🐋📏Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms, contradicting a popular evolutionary theory postulating that strong mammals benefit more from birthing males. New research by UW QERM student Zoe Rand, @trevorabranch.bsky.social & Sarah Converse. www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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New findings call into question one of the core assumptions about teeth. Adult male spotted ratfish have rows of teeth on top of their heads, in addition to those in their jaws. They use these teeth to grip females while mating. @karlycohen.bsky.social More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Our drone team recently returned from a survey trip where they captured this large sea lion haul out on San Carlos Beach; a popular dive spot in Monterey. The beach was the scene of a similar large haul out at the same time last year. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social #drones

Congratulations to the UWROV team!!!!!

Learn more about how scientists are using drones to study sperm whales. @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...

Our drone team recently completed offshore drone surveys with colleagues from @mbarinews.bsky.social Conducted as part of the Synchro program the team is testing how emerging marine technologies can be used to study pelagic systems. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social

Learn more about how UW students are using AI powered robots to support the restoration of marine ecosystems. @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social gix.uw.edu/news/restori...

This week our team is @ Friday Harbor Labs conducting drone surveys of intertidal habitat for colleagues from @ucscscience.bsky.social as part of an @waseagrant.bsky.social project. Our team wraps up work tomorrow. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

🌊 Submit Your Research to #OSM26! The global conference for ocean sciences and the ocean-related community taking place 22-27 February 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. Celebrate the power of collective discovery by showcasing your work in a world stage. ➡️Submit an abstract by 20 Aug: buff.ly/vBlrVDV

🌊Registration and/or abstract submission waivers available for scientists of Indigenous cultural heritage and non-scientist community leaders for #OSM26! ✅Apply by 8/11 for abstract waivers ✅Apply by 11/14 for registration waivers 📲Application portal: buff.ly/ZHa20Ox

Our lab recently hosted @science.ubc.ca undergrad Mika Raring for a three week internship at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. She learned how to use drones to survey intertidal systems & machine learning to analyze drone images. She presented her work at the summer research symposium at Bamfield.

Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease “This is the discovery of the decade for me,” said co-author @drewharvell.bsky.social. "We have studied both the cause and the impacts of this disease for the entire epidemic." More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/08...

The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in British Columbia, Canada is now advertising for an ocean technologist. See the position description below. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @csucoast.bsky.social @duke-mgel.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social bamfieldmsc.com/about/bmsc-o...

Now that drone flights are complete our team is processing their intertidal imagery from B.C. into 3D models of their sites. These models will help the team understand how 3D complexity in the intertidal affects species distribution & abundance. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social

A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean

Seattle’s new waterfront is alive — if you know where to look

This TSUNAMI ADVISORY is now just for the outer coast of Washington state and does NOT include the inner counties of King, Pierce and Thurston. Ocean sensors indicate a possible one foot wave at some of the outer coast. There may still be some unusual currents on the inner coast. #wawx

Our team knows how to work quickly in the field. 😉 This time lapse shows the process of our team installing wave force dynamometers at one of our sites. The instrument locations will be mapped with drones with the data helping characterize the physical environment at our sites. @uwsafs.bsky.social

This #NationalMarineWeek, discover kelp — a vital, vanishing habitat that stores carbon, shelters wildlife & protects our coasts. MBA’s work with #GreenGravel project aims to restore these underwater forests. 💙 Join us: buff.ly/EmadYTs 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/UE3ggJr

Today’s update from the field. Members of our drone team recently returned from the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge where they worked with @pointblue.bsky.social to test using drones for wildlife surveys. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

A computer model built on satellite and climate data could give scientists an early warning of coastal marsh decline.

📚 What we're reading: "New Stories from Space: More Satellite Imagery in Data Journalism" by @rsimmon.bsky.social "Satellite data ... can also help reporters detect fine-scale damage across broad areas, or even locate fires over one of the largest countries on Earth." ➡️ medium.com/@robsimmon/n...

Read all about Annabella “Bella” Andre’s experience this summer as an undergraduate intern with our marine drone group. @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social

While part of our drone team has been in British Columbia other members of the lab have been mapping oyster beds in Puget Sound. Working with the Pacific Shellfish Institute our team is testing methods of using drones to support shellfish aquaculture. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

What can whaling records from the 1930s tell us about sea ice extents a century later? A lot, it turns out. New research by Marcello Vichi (Univ. of Cape Town) & coauthors; input from Marilyn Raphael @ioes.ucla.edu + Ryan Fogt (Ohio Univ.). Story by @shapersyris.bsky.social. eos.org/articles/wha...

"Sharks are part of what brings natural balance to ecosystems by exerting this top down predation pressure, so species never get out of control," said Andrew Trites www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Our drone team has lots of interesting encounters when they are out in the field. This past weekend they encountered a black bear foraging at one of the rocky intertidal sites that they survey in British Columbia. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

It's #SharkAwarenessDay 🚨🦈! Highlighting this paper by Bastien et al. (2020) discussing seasonal white shark presence & distribution in Atlantic Canada, and implications for their management & conservation ↘️ buff.ly/WliTxcC @uwindsor.bsky.social @ocearch.bsky.social

The 2025 edition of OceanHackWeek will be held from August 18th to 22nd. Applications close July 14th. The OceanHackWeek program consists of hands-on tutorials, visual presentations, and collaborative hack projects throughout a 5-day period. Apply here: oceanhackweek.org/ohw25/index....

Our drone team has been busy conducting drone surveys of the rocky intertidal in British Columbia the past two days. They are back at it tomorrow. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #drone #drones #dronescience

One challenge our team encounters in image analysis is detecting species that blend into their environment (image 1). Thermal images (image 2) can help highlight animals that might get overlooked in a standard image. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

New #research from Dr. Katherine C. Cavanaugh at UCLA identifies why some #kelp forests persist through repeated disturbances like #marine #heatwaves and #storms. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...

Part of our drone team arrived at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in B.C., Canada where they will conduct drone surveys of long term intertidal study sites. The will be in Bamfield all of July. @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social

USV Gobelijn completed the first-ever multi-day uncrewed mission in the Belgian North Sea. A milestone in the future of Belgian uncrewed marine operations. Thanks to @fodmobiliteit.bsky.social, #AgentschapMDK, Joint Nautical Authority, #MaritimeRobotics & RV Simon Stevin. www.vliz.be/en/news/usv-...

A skeleton shrimp doesn’t have a skeleton & is not a shrimp—but it does have cute little appendages (gnathopods) to capture food floating in the water. This amphipod plays an important role in the ocean by keeping it clear of detritus & an important role in our hearts by inspiring a sense of whimsy

The nature of #HumanAICollaboration is evolving rapidly as #AI tools become more integrated into our daily lives. Examine the current state of human-AI teaming at our May 28 webinar: ow.ly/4EfV50VVTQV

Some #OceanOptimism news www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sit back, relax, and enjoy 10 mesmerizing minutes watching the slow undulations of the mystery mollusc, Bathydevius caudactylus. Bathydevius is the first nudibranch, or sea slug, known to live in the midnight zone—1,000 to 4,000 meters (3,300 to 13,100 feet) deep. youtu.be/8xHIF_yC5dA?...

Our MLEL drone team spent this past Saturday at the @uwsafs.bsky.social open house introducing members of the public to our drone program. Check out a few photos from the event. @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social #drone #drones

Come see our drone exhibit and learn more about @uwsafs.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. @uw-sefs.bsky.social @uwartsci.bsky.social @wadnr.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @ischool.uw.edu @uwess.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

At #UWEnvironment, the questions we ask today shape the future we live in tomorrow. And while our curiosity drives us, our impact defines us. Research for Washington. Research for the World. environment.uw.edu/news/2025/04... #UWInnovates

Happy Earth Day from the MLEL team. #EarthDay2025 @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social

Sea landings can be tricky, often requiring hand catches. Here, grad student Taylor Trivino demonstrates hand catching a drone while wearing a work helmet, safety glasses, gloves & a PFD. When hand catching a drone it’s important to wear safety gear. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social

Our MLEL drone team spent the day out at sea with colleagues from @mbarinews.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social & Moss Landing Marine Labs testing new research technologies including drones & eDNA. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

🐠🐋🌊🪸UW Aquatic Sciences Open House is back on Sat 17 May! 📢Save the date for a fun, free, educational day at the #SEASOpenHouse: 🦀 See the creatures that dwell in our waters 🔬Get your hands wet with science demos 🛥️Take the captain’s seat on a research boat ↪️ Visit fish.uw.edu/aquatic-scie...

The first video for our Monterey Bay White Sharks project is live. Learn how we are working with colleagues from @stanfordwoods.bsky.social & @ucsantacruz.bsky.social to use tech to study white sharks. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social youtu.be/zqSd_zHLei0?...

Trevor Branch's latest #bluewhale paper covered by UW Daily. www.dailyuw.com/science/uw-s...

A team of researchers used drones to observe wild narwhals, and learned about how the arctic whales use their tusks to hunt and play. Dr. Greg O’Corry-Crowe joins us to discuss the study.