It was great hearing about how our drones are being integrated with AUVs, gliders and eDNA samplers to improve our understanding of Monterey Bay in a collaborative project known as Synchro. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social

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☀️🔬Summer at UW Friday Harbor Laboratories is alive with energy, and that's because they invest in undergraduate research. Check out the new story by FHL featuring @uofwa.bsky.social #marinebiology #undergrads 👇 fhl.uw.edu/about/news-a...

Who’s ready to #ShakeOut!? @DubsUW sure is! The Great @ShakeOut earthquake drill is just 2 weeks away, on October 16. Every year, millions across the globe participate. When the ground starts shaking, the best way to protect yourself is simple: DAWG (Drop), COVER, and HOLD ON!

🎣📈Trawling through fishery data during 2025 Hollings Scholarship internship. Find out how Hannah Tucker, @uofwa.bsky.social Marine Biology major & @noaa.gov #HollingsScholar, spent her summer 👇 marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/09/29/t...

🐋"I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one that’s all alone...for that long,” says Deborah Giles, a killer whale scientist at the SeaDoc Society and resident scientist at the @uofwa.bsky.social's Friday Harbor Laboratories. Story in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social ⤵️ www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

We welcome Andrea Burton to @uofwa.bsky.social Marine Biology and @uwsafs.bsky.social, our newest faculty member. Andrea starts this month as an Assistant Teaching Professor, a specialist in climate change biology, using molecular and ecological approaches. marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/09/15/w...

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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

Quiet Sound just published a new study exploring what motivates container ship operators to participate in voluntary slowdowns. Reducing underwater noise and protecting endangered orcas in Puget Sound.

When researchers put a camera tag on a whale, they never expected to see this | Discover Wildlife

🇭🇷 Next stop, Croatia. A study abroad to research the Adriatic’s marine mammals and sea turtles 🐢🐬 Find out more about @uofwa.bsky.social undergrad Ellie's upcoming study abroad trip with @thesfs.bsky.social starting next week! marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/08/26/c...

👏 Amazing to see the IBIS program featured on the @uofwa.bsky.social homepage! This fantastic mentoring program helps students see themselves as scientists. Read the recent feature by @uwenvironment.bsky.social at environment.uw.edu/news/2025/06...

🐟 A summer working at a remote salmon hatchery on 📍Esther Island, Alaska. For Nick Nordloh, this is his first time in Alaska and he was looking for a hands-on, outdoor job that would give him a unique perspective on the fishing industry and salmon hatchery operations. marinebiology.uw.edu

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...

🔬🎨 Bridging the disciplinary divide: Six reasons why we should integrate science and art. 🆕Read about a new paper published by @uofwa.bsky.social Associate Teaching Professor, Marjorie Wonham, plus insights on a recent Marine Sciences, Ocean Arts workshop👇 marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/08/14/b...

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

🛡️Armor for defense or mobility? Recent @uofwa.bsky.social Marine Biology graduate, Bryan Lemus, investigates poacher fish armor at FHL. 🐟 Small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fishes, poachers are covered from head to tail in dense armor. Full story 👉 marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/08/11/a...

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

Out with @wadnr.bsky.social today to film one of our alumni, Aidan Cox, who's a Natural Resource Scientist undertaking kelp monitoring. 📍 Lowman Beach, West Seattle

🐙 In our latest student takeover, we were joined by Charly Cooper who is interning at the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social in Boston. 🐠 Find out more about her summer internship which involves tank maintenance, life support tasks, fun feeds, & intern events. 🪸 marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/08/06/i...

🫵Are you a first-generation undergrad enrolled in @uwenvironment.bsky.social? 🔜 Coming this Fall is a new near-peer mentoring program called Valiant, where you can get support as you navigate your academic and professional journey in the environmental field. environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

🐠 Life for fish on coral reefs is very chaotic. It’s almost like Times Square: lots of bright colors, flashy lights, and countless different organisms swimming every which way. Read more in FHL's latest Tide Bites ⤵️ fhl.uw.edu/about/news-a...

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

I’ve partnered with the Center for Wildlife Studies to make an online take-at-your-own-pace version of my “public science engagement using social media” professional development workshop. You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.

Thrilled to announce the new Valiant Near-Peer Mentoring Program. Sponsored by the Valiant Endowment Fund, the program supports first gen undergrads enrolled in an @uwenvironment.bsky.social degree program. Details below. @uwess.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

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

👀 Eye spy with my little drone: What did the @uwmlel.bsky.social spot along the Canadian coast? 🐻 🦌 🐋 Hint, it’s not only invertebrates! Bella Andre, an ESRM & Marine Biology undergrad, saw bears, whales, deer & more during her research experience with MLEL. 👉 marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/07/15/w...

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

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

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

🪼Now in the 4th week of her @noaa.gov Hollings Scholar internship, Megan Cosand has been immersed in the world of jellyfish research, looking at Skagit Bay’s lion’s mane & fried egg jellies. But that's not all she's seen! Read our latest blog to find out more ▶️ marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/07/08/f...

🌊⭐ UW scientists at Friday Harbor Labs see hope as they monitor lab-grown sea stars in the wild. Read the @king5news.com.web.brid.gy story featuring @uofwa.bsky.social ⏬ www.king5.com/article/tech...

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

🌊🎨 Coming soon! Marine Science, Ocean Arts: Interdisciplinary · Intertidal · Interdependent — a 3-week immersive workshop in July at Friday Harbor Labs! fhl.uw.edu/courses/trai...

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

🤿 Diving into Puget Sound research 🌊 Find out where Cali Weber, an undergrad at @uofwa.bsky.social #marinebiology, has taken her scuba diving, from certification in Chicago to volunteer scientific diving in Puget Sound. Latest student blog ⬇️ marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/07/01/d...

As always, an extra clap for the caps 🎓 #UWGrad25

👩🏽‍🔬 Picture this…you’re a scientist! 🌊 This is one of the driving forces behind the IBIS Program based at @uwenvironment.bsky.social, which enhances identity, belonging and inquiry in science. Check out the deep dive story including two #marinebiology undergrads👇 environment.uw.edu/news/2025/06...

📗🌊 “From deep dives into the ocean’s most fascinating creatures to gripping accounts of high-stakes exploration, resource extraction, and shipwrecks, this collection is sure to max out your library card and fill your shelves with unforgettable tales from the deep.” smea.uw.edu/currents/sto...

✈️ Jetting off to DC for NOAA Hollings orientation 💬 “I’m most excited by the prospect of exploring a new place and ecosystem through the internship..." - Find out what orientation entailed, plus where Mugdha hopes to intern next summer with @noaa.gov. ➡️ marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/06/16/j...

🤝Building community among the different student groups at SAFS and @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social—undergraduates, graduates and postdocs—the SAFS Undergrad Community Building Event was held was held for the fourth year running. Check out our story about the community event fish.uw.edu/2025/06/buil...

🎓🎉 Happy Graduation! Marine Biology Class of 2025 👏🌊 #UWGrad25 #HuskyGrad #HuskyGrad2025 #Graduation

It’s not too late to save our blue planet | The Observer

“From deep dives into the ocean’s most fascinating creatures to gripping accounts of high-stakes exploration, resource extraction, and shipwrecks, this collection is sure to max out your library card and fill your shelves with unforgettable tales from the deep.” smea.uw.edu/currents/sto...

A new study led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa with @uofwa.bsky.social collaborators reveals iron released from industrial processes, such as coal combustion & steelmaking, is altering the ecosystem in the North Pacific Transition Zone. www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...

🌊Cool new stories in FHL's Tide Bite, including the journey from student to teacher and researcher at FHL for SMEA Master's student, Taylor Hughes. Check it out👇 fhl.uw.edu/about/news-a...

We are accepting applications for the GeoFutures program. The program provides mentoring & travel support for geoscience undergrads attending the 2025 @sacnas.bsky.social conference. Priority app deadline 06-16-25 @cientificolatino.com @official-bweems.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

🌿🤍💚 Sat, May 31 Days & grays (Sounders) come & go so quickly, or so it feels. Most grays have left Puget Sound to continue their migration north, some remain. Orcas are being reported this morning, hopefully the humpback(s) stayed around too. 📸 Gray whale on May 10th by Janine Harles. #psws