# @eumetsatmedia on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFM7Q2us_x9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35584497-eumetsatmedia-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/88807bb432.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-01-24T08:40:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** EUMETSAT (@eumetsatmedia) — https://gondola.cc/eumetsatmedia

## Caption

How satellites saved lobsters: science in action. 🛰️🦞

In 2022, more than 700,000 lobsters were impacted by the decay of a massive harmful algal bloom, depleting oxygen in the water off South Africa's west coast.

Follow the link in the bio to discover how satellites came to the rescue.

#EarthObservation #EO #EarthFromSpace #satellites #weather #Africa #SouthAfrica #SatelliteResearch #AlgalBlooms #RedTide #RockLobster #OceanDecade

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- **Likes:** 85
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- **Comments:** 1

## Tags

satelliteresearch, eo, weather, southafrica, satellites, earthobservation, earthfromspace, africa, oceandecade, rocklobster, redtide, algalblooms

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