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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Highly endangered sunflower star finds refuge in Canadian fjords<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-highly-endangered-sunflower-star-refuge.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-highly-e</span><span class="invisible">ndangered-sunflower-star-refuge.html</span></a></p><p>Fjord oceanographic dynamics provide refuge for critically endangered <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Pycnopodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pycnopodia</span></a> helianthoides: Alyssa-Lois Madden Gehman et al. <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.2770" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">royalsocietypublishing.org/doi</span><span class="invisible">/10.1098/rspb.2024.2770</span></a></p><p>"in the summer, there is a lot of glacial runoff, dumping a lot of really cold water into the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fjords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fjords</span></a>. Then, because the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> do not like cold water, they go deeper. And that may be shielding them from <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStarWastingDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStarWastingDisease</span></a>"</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Scientists collect unique sea creatures during voyage to East Antarctica <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/nuyina-scientists-collect-antarctic-sea-creatures-denman-glacier/105130020" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/nuy</span><span class="invisible">ina-scientists-collect-antarctic-sea-creatures-denman-glacier/105130020</span></a></p><p>"The RSV <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Nuyina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuyina</span></a> is partway through a 60-day voyage to the edge of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a> — it's first mission dedicated solely to marine science... research teams are analysing some of the unique <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> found in the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SouthernOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernOcean</span></a>. These include <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaSpiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaSpiders</span></a> as big as your hand, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> that grow to the size of a dinner plate and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/octopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>octopus</span></a> species endemic to the region... some could be new to science"</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Belinda the surprisingly busy sea sponge takes a whole day to sneeze <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/belinda-sea-sponge-sneezing-1.7426170" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/belin</span><span class="invisible">da-sea-sponge-sneezing-1.7426170</span></a></p><p>"researchers have used 4 years of time-lapse footage from the sea floor of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> to paint a picture of the daily life of a busy <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sponge</span></a>... They learned Belinda has both a daily and an annual routine, changing shape, size and colour with changing seasons. Rarely lonely, Belinda receives visitors from a diverse array of ocean critters, including <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snails</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/crabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crabs</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/anemones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anemones</span></a>"</p>
webcubus<p>My December recap is live! Nudi season is well underway here in New England and I'm looking forward to many more macro dives over the next couple months.</p><p><a href="https://blog.briangweber.com/december-dives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.briangweber.com/december-</span><span class="invisible">dives/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/scubaDiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scubaDiving</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/underwaterPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwaterPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/macroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nudibranchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nudibranchs</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/seastars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seastars</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/worms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worms</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/recap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recap</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Raising Hungry <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStar</span></a> Babies Is No Cinch <a href="https://baynature.org/article/raising-hungry-sea-star-babies-is-no-cinch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">baynature.org/article/raising-</span><span class="invisible">hungry-sea-star-babies-is-no-cinch/</span></a></p><p>"Not so long ago, you could count on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pycnopodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pycnopodia</span></a> to devour <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PurpleUrchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PurpleUrchins</span></a> and keep them from eating too much <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/kelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelp</span></a>. A decade ago, the mysterious wasting disease began plaguing <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a>, right around the time that a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MarineHeatWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatWave</span></a> struck... In the absence of their primary predator, urchin populations exploded. Since then they have mown across the sea floor unhindered, leaving urchin barrens where <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/KelpForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KelpForests</span></a> once flourished."</p>
Adrianna Tan<p>Scientists want to reintroduce sea stars so they can act as a natural 'Roomba' for kelp</p><p><a href="https://baynature.org/article/raising-hungry-sea-star-babies-is-no-cinch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">baynature.org/article/raising-</span><span class="invisible">hungry-sea-star-babies-is-no-cinch/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kelp</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marine</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Research reveals delayed evolutionary origin of Asteriidae sea stars<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-10-reveals-delayed-evolutionary-asteriidae-sea.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-10-reveals-</span><span class="invisible">delayed-evolutionary-asteriidae-sea.html</span></a></p><p>Phylogenetic and taxonomic revisions of Jurassic <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> support a delayed evolutionary origin of the Asteriidae <a href="https://peerj.com/articles/18169/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">peerj.com/articles/18169/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"This research reassesses 6 well-preserved <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Jurassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jurassic</span></a> sea star <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> and reveals that none of these belong to modern families like Asteriidae... Asteriidae likely evolved during the Late <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Cretaceous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cretaceous</span></a>, up to 100 million of years after the species analyzed here"</p>
jaja<p>"Sea-ing Stars" teableau for 09/13/24</p><p><a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tea</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Teableau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teableau</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/TeaCozy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaCozy</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/TeaCosy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaCosy</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/BlackTea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackTea</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/ChocolateMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChocolateMint</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/HarneyandSons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarneyandSons</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handmade</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sewing</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Summer</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/VintageChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageChina</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starfish</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a></p>
Adrian Riskin 🇵🇸🍉<p>I was just wondering why I never see starfish in LA tide pools any more -- they were everywhere when I was a kid. It turns out that the population was devastated in 2013-4 by sea star wasting syndrome, a poorly understood phenomenon that can basically dissolve a sea star in just a few days.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tidepools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tidepools</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starfish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBiology</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeaStarWastingSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStarWastingSyndrome</span></a></p><p><a href="https://marine.ucsc.edu/data-products/sea-star-wasting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marine.ucsc.edu/data-products/</span><span class="invisible">sea-star-wasting/</span></a></p>
RAPIDPUNCHES<p>Chilling with friends :) <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Krita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Krita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/doodles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doodles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/seastars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seastars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/seals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seals</span></a></p>
Kristin (vis.social Admin)<p>Some dancing starfish for today's <a href="https://vis.social/tags/inkyDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inkyDays</span></a> drawing. With my recovery from surgery, I can't really dance yet, but I'm dancing on the inside.</p><p>Here's an in-progress shot.</p><p>And that's a wrap for this month's daily drawings. In-progress and complete drawings for this month are now all posted for my supporters on patreon and kofi in this month's <a href="https://vis.social/tags/inkyDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inkyDays</span></a> posts:<br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/101521238" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/101521238</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-April-2024-N4N0WEJT0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-April-</span><span class="invisible">2024-N4N0WEJT0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://vis.social/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/seastars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seastars</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/iterative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iterative</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/GenerativeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeArt</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Species New to Science: Rhianastra isosceles &amp; Bathyceramaster kelliottae, two <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a> of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Goniasteridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Goniasteridae</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> and Noteworthy Observations of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSea</span></a> Asteroidea by the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> Ship <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Okeanos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Okeanos</span></a> Explorer in the North and Tropical Atlantic <a href="http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/04/rhianastra.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">rhianastra.html</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Scientists Find Pristine Ecosystems on High-Seas Seamounts<br><a href="https://schmidtocean.org/scientists-find-pristine-ecosystems-on-high-seas-seamounts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schmidtocean.org/scientists-fi</span><span class="invisible">nd-pristine-ecosystems-on-high-seas-seamounts/</span></a></p><p>"scientists observed 160 species on the Salas y Gómez Ridge that had not yet been known in the region and suspect that at least 50 of them are new to science. These are <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/squid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>squid</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corals</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mollusks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mollusks</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a>, glass <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sponges</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaUrchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaUrchins</span></a>, crabs, and squat <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/lobsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobsters</span></a>, amongst others. They set a record for sighting the deepest-known <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/photosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photosynthesis</span></a>-dependent animal in the world: <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Leptoseris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leptoseris</span></a>, a wrinkle <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coral</span></a>."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Frozen sperm could help bring these giant <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> back from the brink of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/sunflower-sea-star-breeding-1.7138132" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/sunfl</span><span class="invisible">ower-sea-star-breeding-1.7138132</span></a></p><p>"Once abundant in the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pacific</span></a>, they have been all but wiped out in the wild over the last decade by a mysterious wasting disease linked to <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warming</span></a>... Scientists, government and conservationists across the West Coast have been collaborating to save the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SunflowerSeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunflowerSeaStars</span></a>... One key part is breeding them in captivity, with the hopes of one day releasing them back into the wild."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Is <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> construction noise leaving scallops defenseless? <a href="https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/is-underwater-construction-noise-leaving-scallops-defenseless/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/is-un</span><span class="invisible">derwater-construction-noise-leaving-scallops-defenseless/</span></a></p><p>Pile driving repeatedly impacts the giant <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scallop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scallop</span></a> (Placopecten magellanicus) <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19838-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41598-022</span><span class="invisible">-19838-6</span></a></p><p>"sea <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scallops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scallops</span></a> do a lot of clamming up when subjected to the loud underwater banging of pile drivers. If the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> expend a lot of their energy doing that, they may not have enough left to respond to real threats... <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> are one of the more common <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predators</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaScallops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaScallops</span></a> need to worry about."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Sunflower <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> are critically endangered, but can humans help the species rebound? <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-03-sunflower-sea-stars-critically-endangered.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-03-sunflowe</span><span class="invisible">r-sea-stars-critically-endangered.html</span></a> </p><p>"2 aquariums teamed up with labs and scientists to successfully spawn <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SunflowerSeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SunflowerSeaStars</span></a> recently, giving hope for the critically <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> that was nearly wiped out when a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStar</span></a> wasting syndrome swept the West Coast about a decade ago, killing billions."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Seascapes of the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSea</span></a> <a href="https://oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-the-deep-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-th</span><span class="invisible">e-deep-sea/</span></a></p><p>Seascape <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> in the vicinity of a Blake Ridge cold seep: Kellie Johnson et al. <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198226/full" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/articles/10.33</span><span class="invisible">89/fmars.2023.1198226/full</span></a></p><p>"The <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ColdSeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdSeep</span></a> ecosystem included <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mussels</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/clams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clams</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/tubeworms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tubeworms</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BacterialMats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BacterialMats</span></a> capable of harnessing energy from the methane and sulfur-rich environment through symbiosis... Outside the cold seep, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/urchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urchins</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> dominated. The seep also seemed to be a hotspot for certain <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predators</span></a> such as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/octopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>octopus</span></a>"</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Reef-devouring predator survives <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralBleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoralBleaching</span></a> and feasts on the survivors<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-10-reef-devouring-predator-survives-coral-feasts.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-10-reef-dev</span><span class="invisible">ouring-predator-survives-coral-feasts.html</span></a></p><p>Juvenile waiting stage crown-of-thorns <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> are resilient in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwave</span></a> conditions that bleach and kill <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corals</span></a>: Maria Byrne et al. <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16946" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10</span><span class="invisible">.1111/gcb.16946</span></a></p><p>"juvenile <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CrownOfThorns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrownOfThorns</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> can withstand tremendous <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/HeatWaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatWaves</span></a> well above levels that kill coral. They then develop into carnivorous <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predators</span></a> that devour reefs just as they begin to regrow."</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Yereth Rosen<p>Sunflower sea stars are important to the marine ecosystem, but billions of them have been lost to a wasting disease. Now there's a pending threatened listing. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alaska</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/seastars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seastars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pacific</span></a><br><a href="https://alaskabeacon.com/2023/03/16/threatened-listing-proposed-for-sunflower-sea-star-after-population-devasted-by-wasting-disease/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alaskabeacon.com/2023/03/16/th</span><span class="invisible">reatened-listing-proposed-for-sunflower-sea-star-after-population-devasted-by-wasting-disease/</span></a></p>
Nancy Gleason Photography<p>Purple and Orange are friends! Two ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) are holding hands while waiting for the tide to roll in. Same species, different colors. I found this cute couple at Rialto Beach of Olympic National Park, one of my favorite places in the world. </p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/OlympicNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlympicNationalPark</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBiology</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friends</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
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