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Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 To celebrate this sp

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊

To celebrate this special day CBSea highlights the important role kelp forests play in combatting global climate change and creating beautiful habitats.

Kelp forests found all along Northern California’s rocky coastlines provide sanctuaries for marine animals. However, global warming is threatening these important underwater kelp forests around the world.

We need to protect and conserve these ecosystems as kelp can sequester up to 20 times more carbon per acre than land forests and can grow up to 1.5ft per day to absorb even more carbon!

Photo creds: @12tides

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🌊 Actions of the week! 🌊 To start your wee

🌊 Actions of the week! 🌊

To start your week off, we urge you to take five minutes of your day to do these individual actions to protect our oceans!

The links to these actions can be found in our bio 💙

By calling on our Representatives to pass climate solutions, significant change can be made to restore and protect our oceans.

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This week we are highlighting the importance of co

This week we are highlighting the importance of coastal wetland restoration and protection. This is one of Project Drawdown’s solution to reduce the excess of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

Project Drawdown writes, "Along the fringes of coasts, where land and ocean meet, lie the world’s salt marshes, mangroves, and sea grasses. These coastal wetland ecosystems are found on every continent except Antarctica.

They provide nurseries for fish, feeding grounds for migratory birds, a first line of defense against storm surges and floodwaters, and natural filtration systems that boost water quality and recharge aquifers. Relative to their land area, they also sequester huge amounts of carbon in plants aboveground and in roots and soils below.

Coastal wetlands can store five times as much carbon as tropical forests over the long term, mostly in deep wetland soils. The soil of mangrove forests alone may hold the equivalent of more than two years of global emissions—22 billion tons of carbon, much of which would escape if these ecosystems were lost.

Wetlands face a myriad of threats, but thanks to research and advocacy efforts, awareness is growing about the role they play in curbing climate change and coping with its impacts. It is vital to preserve healthy coastal wetlands—keeping a lid on the carbon they contain—while also rehabilitating and restoring those that already have been degraded."

📸 by Galápagos Islands ft. Flickr

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As we come up towards the end of Earth Month, we w

As we come up towards the end of Earth Month, we want to remind you that we should be celebrating Earth day every day. That’s why we are sharing 3 ways you can be more sustainable to protect this Earth!

1. Avoid fertilizers and have drought-tolerant plants. In California, we need to replace lawns with drought-tolerant plants to reduce the need for water. Also, to avoid the need for fertilizers and excess water, native plants should live in your backyard! Fertilizers negatively impact ecosystems as runoff flow into drains, rivers, ponds, and sometimes the ocean. This can cause surface algae to grow, which interferes with natural ecosystem interactions and life.

2. Improve your personal care habits
To avoid the use of plastic, switch to bars of soap for your face, body, and hair, which can be found at local farmer’s markets and small businesses. The plastics in your personal care items will break down over time into microplastics, which will travel into land and water.

3. Go Solar
The build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and ocean is disturbing Earth’s climate and ecosystems. The ocean absorbing almost 1/3 of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted has been attributed to ocean acidification and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the weakening shells and
exoskeletons of sea animals. Going solar creates carbon dioxide-free energy and contributes to a more sustainable society.

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In light of Earth Day, CBSea highlights five extra

In light of Earth Day, CBSea highlights five extraordinary marine organisms to emphasize the importance of protecting our oceans for marine life and ourselves!

1) Due to climate change, 90% of California’s kelp forests have been lost. We need to help restore these kelp forests as they absorb carbon out of the atmosphere, reduce ocean acidification, protect coastlines, and provide homes and food for marine life!

2) The Leafy Seadragons are restrictively found in seagrass beds, kelp forests, and rocky reefs of the southern Australian coasts. You would think that their leafy attachments are for movement, but they serve as camouflage to blend into the kelp and surrounding environment. They use their clever seaweed disguise to avoid predators since they are very poor swimmers.

3) The humpback whale is one of the largest animals on Earth. Every year, humpback whales undergo incredible migrations between feeding and breeding grounds, traveling as many as sixteen thousand miles! The humpback whale almost became extinct during the peek of commercial whaling in 1966; however, since a worldwide moratorium was enacted the humpback whale has recovered remarkably.

4) A fun fact about Manatees is that they have a very sharp sense of sight and hearing! Sadly, manatees are largely hunted and threatened by habitat destruction, accidental catch from fishing, and boat collisions. We need to protect manatees from extinction.

5) Clownfish live in a symbiotic relationship with a sea anemone. As they enjoy the food scraps and protection from their anemone, they keep out intruders and maintain it by removing dead limbs and getting rid of parasites. Although sea anemones aren’t endangered, pollution, over-collection, and careless human activity negatively effect these Clownfish’s home.

Credits: The Ocean Conservancy and Oceana

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It is often confusing to know whether something is

It is often confusing to know whether something is recyclable or not. We want to help clear any confusion you may have because we all must recycle more efficiently to promote second life products and reduce the amount of waste that enters our oceans and waterways.

The WM gives us a Recycling 101 by sharing three important basic rules and outlining what exactly is accepted and not accepted in the recycling bin. Please see our bio for more information!

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According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), plasti

According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), plastic pollution is now present in large amounts in all oceans and contributes to poor marine health. Plastic harms our ocean ecosystems and the health of marine animals such as whales, turtles, seabirds, and fish who can no longer swim freely. Negative impacts on marine animals include: entanglement from ropes and nets, ingestion of plastic, smothering from blocking sunlight, and chemical pollution from leaching. Moreover, ingested plastic has not only caused injury and death to marine life but has also made its way up the food chain and is now found in human diets too.

Follow us to learn more about the impact plastic pollution has on our marine habitats!

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The International Union for Conservation Nature (I

The International Union for Conservation Nature (IUCN) reports at least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. From this November 2021 review, they discover plastic makes up 80% of marine debris ranging from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Plastic pollution is attributed to the 300 million tons of plastic produced every year. More information about this IUCN review can be found in our bio!

These statistics uncover the urgency to address marine plastic pollution. This is a widespread problem affecting not only the health of marine species but human health, coastal tourism, food quality, and climate change.

#CBSea #OceanConservation #CleanOceans #saveouroceans #PlasticPollution #plastic #protectouroceans #oceans

Swipe to see if you got it right! ➡️ Microfibe

Swipe to see if you got it right! ➡️
Microfibers are increasingly becoming a global issue. Millions of pounds of microfibers go into our oceans each day. Not only are they polluting our ocean but they can also affect our food chains! Mass production of synthetic clothing along with our shopping and laundry habits are not helping either. Swipe to see how you can reduce your impact! 🧼🧺

Follow us for more on how you can make environmentally conscious choices in your daily lives!

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