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Melissa Hobson, The Ocean Writer @theoceanwriter.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Any whale pump experts out there who can be free today for a chat? Need an independent expert for a study I'm writing up. Lmk if that's you & I can send more details confidentially :)

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

X-rays, blood tests & storm simulators - step inside the UK’s first-ever turtle rehab. 🐢 Only leatherbacks belong in UK waters. Any other species is a lost tropical visitor, likely cold-stunned. If you find one, contact the Turtle UK Strandings Network. www.countryfile.com/wildlife/mar...

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X-rays, blood tests and storm simulations: take a tour of the UK's first-ever turtle rehab centre

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Trond Oskars @trondoskars.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Green Tentacle Monsters! No, I'm not posting science fiction! @theoceanwriter.bsky.social wrote an article about the green spoon worm (Bonellia viridis), and picked my brain for interesting information. Read it at livescience 👇 www.livescience.com/animals/gree... 🧪 🦑 🐙

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Green spoonworm: The female tentacle monsters that turn males into 'living testicles'

This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the sex of larvae, turning males into a "living testacle."

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Melissa Hobson, The Ocean Writer @theoceanwriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Ok, let's give this a go. Trying to find someone with a decent (can be short) vid of a Shaun the Sheep sea slug that they'd be willing to share... anyone can anyone on here help? Drop me a message if so & I can send more deets (thank you pls!)

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a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots

ALT: a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots

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Melissa Hobson, The Ocean Writer @theoceanwriter.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

So I guess I'm here now! I'm Mel, the Ocean Writer & here's my latest story for Nat Geo on the world's largest megacoral, which broke today: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/... (Will be back in due course to figure out the whole Blue Sky thing & follow y'all!)

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Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space

Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team.

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