#save the oceans

[alpaca-clouds]

What's up with all the plastic in the ocean?

Let me talk about one really sad thing - and one where the information out there is just really bad.

A lot of you will have heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. And about how you should not use plastic straws and have to recycle all the plastic you use and what not, because it is killing all the poor animals and what not.

I am here to tell you... it's all a lie. All of it.

Now, let me first say: Recycling is a scam. Because of capitalism. Yes, we could recycle at least some of the plastics we use (not all of them), but for the most part we do not do that, because it just is too expensive. So most of the plastics you and I put into recycling end up in landfills... Most likely in landfills in poor nations, where the stuff gets shipped off to. We do not really do anything good with the recycling stuff. Because making new plastics is cheaper. Simple as that. Capitalism prefers the cheap stuff. So, recycling is not happening.

But also... that plastic usually is still not the biggest problem when it comes to plastic in the ocean. Like, that landfil plastics are a problem and they should not be there. But they are not the reason for the plastics in the ocean.

Now, let me first talk microplastics, even though they are off course not that much of the plastic in volume. But where does that microplastic come from? Media wants you to believe that it is just not-recycled plastic that has somehow been made small by the ocean... But that's not it.

Instead most of the microplastics come from cars. It is abrasions from tires and breaks, that collect on the roads and then through rain get slowly transported into the oceans.

But as you can see from the graph above: Most plastics in the oceans are actually macroplastics and megaplastics. So big pieces of plastic. So, what are those?

Mostly... Fishing waste. So, fishing nets, fishing lines and stuff like that, that after use get just thrown into the oceans. This is because the fishing industry is among the industries least regulated - for the simple fact that most industries that work off the ocean are hard to regulate. And of course in the end people are very unintrested in regulating such industries.

Which is also the reason for other stuff. Overfishing. Bycatch. All those things. It just is not properly regulated - and even what regulations are there are hard to enforce because... well, who is gonna enforce them out there.

So... really. To save the oceans... we gotta eat less fish.

#solarpunk #save the oceans #microplastics #great pacific garbage patch #oceans #environmentalism #save the planet

[kevin-cable-photography]

little news ears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VMSQeeWvjo&t=3s everyone should work together and share how to save our oceans. News For Kids on Little News Ears #littlenewsears #savetheoceans #plastics #oceanpollution #newsforkids #kidsnews #littlenewsears #nevaehcable

#ocean cleanup #save the oceans #little news ears #nevaeh cable #news for kids #kids news

[dopamine-factory]

#save the oceans #bang a merman #etc etc #please tell me y'all know the meme I'm referencing #pat #hal #my characters #casmas3 #little merman #little merman tapas

[williowdrake]

Fahlo allows you to track animals; shark, dolphin, polar bear, lions, sea turtles, elephants, penguins, and even giraffes!! Who know what animal is next to track!?!?

Not only is tracking them cool but we are helping Fahlo’s partnerships too. The bracelets that come with the cards are cute and fits everyone (and as someone who has a lot of allergies I would just like to say that no reactions occurred when I first started to wear these bracelets- must be the magic).

#Track sharks #Track lions #Track dolphins #Track elephants #Track sea turtles #Track polar bears #Track giraffes #Track penguins #Fahlo #Shark week #save the world #save the oceans #save animals #Sea turtle conservancy #Save the elephants #Polar bears international #Saving the blue #Global penguin society #FIU marine conservation ecology lab #Ewaso lions #Not sponsored

[lonelypond]

#Robot #Turtle #robot and turtle #save the oceans #save the frikkin planet #the rookie

[ricricswert]

(via "Save The Oceans Say No To Plastic" Classic T-Shirt for Sale by ricricswert)

Find more products with this design in my shop.

#findyourthing #redbubble #save the oceans #say no to plastic #ocean pollution #sea pollution #water pollution #ecology #environmetalists #climate change #global warming

[wave-wave-pic-wave]

I’ve been obsessed with aquatic photography for as long as I can remember. I find it soothing, gorgeous, fascinating and an unbelievable display of photography skills. Nature photographers tend to be avid nature conservationists as well, and aquatic photographers are no different in that regard, which makes following their work also highly educational and informative.

This blog is dedicated to celebrating, honouring and discussing their work, whilst sharing as much serene, aquatic vibes as possible.

Welcome!

#aquatic photography #ocean photography #wave photography #nature photography #photography #fine art photography #shark photography #ocean conservation #save the oceans #save our seas #oceanic #water #aquatic

[humnooshop]

Some environmentalism/climate change themed pins from my Redbubble

#environmentalism #environmental #climate change #climate crisis #climate action #save the bees #save the oceans #greta thunberg #save the turtles #save the planet #save the earth #fridays for future #extinction rebellion #protect the oceans #pollinators

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"Out of nowhere, anyone who cares about the environment opts to forego plastic straws. We all get a dopamine hit, that sense of moral superiority, each time we proudly announce, “No thanks, no straw for me!”

Five years on, the oceans are saved. Right?"

#bLUE planet sOCIETY #Save The Oceans #Protect The Oceans #Ocean Plastic Pollution #Beneath The Surface Lies The Future

[comradekatara]

2 kinds of grad students (both massive nerds)

#id in alt text #avatar the last airbender #atla #sokka #zuko #zukka #<- seems like i may as well tag it. considering #sokkaxzuko #(secretly this is sokkaxsuki tho. just look at sokka’s hoodie) #modern au #art #mart #if you’re wondering why there’s only one pile of graded papers it’s because sokka saved that paper for last #bc the handwriting was so illegible #(and zuko is responding even tho sokka isn’t talking abt his work bc he’s touchy. bc he knows he isn’t ocean vuong) #also before anyone’s like ‘shouldn’t sokka be the one writing poetry?’ YES sokka also writes poetry but it’s like. #silly little rhyming poems #he would never do an mfa art is a hobby to him and he thinks getting a degree in it is a waste of time #but he doesn’t tell this to zuko bc zuko wasted so much time suffering in undergrad trying to pursue a ‘respectable’ degree #so sokka’s just like ‘okay. well he deserves this’

[alpaca-clouds]

Solarpunk by the sea

Let me continue this little series on Solarpunk in different kinds of biomes and let me talk about the one biome that probably has the most people living by it: The ocean.

The ocean is a weird thing for us. While we cannot survive in it, we thrive if we have it close by. We cannot consume the salt water, of course, but we were always drawn to the ocean and fish, of course, have for many civilization been one of the biggest sources of food. Most people on this planet currently live somewhat close to a coastline of some sort.

While civilization might have started in those dank river valleys, many of the big civilization at some point needed access to the ocean. For the fish, but also to further advance. As the ocean allowed to move a lot of stuff rather quickly.

But... currently we are not doing well with the ocean, do we? There is a reason the whales are rebelling and shit.

We are currently overfishing the ocean, with the garbage from industrial fishing (like fishing nets) being a large part of the macroplastic in the oceans.

Meanwhile, the ocean like everything else, is also filled with microplastics - a bit part of which come from wheel abrasions from cars and the like.

And, of course, with the ocean warming, it can no longer hold oxygen and basically fishes die of in mass.

So, let's talk about it. How do we live with the ocean? How do humans best thrive near the ocean? And how do we protect this biome?

First of all: Industrial fishing has to go. People catching their own fish are fine. Even like Joe and his family catching fish for their little local fishmonger is fine. But industrial fishing that catches fish for this big international company that makes sure that everyone - no matter how far away from the coast they are living - has fish in their freezer... Yeah, we cannot have that. Not only because we overfish certain species of fish and endanger the whales, but also because through this we completely mess with food chains and eco systems, because - for example - the fish shitting is actually kinda important for the ocean.

So, yeah. No big fishing. If you live not close by an ocean, you will not get any ocean fish. Sorry.

Now, people living close to the ocean obviously face one big challenge: The ocean will often bring some sort of storm in relatively regular intervals. I will not go into the reasons of this (if you wanna see me geek out over meteorology, just say - I can do that). But of course everyone knows about all those Hurricanes that will strike the coastlines every year.

Different human cultures have adjusted differently to this. Basically there are two ways to go about it: Either you just accept that your house will be destroyed and build it in a way, that it will be easy to rebuild... Or you try to build a house that will wistand most storms with only minor damage.

This could be done by using sturdy materials - or by doing the other thing: Put your house on stilts. Which can be surprisingly effective, which is why we see it around the world.

Ideally you will not build the houses directly at the edge of the water. While it is fancy, duh, it also removes the saving land between you and the ocean.

Which also brings me to the sponge biomes, that often get ignored too often. Modern civilization often has destroyed those sponge areas, that usually would help take the swell of a storm surge. Those areas need to be recultured. Both to save them as biomes, as well as helping keeping us save from the floods.

When it comes to energy and renewables... Well, great news. The coastlines give us an endless amount of possibilities. Off-shore wind turbines work great. We probably will have soon enough proper tidal turbines, too. Maybe we will even figure out wave energy. And yes, you can put up photovoltaic panels.

Humans fear the ocean. Humans cannot survive in the ocean. But at the same time, we love the ocean and it has helped us to survive for so long.

#solarpunk #solarpunk fiction #solarpunk worldbuilding #ocean #oceans #shoreline #sustainability #renewable energy #save the oceans #save the whales #fishing

[kevin-cable-photography]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VMSQeeWvjo News for Kids at LNEnews - Veh's World - Ocean Pollution Help Save the Oceans #savetheoceans #kidsnews #Newsforkids #nevaehcable #vehsworld #littlenewsears #oceanpollution

#save the oceans #ocean pollution #veh's world #nevaeh cable #kids news news for kids

[wolfspaw]

#water #water and air is life #save the oceans #clean water #healthy water #don't take water for granted #sea life #lakes #rivers #streams #water is life #Florida oceans beautiful #no oil drilling in Florida #keep it clean #don't make it a garbage can

[lonelypond]

#my art #save the frikkin planet #save the oceans

[el-secreto-emporium]

#storm clouds #beaches #nature photopragpy #save the oceans #photographers on tumblr

[piosplayhouse]

"Oh dear," the unicorn thought. "I must've really mucked up the story beyond compare! The Red Bull Luo Binghe is protecting the last unicorn scum?! Unconscionable! He should have driven me off the cliff by now!!"

#dont ask why binghe gets to be a human but sqq has to be a unicorn #maybe hes prince lir in this au actually wait omg that would be good #half human half red bull sxy was freakay #the unicorn turning human to disguise herself is obviously sqqs plant body allegory #binghe sniffing around the castle: where is shizun i can still smell him? suspiciously sqq shaped human: gulp #binghe's tragic backstory in this au i guess is that he meets shen qingqiunicorn as a kid and sqq can sense that hes half fae and so #takes him semi under his wing but is like a prick about it until binghes seal breaks and they find out that hes a red bull fae #and shen jiu stabs him into the ocean something something abyss he comes back gets adopted by haggard kills every unicorn by throwing them #into the ocean as well before picking off shen jiunicorn last. and then sy fucks it all up #it's been like a decade since i read the book sorry #svsss #scumbag self saving system #scum villain's self saving system #bingqiu #shen qingqiu #sqq #lbh #luo binghe #my art #svsss last unicorn au