Ocean Generation

We have ✨ really big ✨ news. We won’t spoil it for you: Swipe to see what we’re up to. 😉 Okay, we’ll give you some hints: 1. 💙 Our fantastic team member, Gemma, is an important part of the big news 2. 🤯 At some point, cloning Gemma or offering her literal twin a job seemed like the best solution 3. 🙃 We decided against it, but looking back on the project, we think cloning Gemma might actually have been easier Any guesses what we’re up to? 👀 Here’s another hint: During the year and two months Gemma’s been with us, she’s delivered our Wavemaker Workshops to 9,797 people. That took her 🚂 194 trains, 🚌 12 buses and ☕️ 850 cups of coffee. Still, she couldn’t visit everyone. But that’s we want: Bringing the 🌊 Ocean to everyone, everywhere. Luckily for Gemma, we found a solution. ✅ We’re building an online learning platform to bring our UNESCO-endorsed Wavemaker programme online. Check it our here, and start learning so Gemma can stop living out of a suitcase 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-XbKABC #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanEducation #OneOcean #OceanDecade #OceanScience #Wavemakers #WorldOceanDay

🚨 Do you know we're in the middle of the UN Ocean Decade? 👀 And that we are a recognised Ocean Decade project? The vision of the United Nations Ocean Decade is encapsulated in the phrase, “The science we need for the Ocean we want.” 💙 Because for a healthy planet, we need a healthy Ocean. 🌊 🙌 In our new article we’re explaining how the UN Ocean Decade is helping our Ocean, what challenges it faces and of course, ways you can get involved. Read more on our Science Hub 👉 https://lnkd.in/eR2pm5zZ #MarineScience #Ocean #Sea #MarineConservation #EnvironmentalEducation #Environment #SDGs #OceanConservation #ScienceCommunicator #Education #Learning #MarineLife #UNOceanDecade #UnitedNations #OceanDecade

Want to facilitate environmental conversations? We’ve got great news 🎉👇 🗣️ Our next free webinar is all about learning facilitation and science communication skills. Because, let’s face it, facilitating conversation about the environment is challenging🫠 So, here’s the plan: 🤝You, other like-minded individuals and our Youth Engagement Lead, Dr Gemma Connell as the host 🧑💻 A free webinar on 30 January, at 17:30 GMT 💙 Learning everything about facilitation skills and science communication techniques with real life examples. Plus an introduction to Ocean science and understanding why the Ocean is so important. When we talk to each other, we learn, we connect, we problem solve. 👉 Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/ep9WPqPv #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanEducation #OneOcean #OceanDecade #Wavemakers #WavemakerWebinar #BluePlanet #EnvironmentalAction #EnvironmentalEducation #OceanAction #ScienceCommunication #Facilitation

💙 We’re a charity. Your donations keep us going.  🙌 Thanks to 42 donors of the AVIVA Community Fund, we raised £6,907 during this campaign. From the bottom of our hearts (or should I say, from the bottom of the 🌊 Ocean) we’re so grateful. This will enable us to deliver ✅ three Ocean Academy workshops to 100 children, and 🤝 three Wavemaker workshops to 50 young adults. This means 450 young people will know that the Ocean keeps us all alive - all thanks to our wonderful supporters. 💙 So once again, a BIG thank you! Would you also like to donate or support us? Find out how you can get involved here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dnzczfMC #MarineScience #Ocean #Sea #MarineConservation #EnvironmentalEducation #Environment #SDGs #OceanConservation #Education #Learning #MarineLife #Charity #Fundraising #Donate

💙 3 reasons to prove: Whales are amazing👇 1. 🚽 Whale poop 💩 helps with oxygen production, 2. 🌊 They lock away tonnes of carbon during their lives, 3. 💀 And even decades after they die, whales provide food and a habitat for other marine animals Swipe to read how. 👀 Plus: We’ve got a trivia as well. Can you guess the correct answer? 📷 Cover image by j.kowitz , Blue whale image by seataceans via oceans_sealife on Instagram #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanDecade #OceanThreats #OceanSolutions #OceanEducation #SeaLife #EnvironmentalEducation #MarineLife #Nature #DidYouKnow #AmazingOcean #OceanAnimals #Whales #GreatWhales #WhaleFacts #WhaleLovers

Global temperatures crossed the 1.5°C mark for the first time in 2024 🥵 Here’s what it actually means 👇 2024 was the hottest year on record: 📈The monthly global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for 11 months of the year. It’s a huge milestone because the Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. But it doesn’t mean we’ve breached the Paris Agreement and we’re cooked. Swipe 👉 to see why. Plus 🙌 we’re listing 3 practical actions everyone can take, because one thing’s certain: We need to rapidly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 📷 Cover image by Zhang Ahuei (zhang_ahuei on Instagram) #MarineScience #Ocean #Sea #MarineConservation #EnvironmentalEducation #Environment #OceanConservation #ScienceCommunicator #Education #Learning #2024 #ParisAgreement #HeatRecord

3 marine science discoveries made in 2024 ft. jellyfish, anglerfish and some pretty cool shells. 👇 The Ocean and marine science have long been helping people.💙 Swipe to read about: 👀 How clingy male anglerfish could help us understand human organ transplants better, 🪼 How jellyfish fight crime, 🧑💻 And how heart cockles (a type of shellfish) have nailed fiber optics better than us. Here’s to many more Ocean discoveries in 2025. 🌊 📷 Angler fish image by Edith A. Widder / Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigetics via Smithsonian Magazine #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanDecade #OceanThreats #OceanSolutions #OceanEducation #SeaLife #EnvironmentalEducation #MarineLife #Nature #DidYouKnow #MarineScience #ScienceDiscoveries #Jellyfish #Anglerfish

Polar animals 🤝ice. So, it’s easy to see: Climate change impacts many polar species. But for some 👀 animals, the changes create more favourable conditions. In our new article, we’re taking a look at how 🐻❄️ polar bears, orcas and narwhals (AKA the unicorns of the sea) have adapted to these changing conditions. Plus: We’re explaining how we can be part of climate solutions. 🙌 Read more on our Science Hub: https://lnkd.in/eUWpCFcg #MarineScience #Ocean #Sea #MarineConservation #EnvironmentalEducation #Environment #SDGs #OceanConservation #ScienceCommunicator #Education #Learning #MarineLife #PolarRegions

Here are 8 incredible octopus species that might just blow your mind 🤯🐙 Swipe 👉 to learn more about an octopus that has transparent skin, a giant that boasts with more taste receptors on a single suction cup than the human 👅 tongue (and it has thousands!), and a deep-sea living octopus that can’t camouflage itself, but is still nearly invisible.👀 Did you notice how most of these octopuses are pictured on the seafloor? 📍 That’s because most octopuses are benthic animals (=they live on the seafloor).  🌊 Some, like the argonauts (the guys with the detachable reproductive arm) live in open water. It’s called pelagic. Now you know!✅ 📷: Glass octopus: Schmidt Ocean Institute, flapjack octopus: MBARI, giant pacific octopus: Monterey Bay Aquarium, seven armed octopus: nature.com #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanDecade #OceanThreats #OceanSolutions #OceanEducation #SeaLife #EnvironmentalEducation #MarineLife #Nature #DidYouKnow #Octopus #OctopusFacts #OctopusLovers

Our blue planet is the gift that just keeps giving. 🌍🎁 💙If you looked down at Earth from space, most of what you'd see is blue. And the Ocean? It's keeping us all alive. Did you know that: 1. 🌊 The Ocean absorbs around 30% of the CO2 we produce, as well as 90% of excess heat. 2. 🙌 The Ocean provides every second breath we take 3. 🌡️ It helps regulate land temperature and drive global weather patterns. In short, the Ocean is the beating heart and lungs of our planet.🙌 This holiday season, take a moment to appreciate the gifts that Mother Nature and our Ocean give us every day.💙 📷: Justin Peters (jstnptrs on Instagram) #OceanGeneration #Ocean #OceanDecade #OceanThreats #OceanSolutions #OceanEducation #SeaLife #EnvironmentalEducation #MarineLife #Nature #DidYouKnow #MotherEarth #BluePlanet #Christmas #Holidays