IPSO - International Programme on the State of the Ocean
@oceanipso.bsky.social
Bridging Science and Policy for a Healthy Ocean 🌊 https://stateoftheocean.org
Follow us for marine science and communications increasing our collective understanding of the role of the ocean to life on Earth.
#OceanScience #OceanAction
#OceanScience #OceanAction
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Follow us for marine science and communications increasing our collective understanding of the role of the ocean to life on Earth.
#OceanScience #OceanAction
#OceanScience #OceanAction
👋 Hello to new and consolidated followers! Let us introduce ourselves.
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) brings together science, communications, policy, and legal disciplines to drive ocean solutions.
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) brings together science, communications, policy, and legal disciplines to drive ocean solutions.
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
👋 Hello to new and consolidated followers! Let us introduce ourselves.
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) brings together science, communications, policy, and legal disciplines to drive ocean solutions.
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) brings together science, communications, policy, and legal disciplines to drive ocean solutions.
⏳ Years of negotiation, advocacy & collaboration have led to this historic moment!
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere. #60toGlobal @highseasalliance.bsky.social
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere. #60toGlobal @highseasalliance.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
⏳ Years of negotiation, advocacy & collaboration have led to this historic moment!
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere. #60toGlobal @highseasalliance.bsky.social
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere. #60toGlobal @highseasalliance.bsky.social
Season's Greetings from the ocean! 🌊🎄
Many marine species display colours, patterns and forms that echo the winter season: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/happy-holidays-ocean @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
📷 Christmas Tree Worms photographed by Nick Hobgood @amphibiologist.bsky.social
Many marine species display colours, patterns and forms that echo the winter season: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/happy-holidays-ocean @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
📷 Christmas Tree Worms photographed by Nick Hobgood @amphibiologist.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Season's Greetings from the ocean! 🌊🎄
Many marine species display colours, patterns and forms that echo the winter season: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/happy-holidays-ocean @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
📷 Christmas Tree Worms photographed by Nick Hobgood @amphibiologist.bsky.social
Many marine species display colours, patterns and forms that echo the winter season: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/happy-holidays-ocean @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
📷 Christmas Tree Worms photographed by Nick Hobgood @amphibiologist.bsky.social
#WorldWildlifeConservationDay is a reminder that protecting ocean life is essential to planetary stability.
🦈 #Sharks are declining due to overfishing, illegal trade, and habitat loss. Many species now sit at the brink, despite their critical role in maintaining balanced, functioning food webs.
🦈 #Sharks are declining due to overfishing, illegal trade, and habitat loss. Many species now sit at the brink, despite their critical role in maintaining balanced, functioning food webs.
December 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#WorldWildlifeConservationDay is a reminder that protecting ocean life is essential to planetary stability.
🦈 #Sharks are declining due to overfishing, illegal trade, and habitat loss. Many species now sit at the brink, despite their critical role in maintaining balanced, functioning food webs.
🦈 #Sharks are declining due to overfishing, illegal trade, and habitat loss. Many species now sit at the brink, despite their critical role in maintaining balanced, functioning food webs.
Antarctica remains one of Earth's last wilderness areas, but it is under increasing pressure from human activities.
On #AntarcticaDay, a few scientific studies remind us of the importance of urgent protection for this fragile continent. 🧵
📷 Kimberley Collins
On #AntarcticaDay, a few scientific studies remind us of the importance of urgent protection for this fragile continent. 🧵
📷 Kimberley Collins
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Antarctica remains one of Earth's last wilderness areas, but it is under increasing pressure from human activities.
On #AntarcticaDay, a few scientific studies remind us of the importance of urgent protection for this fragile continent. 🧵
📷 Kimberley Collins
On #AntarcticaDay, a few scientific studies remind us of the importance of urgent protection for this fragile continent. 🧵
📷 Kimberley Collins
🌊 This #BlueFriday, we’re choosing to value what truly sustains us: the ocean.
Today is a reminder that healthy seas regulate our climate, generate oxygen, and support life on Earth. Protecting the ocean is essential for a stable planet.
#OceanConservation #BluePlanet
Today is a reminder that healthy seas regulate our climate, generate oxygen, and support life on Earth. Protecting the ocean is essential for a stable planet.
#OceanConservation #BluePlanet
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🌊 This #BlueFriday, we’re choosing to value what truly sustains us: the ocean.
Today is a reminder that healthy seas regulate our climate, generate oxygen, and support life on Earth. Protecting the ocean is essential for a stable planet.
#OceanConservation #BluePlanet
Today is a reminder that healthy seas regulate our climate, generate oxygen, and support life on Earth. Protecting the ocean is essential for a stable planet.
#OceanConservation #BluePlanet
Tracking progress. Strengthening accountability. Driving action.
The new Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard shows how ocean-based solutions are advancing, from renewable energy and shipping to blue food and conservation.
🌐 https://ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard/
#WaveForward
The new Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard shows how ocean-based solutions are advancing, from renewable energy and shipping to blue food and conservation.
🌐 https://ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard/
#WaveForward
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Tracking progress. Strengthening accountability. Driving action.
The new Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard shows how ocean-based solutions are advancing, from renewable energy and shipping to blue food and conservation.
🌐 https://ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard/
#WaveForward
The new Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard shows how ocean-based solutions are advancing, from renewable energy and shipping to blue food and conservation.
🌐 https://ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard/
#WaveForward
Protecting & restoring ocean health is essential to limit warming to 1.5°C, safeguard biodiversity, and strengthen resilience for communities.
Ocean-based actions must be at the heart 💙 of #COP30’s Action Agenda.
#BluePackage #BlueCOP30 #WaveForward
Ocean-based actions must be at the heart 💙 of #COP30’s Action Agenda.
#BluePackage #BlueCOP30 #WaveForward
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Protecting & restoring ocean health is essential to limit warming to 1.5°C, safeguard biodiversity, and strengthen resilience for communities.
Ocean-based actions must be at the heart 💙 of #COP30’s Action Agenda.
#BluePackage #BlueCOP30 #WaveForward
Ocean-based actions must be at the heart 💙 of #COP30’s Action Agenda.
#BluePackage #BlueCOP30 #WaveForward
🌊 At #COP30, the ocean is our greatest ally in tackling climate change.
The Ocean Breakthroughs chart a clear course for action, 5 tipping points across marine conservation, renewable energy, shipping, aquatic food, & coastal tourism that could deliver up to 35% of the emission cuts needed by 2050.
The Ocean Breakthroughs chart a clear course for action, 5 tipping points across marine conservation, renewable energy, shipping, aquatic food, & coastal tourism that could deliver up to 35% of the emission cuts needed by 2050.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🌊 At #COP30, the ocean is our greatest ally in tackling climate change.
The Ocean Breakthroughs chart a clear course for action, 5 tipping points across marine conservation, renewable energy, shipping, aquatic food, & coastal tourism that could deliver up to 35% of the emission cuts needed by 2050.
The Ocean Breakthroughs chart a clear course for action, 5 tipping points across marine conservation, renewable energy, shipping, aquatic food, & coastal tourism that could deliver up to 35% of the emission cuts needed by 2050.
👻 On #InternationalGhostSharkDay and #Halloween, a spooky but not scary creature swims deep below the ocean’s surface: the ghost shark.
These ancient relatives of sharks & rays remind us how much of our ocean remains unexplored & how vital science is to uncover its hidden biodiversity.
📷 @noaa.gov
These ancient relatives of sharks & rays remind us how much of our ocean remains unexplored & how vital science is to uncover its hidden biodiversity.
📷 @noaa.gov
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
👻 On #InternationalGhostSharkDay and #Halloween, a spooky but not scary creature swims deep below the ocean’s surface: the ghost shark.
These ancient relatives of sharks & rays remind us how much of our ocean remains unexplored & how vital science is to uncover its hidden biodiversity.
📷 @noaa.gov
These ancient relatives of sharks & rays remind us how much of our ocean remains unexplored & how vital science is to uncover its hidden biodiversity.
📷 @noaa.gov
Less than 5% is protected in Southern Ocean #MPAs.
Adopting the Antarctic Peninsula MPA would double protection in the region & move the world closer. #CCAMLR44 #Antarctica
https://www.asoc.org/ice-archive/antarcticas-wildlife-at-risk-why-the-antarctic-peninsula-matters/
Adopting the Antarctic Peninsula MPA would double protection in the region & move the world closer. #CCAMLR44 #Antarctica
https://www.asoc.org/ice-archive/antarcticas-wildlife-at-risk-why-the-antarctic-peninsula-matters/
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Less than 5% is protected in Southern Ocean #MPAs.
Adopting the Antarctic Peninsula MPA would double protection in the region & move the world closer. #CCAMLR44 #Antarctica
https://www.asoc.org/ice-archive/antarcticas-wildlife-at-risk-why-the-antarctic-peninsula-matters/
Adopting the Antarctic Peninsula MPA would double protection in the region & move the world closer. #CCAMLR44 #Antarctica
https://www.asoc.org/ice-archive/antarcticas-wildlife-at-risk-why-the-antarctic-peninsula-matters/
🐙 Celebrating #WorldOctopusDay
Yucatán’s red octopus faces heatwave stress, putting its reproduction at risk. But with incubation, hatchlings and juveniles can reproduce and survive, despite some metabolic flexibility.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330680
Yucatán’s red octopus faces heatwave stress, putting its reproduction at risk. But with incubation, hatchlings and juveniles can reproduce and survive, despite some metabolic flexibility.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330680
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🐙 Celebrating #WorldOctopusDay
Yucatán’s red octopus faces heatwave stress, putting its reproduction at risk. But with incubation, hatchlings and juveniles can reproduce and survive, despite some metabolic flexibility.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330680
Yucatán’s red octopus faces heatwave stress, putting its reproduction at risk. But with incubation, hatchlings and juveniles can reproduce and survive, despite some metabolic flexibility.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0330680
It's #WorldMantaDay! This year's theme focuses on the power of protection for these majestic creatures.
From international trade and overfishing to unregulated tourism and climate breakdown, they face growing threats.
Global organisations are calling for stronger protections. #WorldMantaDay2025
From international trade and overfishing to unregulated tourism and climate breakdown, they face growing threats.
Global organisations are calling for stronger protections. #WorldMantaDay2025
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It's #WorldMantaDay! This year's theme focuses on the power of protection for these majestic creatures.
From international trade and overfishing to unregulated tourism and climate breakdown, they face growing threats.
Global organisations are calling for stronger protections. #WorldMantaDay2025
From international trade and overfishing to unregulated tourism and climate breakdown, they face growing threats.
Global organisations are calling for stronger protections. #WorldMantaDay2025
It's #WorldDolphinDay! 🐬
DYK that closures in existing #MPAs, combined with effort reduction and designed for climate adaptation, deliver lasting benefits for biodiversity and fisheries, including protection of dolphins from bycatch in the Bay of Biscay?
New study: buff.ly/5xAP741
DYK that closures in existing #MPAs, combined with effort reduction and designed for climate adaptation, deliver lasting benefits for biodiversity and fisheries, including protection of dolphins from bycatch in the Bay of Biscay?
New study: buff.ly/5xAP741
September 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's #WorldDolphinDay! 🐬
DYK that closures in existing #MPAs, combined with effort reduction and designed for climate adaptation, deliver lasting benefits for biodiversity and fisheries, including protection of dolphins from bycatch in the Bay of Biscay?
New study: buff.ly/5xAP741
DYK that closures in existing #MPAs, combined with effort reduction and designed for climate adaptation, deliver lasting benefits for biodiversity and fisheries, including protection of dolphins from bycatch in the Bay of Biscay?
New study: buff.ly/5xAP741
🐢 Sea turtles are shrinking in size globally, but this trend may reflect conservation success.
As populations recover, more small first-time nesters are joining nesting sites. While smaller turtles lay fewer eggs, increased nesting overall suggests positive population growth. buff.ly/FSRIB5W
As populations recover, more small first-time nesters are joining nesting sites. While smaller turtles lay fewer eggs, increased nesting overall suggests positive population growth. buff.ly/FSRIB5W
September 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🐢 Sea turtles are shrinking in size globally, but this trend may reflect conservation success.
As populations recover, more small first-time nesters are joining nesting sites. While smaller turtles lay fewer eggs, increased nesting overall suggests positive population growth. buff.ly/FSRIB5W
As populations recover, more small first-time nesters are joining nesting sites. While smaller turtles lay fewer eggs, increased nesting overall suggests positive population growth. buff.ly/FSRIB5W
Happy #WhaleSharkDay!🐋🦈
Despite being the biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks are gentle giants and look nothing like their relatives.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and the threats they face: buff.ly/au909pa.
@iucnshark.bsky.social #SharkConservation
📷 Jeremiah Del Mar/Unsplash
Despite being the biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks are gentle giants and look nothing like their relatives.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and the threats they face: buff.ly/au909pa.
@iucnshark.bsky.social #SharkConservation
📷 Jeremiah Del Mar/Unsplash
August 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Happy #WhaleSharkDay!🐋🦈
Despite being the biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks are gentle giants and look nothing like their relatives.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and the threats they face: buff.ly/au909pa.
@iucnshark.bsky.social #SharkConservation
📷 Jeremiah Del Mar/Unsplash
Despite being the biggest fish in the ocean, whale sharks are gentle giants and look nothing like their relatives.
Learn more about these fascinating creatures and the threats they face: buff.ly/au909pa.
@iucnshark.bsky.social #SharkConservation
📷 Jeremiah Del Mar/Unsplash
Happy #WorldKrillDay! 🦐
Antarctic krill act as a giant conveyor belt, constantly moving carbon down from the water’s surface by eating carbon-capturing algae, then dropping carbon-filled poop at the bottom of the ocean. Today we celebrate this tiny but mighty crustacean! @antarcticasouth.bsky.social
Antarctic krill act as a giant conveyor belt, constantly moving carbon down from the water’s surface by eating carbon-capturing algae, then dropping carbon-filled poop at the bottom of the ocean. Today we celebrate this tiny but mighty crustacean! @antarcticasouth.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Happy #WorldKrillDay! 🦐
Antarctic krill act as a giant conveyor belt, constantly moving carbon down from the water’s surface by eating carbon-capturing algae, then dropping carbon-filled poop at the bottom of the ocean. Today we celebrate this tiny but mighty crustacean! @antarcticasouth.bsky.social
Antarctic krill act as a giant conveyor belt, constantly moving carbon down from the water’s surface by eating carbon-capturing algae, then dropping carbon-filled poop at the bottom of the ocean. Today we celebrate this tiny but mighty crustacean! @antarcticasouth.bsky.social
AI & satellite observations challenge the perception of poaching in #MPAs.
New study unveils minimal industrial fishing inside fully & highly protected MPAs:
1. roughly 1 vessel per 20,000 km2
2. 9 times lower than unprotected waters.
Clear MPA boundaries can strengthen compliance. buff.ly/9dMnRSP
New study unveils minimal industrial fishing inside fully & highly protected MPAs:
1. roughly 1 vessel per 20,000 km2
2. 9 times lower than unprotected waters.
Clear MPA boundaries can strengthen compliance. buff.ly/9dMnRSP
August 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
AI & satellite observations challenge the perception of poaching in #MPAs.
New study unveils minimal industrial fishing inside fully & highly protected MPAs:
1. roughly 1 vessel per 20,000 km2
2. 9 times lower than unprotected waters.
Clear MPA boundaries can strengthen compliance. buff.ly/9dMnRSP
New study unveils minimal industrial fishing inside fully & highly protected MPAs:
1. roughly 1 vessel per 20,000 km2
2. 9 times lower than unprotected waters.
Clear MPA boundaries can strengthen compliance. buff.ly/9dMnRSP
🦈#Sharks could be our allies in ocean observation.
Scientists equipped shortfin makos with sensors, which could fill critical data gaps in hurricane‑vulnerable regions (like the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and help make storm forecasts more accurate and timely. buff.ly/k1fmpLP
#SharkConservation
Scientists equipped shortfin makos with sensors, which could fill critical data gaps in hurricane‑vulnerable regions (like the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and help make storm forecasts more accurate and timely. buff.ly/k1fmpLP
#SharkConservation
August 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🦈#Sharks could be our allies in ocean observation.
Scientists equipped shortfin makos with sensors, which could fill critical data gaps in hurricane‑vulnerable regions (like the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and help make storm forecasts more accurate and timely. buff.ly/k1fmpLP
#SharkConservation
Scientists equipped shortfin makos with sensors, which could fill critical data gaps in hurricane‑vulnerable regions (like the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) and help make storm forecasts more accurate and timely. buff.ly/k1fmpLP
#SharkConservation
🌿#Mangrove ecosystems are one of the best defenses against the effects of the climate crisis.
They store carbon, minimise #ClimateChange impacts and protect coastal communities from storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion. #WorldMangroveDay
buff.ly/I63Dq3o @ipbes.net
They store carbon, minimise #ClimateChange impacts and protect coastal communities from storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion. #WorldMangroveDay
buff.ly/I63Dq3o @ipbes.net
July 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🌿#Mangrove ecosystems are one of the best defenses against the effects of the climate crisis.
They store carbon, minimise #ClimateChange impacts and protect coastal communities from storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion. #WorldMangroveDay
buff.ly/I63Dq3o @ipbes.net
They store carbon, minimise #ClimateChange impacts and protect coastal communities from storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion. #WorldMangroveDay
buff.ly/I63Dq3o @ipbes.net
Workshops with coastal communities reveal major concerns about industrialisation, equity, and corporate control in potential marine CO2 removal projects.
Participants showed preference for community and Tribal-led climate-ocean marine interventions for climate mitigation strategies. buff.ly/ZJNb1Vq
Participants showed preference for community and Tribal-led climate-ocean marine interventions for climate mitigation strategies. buff.ly/ZJNb1Vq
July 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Workshops with coastal communities reveal major concerns about industrialisation, equity, and corporate control in potential marine CO2 removal projects.
Participants showed preference for community and Tribal-led climate-ocean marine interventions for climate mitigation strategies. buff.ly/ZJNb1Vq
Participants showed preference for community and Tribal-led climate-ocean marine interventions for climate mitigation strategies. buff.ly/ZJNb1Vq
The deep sea is one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems, home to thousands of species yet to be discovered, and its largest carbon sink.
Deep-sea mining risks causing irreversible damage to this unique biodiversity.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/2yDHS32 #DefendTheDeep #ISA30 @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
Deep-sea mining risks causing irreversible damage to this unique biodiversity.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/2yDHS32 #DefendTheDeep #ISA30 @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The deep sea is one of Earth’s least understood ecosystems, home to thousands of species yet to be discovered, and its largest carbon sink.
Deep-sea mining risks causing irreversible damage to this unique biodiversity.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/2yDHS32 #DefendTheDeep #ISA30 @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
Deep-sea mining risks causing irreversible damage to this unique biodiversity.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/2yDHS32 #DefendTheDeep #ISA30 @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
🧊 Sea-ice retreat due to #ClimateChange will completely reshuffle marine food webs: simulations show that by 2050, the NE Greenland shelf will see a boost in marine productivity but a decline in ice-dependent species.
Fish and cetaceans may thrive, but polar bear mass will plummet. buff.ly/EAAqkzc
Fish and cetaceans may thrive, but polar bear mass will plummet. buff.ly/EAAqkzc
July 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🧊 Sea-ice retreat due to #ClimateChange will completely reshuffle marine food webs: simulations show that by 2050, the NE Greenland shelf will see a boost in marine productivity but a decline in ice-dependent species.
Fish and cetaceans may thrive, but polar bear mass will plummet. buff.ly/EAAqkzc
Fish and cetaceans may thrive, but polar bear mass will plummet. buff.ly/EAAqkzc
Global sea level rose 0.59 cm in 2024—more than expected—mainly due to record ocean #GlobalWarming.
Regional shifts linked to El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole drove extremes, with 40% of the ocean reaching record-high levels. 🌡️ buff.ly/qCA9gVL
📷 @noaa.gov
Regional shifts linked to El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole drove extremes, with 40% of the ocean reaching record-high levels. 🌡️ buff.ly/qCA9gVL
📷 @noaa.gov
July 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Global sea level rose 0.59 cm in 2024—more than expected—mainly due to record ocean #GlobalWarming.
Regional shifts linked to El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole drove extremes, with 40% of the ocean reaching record-high levels. 🌡️ buff.ly/qCA9gVL
📷 @noaa.gov
Regional shifts linked to El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole drove extremes, with 40% of the ocean reaching record-high levels. 🌡️ buff.ly/qCA9gVL
📷 @noaa.gov