50 Reefs

#Corals started cloning themselves about half a billion years ago. By our calculations... that's a lot of clones. #Photo by Shawn Miller and donated to our Image Bank.

Synchronized Swimmers. #Photo by Single Fin Photo and donated to our Image Bank.

Open wide! A #porcupinefish gets a full #cleaning by bluestreak cleaner #wrasse.

Great move, @Starbucks! 🐠🐡🐟 Starbucks: Goodbye, Plastic Straws n.pr/2L1CWNR

And you thought you were a big eater! Humpbacks eat up to 1.5 tons of food a day. (📷 Nan Daeschler Hauser)

This shot will be hard to replicate! Sombrero Island has recently been closed over violations of environmental laws. It's refreshing to see governments take action and protect their land (+ this popular hatchery of the hawksbill sea turtle!) (📷 Jett Britnell)

Maldivian reefs burst with color. (📷 Jayne Jenkins )

The #MillionWavesProject, a 501C(3), launched Earth Day, takes reclaimed #ocean #plastic and uses it to 3D print custom #prosthetic limbs for children... Too cool. 3dprint.com/212120/million…

Have you seen any #underwater statues? Check out this list of #art you can only see with a mask: redbull.com/us-en/the-worl…

Needlefish! #DYK the eggs of the #needlefish are attached by a sticky thread which gets entangled in the floating debris or seaweed?

A striking portrait of a Snowflake moray eel by Wojtek Meczynski

Art & media have tremendous power to open people’s eyes, hearts, & minds to unseen truths and realities. @shawnheinrichs is an ocean activist & photographer who believes powerful images have the potential to ignite change and stir people to action. bit.ly/2tVNWVp

Euphyllia ancora is commonly known as anchor #coral and hammer coral.. but we also love the lesser common names like #bubble honeycomb coral and sausage coral. The #species is found throughout the #tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area. (📷 Kate Meyer)

An update on Hawaii's sunscreen ban: Governor Ige is expected to sign the bill this week! This legislation will make Hawaii the first state to protect marine ecosystems by banning sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate. #savecoralreefs washingtonpost.com/news/energy-en…

Ever wonder what it looks like on the other side of the #camera? 📍Lighthouse Reef, #Belize.

“We’re now watching every reef, every day—at high resolution—so conservation resources can be better positioned to confront the crisis" Read about our new #tech4good approach to saving coral reefs vlcn.fyi/vyFF30kKARO

Sometimes all it takes is a different perspective. #Coral reefs are full of strange, #colorful and downright unbelievable #species. Join us as we work to #protect these ecosystems. (📸Ramona Osche)

Don't forget the little guys! twitter.com/David_J_Gross/…

There are places that will survive & these are the reefs that need to be saved. It's why we're investing in @50Reefs. #utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReefsClimateStudy2018" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bloomberg.org/press/releases… @BloombergDotOrg @TiffanyAndCo @AnisaNYC