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If you're reading this is probably because you're interested in tuna fisheries. SPC is the data and science provider to the WCPFC and employs the world's top stock assessment scientists. Hence, this publication is essential reading for any informed discussion. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2026/1/...

This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit. It's all white supremacy and greed.

Here's the free access pdf for our recent paper: High congruence between cameras and on-board observers supports the electronic monitoring of shark fisheries url: connectsci.au/mf/article/d...

Things don’t look good on the climate front for 2026… and geopolitics would likely keep the climate crisis in the political back burner… don’t despair, just take a breath, put your head down and keep pushing forward. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Healthy and sustainable fisheries have lower carbon emissions and fuel use, because fish are more abundant and easier to catch with less effort. Rebuilding fisheries and ensuring that fleet sizes are appropriate for catch level, are keys for CO2 reduction By Hilborn et al. doi.org/10.1111/faf....

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers. Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social

Three shark bites in Sydney. It's not by chance that this is in January and after the heaviest rainfall since 1988: these two things are known risk factors for the presence of bull sharks in these waters. My thoughts are with the victims and their communities. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions. #ScienceUnderSiege

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

New Pub 🚨🦈 🐠🧪 Pleased to share our paper on Eastern Atlantic tiger #shark movements that highlight a global first with a return migration from West Africa to Brazil. This was a labour of love with our now departed colleagues Zeddy and Ze Luis, who so loved these sharks💙 doi.org/10.3389/fmar...

I'm sure it was a simple misunderstanding. I think they meant to ban this instead (look how dangerous the stuff is!):

#FAO is looking for a Fishery Officer (Fisheries Management) - find all the info to apply here: jobs.fao.org/careersectio... - deadline is 23 January 2026. A great opportunity to support more inclusive, multidimensional fisheries management! @oceansolutions.stanford.edu

“Treat the Earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children,” a Kenyan proverb reminds us. Kenya is updating its nature action plan by integrating science, policy, and business while empowering local communities. Find out more: https://shorturl.at/Pod9V

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

"Tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut warming rate by a third in ten years, and halve it by 2040."

Just out... we found a good match between observers and cameras when monitoring catch composition...we are now building AI models to reduce video review time and roll out electronic monitoring across the fleet. I hope to present this at @sharks.international #SI2026 doi.org/10.1071/MF25...

They're turning invasive weeds into biodegradable plastic. Banana waste into sustainable leather. Greywater into drinking water. Meet the 2025 UNEP #YoungChamps of the Earth and watch their full journey, including a surprise opportunity to pitch for a $1.1 million prize: youtu.be/Rg87g26kDG8

Want to get the data out of a PDF figure? As in, the actual data – not a rough trace-along-the-lines version? I made an app you might like: adamkucharski.github.io/pdf2plot/ It all started a few years ago... 🧵

beware of the the ‘enshittification’ of publishing theconversation.com/the-5-stages...

#JobOpportunity: Minderoo OceanOmics Centre is #hiring… 🎣 Senior Research Fellow 🏢 UWA & Minderoo Foundation 🗓️ Full time, 3 years 💰$118,150-$165,809 👀 external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52... 🚨Deadline: Monday 2nd February 2026

🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨 🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies is hiring… 🎣 Benthic Invertebrate Field Biologist – Abalone 🏢 University of Tasmania 🗓️ Full time, ongoing role 💰 $138,536 to $157,330 👀 careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50192... 🚨Deadline: Wednesday, 28th January, 2026

NEW PAPER ALERT | Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure. Read the full paper in Ecology and Evolution here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #shark #ray #chimaera #ISRA #publication #biodiversity #conservation

“People ask me to predict the future, but all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is too easy, anyway. You look around — the street you stand on, the air you breathe — and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better.” - Ray Bradbury

New book coming soon! Building Inclusive Scientific Communities and Leadership: Case Studies from Professional Societies www.bloomsbury.com/us/building-... 🧪

As always, my friend @willbunch.bsky.social of the @inquirer.com provides factual and moral clarity on the key political developments of our time. Please read this one ⤵️

Minnesota, get organized! go.bsky.app/67ZH9Hk

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

#OceanGrants 💶🌊 Thanks @thegef.bsky.social for #OceanOptimism

The ICE officer committed Cold-Blooded Murder. That officer should be arrested and tried for murder. Otherwise, the US is saying that Trump's Paramilitary can commit cold-blooded murder without accountability.

That's murder

This pulls the U.S. out of IUCN, among other things.

The institutional memory of NOAA has suffered: “All these leaders of things who’ve been around for a long time and know how it operates, we’re kind of moving on.” NOAA lost 2,000 of its 11,800 employees through layoffs and retirements since Trump took office”. Now at its lowest staffing level ever.

Comunicado conjunto de México, Brasil, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay y España sobre la situación en Venezuela.

I am looking for a postdoc position + will be attending #SICB2026! My areas of interest/experience: sexual selection, reproduction, host-parasite interactions, animal behavior, (plus bio ed and disability advocacy in bio). I would be happy to chat with anyone attending who is looking for postdocs!

Greenland after Venezuela.

We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela We are a rogue state, a global pariah Trump is ruling as a dictator, period An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations The message for 2026 is clear: No kings! My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Biologist kidnapped in Mexico news.mongabay.com/short-articl... 🧪🌎

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength" -- George Orwell (1949)

Welcome to the American petrostate By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024 @BulletinAtomic The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests. thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...

Today’s featured Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) is the Parda Reef in Cabo Verde! Learn more about the ISRA project: sharkrayareas.org/isra/faq/ and see the compendium: doi.org/10.59216/ssg... #shark #ray #chimaera #ISRA #conservation #marine #biodiversity

Policymakers must carefully assess the impacts of dietary changes and agricultural methods to prevent further biodiversity decline and other environmental issues. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/12...

2) This disparity is attributed to the transformative nature of agriculture, which replaces native ecosystems with monocultures or non-native species, whereas fisheries generally do not involve habitat removal.

1) Agriculture is identified as a significantly greater threat to biodiversity, with approximately 22,728 species listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable due to agricultural activities, compared to 2,143 species threatened by fishing.

The DOJ is trying to get all your individualized voter data (including SS number, DOB, current and previous addresses, voting records, etc.) in order to intimidate and undermine elections. Please listen to this and re-post on all your social media. Email this video to you friends & family members.

A self inflicted problem to an extent… if Argentina was to agreed to set up a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation like in ALL other ocean basins most of those issues will have a regulatory oversight. At the present is only illegal fishing if any of those vessels fish inside the Arg EEZ.