I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Nuacht go maith!

I'm very proud to have contributed to this important work with @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social

One of the best conferences I've ever been too (but I'm probably biased here). So proud to have put this together with the amazing @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social team.

Tune in to Prime Time on RTÉ One tonight at 10.35pm for a feature on why Ireland is lagging behind on marine protection and why this matters🦈 More here: www.rte.ie/.../1534897-.... @fairseas.ie Image credit: Basking Shark by George Karbus

Net loss? Why Ireland trails Europe on marine protection. 🦈🌊 Don't miss this tonight on RTE's Prime Time at 10.35pm after #TraitorsIreland 👀 #rtept www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

Friends, I am helping the The Natural History Society of Maryland to design a shark science and conservation exhibit, and we can use your help funding it! Learn more about the exhibit and learn how you can donate here: 🧪🦑🌎🦈 #SciComm www.southernfriedscience.com/help-support...

I have never been more proud to work with @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social! After a compressed planning process, we held two packed days of fintastic basking shark talks. I've never felt more inspire or excited to continue basking shark research and advocacy.

After months of preparation this weekend we successfully hosted the second International Basking shark conference at ATU Galway followed by our Ocean Literacy day event on Achill Island, cohosted by: @npwsireland.bsky.social & Irish Whale and Dolphin Group

But for now I will leave you with this quote from fellow IBSG member @divingwsharks.bsky.social in her closing address “conferences are planned by a small committee but made special by everyone who attends”.

We are kicking off our international conference on basking sharks! Come see our life size shark at ATU

Basking sharks were called (liamhán gréine) Sunfish in Irish ☀️ so stoked to finally be in Ireland with @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social for our international conference on basking sharks!

Great to be part of the unveiling of this life-sized sculpture of a basking shark at the Spanish Arch in Galway. It was specially commissioned for the International Basking Shark Conference (Aug 29-31). More details on this exciting conference is here: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Be there!

Check out our schedule! Virtual registration is still open and on site registration will be available for €160. www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

Yesterday, the IBSG and Fair Seas unveiled a life size sculpture of a basking shark for Heritage Week in Galway! The sculpture created by well-known prop-maker Tommy Casby was part-funded by The Heritage Council and with support from Galway City Council.

On August 31st, as part of Ocean Literacy Day, The Achill Sound will be playing at Keel Community Hall! Get details and a downloadable schedule here: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 #sharkweek #Achill

After setting out to understand the relationship between consumption and wellbeing, the researchers found people are happier and more satisfied when adopting sustainable lifestyles and resisting the temptations of consumerism. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

As always we promote our code of conduct when you are out on the coast seeing these marvellous animals, this can be found on our website: www.baskingshark.ie/downloads

What should you do if you see a #BaskingShark? Well, report your sighting as soon as you can! Visit our website to get information on where and what information to submit. Sightings are very important for conservation research! www.baskingshark.ie/report-a-sig...

Please tell the sharks to stay. I will be in Ireland so soon!

We've recently published research basking shark breaching behavior. How kind of them to demonstrate it again on camera! Footage from Treas Heapes onboard Sally O’Keefee sailing to Inis Oirr.

Are you sad that you missed registration for the International Conference on basking Sharks? Don't worry! Our online registration will be available until just before conference starts and we will be offering on-site registration at ATU www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

During our FREE Ocean Literacy event on Achill Island on 31st August, we will be screening three following films about basking sharks..... #achill #baskingshark #sharkscience

We have some great keynote speakers lined up for our Conference on the 29-30th at ATU. Remember that you can register on-site or attend virtually: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

The schedule for our International Conference on Basking Sharks has been posted! And we have to admit- We're SO excited!!! Get conference details here: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025. You can also still register to attend virtually and on-site tickets will be available for 160 Euros. #SharkWeek

This is kinda lovely www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thinking of joining us for our Ocean Literacy Day on Achill? We have lots of activities planned for the day for shark enthusiasts of all ages. From headland watched, kayaking, draw along sessions and rockpooling to art instalments, talks, music and film screenings.

#sharkweek never has to end

It's thrilling to see an angelshark swim past a camera in Cardigan Bay, Wales. First sighting in years! As I wrote in What the Wild Sea Can Be, angelsharks are critically endangered but they are certainly not gone. There's so much to fight for in our ocean 💙🌊🦑🦈 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What me and a lot of people have discussed lately is how we didn't expect them to tank things that save or make money. Conservation? Sure. Fisheries? Unexpected. Cutting hurricane tracking costs $$$$ even for the wealthy. Just why??

"Irish requires the intentional creation of a learning community in a way many other languages do not. With Spanish, for example, you can travel to a country where you’re immersed in the language. That’s not always the case with Irish." @divingwsharks.bsky.social letslearnirish.com/articles/fro...

Scriobh mé alt do @letslearnirish.bsky.social agus inniu fuair mé mo scór: Pas le Tuillteanas! I wrote and article for Let's Learn Irish, and today I got my scor: Pass with merit! #Gaeilge #Irish

"This highlights a critical but overlooked link between biodiversity loss and climate change, revealing how unmitigated animal declines undermine the ability of forest carbon to recover after disturbance and emphasizing the need to incorporate animal biodiversity into climate mitigation strategies"

Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science “I am very worried about how the work we do in pointing out bad papers is currently being misused, or even weaponized, to convince the general public that all science is bad” @elisabethbik.bsky.social

I can't remember which book I read a decade ago, but it specifically highlighted that virtually all terrorists are either domestic abusers themselves or grew up with an abuser. It radicalized me to the notion that domestic violence is just localized terrorism

#sharkweek never has to end

Want to talk to @swimminghead.co.uk about their incredible footage and great work? They'll be at our Conference (Aug 29-30 at ATU) and Ocean Literacy day (Aug 31 Achill)! Details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

As part of the International Conference on Basking Sharks, we’ll be holding a workshop on developing marine protected areas for basking sharks. Can marine protected areas help, and what criteria should we use when designing them? Big questions for big sharks:

One month to go until the International Conference on Basking Sharks at ATU in Galway, Ireland! If you haven’t registered but want to attend, you can register on the day. Check out the conference page on our website for details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

As part of the Ocean Literacy day on Achill Island, Irish artist Tom Meskell will be exhibiting his fantastic sailcloth paintings of basking sharks in Gielty’s coffee shop, all day. Come along and say hi! Get details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Find out more about Tom at tommeskell.com

We've got our Full Conference and Ocean Literacy Day Schedules posted! You can download them here:

It may be #SharkWeek but the real shark week is happening the last weekend of August! Join us for our FREE Ocean Literacy Day on Achill Island- August 31st!

The ICJ is a legendarily conservative legal body. Drawing on @drnajimagi.bsky.social 's live mega-thread last night hear are a few of the jaw-dropping moments for me in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion. 1. Licensing of new fossil fuel projects may be wrongful & expose states to int'l litigation

I'm getting new followers again (probably because it's #sharkweek?) But I also want to highlight that I'm working on a conference with @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social on- you guessed it!- Basking sharks! You can register to attend virtually or buy tickets onsite: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

Press release: World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

You can register to view the conference virtually, but we will also offer on site registration if you wish to attend in person: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

If you need some talking points to share with your elected officials, I wrote some here and got dozens of scientific professional societies to sign on www.ucs.org/about/news/s... 🧪 @ucs.org

What Basking Sharks Tell Us About The Climate Crisis www.forbes.com/sites/meliss... New research shows basking sharks are more flexible in their movements and thermal tolerance than previously thought, which may help them survive climate change.

Evergreen reminder that wind turbines are not even remotely a leading cause of human-driven bird mortality. This is classic concern trolling in the interest of fossil fuels - if they really cared about birds they'd focus on domestic cats and building glass. And what's not shown here: climate change.

Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad: "I am convinced that the staff cuts that we saw were a contributing factor to the inability of the emergency managers to respond."