I have absolutely no idea how this gap has existed in Lemmy for so long, but !marine@r1b.it is here to fill it! I've been a Lemming for many years, and I've never seen a marine community pop up.

So, whether you’re a marine biologist, tide-pool explorer, scuba diver, aquarium hobbyist, or just someone who loves ocean photography and marine conservation, this community is open to you!

Edit: I was a little over zealous when I wrote "I've never seen a marine community pop up". From my conversation with JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social in the comments:

"But you’re absolutely right – I completely forgot about !ocean when writing this post. I shouldn’t have said I’ve “never seen a marine community”. Though, it is fairly inactive like you said. And this is the Fediverse! A little decentralization never hurt anyone ;) I perfectly happy to run alongside and support “competing” communities"

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[–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Pour one into the ocean for mander.xyz

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Woah! How have I missed this?? I probably just only ever searched for "ocean" and "fish".... Silly me

    I'll be sure to link it in the sidebar of !marine@r1b.it along with any others I missed :)

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I subscribed.

    Just for the record, this is an active community that's 3yrs old:
    !aquariums@lemmy.world

    And this is another, which unfortunately seems to have ground to a halt:
    !ocean@sh.itjust.works

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Yup! I've actually posted in both before (I did so on the former quite recently). However, !aquariums is for, well, aquariums. Y'know pets and their homes. !marine@r1b.it is for all sea animals, not just the pets!

    But you're absolutely right -- I completely forgot about !ocean when writing this post. I shouldn't have said I've "never seen a marine community". Though, it is fairly inactive like you said. And this is the Fediverse! A little decentralization never hurt anyone ;) I'm perfectly happy to run alongside and support "competing" communities

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