🐟 Understanding the #SocialEquity Challenges of #Fishery Improvement Projects - Report by CEA Consulting and @wwf-ocean.bsky.social. Who benefits and who gets left behind❓ How can we ensure stronger #Inclusion & fairer value chains❓ 🔗 tinyurl.com/ycxhdtnc

How do we ensure nature has the investment needed to restore it? Join us at #WildSummitUK on 11 September for a session on green finance with @shaunspiers1.bsky.social, @wwf.org.uk’s Karen Ellis, Baroness Kathy Willis & Kerry ten Kate of Finance Earth Book via wildsummituk.eventbrite.co.uk 🎟️

www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... Why A Shark’s Pancreas Could Rewrite Immunology New research reveals that nurse shark pancreases function as secondary lymphoid organs, helping produce antibodies and mount immune responses, challenging what we know about vertebrate immunity.

@melissacmarquez.bsky.social Galaxy just finished your Wild Survival book, Crocodile Rescue. She loved it!

In honor of today's humidity in Wisconsin, it's a Florida coastal species, the Permit. I don't know anything about it but I picked it because of that freaky little face. #SundayFishSketch

#SundayFishSketch #WIP Started a new study for the walking shark, belatedly for #SharkWeek. Working on this between pain management & deadlines, will update more when I can! 🐡 #art #artists #SciArt #fish #FishArt #sketch #illustration #DisabledArtists #NatureArt #wildlife #WildlifeArt #ArtYear

Sharkpedia! "This #podcast is a great and friendly way to reach a general audience and not too science-y and difficult to understand." integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/s... with cohost @curlybiologist.bsky.social ICB co author of doi.org/10.1093/icb/... #SharkWeek

I never thought to see something like this in my lifetime, what a profound joy

I heard it was also #SharkWeek and couldn't get the idea of a neon-filled whale shark mouth out of my mind. #Art

I’m a marine biologist in film. I wear red beanie hats, live on a luxury sailboat, and am studying how to communicating with whales.

A handful of my snailfish prints are now available in my Ko-fi shop. It's a little fundraiser to pay for vet bills 🐕. #SundayFishSketch 🐡 #deepsea 🐟 --- Ein paar meiner Tiefseefisch-Drucke sind jetzt verfügbar in meinem Ko-fi Shop. Kleiner Tierarzt-Fundraiser ;) #kleinekunstklasse

Ocean Warming Throws Angelshark Mating Out Of Sync www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... As ocean temperatures rise, female angelsharks are skipping breeding grounds to avoid heat stress, disrupting reproduction in an already Critically Endangered species.

Do Sharks Really ‘Play Dead’? The Complicated Truth About Tonic Immobility. www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... New research suggests tonic immobility in sharks might be a leftover behavior with no clear modern-day function, lost by some species but not others.

Further coverage, this time in the latest Forbes column from #Shark researcher @melissacmarquez.bsky.social is about The paper from @dr-yannis.bsky.social discussing how #torpedorays use their #electricshock to repel predatory #whitesharks and #tigersharks share.google/t5IwiaVw4Wk1...

Thanks @melissacmarquez.bsky.social for writing a great story on our recently published paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

After seeing so much mola art in Hualien 花蓮，of course it had to be a sharptail mola 曼波魚 Masturus lanceolatus for my #TaiwanFishes #SundayFishSketch today! Hualien has somehow catapulted this species into a local mascot, although negative effects of increased harvests are TBD. #Taiwan #台灣魚類 🦑🐡🧪

Do the aphids have any idea what is about to happen? (Hippodamia convergens ladybird beetle, lining up behind a herd of Aphis nerii oleander aphids. Arizona)

Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K. thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

Remember, a first draft's only job is to exist

Last night at moth night we saw a bunch of Eastern Small Footed Bats hanging out in the rafters of a gazebo. Bats are so cute 😭

Why Even Sharks Avoid Electric Rays www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... Despite the size and strength of sharks, electric rays may have one of the most effective defenses in the ocean: electric shocks.

Why Even Sharks Avoid Electric Rays www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... Despite the size and strength of sharks, electric rays may have one of the most effective defenses in the ocean—electric shocks.

Species Highlight: Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus ocellatus) 🦅 The name "eagle ray" refers to the ray's distinctive V-shaped snout, which resembles a bird’s beak. Interested in learning more about sharks, rays and chimaeras? Join us at #SI2026! 🔗 si2026.org

What Basking Sharks Tell Us About The Climate Crisis www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... New research shows basking sharks are more flexible in their movements and thermal tolerance than previously thought, which may help them survive climate change.

Why A Shark’s Pancreas Could Rewrite Immunology www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... New research reveals that nurse shark pancreases function as secondary lymphoid organs, helping produce antibodies and mount immune responses, challenging what we know about vertebrate immunity.

Tracking Sharks Around A South Pacific Island www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... Even in a small area like Norfolk Island, sharks sort out who goes where and when, showing us just how complex and flexible their ecological roles really are.

Shark Trust Announces 2025 Photography Winners www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... On Shark Awareness Day, the Shark Trust unveils the 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year winners, highlighting stunning images from around the world.

To Save Sharks, We Need Smarter Fishing Rules www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... A new study shows retention bans help, but smarter, more targeted conservation measures are needed.

One year after my little boy’s birth, I find myself grappling with a mix of emotions — joy, loss, love — and a deep reflection on the shifting sands of identity. melissacristinamarquez.substack.com/p/coming-hom...

I've been told that two of the ten spots for the optional field component of this course- which is in November in Miami- are already full. If you want to do that part, sign up ASAP! You'll get to live on a research vessel with me and practice some field shark research skills.

🌊 “A Logo i Tai, Ua Logo i Uta” — what is felt in the ocean is felt on the land. American Samoa is saying NO to deep seabed mining. This is about justice, sovereignty & protecting what matters. ✊🏽 Stand with them. Sign the petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“Shark Whisperer” Villainizes Native Hawaiians Like Me |

Everybody needs a couple "ew look at this" friends. Today @jeffday.bsky.social is my "ew look at this" friend because it's deep sea related. www.livescience.com/animals/fish...

International Proposals Aim To Stop Shark Extinction Spiral www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing unsustainable trade as a key threat.

What Basking Sharks Tell Us About The Climate Crisis www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... New research shows basking sharks are more flexible in their movements and thermal tolerance than previously thought, which may help them survive climate change.

🌊 “A logo i tai, ua logo i uta” — What is felt in the ocean is felt on land. 📢 Sign the Petition to Oppose Deep Seabed Mining in American Samoa / Petición para oponerse a la minería en Samoa Americana docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My first tetrapod body fossil was this Mastodonsaurus fang from the Muschelkalk of Southern Poland. The thrill of being the first to see something for hundreds of millions of years is cosmically fulfilling

Another Antarctic Vanadis-a phyllodocid worm showin' off some big ol' orange peepers! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Appropriate to bring this combo back before I see the new dinosaur movie on Wednesday 🦖

MPAtlas June 2025 Update! ✅ Fully or highly protected zones: 2.7% of ocean area 📊 1,126 zones/ 11.1% of the global ocean assessed 🐬 Explore the full interactive map at mpatlas.org

CITES Proposals Aim To Stop Shark Extinction Spiral Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing unsustainable trade as a key threat. www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

Guatemala’s Shark Meat Trade Exposed www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... During Lent, shark meat demand spikes in Guatemala. But where does it come from, and what species are we eating? This study finally gives answers.

Further coverage, this time by @forbes.com columnist & #shark researcher @melissacmarquez.bsky.social, about the new paper on #hammerheadsharks using #BiscaneBay, #Florida as a #nursery Column quotes @drcatmac.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

New online! The status, threats and conservation of Critically Endangered species

The @aquariumpacific.bsky.social's Pacific Pals social media takeover of #NHMLA continues! How many of these spots have you visited? Catch up with the rest of our adventures by following along on Instagram and YouTube: instagram.com/p/DLVJ8bkxRlA/

Bumping to the Fishes! and Science feeds.🐟🧪

Did you know that today is National Catfish Day? There are more than 5,500 described catfish species—that means that roughly one out of every 12 or 13 vertebrate species is a type of catfish! 🧵

How ‘Jaws’ Sank Shark Conservation Before It Began www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... Shark numbers are down more than 70% since the 1970s, and the economic and ecological fallout is now impossible to ignore.

How Miami’s Waters Are A Lifeline For Hammerheads A study from the University of Miami reveals great hammerhead sharks use Biscayne Bay through multiple life stages, despite growing environmental pressures. www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

Wonderful article by Melissa Cristina Marquez about the effects of Jaws on shark conservation and the struggle for conservationists over the last fifty years to compete with the image of sharks produced by one piece of media.