🌊 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

We're heartbroken to share that Dr. Mel Consentino, former Treasurer of SCB MARINE, has passed away. Born in Argentina with a passion for orcas that would define her life's work, Mel dedicated herself to marine conservation in the most meaningful way. 🐋

🚨 ATTENTION 🚨 Interested in submitting to the IMCC7 proceedings but didn't receive an email from Science Officer David Shiffman (@whysharksmatter.bsky.social )? Get in touch with him immediately, the deadline to apply is 3/31 - You can also contact him at Whysharksmatter @ gmail dot com

It’s almost time for @taotaotasi.bsky.social ‘s plenaey at #IMCC7 - and I assure you, you are not prepared for what he selected as his walk up music 😂

Last day of #IMCC7 - Angelo Villagomez discussing how we need to evolve beyond 30x30 and develop a better paradigm for our relationships to nature. 🦑

“You’re not going to achieve durable lasting conservation in my community if you don’t involve my community.” - @taotaotasi.bsky.social in his #IMCC7 plenary

@taotaotasi.bsky.social kicks off today's #IMCC7 by highlighting how the wealthier nations with overseas EEZ's (legacy of colonialism) tend to favour putting large marine protected areas (MPAs) in those overseas areas rather than in their "local" waters. 1/5

Into the final day at #IMCC7 and feeling inspired by the amazing talks from all the plenary speakers!

Who's ready for a conservation success story from the Great Barrier Reef? Simon Miller (Australian Marine Conservation Society - AMCS) tells us about gillnet fishing reforms #IMCC7 1/5

Did you love IMCC7? Want to help us plan IMCC8? Please come to our info meeting today at 5:45 in Hall 9! We promise it won’t take long and you’ll have time to get ready for the closing celebration. Decisions are made by those who show up, so please show up! #IMCC7

Allie Durdall (University of the Virgin Islands-CMES) shares the story of U.S. Virgin Islands marine debris removal and the community that powers it #IMCC7 1/4

Emma Algotsson (Catchgreen) talks about piloting Catchgreen biodegradable fishing gear at #IMCC7 70% of marine animal entanglement involves lost, abandoned, and discarded fishing gear. The gear uses a biodegradable polymer that can be broken down by marine microbes 1/4

Best slide of #imcc7?

Katy Dalton (Conservation International) talks about state governance solutions to protect human rights at sea & jurisdictional complexities Fisheries can't exist without people, but most management frameworks for fisheries have little to no mention of human rights #IMCC7 1/5

Housseni Houssoyni tells us about co-management of the Comoros Marine Protected Areas There's lots of actors involved - MPA village communities, economic operators, science, law enforcement and more. Yes - it's complicated! #IMCC7 1/2

Despite being part of two IUCN species survival commission specialist groups, I didn’t know this neat fact: #IMCC7

Learning more about the work of the IUCN Species Specialist Groups and the thousands of expert volunteers that support the work. #IMCC7

Nicola van Wilgen gives a barnstormer of a talk urging us to focus on direct adaptation and thinking ambitiously when visioning the future #IMCC7

Ready for my #IMCC7 rant!

Standing room only for the last Lenfest/Center for American Progress side event on Building diverse knowledge and partnerships - #IMCC7 🦑

What an inspiring talk by Dr. @amandavincent.bsky.social about the role of IUCN SSC in marine conservation! #IMCC7 @iucnseahorse.bsky.social

Thank you Miguel for a great talk during our event: Connecting the Dots: Expanding Our Reach and Impact through IUCN SSC Specialist Groups. #IMCC7

Really enjoyed our closing session to reflect and think about everything we heard and learned at #imcc7 this week

At #IMCC7 in Cape Town our #EarthRangerTech & #SkylightMarine team joined #SMARTCnsvTools to run a symposium on integrated conservation technology for improving #MPA management effectiveness. Case studies and lessons learnt from Congo, Belize, Zanzibar, Thailand @scbmarine.bsky.social

Be sure to tune in for @taotaotasi.bsky.social speaking about #ocean conservation and 30x30 at #IMCC7, #LIVE at 8:30 AM SAST/11:30 PM PST from #CapeTown vimeo.com/event/463851...

Don’t miss the chance to hear Dr. Miguel Correia, our research associate share highlights from the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon Specialist Group at the @sscmarine.bsky.social panel event! #IMCC7 #SavingIconicFishes

#IMCC7 is great for many reasons - one of them is the chance to catch up with (and meet for the first time!) other Duke alum, students and faculty. @marinebiogeo.bsky.social @rebeccagruby.bsky.social @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Are you at #IMCC7? Join us for a dynamic panel event with the IUCN SSC Specialist Group leaders and connect with the IUCN SSC marine community. Connecting the Dots: Expanding Our Reach and Impact through IUCN SSC Specialist Groups Fri, 18 Oct 1:30 - 3:00 pm in Protea

Super interesting session on Nature Positive pathways for marine conservation at #IMCC7. lots of food for thought!

Using mussels and fish as indicators of marine pollution in Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa, is the focus of Amarein Fourie (Sustainable Seas Trust) #IMCC7 talk 1/4

Fjords in Iceland are seeing more and more vessel traffic. The noise that comes along with that seems to be disrupting some juvenile Atlantic Cod, says Ken-Reesha Alissah Price (Háskólinn á Akureyi) #IMCC7 1/3

First post on Bluesky, first PhD talk at an academic conference. Having an inspiring week at #IMCC7

Shaili Johri tells us how genetics traceability systems can help us enable effective conservation by detecting Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing of sharks #IMCC7 📷 Fish market in Yemmen. Credit Rod Waddington/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) 1/5

Asha De Vos (Oceanswell) shares first deep sea exploration of Sri Lankan waters, which took place in 2022 94% of Sri Lanka's waters are deep sea (deeper than 200 metres)! 89% is between 2000-6000 metres depth #IMCC7 1/3

Excited to see Asha De Vos at #IMCC7 , talking about the critters of the deep sea off Sri Lanka

Great Lenfest grantee coffee meetup at #IMCC7 to just connect in-person and talk management and policy relevant science!

@britfinucci.bsky.social At #IMCC7 : Deepwater sharks live deeper than 200 meters, in the dark. It’s over 50% of all known shark species and they are long lived and late maturing.

Shark Day at #IMCC7 continues! Martin Clark, Ali Hood, and Sonja Fordham are here presenting on Atlantic shark conservation policy. SQUEEEEEEEE!

Gaming for ocean conservation? Liz MacDonald from the Monterey Bay Aquarium introduces FathomVerse to #IMCC7 www.youtube.com/watc...#IMCC7 1/4

Massive charisma gap with many heavily traded species would benefit from international trade regulations #IMCC7 Sonja Fordham Shark Advocates International 🧪🦈🌎

Sonja Fordham from shark advocates international offers advice for the IMCC community on how we can help. #IMCC7

🦑 Thank you #IMCC7 for the great turnout at Developing the Next Generation of Research Needs in Climate-Resilient Fisheries! Now come see Sarah L. Close and I at the poster session tonight to share more of your ideas!

Brining shark science back to East Africa with Dr Melita Samoilys highlights paucity of data and the paucity of sharks particularly in Kenya/Tanzania paper accepted at Cons Biol 👏🏼🥇 #IMCC7 🧪🌎🦈

Nina Faure-Beaulieu highlights high endemicity and threat of sharks and rays in South africa #IMCC7 Good coverage of Raggedtooth shark in MPAs. 23 threatened species have more than 10% protection 🌎🧪🦈

Nina Faure-Beaulieu has a cool shiny app to explore and a paper #IMCC7 🧪🦈🌎

Jay Matsushiba of SFU presents a Rshiny app to navigate dimensions of global shark and ray biodiversity #IMCC7 🌎🧪🦈

Daniel Simpson tackles shark angling conflict on Ascension Island, using 3-D swim-throughs!!! 🦈🧪🌎 #IMCC7

I don't have shiny apps or 3-D fly throughs... but i do have is 32 years of systematic conservation planning Prof Mandy Lombard ... #IMCC7 The environment is not a leg, it is the foundation of social and economics values🦈🌎🧪

Interested in monitoring coral reefs? Magreth Kasuga from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Tanzania, talks about an effective (and relatively low-cost) way to do that at medium (10-100 kilometre) scales #IMCC7 1/4

Samkelisiwe Danisa (WILDTRUST) shares the Youth4MPAs initiative - an African youth-led initiative focusing on advocating for the proclamation and expansion of Marine Protected Areas, educating, and empowering youth to protect the ocean and its inhabitants. #IMCC7 1/3