Good News About Our Oceans & Reefs

[mbri]

I wanted to start a thread with positive news about the state of our oceans, reefs, and sea life. I think everyone could use a glimmer of hope sometimes, especially about the things we love. Of course there is a lot of tragedy, and we need to continue to fight for and protect our reefs and oceans, but I wanted to share some news of recovery, new findings, new species, etc. that people may have not seen yet. I will continue to update as I find more, but I encourage everyone to post if you stumble upon anything! (Disclaimer: not all of these are brand new, but I think are still worth including)

Here we go:

• Gigantic 438-Year-Old Coral Discovered In The Great Barrier Reef In ‘Excellent Condition’
• Sanctuary Containing ‘Healthiest Coral Reefs In The World’ Just Tripled In Size Thanks To U.S. Government Protection
• Herbivorous Crabs Reverse The Seaweed Dilemma On Coral Reefs
• World’s Largest Seagrass Restoration Project Is A Virginia Success, Planting 600 Acres That Grow To Become 9,000
• A Fisherman’s Underwater Sculptures Have Stopped Illegal Trawling – Bringing Art And Biodiversity Back To Italian Bay
• A Surprising Bit Of Good News About Coral Reefs And Climate Change
• 4 Tuna Species Recovered After Decade Of Fishing Quotas–With Albacore In Stores Being Truly Sustainable
• Australian Scientists Discover 500 Meter Tall Coral Reef In The Great Barrier Reef–First To Be Discovered In Over 120 Years
  • A Coral Reef Taller Than The Eiffel Tower Was Just Discovered Off The Coast Of Australia
• Scientists Make History With Discovery That Will Help Save America’s Great Coral Reef
  • It's A Baby! (Or At Least A Million) As FL Aquarium Announces First Atlantic Coral Spawning
• Scientists ‘Blown Away’ By Discovery Of Longest Animal Ever Recorded—And It’s Quite Beautiful
  • Watch This Giant, Eerie, String-Like Sea Creature Hunt For Food In The Indian Ocean
• Finally, Some Good News About Ocean Plastics
  • Record Amount Of Plastic Recovered From Largest Ever Ocean Clean-Up
• Seven Reasons To Be Optimistic About The World’s Oceans
• Indonesia Creates Three Marine Protected Areas Within Coral Triangle
• Great White Shark Population Off California's Coast Is Growing
• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Removed From The List Of World Heritage In Danger
  • World’s Second Largest Coral Reef Has Just Been Removed From Endangered List
• Sea Urchins Save Coral Reefs Where Man Accidentally Almost Strangled Them
• (WATCH) 100 People Work Together to Rescue a Great White Shark
• Diver Puts Shark In Trance to Remove Hook From its Mouth (WATCH)
• Most CO2 From Australia’s Megafires Has Been Offset By Algal Blooms
• Mussels Can Help Filter Microplastics Out Of Our Oceans Without Any Harm To The Molluscs
• Real Life Spongebob & Patrick
• Thailand Announces Ban On Coral-Damaging Sunscreens In Marine National Parks
• Common Human Antibiotic Can Heal Coral Diseases – 95% Success Rate With Amoxicillin
• Grey Reef Sharks Hang Out With The Same Friends Year After Year
• Veterans Are Finding Renewed Purpose Through Scuba Diving Missions To Protect Coral Reefs
• Scientists Are ‘Thrilled’ To Report That Hawaiian Coral Reefs Are Finally Stabilizing After Mass Bleaching
• Baby Octopus Is Quick To Thank Human Rescuer Before It Swims Back To Sea

 

[Lasse]

As we say in Gothenburg - the links above have the same importance as " som att pinka utanför Vinga" (Vinga is the last lighthouse outside Gothenburg facing Kattegatt/Skagerrack (the sea outside Swedens westcoast) What pinka means - you have to figure out

Sincerely Lasse

 

[jmatt]

Just coming across this post now. Many thanks.

You'll notice that if someone posts about the End of the World All Over Again, it gets 400 replies.

If you post good news, 2 replies.

No one ever got rich and famous for saying everything was okay.

They know that, which is why we only ever hear about Certain Doom. The news cycle is 24/7/365. That requires a bottomless pit of bad news, and they'll peddle whatever they can get their hands on.

 

[Chris99999]

Very true! Bad news gets eyes, clicks, and dollars! Still getting over 438 year old coral. Such amazing creatures.