"Perhaps the future is foggy in Syria, but for now, the kingdom of fear is gone," Ammar Azzouz writes in DAWN's Democracy in Exile on the fall of the Assad regime. "Today, we mourn. Today, we remember. Today, we hope."

New paper from CSP Alum Rafid Shidqi provides evidence of conservation goals - Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia loom.ly/OWWIcvo

Our recent published article by @oryxthejournal.bsky.social is covered by @forbes.com! www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

We have a great list of ongoing award, fellowship and grant opportunities that we thought our members might be interested in. 🌍 #conservation #MarineLife #ecology Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #conservation #funding #fellowships #awards

Excited that our paper is finally published! We evaluated the multi-faceted conservation for thresher sharks in reducing mortality and wellbeing outcomes to communities. This work was part of my previous internship w. @iccs.bsky.social @hollieboothie.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

How does it feel to do a PhD as an International student in the US right now? This is like another crisis after COVID-19, probably even worse...

As CITES turns 50, a new study in Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution reveals that the global wildlife trade agreement is failing to curb illegal extraction and trafficking. Researchers instead propose a new framework exploring institutionally diverse conservation models ⬇️ bit.ly/4hmla72

🚨New paper led by Valerie Kwan shows that ~85% of Southeast Asia's mangroves are likely to face carbon permanence risks from land use and climate change, and calls for wider avenues of finance and conservation policies to safeguard the region's valued mangroves 🌴🌊🌏 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

What is happening in the US right now? 😵‍💫

I've added a link to my webpage of conservation-related scholarships, fellowships, and awards (est. 2011 and growing!). www.aerinjacob.ca/funding--awa... 🦤🌎🧪

Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, displaced academics describe their experiences settling into UK universities https://go.nature.com/4g0ekTj

Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese.... Scholarship Ad: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Mark your calendars and save the date - we have exciting news! 🗓️ 🦈 The 5th Sharks International conference is set to take place from 4th to 8th May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Share and follow us for updates! @saveourseas.bsky.social @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social #sharksinternational2026

Loving Durham with its new snowy looks! Spent a little bit of time outside and showing my little baby daughter her first snow (ice)! ❄️🌨️

Where are all the field studies? This ⬇️ important but rather depressing paper describes how conducting, & crucially initiating, field studies is becoming harder & rarer. A short 🧵 (and a call for more fieldwork) www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

I took selfies with fish

Indonesia was colonized by Europeans, especially the Dutch, for hundreds of years. This is why our people have unwavering support and kinship towards the Palestine cause. youtu.be/ohwMtPJ-ExI

Very jaw-dropping. But it all started to make sense…

📢 SCCS 2025 will be re-opening for applications (attend only) on 20th December 2024. 📢 ➡️ Please go to our website www.sccs-cam.org to find out more. SCCS is for early career researchers/conservationists. ✨ ⏰ The window will close on 10th January 2025 at 17:00hrs UK time

Some people need to learn the basic etiquette of communication. If you’re scheduling a meeting in person, don’t cancel it like 2 minutes before.. smh

Doubt that this could work. How can you shoulder this type of insurance to Government’s budget, and in Rote? There’s barely even money for public health, and basic education… en.antaranews.com/news/338248/...

Our latest project film in Banda Naira! This project started in 2023 to understand the fisheries threats towards thresher sharks. Our team is working with Banda's local fishers to initiate bycatch release practices, which will reduce mortality of these endangered sharks! youtu.be/6QcYy8kNaJM?...

Defra's next funding application window opens January 6. #OceanOptimism oceangrants.org.uk/knowledge-le...

@csandbrook.bsky.social's thought-provoking article argues that the implications of AI will have less to do with how the conservation sector uses AI tools, and more to do with how AI shapes human society. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Reintegrating myself to the conservation science community. My name’s Rafid, a shark conservationist from Indonesia. I’m currently a PhD student @ Duke; also a Co-founder of local NGO threshershark.id which goal is to conserve sharks & communities’ livelihoods!

Shark guy @rafidshidqi.bsky.social is here!! 🦈