apply here: nektonmission.org/news

#Opportunity #MarineBiology #Conservation #NektonMission #MaldivesMission