Lewis Pugh Foundation

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Protecting our oceans for a peaceful and sustainable future. #30x30 🏊‍♂️🦈🌍 https://lewispughfoundation.org

The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), an Endangered deep-sea mollusc found only around hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. Its shell and scales contain iron sulphides, giving it a natural form of armour. This remarkable adaptation is being studied by scientists for insights that could help develop new materials and technologies.The species is threatened by deep-sea mining, which could damage or destroy the vent habitats on which it depends.
A towering iceberg floats in dark polar waters beneath heavy grey clouds. Broken sea ice stretches across the horizon, highlighting the scale and isolation of the frozen landscape.
📷 Lars von Ritter Zahony, Noemi Merz / Ocean Image Bank. Blaque X. 🔊 NOAA
Image - Christine Regent West An adult polar bear and a cub stand facing one another on fragmented Arctic sea ice surrounded by cold grey water.
A lone polar bear walks across Arctic sea ice beneath a dramatic sky, surrounded by vast blue-white ice and open water. The animal appears small against the scale of the frozen landscape, highlighting the remoteness and fragility of the Arctic environment.
Global map showing ship traffic density across the North Pacific Ocean. Bright yellow and red lines trace thousands of vessel routes, forming dense networks between East Asia and North America, with especially heavy concentrations around Japan and coastal regions. Overlaid text reads: “What looks like wilderness is already full of human activity.”
An adult emperor penguin stands on Antarctic sea ice facing a grey, fluffy chick with one flipper slightly raised. The scene is set on a flat expanse of ice with large blue-white icebergs in the background and a few other penguins scattered further away.
View taken by Artemis II showing the Moon’s grey, cratered surface in the foreground, with the Earth rising above the horizon, partially lit in blue and white against the black of space.
Satellite view of Sundarbans in Bangladesh showing a dense network of winding rivers and wetlands spreads out toward the sea, with water channels and land blending together and no clear boundary between them.
In a calm Antarctic setting, two penguins stand facing each other on a rocky surface, their bodies close, with soft light and a quiet, minimal background of ice and water.
Seen from above, a lone swimmer (Lewis Pugh) cuts through choppy ocean water, with bright sunlight shimmering across the surface and highlighting the movement of the waves. Long Swim 2018
A swimmer (Lewis Pugh) is seen from below in deep blue ocean water, reaching one arm toward bright sunlight at the surface above. The surrounding water appears calm and mostly empty. (Red Sea)
A walrus emerges from icy Arctic water, with its long tusks and thick whiskers visible above the surface. The surrounding sea is dark and choppy, with patches of ice in the distance.
A diagram illustrating the impacts of climate warming on high mountain regions. At lower levels of warming, glaciers retreat and snow cover declines. At higher levels, these changes accelerate sharply. The graphic shows increasing risks, including more severe floods, landslides and avalanches, damage to infrastructure, and growing pressure on water systems that supply billions of people. It also highlights broader consequences, such as rising sea levels and destabilisation of global climate and weather patterns.
A whale shark swims through deep blue water, its body covered in white spots and pale stripes. The shark is shown in full side profile, moving calmly above the darker seafloor below. Sunlight filters faintly through the water, giving the scene a soft blue glow. A few small fish follow in the distance.
A clear view of Mount Kenya’s high peaks under a bright blue sky. Jagged rock towers rise sharply, with thin bands of the mountain’s last remaining glaciers clinging to the upper slopes. The lower landscape is dry and rocky, dotted with small green alpine plants.
Image: NASA/GSFC
Underwater photograph of a vibrant coral reef ecosystem with multiple species of hard and soft corals in various colors including white, purple, and green. Numerous small orange and yellow fish swim throughout the reef structure against a deep blue ocean background. The image showcases the rich biodiversity that Marine Protected Areas help preserve.
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