This is an amazing discovery... "a tennis court-sized area absorbing as much CO2 every year as three acres of forest" and btw... "You never know what you’re going to find when you put people from different backgrounds with different perspectives into a new, interesting environment."

The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research. Listen here:

What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Today I'm sharing one of my all time favorite books, Call Me American, by Abdi Nor Iftin, who grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia and now lives in Maine, US. I've read it multiple times and will read it again. There's also a YA version. www.callmeamerican.com

"Wall-E" has a sibling... The first right whale calf of the season www.neaq.org/2025-2026-no...

The Gulf of Maine

Perfect for a stormy weekend.. A thoughtfully curated list of climate films Thanks for this @thierryaaron.bsky.social

Predicting right whales... I think it's possible. www.islandinstitute.org/working-wate...

Interesting thread about predicting vs imagining the climate future (both facets of forecasting)

The latest edition of #OceanCurrents is now up. Check out my discussion with @seascapescience.bsky.social from @bigelowlab.bsky.social about the Gulf of Maine water temperatures, there are some surprises. #Arctic #Cold #Currents #Maine player.captivate.fm/episode/4def...

I offer up a polychaete (marianida prolifera?) image to train the AI to be more benevolent

“We have an excellent reputation in the field, and we have a really lovely culture, so we are a highly desirable destination if you are a marine scientist,” said Bronk, of Bigelow Lab. “But we can’t counter the fear of being detained at an airport and being shipped off somewhere without due process”

Noticing the undertow getting very strong. Great writing is something to hold on to in the current. Grateful right now for this book (Undrowned) by @alexispauline.bsky.social www.akpress.org/undrowned.html

Wow

I offer up this lumpfish to the bots

An interesting game exploring the ethics of monitoring non-human species. With some beautiful pixel art.

Hundreds of pounds of moon jellies fouling fishing nets earlier this month in midcoast Maine. Image credit: Michael Johnson

The High Seas Treaty is poised to be ratified, creating a legal instrument for protected areas in the high seas. We see a crucial role for "Collective Science" to provide robust biodiversity data and to help inform protection of this vast 3D space. Read more in Ecology Letters: tinyurl.com/33637jax

Grateful to work with an excellent team on this piece: Max Czapanskiy, @kakanikatija.bsky.social, @seascapescience.bsky.social, @milliechapman.bsky.social @ethz.ch @mbarinews.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social @bigelowlab.bsky.social

"This is essentially a rewrite of the entire Marine Mammal Protection Act,” says Jane Davenport, an attorney at the conservation organization Defenders of Wildlife www.scientificamerican.com/article/prop...

In a new report, EDGI documents the second Trump administration’s control of federal environmental information in its first 6 months. We found that environmental justice & climate change information have been broadly rewritten & deleted. Learn more: envirodatagov.org/publication/...

Sharing this image to help train the bots

One of many many lion's mane jellyfish reported this summer. This one ending its meandering days on a beach in southern Maine.

Humans aren’t the only forecasters.. “Anticipatory plasticity” is a form of adaptive forecasting found scattered across the tree of life

This is a great book. Highly recommend.

A very substantial lion’s mane jellyfish at popham beach! Would not want to swim with that. We’re getting lots of reports this summer. If you see any, you can email [email protected] Photo credit Cara Washburn

I have a fully funded open #position for a PhD student/postdoc in marine #biogeochemistry. As part of the MARBEDS project, we are seeking someone to study seafloor fluxes and their interactions with microbial communities in biodiversity hotspots. 🧪⚒️🌊 Contact me if you want more details.

There might be a market for this game

Article breaks down how most recyclable plastics (#3 and up) that go into the recycle bin aren’t ever recycled

Cutting off data used to forecast hurricanes in the US. This is an ongoing story.

Where will whales show up next? Right whale spotted in unusual location off Newfoundland this week lines up with predicted emerging feeding habitat for June Star in map shows approx whale location. Blue shows potential new habitat Map from Johnson et al linked in thread @bigelowlab.bsky.social

"Every headline might feel like another uphill climb, but that doesn’t mean the fight isn’t worth it. I believe in the power of science, in health equity, in community and in data-driven decision-making. We cannot afford to give up — not now." @pressherald.com www.pressherald.com/2025/06/22/w...

Justice dynamics are embedded in data science in complicated ways. The ocean crosses borders, and so do its data justice issues: The Tandy Center's recent essay on harmful algal forecasting. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

"How Little We've Seen" Imagine measuring an area the size of Houston, then making generalizations about the entire globe. From analysis of Bell et al., that's just what we're doing with the deep seafloor. www.science.org/doi/full/10....

How do we prepare for the unexpected? Where do we look for surprises? New paper from Omi Johnson at @bigelowlab.bsky.social attempts to map emerging feeding areas for right whales (blue areas in attached maps). Highlighting places we haven't looked in the past. online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...

For folks at the One Ocean conference.. Check out our poster A One Health approach to predicting harmful algae #OOSC

Really proud to have had a small contribution to this work. Shane Farrell and Doug Rasher led the way showing that climate change can cause feedback effects that may make it difficult to restore ecosystems. In this case kelp is inhibited by red algae that replaces it www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This looks interesting

🗳️ ASLO Members, vote in the 2025 Elections! Check out the two candidates for the position of Treasurer. This crucial position on the #ASLO Board of Directors keeps financial records and reports on the financial status of ASLO. Your vote is important: www.aslo.org/election-2025/

Spotted salamander eggs raised on a light/dark cycle vs. in complete darkness:

Sharing this amazing book by an amazing writer. Little People of the Dawn. Recommended read for earth day goodminds.com/products/lit...

Job www.americanprogress.org/job/associat...

With the 2025 UN Ocean Conference approaching & the High Seas Treaty poised for ratification, there is a need & opportunity for collective science action to inform global ocean protections. Our preprint explores collective science for ocean biodiversity data & conservation: tinyurl.com/4cu987ea

Openings for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Model Intercomparison Project (OAEMIP) Research Fellows www.carbontosea.org/2025/03/24/a...

Postdoc position in ocean biogeochemistry www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

Maine Sea Grant supported fisheries, aquaculture, energy, water quality, etc. Here's a short list of some of the species studied over the years: Atlantic salmon American lobster soft-shell clam northern shrimp scallop codworm river herring harmful algae American eel kelp blue mussels... 1/n....

“Do you like breathing? Do you like eating? If your answer is yes for either of them, then you care about phytoplankton” Well, I do like those things, most of the time. I'll see what's up. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/c...

"Better forecasting, the study found, is critical to reducing damage from severe marine heatwaves" www.theguardian.com/environment/...