Dear community, I'd like to help highlight the issue of the WEC, seal resque center in the Netherlands, being close to bankcrupcy. Due to their move to UNESCO Waddenzee they were met with a ton og unplanned repairs and investments, causing them to be in severe debt. If their debt isn't settled they might have to close in 2 weeks, right before seal pupping season.

This would mean all animals, those currently in care or rehab, and future seals needing help, would loose a significant support system here in Europe.

Please please please, if you can even spare €1, a like, a share, a whatever, it would help them tremendously.

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-zeehondencentrum-pieterburen-doneer-nu

Petition: https://steun.zeehondencentrum.nl/red-het-zeehondencentrum

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r/ocean • u/doktordoktorgimmethe • 19h ago

Ocean Science & Conservation Renowned marine mammal hospital Zeehondencentrum needs our help!

zeehondencentrum.nl

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Recently, the Dutch marine mammal hospital Stichting Zeehondencentrum Pieterburen has asked the public for help in the face of an imminent financial crisis. If unresolved in two weeks, they will be forced into bankruptcy, which will result in the ceasing of their operations and research, and the closure of their facility. This will leave the marine mammal populations they serve vulnerable to the various threats they face, including those that are human-caused. With the harbor seal population in the area declining, their rescue operations and research cannot afford to stop.

They are the biggest marine mammal hospital in Europe and do incredible work in way of public marine health education. Please sign their petition to re-enter a dialogue with their local government for financial assistance options, and if you are able, please donate to their official GoFundMe campaign. Every little bit of help counts, even if you are only able to share this with your friends and family. Thank you everyone for your help getting eyes on this situation!

Official Crisis Statement: https://www.zeehondencentrum.nl/en/news-2/zeehondencentrum-pieterburen-gaat-failliet/

Petition: https://steun.zeehondencentrum.nl/red-het-zeehondencentrum

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-zeehondencentrum-pieterburen-doneer-nu

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r/ocean • u/EloraWestfield • 1d ago

Whale Watch An aesthetic photograph of the blue ocean. The camera is facing upward from the sea floor and shows several fish swimming in a cavern.

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r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 2d ago

Whale Watch Oh well...

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r/ocean • u/odeaura • 1d ago

Beach Day Bliss Bro was just trying to relax

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r/ocean • u/Anen-o-me • 2d ago

Fishy Friends Matt Deakin's Ethereal Encounter named Nature Photograph of the Year

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Someone earlier had posted an AI-reinterpretation of this image--no good, here's the actual image.

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r/ocean • u/cyanvibe • 3d ago

Underwater Wonders When the ocean comes alive

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Ocean - a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans. The word sea is often used interchangeably with "ocean" in American English but, strictly speaking, a sea is a body of saline water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land. Wikipedia: ocean

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