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A round of applause for a successful and collaborative leatherback disentanglement! 👏🏽👏🏽 Last week, the Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists and members of the Aquarium's Animal Health team Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation staff worked with Center for Coastal Studies' disentanglement team and the Barnstable Harbormaster's office to respond to a report of a live, entangled leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay. The entangled leatherback turtle was estimated to be ~6 ft. long and 400 lb. 😮 The turtle was successfully disentangled, examined by our Animal Health team, and given satellite and acoustic tagging devices. These tags will allow our Anderson Cabot Center scientists to assess survivorship and long-term behavior of the leatherback. The turtle was then released back into the ocean with cheering onlookers nearby! Congratulations to all on a successful disentanglement! 🎊 Note: This response was conducted under NMFS permit # 21301-01 and funded by NOAA Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. #AndersonCabotCenter #AndersonCabotCenterForOceanLife #LeatherbackSeaTurtles #SeaTurtleRescue #SeaTurtles

Faqih Akbar Alghozali, Marine Conservation Action Fund Project Leader and co-founder of Elasmobranch Project Indonesia (EPI), has been working since 2020 to protect the critically endangered giant guitarfish in Indonesia's Java Sea. 🎸🐟 By working with local scientists, communities, and authorities who understand the culture, Faqih believes EPI can help fishers become guardians of endangered species like the guitarfish. Read more in Forbes: https://bit.ly/3wfCSqu #MCAF #MarineConservationActionFund

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Our Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) is celebrating 25 years of supporting community-based ocean conservation efforts worldwide! 🎉 MCAF is a small-grants and fellowship program that provides support for projects spearheaded by local conservation leaders in low- and middle-income countries around the globe. Since its inception in 1999, it has funded 230 projects in 60 countries! Through this work, we are honored to support conservation leaders who are creating solutions that benefit ocean health and their local communities. Learn more about the program and its future in this Q&A with program director Elizabeth Stephenson: https://bit.ly/3VL0c88 📸: Misión Tiburón/David Garcia; Rolex/Eva Diallo; Rolex/Francois Schoer #MCAF #MCAFNEAq #MarineConservationActionFund

Fun fact: the novel and film "Jaws" is a story about ocean conservation! 🦈 This Sunday at 7 p.m., Siasconset Casino Association on Nantucket is hosting the Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life Vice President & Chief Scientist John Mandelman for a special conversation on the movie "Jaws." John will discuss the film, its depiction of unexpected partnerships, and how relationship-building can help ocean conservation. Immediately following the discussion, the casino will screen the film! 🎥 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJPtWnfW #Jaws #Sharks #AndersonCabotCenter #AndersonCabotCenterForOceanLife

Dr. Kathryn Tuxbury was invited to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History for the International Horseshoe Crab Day celebration, where she spoke about her career journey from studying horseshoe crab populations to working as a Senior Veterinarian here at the Aquarium. Her talk, “My Lifelong Molt: Horseshoe Crabs and a Lifetime of Learning,” covered some of her various research projects, as well as highlights of her clinical work as an aquatic animal veterinarian. Congrats to Dr. Tuxbury for receiving this honor!

The effects of climate change are always top of mind at the Aquarium. The city's Green Ribbon Commission has been working with the Aquarium and other cultural institutions to design phased climate action plans that will reduce emissions in five-year increments. The goal: to get to net zero by 2050. The Aquarium's Chief of Conservation and Stewardship Letise LaFeir talks about the Aquarium's resilience perspective and the importance of "early wins" in reducing our footprint, including eliminating single-use plastics in our gift shop. More in the Boston Globe: https://bit.ly/3zmG04V #ClimateChange #Conservation #OceanConservation

Are you an experienced animal care professional with a passion for penguins? 🐧 We are hiring a Penguin Trainer to join our Pinnipeds & Penguins team! Responsibilities include contributing to the development of our penguin enrichment and training program, aiding in breeding and chick rearing, educating Aquarium visitors about conservation efforts for both African rockhopper penguins, and more. Learn more apply here: https://bit.ly/4cFSinm