Ways you can help the climate crisis

Plus epic footage of humpbacks, beluga, humpbacks and sharks!

Hi everyone,

As you might have noticed, the acronym-filled COP26 is now fast approaching: the climate conference will take place in Glasgow in two weeks. So, before we crack on, I thought you might be interested in this complete guide on what Cop26 is and why it matters (Guardian).

And, with that, let’s see what’s been in the news…

🐳 Whales & dolphins

• The heat is on: rare footage of a humpback heat run - pretty cool (Euro News)

• Bel-oooooh-ga: footage of the first documented beluga whale sighting in the Pacific Northwest since 1940 (The Weather Network)

• Close encounter: this photographer in Tonga got up close with humpback calves… please don’t try this at home! (Independent)

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🦈🐙 Marine animals

• They’re grrrreat: the climate benefits of tiger sharks (BBC)

• Have we met somewhere before? Cuttlefish have such a good memory that they won’t mate with the same partner twice (Metro)

• Squid game: in the Red Sea, a research team’s footage was photobombed by an enormous purpleback flying squid (Metro)

• Baby, when the lights go out: infrared footage shows what Great whites do when the sun goes down (The Inertia)

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🎣🚯 Threats

• In pictures: see the species under threat from deep-sea mining (Guardian)

• Oil spill: in California closes beaches as Oceana warns of devastating impact on marine life (Yahoo!)

• Seabird sanctuary: threatened by disturbances from kayakers and paddleboraders (Science Smile)

• So long and thanks for all the fish: 14% of the world’s coral lost between 2009 and 2018 (Guardian)

💰 Opportunities

• Cetacean research scientist: wanted to join the team at Georgia Aquarium. Speciality in dolphins, belugas or manatees preferred

• Seafood Watch: data analyst needed to join a ‘team of fish nerds’ at Monterey Bay Aquarium

💰 How you can help

• What can I do? Check out this article on 10 ways to be a climate optimist (pebble)

• Right to repair: have you ever thought about why it’s a problem that your tech products have such a short lifespan? (The Green Fix)

• New seafood ratings: if you eat seafood, get up to speed on the latest updates to the Good Fish Guide (MCS)

• Broken system: here’s how plastic recycling needs to be fixed (The Conversation)

• Climate change survival: large corporations and governments are a huge problem when it comes to climate issues but here’s what you can do (Fast Company)

• Big seaweed search: help monitor the impacts of climate change on our marine environment (MCS UK)

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🐚🐠 Ecosystems

• Tall order: Scientists have discovered why artificial reefs attract more baitfish than natural reefs (Phys.org)

• Matchmaking: Will selective coral breeding in labs help to prevent the impacts of climate change? (WIRED)

• It’s a mystery: the origins of a landlocked mangrove forest have been discovered in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula (Live Science)

Thanks folks and see you in two weeks!

Melissa