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The Marine Diaries 

Ecosystem

9 months - 9 ecosystems
I’m part of this fantastic educational project by the The Marine Diaries

I’ve illustrated the #mangrove ecosystem and also helped with graphic design support. If you are interested in marine education - this is a fantastic resource!
If you work in education - spread the news!

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AUGUST 2021 // SHELLFISH REEFS: FILTERS OF THE SEA 

The LAST poster in the Marine Ecosystem Diaries is all about ✨ POLAR SEAS ✨⁠

Our latest infographic is packed full of information about the oceans found at both poles, and covers questions like:⁠
❄️ How do the two poles differ?⁠
❄️ Why are they important?⁠
❄️ What threats do they face?⁠
❄️ What's being done to conserve the polar seas, and how can you help? ⁠

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Print at home on A4 or in schools and workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for polar seas – it’s absolutely ✨FREE! ✨ ⁠

Head to our website to download it now! Link in Bio. 💫 ⁠

Use together with our short film 🎥 on polar seas, as educational tools to teach, learn, and inspire! The video can be found on our YouTube channel, The Marine Diaries. ⁠

Of course, a HUGE thank you to the wonderfully talented: ⁠
🎨 Illustrator: @artbyerin⁠
🖥 Graphic Designer: @janinarossiter⁠
📚 Researcher: Tyler Sims⁠

#MarineEcosystemDiaries ⁠

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AUGUST 2021 // SHELLFISH REEFS: FILTERS OF THE SEA 

This month’s poster is all about ✨SHELLFISH REEFS✨⁠

🐚 Where can you find shellfish reefs?⁠
🐚 Why are they important?⁠
🐚 What threats do they face?⁠
🐚 What conservation efforts are being carried out?⁠

DOWNLOAD THE POSTER

Print at home on A4 or in schools and workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for shellfish reefs – it’s absolutely ✨FREE! ✨ ⁠

Use together with our short film 🎥 on shellfish reefs, as educational tools to teach, learn, and inspire! The video can be found on our YouTube channel, The Marine Diaries. ⁠

Of course, a HUGE thank you to the wonderfully talented: ⁠
🎨 Illustrator: @cherrradactyl⁠
🖥 Graphic Designer: @janinarossiter⁠
📚 Researcher: @angbeats⁠

#MarineEcosystemDiaries ⁠

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JULY 2021 // MANGROVE FROESTS: ROOTS OF THE SEA

Get your hands on July’s educational poster all about 🌳 MANGROVES 🌳!!⁠

🌳 Where in the world you can find mangroves⁠
🌳 Their important role in both habitat provision and coastal protection⁠
🌳 Threats to their survival⁠
🌳 Conservation efforts needed to save them⁠

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Don’t forget to check out our short film to compliment this poster and use both to educate and inspire ✨.⁠

Print at home on A4 or in schools and workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for mangroves – it’s absolutely FREE!⁠

Of course, a HUGE thank you to the wonderfully talented: ⁠
🎨 🖥 Illustrator & Graphic Designer: @janinarossiter⁠
📚 Researcher: @the_royal_octopus⁠

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JUNE 2021 // ROCK POOLS: WINDOWS TO THE SEA

This month’s educational poster is all about ✨ ROCK POOLS! ✨⁠
Grab your wellies and let's explore! 💦 ⁠

🦀 Where can you find rock pools?⁠
🦀 What types of ecosystem services do they provide?⁠
🦀 What threats do they face?⁠
🦀 What conservation efforts are being carried out?⁠

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Use together with our short film 🎥 'Rock Pools: Windows to the Sea', as educational tools to teach, learn, and inspire! The video can be found on our YouTube channel, The Marine Diaries. ⁠

Print at home on A4 or in schools and workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for rock pools – it’s absolutely FREE! ✨ ⁠

Of course, a HUGE thank you to the wonderfully talented: ⁠
🎨 Illustrator: @rachelthomson97⁠
🖥 Graphic Designer: @janinarossiter⁠
📚 Researcher: @millieparks

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MAI 2021 // SEAGRASS BEDS: PRAIRIES OF THE SEA

This month’s poster is about the 'Prairies of the Sea'... Seagrass Beds!

🌱 Where is seagrass found?
🌱 What are the current threats they are facing?
🌱 How does this ecosystem benefit the ocean & the planet?

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YOU 🙋🏽 can help by downloading this poster to find out more about seagrasses and sharing your new found knowledge with your friends, family, and colleague. For more ways to help seagrass - check out the poster!

👩🏽‍🏫 This poster is designed to be used together with our short film, 'Seagrass Beds: Prairies of the Sea', as educational tools to teach, learn, and inspire! The video can be found on our YouTube channel, The Marine Diaries.

Print at home on A4 or in schools and workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for seagrass meadows – it’s absolutely FREE! 

A huge thank you to the amazingly talented:
🎨 Illustrator: @jennelizabeththomson
🖥 Graphic Designer: @janinarossiter
📚 Researcher: @lewisrhawkins

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APRIL 2021 // KELP FORESTS: THE SEQUOIAS OF THE SEA

This month’s educational poster is all about ✨ KELP FORESTS: the sequoias of the sea!✨ ⁠

🌿 Where are kelp forests found? ⁠
🌿 What types of ecosystem services do they provide? ⁠
🌿 What threats do they face? ⁠
🌿 What conservation efforts are being carried out? ⁠

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👩🏽‍🏫 Print at home on A4 or in schools and workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for kelp forest conservation!⁠

Following our short film 🎥 , both were designed to be used in partnership as educational tools to learn, teach, and inspire! ⁠

The best part about this poster is it is absolutely FREE! 

Of course, a HUGE thank you to the wonderfully talented ⁠
🎨 Illustrator @shaundra529⁠
🖥 Graphic Designer @janinarossiter⁠
📚 Researcher @benjamincrake⁠

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MARCH // DEEP SEA: HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

Hydrothermal Vents 🌋 🌊 🦑 The third #MarineEcosystemDiaries educational poster has been released!!
Discover one of the most unexplored ecosystems on Earth! We shine a light on some important species that live here including the yeti crab 🦀, dumbo octopus 🐙, and giant tube worms, as well as the hydrothermal vents they use to survive 🌋.

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What can you do to help? Check out this month's poster to find out the ways you can support conservation efforts for the deep sea and hydrothermal vents.

There are many questions about this vast ecosystem that even we don’t have the answer to 😉 but we hope that this poster can educate you on the importance of it, the threats facing it, and actions we can all take to help protect this alien landscape.

This poster can be used in conjunction with our short film to educate, learn and inspire. Download for FREE from our website – link in bio 💫.

Print on A4 or A3 to use as around schools or the workplace. Download and use as a wallpaper across your devices or share across social media to spread awareness about this ecosystem 🌊.

A huge thank you to the wonderfully talented
🎨 Illustrator @c___g.w
🖥 Graphic Designer @janinarossiter
📚 Researchers @courtneyleefox @millieparks

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FEBRUARY // OPEN OCEAN: THE BIG BLUE

The open ocean (or pelagic zone) is the largest ecosystem on Earth, covering 64% of the ocean surface and 45% of The Big Blue... 🐟 🐬 🐳 🐋 🦈
Check out our second #MarineEcosystemsDiaries educational poster❗️This February it’s all about the largest ecosystem on the planet, the OPEN OCEAN! 🌎 🌍 🌏

➡️Why is the open ocean so important?
➡️What marine life depends on it to survive?
➡️What threats does the open ocean face?

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What can you do to help? Have a look at this month’s poster to get clued up on the ways you can support the conservation of the open ocean. This infographic follows on from our short film, which can be used in partnership with this poster as an education tool to learn, teach, and inspire!

The best bit? The educational poster is completely FREE!

Print at home on A4 or in schools or workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for open ocean conservation!

A huge thank you to the wonderfully talented
🎨 Illustrator @ruchimittalart
🖥 Graphic Designer @janinarossiter
📚 Researcher @emma_underthewaves

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JANUARY // CORAL REEFS: THE RAINFORESTS OF THE SEA

Coral Reefs are the rainforests of the sea...
The Marine Diaries is thrilled to present our first #MarineEcosystemsDiaries infographic, which of course showcases the wonderful world of coral reefs.

🌎 Where can you find coral reefs?
🐠 Why are they important?
💙 What is being done to conserve them and how can you help?

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All of this is uncovered on our beautifully illustrated educational poster, which captures the true wonder and beauty of tropical reefs across the world. This infographic follows on from our short film which can be used in partnership with this poster as an education tool to learn, teach and inspire!

The best bit? The educational poster is completely FREE!

Print at home on A4 or in schools or workplaces on A3 paper. Use it as your desktop screen or share it on social media to raise awareness for coral reef conservation!

A huge thank you to the wonderfully talented
🎨 Illustrators @art_by_bethmd and @artbyerin
🖥 Graphic Designer @janinarossiter
📚 Researcher Heather Baxter