Dr Tom Pickerell
@tomolamola.bsky.social
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Marine Biologist | Global Director of WRI’s Ocean Program | “Acts like he’s Greta Thunberg’s big brother” | Dundee United fan 🧡🖤 | Classic Lego Space builder 🚀
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Well that might just be the cutest thing I’ve seen for a while. My dog would never leave it.
A pet sofa!
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Still vertical and ventilating
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Had some fugu earlier.

If I stop posting, assume the 🐡 won.
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A wise Professor of mine said “a species is a species if an expert says it is”.
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The Blue Ocean Dome at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka was absolutely amazing.

Over a million visitors have been shown the impact of marine plastic pollution, and the steps available to reduce waste.
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I don’t ask for much. I just want to be
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Ooo looks like Hallucigenia’s cousin.
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Ocean literacy is essential for ocean governance. It helps people understand the ocean’s role in climate, biodiversity, and livelihoods and supports better decision-making.

@worldresources.bsky.social and CalArts are collaborating on "Blue Echo" which just opened in LA!

calarts.edu/news/blue-ec...
Blue Echo, a CalArts-World Resources Institute Collaboration, Opens Sept. 27 | CalArts
calarts.edu
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This is a fantastic example of ocean literacy. Bravo!
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On Oct 31st, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will be celebrating the ocean, and the ace @lizbonnin.bsky.social and I will be speaking on stage beforehand about all things ocean. Tickets are available here, if you'd like to join us and immerse yourself in our water world: lpo.org.uk/event/harmon...
Photos of Liz and Helen and this text: The performers

    Liz Bonnin biologist & broadcaster
    Helen Czerski physicist & oceanographer

Wildlife biologist and environmental broadcaster Liz Bonnin joins physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski to explore the wonder and fragility of our oceans.
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just seen the sad news about Jane Goodall. She was such a role model - persistent but compassionate in her environmentalism.

🐒
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OMG!!
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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These are even worse looking in real life.
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Robust ocean observation underpins climate models, biodiversity, disaster prep, food & more. But the system is at risk from disinvestment.

Today the Ocean Panel calls out the urgent need to end the “ocean knowledge deficit.”

Read the statement here: oceanpanel.org/wp-content/u...
oceanpanel.org
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Trump: There’s a rumour and I don’t know if it’s so or not - that Dundee FC, very small, very tiny, don’t have European nights because they are rank rotten. And they have virtually no history anyone remembers. People are laughing, folks. Very sad.
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Trump: There's a rumor and I don't know if it's so or not—that Cuba, they don't have tylenol because they don't have the money for tylenol, and they have virtually no autism
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Sierra Leone has become the 60th country to ratify the BBNJ Agreement, crossing the threshold required for the treaty to enter into force.

A cause for real celebration and a reminder, in an increasingly fractious world, of what global cooperation can achieve.
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People who say “I’ll keep it brief” inevitably take longer than those who don’t.
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Drinking water used to help fill a billionaire's lake despite a hosepipe ban being in place for domestic users.

"It wasn't illegal!" (it wasn't domestic use) is being shouted, but it's not a question of that; it’s a question of equity and environmental responsibility.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Southern Water bans tankers doing runs to US billionaire's lake
Tankers taking water for US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman have been told to stop by Southern Water.
www.bbc.co.uk
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While some nations chase culinary refinement, Britain has quietly achieved epicurean nirvana.
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My thoughts exactly. No new recommendations, but helpful to get more evidence that could make governments and businesses pay attention.
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In Japan the vending machines do both!