Ocean meditation

Glad to see ON universities will get some reprieve, its’s absolutely necessary and long overdue. BUT. We will still be underfunded compared to 7 years ago and to all other provinces. Plus - making student loans MORE inequitable is not the answer. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f46fc77...

We are hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Indigenous Environmental Governance and Management. Very excited for this position. Please circulate widely among your networks: www.sfu.ca/rem/about/em... #academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky

So much great attention on Puerto Rico right now gracias a Bad Bunny. If you are looking to support a local organization doing fantastic work on the ground, check out casapueblo.org - in support of energy sovereignty and community well-being.

Cutting this kind of irreplaceable domestic expertise, research infrastructure and long term datasets while spending billions on recruiting foreign experts seems… dumb.

I’m also not “that kind of doctor”, but I re-upped my MMR (measles) vaccine last year. I AM the kind of doctor who teaches about collective action, community-based efforts and public goods. Herd immunity is a public good that too may people don’t realize they have (had).

Catherine O’Hara 💔

It’s easy to be consumed by the spectacle of horror coming from our neighbours to the South. Canadian friends, don’t forget to hold our own government accountable for more than fancy speeches. Check out this 🔥 list!!

Timeline cleanse. Chester is a fan of snow days

People struggle with both/and. I struggle with both/and. Good reminder to not let the either/or folks drag down the good work we all need to do.

Friends, I’d like to show @ucalgary.bsky.social that @bsky.app is where the cool kids hang out and that they should start posting here more and less/none at TheBadPlace™️. Show them some love by reskeeting this 100000000x. 🧪

What to do when the world gets you down? Practice gratitude. This week working to nominate two deserving colleagues for awards. Grateful to know and work with good people!!

Calling all emerging conservation filmmakers. Applications for our Ocean Storytelling Film Grant close on 30 January 2026. Here is everything you need to know about this opportunity. Apply here: grants.saveourseas.com

Will the ON govt finally listen, before post secondary education in the province is completely destroyed ? www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f46fc77...

Are those knowingly submitting crap and publishing in predatory publishers blameless? Are those creating the incentives blameless? Are those who popularized the APC model of OA blameless? theconversation.com/the-5-stages...

I am so sad to see this. Kristina Gjerde worked tirelessly, for decades, to protect the high seas. The entry into force this year of the BBNJ agreement owes much to her skillful work and patience with the long game of international law and diplomacy. A true ocean champion.

With which professors, at which (oversaturated, underfunded, understaffed) universities, for which jobs? Lots of Canadian press pointing at this without looking at the actual case in the country.

“We have lost an emphasis on community” describes so many of our current problems. Measles is a collective action problem that WE SOLVED, only to unsolve. Hats off to this massive data collection/viz effort.

Feels like a great day to repost my @mcsweeneys.net piece about the new editor at CBS News! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/aaa...

As the year ends, we reflect on our shared journey toward Reconciliation in research. Guided by Elder Gùdia and the late Murray Sinclair’s questions, we remain committed to a future that upholds Indigenous rights and sovereignty. Read more ▶️ https://ow.ly/aTej50XJUiI 📸 facets-2025-0178_fig2

The newly formed Environmental Justice Data & Mapping Society is hiring a coordinator: drive.google.com/file/d/1Mot9...

The dismantling of NCAR should be the trending story on Bluesky, not the fucking Oscars leaving ABC for YouTube.

Climate solutions exist. What a great resource, looking forward to incorporating this into teaching!

Saturday, December 6th is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women. It commemorates the '89 Montreal Massacre where 14 women were targeted & killed for daring to study engineering. Attend your local vigil & come learn community care with me zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Canada: where reconciliation is an orange shirt, not a responsibility upheld. And climate change a way for a banker to sell books until he gets a political job. Saying “it could be worse” (PP) misses that we all deserve better. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f46fc77...

Today!!

If you don’t yet follow @whysharksmatter.bsky.social , you really should!

My daily reminder to find joy in the world. He is WAY more excited about the snow than I am.

Well. That sucks. My 11yo is learning the heartbreak of being a sports fan. Good training for life. Worth every second. This team was so much fun to cheer for.

Excited to share this new paper led by Emilie Wiehe, a Mauritian scholar, exploring the #BlueEconomy and state-making practices of Mauritius as "Large Ocean State." Free to read/download until Dec. 18th! Also with @jjsilvs.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/a/1m0fd3pILl...

TIL a group of blue jays is called a “party”. Let’s keep this party going!!! GO JAYS most

Attention Climate Solutions Scholars! @uvic.ca seeks its next Canada Excellence Research Chair 🇨🇦: www.uvic.ca/research-inn... You: world class scholar, looking to make a move Us: #5 in world for climate action, collegial, stunning location (B.C.) w award-winning climate policy Pls share widely!

Call for papers for our special issue "Tides of Change: Reflective and Practical Skills for the Next Generation of Marine Researchers" with Oceans and Society: www.cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsoci... On navigating the complexities of doing interdisciplinary research. Please share!

Hi friends! Who is at #UNOC this week?

Crab apple blossoms in my backyard, for your #bloomscrolling

If only he meant fixing/building hospitals and schools, public transit, and public housing, and not a ridiculous 401 tunnel

So proud of the many students in Fossil Free Guelph who led this campaign. #divestment

@uclgeography.bsky.social is seeking a lecturer in Environmental Governance.... Come and work with the 4th best Geography department at the 4th best university in the world..... tinyurl.com/ucl-eg

Your #bloomscrolling break, amidst the doomscrolling.

Great to see this Special Issue on "Trends and Future Directions in the Conservation Social Sciences" in @conbiology.bsky.social #ConSocSci #MarSocSci The field has come a long way, and there is still room for growth:

Here for the Ides of March content.

Looking for a postdoc in 🇨🇦? Liber Ero Fellowship liberero.ca * Applied conservation science * Leadership training * Open to int’l applicants * Due Nov 1 🌎🧪🦤

🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️ www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

Hey Canadian colleagues- I don’t know this group but (1) I am always up for MOBILIZING and (2) I appreciate the effort to find a good acronym - look at the attention they gave to both the French and English!

The collapse of higher ed *everywhere* should be concerning to those who say they value democracy. Politicians across the spectrum are letting us down. This thread explains the situation in British higher ed, with excellent advice for these trying times. Care is political.

Friends at #ISA2025, please stop by @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social stalled and grab a copy of Decolonizing Environmentalism. www.bloomsbury.com/us/decoloniz...

We've made it to this platform too! Follow us to get the latest cutting-edge political ecology contributions (all OA with ZERO corporate profit)- and occasional rants against corporate publishing : journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/jpe/ @pollenetwork.bsky.social

This is the energy I’m trying to channel.

I’ve had the privilege to see a lot of marine turtles in my life. Yesterday was special bc I got to share the experience with my kids for the first time.

I haven't seen a conservation social sciences starter pack so I decided to make one #ConSocSci #MarSocSci I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you! go.bsky.app/AdXdpZd