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As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.

The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.

Curated by mokiethecat

November 03, 2026

This jellyfish can grow as large as a school bus! During a deep-sea expedition led by @schmidtocean off the coast of Argentina, researchers discovered a rare phantom jellyfish.

Unlike many jellyfish, this species lacks tentacles and features four flattened arms that can exceed 30 feet in length, which may help it capture prey such as plankton and small fish.

🎬: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license


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