Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years. With an award from Climate Breakthrough, he aims to help the next 50 countries do the same wapo.st/4gzNqUa

A duck says quack. A cow says moo. What does the fish say? Terrific article (with video & audio) of the wonderful work of @cornellbirds.bsky.social, @fishsounds.bsky.social at @uvic.ca. (Gift article) wapo.st/3IAhN03

Important news out of the UN today! The Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) will now enter into force, strengthening conservation & management of 40% of the earth’s surface & 64% of the ocean www.un.org/sg/en/conten...

The Society for Conservation Biology - Marine Global Program is excited to announce that #IMCC8 will take place in #Edinburgh, Scotland from November 13-17, 2026! Join us to help Make Marine Science Matter! #marinescience #conservation #conference

Orca J36 observed pushing another dead calf through Salish Sea waters. This is what “bright extinction” looks like @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

When desperate times call for desperate measures. Marine mammal researchers are trialing a bird flu vaccine for endangered Hawaiian monk seals www.marinemammalcenter.org/news/the-new...

Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds apnews.com/article/amaz... #onehealth

The Law That Saved the Whales Is Under Attack www.scientificamerican.com/article/prop...

Wow, incredible new database joining together 14 separate fisheries surveys in the NE Pacific from the tip of the Alaskan islands through British Columbia to southern California. Nice work @eric-ward.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/199...

The map won't quite load at airnow.gov... I'm guessing because so many Seattleites are wondering if Smoketember has arrived... Fires now ring the Puget Sound region in almost every direction. #wawx

“Go ahead and ban my book” @margaretatwood.bsky.social “To those who seek to stop young people from reading The Handmaid’s Tale: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Fantastic article on preventing extinction of endangered species. Should the loss of critical habitats become the cost of doing business? www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Today on Volts: longtime movement veterans @billmckibben.bsky.social & @jamiehenn.bsky.social drop by to discuss what's next for climate activism. They envision a movement focused on the sun: kicking off with a national "Sun Day" & then organizing locally to help renewable energy projects get built.

I'm Trevor and I use computer models and synthesis to solve problems in fisheries and whales: how many fish can we catch safely? What is the status of whales? Why can killer whales not hear the loudest songs in the ocean from blue and fin whales? I also love teaching folks how to make cool R plots!

Scientists of Bluesky, introduce yourselves by replying to this post and I’ll share it and help you get some followers! I’m David, I’m based in DC and study shark ecology and conservation policy. I’m the author of “Why Sharks Matter.” 🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Is this fish disappearing from the Georgia Strait? | The Narwhal

Sorting out the history of whaling pressure on five populations of blue whales in the Indian Ocean and SW Pacific. So many years of work went into this monumental collaboration with many many coauthors. So pleased to see this paper finally published. doi.org/10.1111/mms....

My paper "Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should" is formally published in an issue. It's a how-to guide to using Bluesky, the first ever published in the scientific literature! 🧪🦑🌎🐟 academic.oup.com/fisheries/ar...

Important new data on dark fishing vessels and their activities in marine protected areas. But also - you'll have better protected MPA's when you have MPA's in EEZ's that are already well protected. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/c...

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” RIP, Joanna R. Macy (May 2, 1929 – July 19, 2025)

Pop. press coverage of new research from Griffith University using drones to study the effect of migration on #whales “An average size adult #humpbackwhale loses ...as much as the weight of standard single-decker city bus or two adult African elephants,” share.google/q7j4ieWkC5pl...

🐋 Southern resident killer whales are on track to extinction BUT recovery is still possible. A new report by an independent science panel of 31 experts across Canada & the U.S. identifies 26 key actions to reverse their decline & enable their recovery. 🔗 View the full report here: bit.ly/44iH5Ia

🐋Proud to have contributed to this independent science panel on #SRKW recovery, alongside colleagues from @raincoast.org @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social @nrdc.org @oceansinitiative.org @wwfcanada.org @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @ubcoceans.bsky.social @sfuscience.bsky.social

New paper Exploring the biodiversity of cetacean communities along the western North Atlantic Ocean shelf-break led by Samara Haver. One finding: "beaked whale species [were] the most significant driver of differences among cetacean communities" 🐳🌍🦑🧪 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Check out this lovely photo-documentation of Puget Sound—by kayak! (Brian Footen IG: digablefish, via @pugetsoundinstitute) www.pugetsoundinstitute.org/a-photograph...

Applications for 2026 Future For Nature Awards now open! 🌊 18 to 35 years old? 🌊 Committed to protecting wild species? Maybe even 🦈🐢🐡🐳? 3 times international recognition, €50,000, network Deadline August 25 📆 futurefornature.org/apply/

We are looking for a Research Assistant to contribute to our ongoing analysis of dolphin acoustic data from West Wales - collaboration between @wtsww.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🐬 Deadline is 29th June - please share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Any excuse to remind @whysharksmatter.bsky.social that killer whales eat sharks for breakfast (& lunch & dinner)! This is such a neat, interdisciplinary investigation in a system inherently hard to study www.int-res.com/articles/mep...

Look at this drop in #shipping from China to Seattle & other west coast ports. Wonder how much reduction in ocean noise this represents? @smruc.bsky.social ? @scrippsocean.bsky.social ? (Gift article) George Frisk called this pattern Noiseonomics wapo.st/4nD3yHJ

An important read at any time, but especially now. #firstgen

I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

Feast on some recent deep sea news & discoveries, like a sea spider covered in methane-fueled bacteria. 🌊🦑🌏🧪 @nicoledubilier.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/s...

It's #PublicationDay for #LandBeneaththeWaves! Thank you to everyone who made it possible. Can't wait to celebrate at my #Hitchin launch tonight. Pls report any sightings & let me know how it's behaving in the wild! Here's the aquatic edition... @summersdalebooks.bsky.social #booksky #naturewriting

The many origins of extremophile fishes @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social et al. 2025 Proceedings B Explore the phylogenomics and evolutionary history of lineage and habitat diversification in the lovely and bizarre eelpouts, ronquils, pricklebacks, and wolffishes (Zoarcoidea) doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Another blow to the environment in the Pacific Northwest. #environment apnews.com/article/colu...

Love animals and the people who make sure they don't go extinct? Then this one's for you. 🧪 www.nrdc.org/stories/exis...

This is a bit of an older story, but since today is the international fight IUU fishing day (though that should be every day) this seemed appropriate to share. Some of these guys haven’t seen land in 10 years!! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...

🧵New paper + open database drop! The Marine Organismal Body Size ( #MOBS ) Database is now live—85,000+ marine species, from plankton to whales, with standardized size data. A huge leap for biodiversity, conservation, and climate science. #science #marinelife onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Understanding how North Atlantic right whales respond to natural & anthropogenic fluctuations in their prey & environment is key to effective conservation measures. Great new study by Dr Linden et al in @esr-ir.bsky.social w @noaa.gov DFO & NEAQ www.int-res.com/articles/esr...

TIME's annual Ocean issue is now live! Our cover story visits fishing communities in the Philippines confronted with a changing relationship with the sea. Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...

🐋 Whale-y BIG news! WWF & global experts just launched BlueCorridors.org — an interactive map that brings 30 years of whale migration data to life. 🛰️ See where whales travel. ⚠️ Learn what’s putting them at risk. 💙 Discover how we can protect them. Let's make a splash for whales — share this post.

In Nice, France for #UNOC3? How Nice! Why not go to @solvingforsci.bsky.social's PUBLIC Side Event: Small but Powerful: Harnessing small-scale fisheries to solve sustainability challenges at the food-climate-biodiversity nexus. June 11 @ 8:15 am in Green Zone @globalgoalsun.bsky.social

Worldwide, populations of salmon and related species have dropped nearly 40 per cent since 1980, a new study finds: www.concordia.ca/cunews/stori... My recent @smithsonianmag.bsky.social story about the tragic impacts on Pac NW tribes: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Anyone interested in blue whales and want to apply for a Simons Fellowship (due 31 July)? Do let me know, I have some projects in mind. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Great new article on seals and #salmon in the Pacific Northwest, by @ckatz99.bsky.social, for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social . www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

One of our new classes this fall is Drawing and Painting orcas taught by @hysazu.bsky.social! If you're intimidated by trying an art class, you haven't yet experienced Sara's incredible instruction or the welcoming Whale U community. Learn more here: www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/whale-univer...

🦤🌐🧪 Compared to two other Gulf of Mexico shipwrecks, the Deepwater Horizon wreckage hosts a community with unique organisms. We propose wreck age, depth, & the presence of oil as potential factors influencing community assemblage bit.ly/meps_760_1 @sydneymcdermott.bsky.social @drcraigmc.bsky.social