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World Jellyfish Day
2021-11-03 | NSW
World Jellyfish Day celebrates this invertebrate that populated Earth’s oceans for millions of years.
Interestingly, despite its name, the jellyfish isn’t actually a fish. While a fish’s anatomy centers around its spine, jellyfish don’t even have a spine. In fact, jellyfish don’t have gills, a brain, heart, bones, or blood. Instead, a jellyfish is made up of 95 percent water. Jellyfish do have skin through which they absorb oxygen and jellyfish swim by contracting and relaxing the muscles around their body or bell.

World Oceans Day
2022-06-08
The 2022 theme for the United Nations World Ocean Day is Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean.
We need to conserve our wonderful marine resources for future generations. Get involved in the conversation with #WorldOceansDay and #BigBlueFuture and tag @MSCbluefishtick for the chance to have your post shared to our networks.

International Whale Shark Day
2022-08-30
We love these gentle giants of the ocean and are sad to say Whale Sharks are listed as Endangered and are at risk of extinction in the wild. International Whale Shark Day is used to highlight their wonder, their role in keeping our ocean ecosystems healthy and balanced – and the threats they face so that we can collectively work to make sure we do not lose these disappearing giants.

World Jellyfish Day
2022-11-03
Jellyfish are in the phylum Cnidarians an ancient group of animals with a history of more than 650 million years. The word Cnidarian comes from the Ancient Greek: knide = nettle, named after a type of plant with stinging hairs. They have soft, hollow bodies, live in water and generally have tentacles.
Fun Fact: Moon Jelly can age backwards! They can revert back into polyp stage and then regrow into an adult again. Moon Jellies can also regenerate lost body parts.
