1/4🧵: Sable Island Harbour Seal. 🌎🌿 #SableIslandnpr #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #HarbourSeals
Yesterday, the survey was paused for a lone Harbour seal who had been snoozing about 30 m away from the sea's edge. (The water in the background is an area of shallow flooding from the last storm.) …
#beachsurvey #HarbourSeals
Yesterday, the survey was paused for a lone Harbour seal who had been snoozing about 30 m away from the sea's edge. (The water in the background is an area of shallow flooding from the last storm.) …
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
1/4🧵: Sable Island Harbour Seal. 🌎🌿 #SableIslandnpr #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #HarbourSeals
Yesterday, the survey was paused for a lone Harbour seal who had been snoozing about 30 m away from the sea's edge. (The water in the background is an area of shallow flooding from the last storm.) …
#beachsurvey #HarbourSeals
Yesterday, the survey was paused for a lone Harbour seal who had been snoozing about 30 m away from the sea's edge. (The water in the background is an area of shallow flooding from the last storm.) …
3/3: … and the island’s role as an #environmentalmonitoring platform for study of #oceanpollutants.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#plasticpollution
#artistinresidence #sciart
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#plasticpollution
#artistinresidence #sciart
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
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October 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
3/3: … and the island’s role as an #environmentalmonitoring platform for study of #oceanpollutants.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#plasticpollution
#artistinresidence #sciart
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#plasticpollution
#artistinresidence #sciart
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
1/4🧵: Hazardous Materials Washed Ashore. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #beachsurvey
Beach surveys for #plasticdebris & oiled/entangled seabirds have been underway for 30 years on Sable Island. While doing the shoreline searches, other #hazardousmaterials are collected. These include…
Beach surveys for #plasticdebris & oiled/entangled seabirds have been underway for 30 years on Sable Island. While doing the shoreline searches, other #hazardousmaterials are collected. These include…
December 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
1/4🧵: Hazardous Materials Washed Ashore. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada #beachsurvey
Beach surveys for #plasticdebris & oiled/entangled seabirds have been underway for 30 years on Sable Island. While doing the shoreline searches, other #hazardousmaterials are collected. These include…
Beach surveys for #plasticdebris & oiled/entangled seabirds have been underway for 30 years on Sable Island. While doing the shoreline searches, other #hazardousmaterials are collected. These include…
1/5🧵: Beached Balloon Debris 🌎 #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beacheddebris #beachedplastics
During the last #beachsurvey, a glimpse of white ribbon & edges of a plastic balloon in the sand indicated more beneath the surface - a dozen foil &/or Mylar balloons & about 30 latex balloons, all deflated..
During the last #beachsurvey, a glimpse of white ribbon & edges of a plastic balloon in the sand indicated more beneath the surface - a dozen foil &/or Mylar balloons & about 30 latex balloons, all deflated..
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
1/5🧵: Beached Balloon Debris 🌎 #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beacheddebris #beachedplastics
During the last #beachsurvey, a glimpse of white ribbon & edges of a plastic balloon in the sand indicated more beneath the surface - a dozen foil &/or Mylar balloons & about 30 latex balloons, all deflated..
During the last #beachsurvey, a glimpse of white ribbon & edges of a plastic balloon in the sand indicated more beneath the surface - a dozen foil &/or Mylar balloons & about 30 latex balloons, all deflated..
3/3 … several sighted in mid-September 1908.
Photos Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#LeastTern #tern #birdsofsableisland
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photos Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#LeastTern #tern #birdsofsableisland
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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May 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
3/3 … several sighted in mid-September 1908.
Photos Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#LeastTern #tern #birdsofsableisland
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
Photos Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
#beachsurvey #spring #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable
#LeastTern #tern #birdsofsableisland
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
1/2🧵: Strawberry Washing Ashore 🌎 #NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey #washedashore
A deflated but huge Mylar/foil balloon shaped & coloured like a strawberry washing ashore on the north beach. It was collected & disposed of, but if it had been on the beach for a while, the sand would have scraped away …
A deflated but huge Mylar/foil balloon shaped & coloured like a strawberry washing ashore on the north beach. It was collected & disposed of, but if it had been on the beach for a while, the sand would have scraped away …
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
1/2🧵: Strawberry Washing Ashore 🌎 #NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey #washedashore
A deflated but huge Mylar/foil balloon shaped & coloured like a strawberry washing ashore on the north beach. It was collected & disposed of, but if it had been on the beach for a while, the sand would have scraped away …
A deflated but huge Mylar/foil balloon shaped & coloured like a strawberry washing ashore on the north beach. It was collected & disposed of, but if it had been on the beach for a while, the sand would have scraped away …
5/5: ….The Sable Island Institute is a registered charity. Its #beachsurvey program provides a wide range of insights regarding the marine environment surrounding & shaping the island. To support our work, please consider making a donation and/or becoming a member, by going to our website:
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November 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
5/5: ….The Sable Island Institute is a registered charity. Its #beachsurvey program provides a wide range of insights regarding the marine environment surrounding & shaping the island. To support our work, please consider making a donation and/or becoming a member, by going to our website:
1/2🧵: Driftwood Figures. #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada
#beachsurvey #washedashore
During the last beach surveys on Sable Island for 2025, there was a huge piece of #driftwood on north beach. It likely arrived during one of the storms and it seemed that most of it was #buriedinsand on the berm. …
#beachsurvey #washedashore
During the last beach surveys on Sable Island for 2025, there was a huge piece of #driftwood on north beach. It likely arrived during one of the storms and it seemed that most of it was #buriedinsand on the berm. …
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
1/2🧵: Driftwood Figures. #NorthAtlantic #Atlanticcanada
#beachsurvey #washedashore
During the last beach surveys on Sable Island for 2025, there was a huge piece of #driftwood on north beach. It likely arrived during one of the storms and it seemed that most of it was #buriedinsand on the berm. …
#beachsurvey #washedashore
During the last beach surveys on Sable Island for 2025, there was a huge piece of #driftwood on north beach. It likely arrived during one of the storms and it seemed that most of it was #buriedinsand on the berm. …
A Rug on the Beach 🌎 #NorthAtlantic #Beachmonitoring
Found during a recent #beachsurvey, a plastic rug #washedashore on the north beach. It is 2x1.5m in size & weighs 1.6kg. By weight this is equal to 153 plastic water bottles. The rug is still in good condition except for a small torn area.1/4🧵...
Found during a recent #beachsurvey, a plastic rug #washedashore on the north beach. It is 2x1.5m in size & weighs 1.6kg. By weight this is equal to 153 plastic water bottles. The rug is still in good condition except for a small torn area.1/4🧵...
May 18, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A Rug on the Beach 🌎 #NorthAtlantic #Beachmonitoring
Found during a recent #beachsurvey, a plastic rug #washedashore on the north beach. It is 2x1.5m in size & weighs 1.6kg. By weight this is equal to 153 plastic water bottles. The rug is still in good condition except for a small torn area.1/4🧵...
Found during a recent #beachsurvey, a plastic rug #washedashore on the north beach. It is 2x1.5m in size & weighs 1.6kg. By weight this is equal to 153 plastic water bottles. The rug is still in good condition except for a small torn area.1/4🧵...
3/3…most have lost their colourful shiny surface, & end up being just grubby sheets of plastic garbage.
Video & photo Zoe Lucas
#washedashore #beachsurvey #beachedplastics #stopballoonreleases
#SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Video & photo Zoe Lucas
#washedashore #beachsurvey #beachedplastics #stopballoonreleases
#SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
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June 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
3/3…most have lost their colourful shiny surface, & end up being just grubby sheets of plastic garbage.
Video & photo Zoe Lucas
#washedashore #beachsurvey #beachedplastics #stopballoonreleases
#SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Video & photo Zoe Lucas
#washedashore #beachsurvey #beachedplastics #stopballoonreleases
#SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
2/2:… at the Sable Island Institute’s surveyor who had stopped on the beach to pick up plastic debris.
Video Zoe Lucas.
#greyseals #surf #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Video Zoe Lucas.
#greyseals #surf #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
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June 27, 2026 at 1:06 AM
2/2:… at the Sable Island Institute’s surveyor who had stopped on the beach to pick up plastic debris.
Video Zoe Lucas.
#greyseals #surf #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Video Zoe Lucas.
#greyseals #surf #beachsurvey #Beachmonitoring
#parkscanada #SableIslandnpr #sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
Yesterday we met Gillian Martin MSP and Niamh Burns to conduct a tide line survey along the Ythan Estuary in Newburgh.
#beachclean #beachsurvey #plastics #environment
#beachclean #beachsurvey #plastics #environment
July 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Yesterday we met Gillian Martin MSP and Niamh Burns to conduct a tide line survey along the Ythan Estuary in Newburgh.
#beachclean #beachsurvey #plastics #environment
#beachclean #beachsurvey #plastics #environment
Before your next beach walk, learn to read turtle signs. Spot the pit, check for eggshells or hatchling runs, and mark without disturbing. Report fresh nests to local responders. #TurtleTracks #HatchlingProtection #BeachSurvey #NestOrFalseCrawl #CoastalScience #CitizenConservation
May 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Before your next beach walk, learn to read turtle signs. Spot the pit, check for eggshells or hatchling runs, and mark without disturbing. Report fresh nests to local responders. #TurtleTracks #HatchlingProtection #BeachSurvey #NestOrFalseCrawl #CoastalScience #CitizenConservation
4/4: … Photo Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey
#marinedebris #beachedplastics #washedashore #buriedinsand #plasticpollution
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey
#marinedebris #beachedplastics #washedashore #buriedinsand #plasticpollution
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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July 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
4/4: … Photo Zoe Lucas.
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey
#marinedebris #beachedplastics #washedashore #buriedinsand #plasticpollution
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about Sable Island: sableislandinstitute.org
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beachsurvey
#marinedebris #beachedplastics #washedashore #buriedinsand #plasticpollution
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
5/5: The Sable Island Institute is a not-for-profit & a registered charity. Its #beachsurvey program provides unique insights regarding the marine environment surrounding & shaping the island. To support our work, please consider a donation (go to “Donate” and/or “become a member” on our website).
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July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
5/5: The Sable Island Institute is a not-for-profit & a registered charity. Its #beachsurvey program provides unique insights regarding the marine environment surrounding & shaping the island. To support our work, please consider a donation (go to “Donate” and/or “become a member” on our website).
Masks and Worms (1/5🧵) 🌎
Beginning in early 2020, it was expected that lost & discarded single-use #facemasks would be as abundant among the #beacheddebris on #SableIsland as they are in coastal areas worldwide. However, to date <25 have been recorded in the #beachsurvey program. Why so few?…
Beginning in early 2020, it was expected that lost & discarded single-use #facemasks would be as abundant among the #beacheddebris on #SableIsland as they are in coastal areas worldwide. However, to date <25 have been recorded in the #beachsurvey program. Why so few?…
July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Masks and Worms (1/5🧵) 🌎
Beginning in early 2020, it was expected that lost & discarded single-use #facemasks would be as abundant among the #beacheddebris on #SableIsland as they are in coastal areas worldwide. However, to date <25 have been recorded in the #beachsurvey program. Why so few?…
Beginning in early 2020, it was expected that lost & discarded single-use #facemasks would be as abundant among the #beacheddebris on #SableIsland as they are in coastal areas worldwide. However, to date <25 have been recorded in the #beachsurvey program. Why so few?…
3/3:…. strands separating, splitting, & shedding fibres into the environment. This synthetic dune hummock is an example of the countless massive debris items mostly out-of-sight under sand & in the ocean.
Photos Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland:
Photos Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland:
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July 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
3/3:…. strands separating, splitting, & shedding fibres into the environment. This synthetic dune hummock is an example of the countless massive debris items mostly out-of-sight under sand & in the ocean.
Photos Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland:
Photos Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
For more about #SableIsland:
Gooseneck Barnacles on #SableIsland yesterday, shown earlier attached to a beached lobster crate. (1/3🧵) 🌎🌿🦑 #NorthAtlantic #washedashore #invertebrates #beachsurvey #biodiversity
Out of the water & in the glare of the sunshine, the #barnacles are dying. There’s nothing that can be done for them…..
Out of the water & in the glare of the sunshine, the #barnacles are dying. There’s nothing that can be done for them…..
July 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Gooseneck Barnacles on #SableIsland yesterday, shown earlier attached to a beached lobster crate. (1/3🧵) 🌎🌿🦑 #NorthAtlantic #washedashore #invertebrates #beachsurvey #biodiversity
Out of the water & in the glare of the sunshine, the #barnacles are dying. There’s nothing that can be done for them…..
Out of the water & in the glare of the sunshine, the #barnacles are dying. There’s nothing that can be done for them…..
Barnacles on Sable Island. (1/3🧵) 🌎🌿🦑 #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #barnacles #washedashore #marinedebris #adrift #beachedplastics #sableislandnpr #parkscanada
This week, a few plastic lobster crates were found during the #beachsurvey. This one was cast ashore with the last high tide…..
This week, a few plastic lobster crates were found during the #beachsurvey. This one was cast ashore with the last high tide…..
July 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Barnacles on Sable Island. (1/3🧵) 🌎🌿🦑 #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #barnacles #washedashore #marinedebris #adrift #beachedplastics #sableislandnpr #parkscanada
This week, a few plastic lobster crates were found during the #beachsurvey. This one was cast ashore with the last high tide…..
This week, a few plastic lobster crates were found during the #beachsurvey. This one was cast ashore with the last high tide…..
2/2: … at some horses ahead of them, & the younger one in the middle looked at the photographer who had stopped while doing the monthly beached seabird survey.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey #parkscanada #sableislandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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Photo Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey #parkscanada #sableislandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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July 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
2/2: … at some horses ahead of them, & the younger one in the middle looked at the photographer who had stopped while doing the monthly beached seabird survey.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey #parkscanada #sableislandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland:
Photo Zoe Lucas.
#beachsurvey #parkscanada #sableislandnpr
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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2/2: … June Beetles were flying about, buzzing, in the dark, over the dune vegetation.
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#photography #NorthAtlantic #June #Junebugs #beachsurvey #beachedplastics
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
#photography #NorthAtlantic #June #Junebugs #beachsurvey #beachedplastics
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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June 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
2/2: … June Beetles were flying about, buzzing, in the dark, over the dune vegetation.
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
#photography #NorthAtlantic #June #Junebugs #beachsurvey #beachedplastics
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
For more about #SableIsland: sableislandinstitute.org
#photography #NorthAtlantic #June #Junebugs #beachsurvey #beachedplastics
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
3/3: Photos Zoe Lucas. For more about #SableIsland: bit.ly/3iUqhvY
#NorthAtlantic #spring #coloursofspring
#beachlitter #washedashore #beachsurvey #beachedplastics #oceanplastic #plasticpollution #microplastics
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
#NorthAtlantic #spring #coloursofspring
#beachlitter #washedashore #beachsurvey #beachedplastics #oceanplastic #plasticpollution #microplastics
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
#sableislandnationalparkreserve
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May 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM