Our fisheries management law turns 50 this year, which means it's time to reflect on how we are doing and where we are falling short. We've released a new report: Drifting Off Course - Challenges in U.S. Fisheries Management and Charting the Path Forward oceanconservancy.org/work/biodive...

By gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is killing the Second Reconstruction. The first Reconstruction shows how Congress should respond. Me and Daphna Renan in the NYT on the tools we have to save democracy from a hostile Court.

Given tonight’s news the admin wants to disband NCAR, resharing my post from earlier today about the successful reduction of flooding on the Skagit R in WA state. NCAR does foundational R&D that enables my community to do the kinds of important work I talk about here. tinyurl.com/bdebat4m

Air and road travel are safer, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and wildfires are better predicted, students, early career scientists, and teachers are trained, and the public learns more about STEM because of NCAR. We’ve spent decades preaching STEM and we’re destroying it all in less than a year.

3 minutes on NCAR, what it does, and why it matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=swGs...

Fishing is really dangerous and these safety trainings save lives, but we’re losing them due to firings and cuts. We may also lose monitoring from buoys and systems that give fishermen critical safety info … more people are going to die trying to bring us food. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Unfortunately, federally funded climate adaptation science and services are being cut well ahead of the FY26 budget. We've been doing our best to speak up for what would be lost if the Climate Adaptation Science Centers are eliminated.

“I think it’s vastly too long. I cannot stress that enough” A lot of folks have the percerption that fishermen only ever demand more, but they are often important voices for conservation. They know hammering a stock is bad for fish and their future. www.thedestinlog.com/story/news/2...

🚨 ALERT: Reports of upcoming ICE activity in DC targeting restaurant & food delivery workers. (May 6-10) 🧵

Just yesterday, hundreds more staff left @noaa.gov. This perspective from an Alaskan lays out the harms from efforts to dismantle the agency and strip protections for our fisheries. We must prioritize policies that support the health of our fisheries and local economies. www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Today’s Executive Order directing @noaa.gov to expedite permitting for deep-sea mining flies in the face of NOAA’s mission to protect, not imperil, our ocean. Our statement on this dangerous action: oceanconservancy.org/news/ocean-c...

The wheels are coming off at NOAA Fisheries, and we're already seeing disruptions for fishing communities. We've been tracking regulatory delays, and what we are seeing is not normal - these delays did not happen in the first Trump admin. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵

Cuts to @noaa.gov have devastating impacts for the seafood and aquaculture industries and put our food and communities at risk. Loved this article from @mongabay.bsky.social about the real-world, real-time impacts of attacks on NOAA staff and funding: bit.ly/4irn6uw

🚨If you are an NSF-funded researcher with a terminated grant and want to talk to the media…🚨 Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] or [email protected] or via signal hcarnell.58

Here’s my statement on the EO from yesterday. “Deregulating” our fisheries very dangerous for fish and fishing communities, and there’s no way to address the other challenges facing our fisheries while NOAA is being dismantled.

This paints a clear picture of both the toll that NOAA cuts are having on individuals and also what is at stake for our fisheries and coastal communities. I know some of these people, and they care so much about the ocean and the people who rely on it. Devastating. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

NOAA keeps fisheries healthy + abundant to sustain fishing that fuels coastal economies. As climate impacts push fisheries to their brink, NOAA cuts are threatening our ability to rebound fish populations in the PNW and across the country. Read more in the Seattle Times: tinyurl.com/7w9k9ree

U.S. fishing communities have never faced such a significant and immediate threat to their wellbeing. The closure of the Maine scallop fishery is a direct result of the administration's chaos at NOAA & will cause a major economic hit to the community. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Important stories here about how regulatory delays, staff reductions and funding uncertainty are disrupting fishing communities. OMB should issue guidance exempting routine hunting and fishing regulations from the deregulatory EO (they did that in the first admin) www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

List of NOAA lease terminations in this link. If you know of what some of the impacts of these losses will be, please reach out to me! We continue to get questions. Thankful for the leadership of Reps Huffman, Lofgren, Dexter and Amo democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/media/press-...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, is set to lose another 1,000 workers under the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government.

Wired has been doing great reporting on the disruptions to government services. The credit card freeze is a big deal www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

The federal advisory committee I served on to advise NOAA on management of living marine resources has been shut down. It was established in 1971 and has advised ten presidential administrations of both parties. www.govexec.com/management/2...

Ongoing reporting about the impact of NOAA layoffs for fisheries From the story: “NOAA is the largest science and data collection provider for the council and other fishery managers, Burden said, “And when they start hemorrhaging staff and capacity it affects everyone.” kmun.org/fishery-mana...

‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa

Are you someone or know a staff member, scientist or meteorologist affected by the NOAA/NWS layoffs in California? Potentially working on a story for @kqednews @kqedscience.

Probationary employees across @NOAA and the @NWS are being terminated today, including those in mission-essential roles. My own wife is among them, essential to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's 24/7 critical mission of seismic monitoring and tsunami prediction to protect the public.

Last Tuesday, I was set to give a talk on 'climate change in the Northeast' at a retirement home but had to cancel due to hourly job threats. After nearly two weeks of overwhelming uncertainty, today it happened. I was fired from my dream of working at NOAA. I'm so sorry to everyone also affected.

Absolutely heartbroken about these NOAA layoffs. The people we are losing are incredibly talented, dedicated public servants. Their work is desperately needed to sustain our planet, ocean, and human safety and wellbeing. This is sacrificing our future. If you’re one of those folks - I’m so sorry.

🚨 The indiscriminate firing of employees is going to cripple @noaa.gov's ability to do essential work that every single one of us across the United States relies on. 🔗⤵️ Statement from @oceanconservancy.bsky.social's Vice President of External Affairs Jeff Watters: bit.ly/3QCLdek

"The program costs US taxpayers more than $20 million annually, and in return it protects a multibillion-dollar fishery from an eel-like invader that entered the Great Lakes on manmade shipping canals more than a century ago." Also mentions EPA layoffs, likely resulting in more pollution.

Just gotta get this prediction out there in case it comes true Trump tries to EO daylight savings switching away (which needs Congress). The country fractures into dueling time zones, with states/cities aligning with “normal” or new “Trump time.” Individual households and businesses pick sides.

Good reporting on the impending damage of the NOAA staff and program cuts. www.newsweek.com/doge-noaa-na...

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

Ocean Conservancy is hiring a Senior Manager, Arctic Programs to advance fish mgmt throughout the N Pacific and Arctic that are ecosystem-based, consider climate change, and are equitably co-managed with Indigenous communities. Loc in AK (pref), WA, OR. Info: www.bonsaileadershipgroup.com/ocsmap

Approaching last call on nominations to MAFAC! Personal opinion here but I think we could use some more expertise on ecosystems, marine species other than fish, and habitat

Another advisory committee is forming! NOAA is seeking noms for its first-ever Climate Services Advisory Committee to advise on climate data, information, science, tools, decision support, etc. They’re looking for really diverse expertise; apply by Dec 20. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

To better understand how fishers and the seafood industry are responding to marine mammal interactions, there’s a voluntary, anonymous survey about use of and perceptions of deterrents. If you work in fishing communities in the US, please consider sharing! www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

One last reshare from me about this opportunity to join the advisory committee on marine resources! I’m on the committee currently, it’s been a very rewarding experience.

Dawn redwoods at the National Arboretum today

I wrote about UNION, the gripping and much-needed documentary about the Amazon Labor Union, and why it hasn't gotten a distribution deal (spoiler: Bezos has too much money/power). You can stream it on Gathr this weekend and you should! slate.com/culture/2024...

Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family. Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou

Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵

Mass bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in early 2024 was the most severe and most widespread yet recorded - surpassing 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2022. The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Enviro Advocate: We are united by the shared value of cup fullness, and we must work together to minimize our impact on the cup, distribute cup benefits and burdens more equitably, and leave the cup more full for future generations.

Migratory fish species are in drastic decline, a UN report details. 🧪🌎🐟🌿🦑 www.sciencenews.org/article/migr...

I’m hearing about pretty extensive self censorship efforts in fed agencies already, as they’re preparing to be afraid to say climate change again

I interrupted her important fish monitoring work