#save the whales

[elvhenfaer]

REALLY IMPORTANT PSA

THE 52 HERTZ WHALE HAS A FRIEND.

HE IS NOT THE LONELIEST WHALE IN THE WORLD.

MARINE SCIENTISTS HEARD TWO 52 HERTZ CALLS WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF ONE ANOTHER OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

I REPEAT: HE HAS A FRIEND. SOMEONE CALLED BACK.

[maureen2musings]

kpunkka

[alpaca-clouds]

Solarpunk by the sea

Let me continue this little series on Solarpunk in different kinds of biomes and let me talk about the one biome that probably has the most people living by it: The ocean.

The ocean is a weird thing for us. While we cannot survive in it, we thrive if we have it close by. We cannot consume the salt water, of course, but we were always drawn to the ocean and fish, of course, have for many civilization been one of the biggest sources of food. Most people on this planet currently live somewhat close to a coastline of some sort.

While civilization might have started in those dank river valleys, many of the big civilization at some point needed access to the ocean. For the fish, but also to further advance. As the ocean allowed to move a lot of stuff rather quickly.

But... currently we are not doing well with the ocean, do we? There is a reason the whales are rebelling and shit.

We are currently overfishing the ocean, with the garbage from industrial fishing (like fishing nets) being a large part of the macroplastic in the oceans.

Meanwhile, the ocean like everything else, is also filled with microplastics - a bit part of which come from wheel abrasions from cars and the like.

And, of course, with the ocean warming, it can no longer hold oxygen and basically fishes die of in mass.

So, let's talk about it. How do we live with the ocean? How do humans best thrive near the ocean? And how do we protect this biome?

First of all: Industrial fishing has to go. People catching their own fish are fine. Even like Joe and his family catching fish for their little local fishmonger is fine. But industrial fishing that catches fish for this big international company that makes sure that everyone - no matter how far away from the coast they are living - has fish in their freezer... Yeah, we cannot have that. Not only because we overfish certain species of fish and endanger the whales, but also because through this we completely mess with food chains and eco systems, because - for example - the fish shitting is actually kinda important for the ocean.

So, yeah. No big fishing. If you live not close by an ocean, you will not get any ocean fish. Sorry.

Now, people living close to the ocean obviously face one big challenge: The ocean will often bring some sort of storm in relatively regular intervals. I will not go into the reasons of this (if you wanna see me geek out over meteorology, just say - I can do that). But of course everyone knows about all those Hurricanes that will strike the coastlines every year.

Different human cultures have adjusted differently to this. Basically there are two ways to go about it: Either you just accept that your house will be destroyed and build it in a way, that it will be easy to rebuild... Or you try to build a house that will wistand most storms with only minor damage.

This could be done by using sturdy materials - or by doing the other thing: Put your house on stilts. Which can be surprisingly effective, which is why we see it around the world.

Ideally you will not build the houses directly at the edge of the water. While it is fancy, duh, it also removes the saving land between you and the ocean.

Which also brings me to the sponge biomes, that often get ignored too often. Modern civilization often has destroyed those sponge areas, that usually would help take the swell of a storm surge. Those areas need to be recultured. Both to save them as biomes, as well as helping keeping us save from the floods.

When it comes to energy and renewables... Well, great news. The coastlines give us an endless amount of possibilities. Off-shore wind turbines work great. We probably will have soon enough proper tidal turbines, too. Maybe we will even figure out wave energy. And yes, you can put up photovoltaic panels.

Humans fear the ocean. Humans cannot survive in the ocean. But at the same time, we love the ocean and it has helped us to survive for so long.

[bigmeatpete69420]

Hahahaha I just remembered somet&ing

I'm notoriously bad at small talk especially at like cash registars and stuff like that

So i practiced all of my lines beforehand (totally normal thing to do) and my favorite line when they ask me if I want bags I say

"No thank you, save the whales"

I'm a cringe machinens

[the-almighty-god]

whales! whales everywhere! so many whales!

Not as many as there should be though. The people responsible should really stop killing them and destroying their habitats.

[galacticturnip-art]

I went to the Shedd Aquarium today and I fell in love with the Beluga whales!!

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[thefrankshow]

Save The Whales

[friluftsliv-arctic]

Orcas in Skjervøy - Nov, 11, 2023

Tour with @arctic_explorers_norway

Drone images: @alexandre.pietra

Ediction: @jessicaacoelho

[expecto-kedavra]

Yo I found out there’s a orca whale at sea world with the same name as me, who tryna come with to break him out

[aralyndarkwhisper]

I'll be streaming for whales.org during JingleJam , raising money to support their urgent work to save the whales & stop hunting & whaling for good 🐳

[snailspector]

About me!!!

Hi! I’m khloe, I’m 18 :) I would love to make more friends! Here’s things I love!

Watcher entertainment, books, bee and puppycat , NITW, stardew valley, hades video game, amphibia, adventure time, learning about things I love, sharks, whales, fantasy books, fashion, Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, and other sitcoms , and animals!!

[blowery]

Go get your stardew on folks.

20% this week only

[bobdylan-n-jonimitchell]

Joni Mitchell “Save The Whales” benefit concert—Sacramento, CA, November 20, 1976 © Larry Hulst.

[heathengentleman]

[apoliticalgoose]

"The windmills are driving them crazy they're driving... they're driving the whales I think a little batty..." - Former president (and unfortunately 2024 hopeful) Trump at campaign rally in South Carolina on September 25th, 2023.

[videogamewhales]

[ID: Four rows of whales from the game Save the Whales. End ID.]

Whales from Save the Whales (1984)