🔥 New post! | Beyond science: Traits that drive success in marine conservation | 👉 https://www.conservation-careers.com/interviews/beyond-science-traits-that-drive-success-in-marine-conservation/ #ConservationCareers #ConservationJobs

Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨🎉 Check out our new paper assessing the impacts of fishing (🎣) and climate change (🌡️) on carbon export and sequestration by commercial fish! 🐟 🔗 rdcu.be/eMTU6 🔽 Here are some key results! 🔽 @oceanicu.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com 🌐🦑🦈🌊 1/9

I am pleased to announce the publication of the most extensive assessment of the coral reefs of Thailand conducted to date! This took years of work, but we are now placed for conservation action to embrace the nuances and complexity of reef ecosystems! Link in the comments! #MarineEcology 🌐🌏🪸🌊🦑

Our new review on the “circular seabird economy” - how seabirds circulate nutrients betwem ocean and land, supporting ecosystems and livelihoods …https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00099-w

Hot off the press is the final chapter of my dissertation now published in @pnas.org Here, I explore the genetic drivers of extreme body size reduction using goby fishes as a model. I'll write up a short summary thread later tonight... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

hot off the press doi.org/10.1111/geb.... led by @oldenfish.bsky.social and featuring an array of fishy isotope folk funded by the CESAB programme of the @frbiodiv.bsky.social

One in six species on Earth experienced extraordinarily high temperatures across more than 25% of their range in 2024--the hottest year on record. For most, this was the second year of extreme heat, likely compounding risks. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it: rdcu.be/eEcIt

Hot new fish dropped! Look at these little beauts!!! 😍🐠👌

Ever wonder how the axial locomotor system is arranged into segmented myomeres of red and white muscle in a large pelagic surgeonfish? Well, now you know! 🐟🧪🦑

This Seaweed Was a Caribbean Disaster, Now It's Gold. Caribbean beaches are ankle-deep in slimy, smelly seaweed. Wave after wave of sargassum is blanketing shorelines from Barbados to Cancún. It traps sea turtles. It smothers coral reefs. And it drives tourists away.

He's a billionaire with a submarine and he's just out there quietly funding tons of ocean research and teaching kids about coral reefs and giving interviews where he says that he owes a ton of his success to luck and it's a little reminder that a better world is possible.

New #OA systematic review of the current state of marine functional connectivity research in @meps-ir.bsky.social. This #SEA-UNICORN output uses an 'umbrella review' approach to summarise this growing field and includes a bibliometic analysis of 'who' is doing what. 1/2.. 🦞🐟🌊 doi.org/10.3354/meps...

Out today! ‘Quantifying coral reef–ocean interactions is critical for predicting reef futures under climate change’ in @natecoevo.nature.com #EcologicalOceanography #InterdisciplinaryResearch #CoralReefs #OceanicSubsidies doi.org/10.1038/s415... @sosbangor.bsky.social

🌊 New SCB Marine webinar series - "Navigating Marine Conservation Careers" kicks off w/ amazing speakers: Dr. David Obura (CORDIO East Africa) & Dr. Austin Allen (Dolphin Quest) Come learn about marine conservation careers! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #MarineConservation #OceanScience

Saw this largely white-colored yellow tang #snorkeling in #Maui. Had no idea how rare it was until I did some research. Very cool. Generally called leucistic or piebald. #youdoyou 🦑 #fish #tropicalfish #ocean #hawaii #love #marinelife #diving #coralreef #vacay #photography #underwaterphotography

📣 Exciting news: The 'Handbook of Social Networks & the Environment' - co-edited with the brilliant Örjan Bodin - is now out! Access here: 🌐 tinyurl.com/hb2cz9er

We should broaden models, not narrow them. Models are tools to explore uncertainty, communicate scenarios, and test policy. Managers seek robust strategies, not perfect forecasts. What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐

A new systemic review from @baumlab.bsky.social is offering a stark warning for how profoundly ocean life can be upended by heatwaves. The review synthesizes findings from 331 studies that documented the ecological impacts of the 2014-16 Pacific marine heatwave. theconversation.com/the-worlds-l...

New study from @wcs.org and partners document 85% decline in abundance of Nassau grouper at their spawning site at Glover's Reef over 20 years, moving the population to local extirpation. Read more from Coral Reefs: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Photo (c) Connor Holland/Ocean Image Bank

Cutting teeth probably let smaller sharks get higher in the food web than those with grasping teeth. Awesome stable isotope study led by fabulous PhD graduate Sabrina Riveron! @griffith.edu.au onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Book lovers and fish lovers, remember to contribute to the #BestKidsFishBooks #FishBooksForKids crowdsourcing list! Recommend great books so we can make #BookSky #KidLit a fishier place for children everywhere 😍🐟🦑🐡🧪📚 List So Far: bit.ly/FishBooksForKids Add a Title: bit.ly/BestKidsFishBooks

Proud, as always, of our amazing Kelp Rescue (@kelprescue.bsky.social ) team. 4 years in the making, our 1st kelp restoration publication is out! 🎉🎉🎉 Onwards! @uvic.ca BMSC. Thanks to all our funders, especially Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) 🇨🇦

New paper out in Proceedings B! 🔊 Seabirds' impacts on reefs extends even to some of its tiniest inhabitants - cryptobenthic reef fishes 🐠 Near colonies, these fishes assimilate seabird nutrients (💩), grow larger 📈 & more at: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @royalsocietypublishing.org

When facing the realities of our world, the urge to drown in grief or shut down into apathy is becoming more and more common. But what if facing our grief is actually the pathway to increasing our capacity to stay connected to and work on the things that matter most to us?

I’d eat that noodle! 11/10 fish!

🐦 Seabirds boost reef health A new study shows seabird poo fuels coral reef productivity. More seabirds = faster algae growth = more herbivorous fish. Dynamic measures revealed how nutrients flow through reef food webs. 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #SciComm #CoralReefs #Ecology 🧪

1/8 For years, it’s been assumed that when fishes hover in open water, they’re just resting. Our new @pnas.org paper shows otherwise: hovering can double metabolic costs compared to true rest in near-neutrally buoyant fishes. Here’s what we found: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... a 🧪 🧵..

Delighted that #OceansMenagerie @vikingbooks.bsky.social made the top 25. Takes corals, starfish and octopus to the beach with you! sustainability.stanford.edu/news/25-book...

Beta readers tell me they love my eco-thriller about a marine-biologist in the Caribbean who descends into madness when he believes the coral reefs are communicating with him about a climate disaster. Agents? Nobody is listening. Judge for yourself from the prologue... edennote.com/the-man-who-...

Three years ago, my team and I created a 30-minute movie that provides a comprehensive systems analysis of the human predicament. This beautifully animated film aims to help viewers understand the interconnected crises defining our era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xr9...

New research challenges the long-held belief that coral reefs are “oases” in marine deserts. While among the world’s most productive ecosystems, their existence in nutrient-deprived oceans is the exception rather than the rule. @gobyone.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/news/researc...

NEWS: At #UNOC3, 11 governments have united to sign a bold new pledge to safeguard climate-resilient #coralreefs. “This is more than a commitment—it’s a lifeline for coral reefs and the communities that depend on them,” said WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social. 🪸 🌏 bit.ly/3HO6xw9

"There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on Earth. These tiny candy-colored animals protect coral reefs. The animals’ survival is vital to the health of reefs, where they eat algae that can smother coral." www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

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Today, I have my monthly call with the large philanthropic foundations working on 🌊 MPAs & #30by30. Unsurprisingly, today's focus is #UNOC3. In case you want to follow some of the colleagues... 👇 #OceanOptimism go.bsky.app/QPepXsG

Vertebrate jaws open and close, but several lineages have also evolved lateral movement, which aids in chewing. The reef fish Zanclus cornutus has evolved the ability to rotate both its upper and lower jaws simultaneously. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The Bignose Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) can alter its coloration in response to stimuli. These dramatic shifts in appearance are not merely cosmetic; they play crucial roles in communication, camouflage, and social interactions within their coral reef environment. #MarineLife #unicornfish

Check out our new publication lead by Lucie Mahaut in @royalsocietypublishing.org Functional diversity shapes the stability of reef fish biomass under global change 👉 Trait diversity and redundancy drive stability; human impacts reduce it. 🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ReefLifeSurvey 🌐🧪🦑🌍

New paper in Nature Ocean Sustainability! 🦈Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates – our study maps research priorities + gaps to guide conservation action. Let’s do better for sharks. 🔗📄https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00131-8 #Sharks #Conservation

More than one way to be a planktivore: the vast morphospace of plankton-feeding reef fishes Ng, I., Bellwood, D.R., Strugnell, J.M. et al. More than one way to be a planktivore: the vast morphospace of plankton-feeding reef fishes. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Have you ever wondered what factors shape the processes of morphological evolution? And how might innovations arise and contribute to patterns of diversification? Our new paper uses 3D CT scans of tetraodontiform fishes to explore these questions. doi.org/10.1093/evol... 1/15

🌊🌊🪸🪸 Ever wonder how a hurricane modifies the landscape structure of a coral reef? In this newly published study, we use high-resolution drone imagery to explore how the impact of disturbances modulates the spatial arrangement and distribution of Acropora palmate patches. doi.org/10.1007/s003...

New paper! Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should. This is the *first* paper in the peer reviewed scientific literature to explain how Bluesky works and how to use it for #SciComm 🧪🦑🐠 academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad...

I realize this seems small relative to crazy news of today, but it's big for showing that MPAs are win-wins, which is big, and so it's my news to me good news for Mar 24. #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/2025/03/tanz...

New paper in GEB: coral reefs are changing, but the most common shift is not what you think it might be. Systems dominated by live corals and small fishes are disappearing, while those dominated by algae and large fishes are becoming more common. #ecology #science doi.org/10.1111/geb....