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"

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

Pour one into the ocean for mander.xyz

Fr. It will be missed...

Don't forget

https://slrpnk.net/c/tidalpunk

!tidalpunk@slrpnk.net

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

!marine@r1b.it is for all sea animals, not just the pets!

Yes, I understand. Just wanted to mention those for anyone interested.

Good luck with the new sub. 👍

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 :)

I knew something existed, was looking for it, and then saw a recent post.

You're right about the keyword search though. Something to think about when making communities.