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Tribal and conservation groups this week are suing the US Fish & Wildlife Service to stop a land trade that would hand 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in south Texas to SpaceX. This refuge stitches together wildlife corridors through the Valley.
Microplastics change sand temperature, and therefore birth ratio, through temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Plastic pollution also profoundly threatens marine ecosystems through ingestion and entanglement hazards. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean
As you can see from the posts this week, we concentrated our #SeaTurtleWeek cleanups where we thought they would have the most positive impact around nesting sites. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #Microplastics #OceanMonth #SeaTurtleWeek #SeaTurtles #NestingSites
“The Great Tide Pool on the tip of the Peninsula is a fabulous place: when the tide is in, a wave-churned basin, creamy with foam, whipped by the combers that roll in from the whistling buoy on the reef.” ―John Steinbeck, Cannery Row #SteinbeckSunday
Trump removes protections by lifting fishing bans in three Pacific Marine National Monuments: the Papahānaumokuākea, Mariana Trench, and Rose Atoll marine national monuments. This threatens unique corals, sharks, and other endangered species. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean
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Tidal pool research investigates these miniature, self-contained coastal ecosystems to understand species adaptation, ecological networks, and the broader impacts of climate change. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Research #TidePools #ClimateChange
Per/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) “Forever Chemicals.” Research discovered that intense ultraviolet light can break down PFAS, generating hydrogen radicals that attack and fragment these chemicals. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #PFAS
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Following decades of decline, recent satellite data reveal a turning point since 2010. Global mangrove areas have shown a net increase, even though up to 50% remain at risk of collapse by 2050. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MangroveMonday #Restoration
