3 years ago today I was helping to restrain this beautiful shark for a research workup. The semi-submerged platform helps to reduce stress, and the water pump helps it to breathe. I’m running my shark field research class again this fall- info: www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/courses/p/bi... 🧪🦑

#SundayFishSketch BONUS: A peek at another full page!

Banged out a load more shubunkins already 🐟 #SundayFishSketch #sciart

Quick no-photo doodle of an albacore (Thunnus alalunga) for #SundayFishSketch 🦑🐡🧪

A scrawled filefish enjoys an arborescent hydroid for breakfast 😋🌲🪸✏️🗂️🐟 #scrawledfilefish #filefish #elegantoddball #weirdfish #coralcitycamera

Sharks and tuna are overheating and running out of options

🦄 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, . A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754.. [Source]

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week! Since the Seattle Aquarium opened in 1977, volunteers have contributed well over one million hours of service supporting our conservation mission. This year alone, we've already had over 17,800 volunteer hours from both our adult and high school volunteers! 🫶 (1/2)

Self-imposed Project - draw all the species of Kansas fish. Here’s 13-16. Added color this week. We’ll see how it goes. #sundayfishsketch

#SundayFishSketch this week is @fishfetisher.bsky.social’s Henry, a lawnmower blenny, painted (drawn) like a french girl 😂

57/100 Puddingwife Wrasse, Initial phase, Halochoeres radiatus #dothe100dayproject ##SundayFishSketch #100creaturesonthereef #coralreef #fishart #marineart #wrasse

Aquarium Friday 🦑, and I got to see 3 of my favorite aquatic noodles — Wilson the anaconda, and Thomas and Marie the moray eels. (Only one video per post here, so Thomas and Marie will be below 😉)

This one may be a little ugly, but we still love it: Asian Sheepshead Wrasse! #LetsChangeThat

Why the pressure's on to make the megalodon Maryland's state shark "I don't want people to be afraid of sharks. I want people to respect sharks," said the curator of paleontology at Calvert Marine Museum, Dr. Stephen Godfrey. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...

BABBY JEWEL CICHLIDS AHHH

“Like a naughty pet labrador, the Australian lungfish has little restraint when it comes to food.” www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

📢 We need attention on California's disappearing kelp forests, says @ucsandiego.bsky.social bioengineering PhD candidate Katherine O'Connor. Inspired by Scripps PhD candidate Mohammad Sedarat's work tracking these trends, she shares why this is important for @sandiegouniontribune.com. ⤵️

My latest for @sciam.bsky.social is all about the real biology, ecology, and climate science that is used to create the world of Pokémon, and how scientists use it to teach science in the real world. This is just about the most fun I’ve ever had interviewing anyone, and I hope you enjoy! 🧪🌎

South Africa’s Missing Sharks Have Been Found | Thanks to everyone who alerted me to last night’s 60 minutes story about South African great whites. I wrote about this story for Hakai a few years ago.

It's been such a wonderful few weeks watching the entire world become enthralled by the wonder of science all over again. Here's to the next generation shooting for the stars 🚀 and also being mesmerized by the depths of the ocean. 🌊 #science #stem 📸 : MISS Spring Break Camp 2026

The slightly intimidating beauty of the Green Moray. 🦑 #diving #scuba #coralreefs #Bonaire

your moment of fish ladder, from a little excursion yesterday with @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social

I've been watching spawning Northern Pike in the last week, so here are two sketches of them. #SundayFishSketch

Sorry that I wasn't very active here the last weeks ... The black dog was sitting on my art supplies ;) . Here is one of my first #SundayFishSketch -es from years ago 💛

Haven't done a #SundayFishSketch in years, so here, have a #koi! Micron fineliner and Copic alcohol markers. #fish #illustration #sketch

50/100 Bar Jack, Caranx ruber #dothe100dayproject #100dayproject #100creaturesonthereef #coralreef #fishart #marineart #barjack

Science is good. We should fund it.

Migratory freshwater fish are in steep decline due to pressures along their paths, including dams, altered flows, habitat degradation, pollution and unsustainable fishing. Restoring rivers and habitats cannot wait. Read the #CMSFreshwaterFishes report: www.cms.int/publication/...

100 Days of Reef Fish Ugly Fish 3/10: watercolor painting of a Humpnose Unicornfish, Nasa tonganus. This Indo-Pacific fish is not particularly ugly, but it does have a cartoonish, almost human profile. #sciart #coralreefs #marinelife #dothe100daysproject #sundayfishsketch

Long time since I posted a #SundayFishSketch. All my previous art was digital. I was challenged to dabble in watercolour and here's a first attempt. Blue Tang. #SciArt

I still have #Hoppers on my mind. Was trying to figure out what would be a majestic non-salmon non-sturgeon fish species befitting Beaverton's Animal Council, so here is a prickly sculpin (Cottus asper) imagined as the Fish Queen. All hail the Fish Queen!! #SundayFishSketch #PondRules 🦑🐡🧪

Found some water color markers on sale and decided to test them on the brightly colored Ribbon Eel for #SundayFishSketch

Spring is here and the suckers are running. Here are the big two Great Lakes migratory sucker species, white and longnose. #sundayfishsketch

Episode 74 is live today! Join us as we chat with Hannah Sinclair of the AMNH! We'll be learning about common misconceptions that folks have about fish. Find us on your podcatcher of choice!

We spoke about this on our swim bladder episode!

Our new CEO, Jeff Flocken, joins us on our podcast, Aquarium of the Podcific, to discuss his decades of wildlife conservation work, a three-flippered sea turtle named Porkchop, and what he hopes the Aquarium of the Pacific will be known for in 20 years. 🎧 pacific.to/hellojeffpod

Busy day testing consoles in work today but at least I get to play my beloved Sega Bass Fishing! #segabassfishing #retro #dreamcast

Episode 74 launches this weekend! We are joined by Hannah Sinclair of the AMNH to chat common fish misconceptions. Fishconceptions? No, that sounds weird. Anyway... did you know that not all fish live in water? Hear about this and so many other misconceptions on Sunday!

Did you know Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsten) can be kinda cute? At least, I think so. #SciArt #SundayFishSketch #sketchbook

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Introduced [fish] species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them. www.vox.com/climate/4831...

Got some multi shellies yesterday. They are all named young Sheldon.

There’s a new tail-less fish in town! An orangespotted filefish, will they stick around? What’s its name? Diamond like its shape? Peach like a pit? 💎🐟🍑 🤔 #orangespottedfilefish #taillessfish #coralcitycamera

100 Days of Reef Fish Seahorses: 9/10: Bargibant’s Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti. Baby Pygmies change color to match their homes, but the adults may not be able to. See image ALT for info #sciart #coralreefs #marinelife #dothe100daysproject #sundayfishsketch #projectseahorse #iconicfishes

Silly sketch tonight. Can you guess the fish? Will give the name tomorrow night. #SciArt 🦑 #sketchbook #SundayFishSketch

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Commemorating Nowruz and spring equinox this last week, here's Garra typhlops / mahi-ye kurghar / Iran cave barb for #SundayFishSketch 🦑🐡🧪

#SundayFishSketch this week is the larval form of the black dragon fish, a deep sea weirdo. The eye stalks supposedly help with finding food at that life stage but mostly just makes it look like an alien.

The swim bladder episode is here. Find it on your podcast app of choice. That is all.