as well as the manta rays :)

Sheepshead Fish with strikingly human-like teeth

Video credited to @amandahic on Instagram.

A few millimeters separated recovery from severe decline in tanks of bleached coral. Fragments touching healthy genetic clones regained their beneficial algae and resumed growth. Fragments held nearby without contact largely succumbed to invasive algae and tissue loss.

The laboratory findings, published in Science Advances, reveal a route to rapid recovery after bleaching. Stanford University researchers found that about a week of contact could provide enough algae for recovery to continue independently. The results identify a biological mechanism, rather than a method already demonstrated to restore natural reefs.

Danny Collins, an oceans doctoral student at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, led the study with colleagues including Steve Palumbi. Their experiments involved small fragments of the branching coral Pocillopora damicornis. Successful recovery required a healthy donor genetically matching the bleached recipient, a major constraint on wider use.

Video credited to @bringasdive on Instagram.

Recently, the Dutch marine mammal hospital Stichting Zeehondencentrum Pieterburen has asked the public for help in the face of an imminent financial crisis. If unresolved in two weeks, they will be forced into bankruptcy, which will result in the ceasing of their operations and research, and the closure of their facility. This will leave the marine mammal populations they serve vulnerable to the various threats they face, including those that are human-caused. With the harbor seal population in the area declining, their rescue operations and research cannot afford to stop.

They are the biggest marine mammal hospital in Europe and do incredible work in way of public marine health education. Please sign their petition to re-enter a dialogue with their local government for financial assistance options, and if you are able, please donate to their official GoFundMe campaign. Every little bit of help counts, even if you are only able to share this with your friends and family. Thank you everyone for your help getting eyes on this situation!

Official Crisis Statement: https://www.zeehondencentrum.nl/en/news-2/zeehondencentrum-pieterburen-gaat-failliet/

Petition: https://steun.zeehondencentrum.nl/red-het-zeehondencentrum

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-zeehondencentrum-pieterburen-doneer-nu