Talty's Ocean Dispatch

By Alexandra Talty

· Launched a year ago

A weekly, free ocean newsletter by journalist and thalassophile Alexandra Talty. Published in the New York Times, the Guardian, WIRED and Outside Magazine.

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"Every Fish Has a Story": Meet Podcast Host Ruxandra Guidi

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Europe announced it is investing in an ocean observation system, with $107 million allocated so far. Over half of that would be earmarked for an existing international ocean monitoring program sponsored by UNESCO, the World Meteorological Organization and other entities.

The Catch host Ruxandra Guidi on why all seafood is political, how she got a gig meant for Leonardo DiCaprio and the power of grassroots storytelling, in this week’s 🌊 dispatch:

But in the second season my eyes were opened to the possibilities of telling stories with fish as central characters. At the time, we were investigating how the blue shrimp and totoaba fisheries in the Gulf of California were causing the vaquita porpoise to disappear.

Whenever people complain about “the media” I ask them point blank how many publications they support via subscriptions/donations.

Hotter take: consumers' persistent unwillingness to actually pay for journalism is having a deeply destructive impact on our society.

Ocean Census just announced the discovery of 1,121 new marine species in 12 months. Fun species included a ghost shark from 800 meters in Australia’s Coral Sea; tiny ribbon worms from Timor-Leste whose coloring signals are being investigated as treatments for Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia; and a flapjack octopus whose skin can see and mimic surrounding patterns.

This is a must-read by Clare Fieseler on the status of women’s health in America. Truly shocking:

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My symptoms weren’t just perimenopause. They were signs of cancer — and better care might save others from delayed diagnoses.

This week, I dive into the massive, two year rescue campaign that secured a future for 30 captive beluga whales left in limbo at Marineland Ontario. 🐳

Also in this dispatch: China launches the first underwater data center 🔋 and over 1,121 new marine species discovered in the past year. Click through for cool 🐙🐡🦑 deep sea pics:

After Being Stranded for Years, 30 Canadian Beluga Whales Will Find a Home

Are 🦞 helping to save our climate?

In Maine, lobstermen are attaching climate measuring equipment to their traps to help scientists better understand how the ocean is changing.

The EU is coming in clutch for the ocean this June:

European legislators are stepping up for global marine science, after last week’s announcement that the US is dismantling its $368 million deep-ocean monitoring system. Collectively, they will be investing $107 million into the OceanEye system, said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.

From the US bypassing international seabed mining regulations to Albania’s ongoing Flamingo Revolution, June is shaping up to be a spicy ocean news month.