To rule out nutrient scarcity as a cause, Andrew Trites says you’d need to look not only at quantity of food, but also quality. Steller #sealions have experienced population declines when their diets consisted mainly of lower-fat #fish. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... @ubcmarinemammal

#OneHealth - on this #PoisonedPlanet, the costs are mounting #Pesticides #PlanetaryBoundaries www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate-driven changes to distribution of micronutrients across global ocean may reduce iron delivery to marine habitats, weakening the base of marine food chains. Crucially, over time this could mean fewer #krill and fewer #whales, #seals, and #penguins. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/drop-in...

The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age

This is so incredibly heart-breaking. To Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli at NIH--you have betrayed the entire scientific community. Deeply committed staff are leaving in droves--because you are destroying the institution. Shame on you. www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...

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Hereditary Chief T̕łaḵwagila David Mungo Knox of the Fort Rupert First Nation, also known as the Kwakiutl First Nation, says he wants DFO to discuss fisheries management with #coastal First Nations before allowing commercial #fishing. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Incredible, truly incredible US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation apnews.com/article/unit...

It will be interesting to see herring eventually spawn in the area. Kelp is essential for herring too. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Meet Eba, the goodest girl in killer whale conservation, and go behind the scenes with scientists trying to save the majestic creatures in our latest TikTok

Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report #BritishColumbia halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/k...

Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth. According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines. Well worth reading.

🦑 #Dolphins help #orca hunt #salmon, eat scraps “They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.” Orcas and dolphins caught on video collaborating to hunt salmon | CBC News share.google/84AUFF2PoWrS...

Share #Vietnam #fishing #overfishing "The Vietnamese government has temporarily suspended the enforcement of minimum size regulations for several key marine species, including various types of #tuna, following calls from local fishermen to abolish the regulation.* share.google/BLXSIhFmQR5D...

Do you have what it takes to win Science’s #DanceYourPhD competition? We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX

Vaccines DO NOT cause autism. This is a hill we will die on. Vaccines are a feat of science and are safe and effective

Nature research paper: Land-use change undermines the stability of avian functional diversity go.nature.com/4riTULX

Short changing the future of scientific discovery

#Orcas caught 'stalking' #seabirds in Puget Sound; scientists say it's not hunting, it's practice cheknews.ca/orcas-caught...

“We essentially drew friendship maps to see which whales spent time together, and then looked at where they were seen to figure out if they hung out in specific neighborhoods,” said Andrew Trites. @ubcmarinemammal lincolnchronicle.org/new-research...

COP30 elevated the ocean, bringing it closer to the heart of the global climate agenda, but the deep sea – everything below 200 metres and making up roughly 90% of the ocean – stayed buried in the margins. oceanographicmagazine.com/features/cop...

“The inner coast killer whales are like city dwellers,” said Dr. Andrew Trites.“They’re experts at navigating busy, maze-like streets of nearshore inlets, whereas the outer coast whales are more like backcountry dwellers.” scitechdaily.com/scientists-d... @ubcmarinemammal

It wasn’t until last year that researchers suddenly saw what looked like a duo of juvenile beaked #whales breaking through the surface. ca.news.yahoo.com/cryptic-whal...

These are the same forever chemicals that the EPA just approved for use as pesticides- now they have more ways to enter the food web

Daniel Pauly ( @seaaroundus.org ) said the debate over herring stocks on the BC coast stems from what he calls “shifting baselines.” "There is a completely different perception of what the abundance might have been,” Pauly said. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/n...

I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.

Today, the EPA released proposed revisions to the definition of “waters of the United States”, which would further erode clean water safeguards & endanger wetlands & streams across the US. “This is a destructive and unfounded attack on clean water protections," said @geostatstacy.bsky.social.

Effective strategies for climate change adaptation in coastal areas are urgently needed

When scientists compared what California #sealions eat in the US and Mexico, they expected to find a clear explanation for why populations were booming in California but shrinking in Mexico. Instead, they found something more complicated. @ubcmarinemammal ecomagazine.com/news/researc...

‘If #women are given a platform, there is much that they can do’: Women’s vital roles in #fisheries and #aquaculture are gaining recognition as new programs in Indonesia and Zambia drive inclusion and equality www.globalseafood.org/advocate/clo... via @GSA_Seafood

NOAA can no longer afford timely and accurate tsunami warnings in Alaska thanks to budget cuts www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Climate change is increasing the risk of bird flu for marine mammals

It’s time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field. #publichealth #episky #medsky #activism www.thenation.com/article/acti...

New study on the last glaciation shows the Gulf Stream is likely more resilient to climate change than expected but melting North American ice sheets drove rapid sea level rise

Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.

The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual science advocacy training on how the scientific community can push back against the growing authoritarian threat and stand up for our democracy. Thursday, November 20, 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET.

EUROPE EXCEPTIONAL NOVEMBER WARMTH An extraordinary warm spell is affecting all North Africa and Europe,only excluding Italy. 42C in Mauritania, 39 Algeria,>25 in the Balkans (mins up to 19C). Next days hundreds of records with up to 34C in Turkey.

The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Not reporting is not going to make climate change imapcts go away

A woman from the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health explains how her entire department was gutted That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives

🌎 ¡Thriving Earth Exchange en la #RAUGM2025! Esta semana, Marina Cox, coordinadora de proyectos hispanohablantes, participa en la Reunión Anual de la Unión Geofísica Mexicana 🇲🇽. 🗓️ Miércoles | 10:30 a. m. ET 🔗 lite.spr.ly/6003M2lR #CienciaComunitaria #AGU

The MAHA plan was ALWAYS intended to undermine vaccines. - Rolling back access - Seeding doubt on vaccine effectiveness - Pushing false narratives about vaccine harms - Crippling the infrastructure for vaccine approval and guidelines www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising #sea levels – life on the #climate-change frontline theconversation.com/thai-village... via @us.theconversation.com

“Through the first six months of this year, disasters across the United States caused more than $100 billion in damage, the most expensive start to any year on record, it found. Fourteen disasters each caused at least $1 billion in damage through the first half of the year, the researchers found.”

Great news that @climatecentral.org has resurrected @noaa.gov’s Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database after the Trump administration axed it!

Pacific harbor #seals vanishing from Baja California waters, study finds mexiconewsdaily.com/news/pacific... via @MexicoNewsDaily

Canadian #ocean research is among the scientific fields that could be vulnerable to foreign e#spionage, theft or misuse because people overlook its value to adversaries, says a report commissioned by the federal government. cheknews.ca/canadas-scie... via @cheknews.ca

Cancelled surveys, suppressed publications, hidden data: the Trump administration is continuing to hack and slash its way through the entire enterprise of science within the federal government. Here’s a snapshot of the attacks on science that we saw during September: