From 1 to 22 December 2020, EMBRC published a '12 Days of EMBRC Christmas' campaign on social media, bringing followers fun facts and information about 12 unique marine organisms. For a real challenge, try and sing along!

#12daysofEMBRCchristmas🎄

On the 12th day of Xmas my true love sent to me
12 greenland sharks,
11 men o' war,
10 sailfish,
9 mantis shrimp, 
8 nautiluses,
7 horseshoe crabs,
6 marine iguanas, 
5 vampire squids,
4 dumbo octopuses,
3 nudibranchs, 
2 leafy sea dragons,
And a wobbegong in a pear tree

12 days of EMBRC Christmas campaign pictures

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