Summer PhD defenses are my favorite. “The Seaport Resilience Gap” by Rosemarie Fusco

I've got a new chapter in A Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance, eds. Alger and Sumaila. It finally gave me the opportunity to collect some observations about contemporary #UNCLOS research.

ok but are we sure the whole “tariffs on an uninhabited island” thing isn’t a purposeful distraction? I think Trumpworld knows stuff like that triggers self-satisfied “look how dumb they are!” reactions.

the Dutch make (sell) a more anatomically correct squid than Americans do

am I a “lucky girl” for being invited to give a talk in China, or an “accomplished woman”? somebody please tell my boyfriend’s mom

wish I could cancel my Washington Post subscription a second time

It’s me, moonlighting on another podcast (podlighting?) talking about my favourite case: the Mauritius/UK dispute over the Chagos archipelago. Decolonisation, the Cold War, US airbases - it’s got it all! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/c...

@jamellebouie.net who or what are your best follow recommendations on this platform, esp. for political news and analysis? would love to know

Friends, SevenSeas media has lost funding and is in danger of shutting down. They've been an invaluable resource for me and dozens of my students. If you have used their marine biology career resources, please consider signing this open letter in support. 🧪🦑🌎🐟 sevenseasmedia.org/an-open-lett...

Larry Diamond is arguably the world’s foremost expert on democracy and one of the most well-respected members of the Stanford faculty. Larry is not prone to hysterics; here he brings a sober (and damning) analysis of the state of American democracy. www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

Happy Treaty of Tlatelolco anniversary! It's been 58 years since Latin America opened for signatures this treaty renouncing nuclear in the region. My friend and co-author, @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social, got an award today for the organization promoting that treaty, @opanal.bsky.social.

we did it! R1 status with a big state school vibe www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/13/m...

Have you considered getting really into sports betting?

Excited to have URI Associate Professor of Marine Affairs @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social join us tonight at 8:00 pm ET for a discussion around the international politics of deep sea mining. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

finally moved from the “mentee” to the “mentor” role 👵🏼🤓

I'm so happy my work with @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social received this award! I've studied and followed the OPANAL's work for years. Beth and I were very proud of this paper at @iajournal.bsky.social, and receiving this award from OPANAL makes this paper even more special for us! Thanks!

And the winners of the first edition of the Antõnio Augusto Cançado Trindade Award for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation are @jluisrodriguez.com and @dr-mendenhall.bsky.social with Congratulations! ‼️ ❗ ‼️ ❗

baby’s first international research award @jluisrodriguez.com

yes, because the ocean and atmosphere aren’t really global at all! 🤬

Word of the day: thalassocracy "A thalassocracy is a state that has control over the sea and uses it to expand its influence."

I wonder how many Americans understand how dangerous the current moment is. Trump administration is behaving lawlessly, full stop. Trump’s public communications are more unhinged than ever before. They involve constant threats to treaty allies.

So members of the GOP who screamed about Hillary’s emails and Hunter’s laptop don’t care when a right wing extremist without a security clearance accesses our private data and classified government information and downloads things he shouldn’t onto private servers? Who could have guessed?

scapegoating an identity group is Nazi shit. federal employees have been ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures — how long until those who keep them are fired? purging an identity group from government is Nazi shit. www.npr.org/2025/01/30/g...

Obstacle no. 267 in concluding a finally final treaty returning the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius: does President Trump approve of this real estate deal? bbc.com/news/article...

you want me to attend a work meeting? the thing that killed Julius Caesar?

I would like to live on the seafloor at this time.

What's the one article you find yourself citing in almost every article you write? I can cite Jouffray et al 2020 with my eyes closed.

If you can't say with your full chest that the Greenland thing is an evil idea then you need to get out of the politics talking business.

they needed to remind us who the ocean’s top predator really is, and THEY DID 😱

the best part of sabbatical is reading entire books. This one was enjoyable — more journalistic in style, geared toward the less informed reader. Some new topics for me (space debris as ocean dumping).

are you an ocean governance person attending #ISA2025 in Chicago this March?? MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our “Blue Drinks” social event on Monday March 3 at 6pm

American democracy is not in a good place right now.

American democracy is not in a good place right now

For the record, Manifest Destiny is bad

another great sabbatical read. It didn’t change my views of the history of law of the sea, or UNCLOS specifically, but I learned a lot of new facts, and it’s very well written.

it would be crazy (amazing) if these companies brought a case against the ISA to the ITLOS seabed disputes chamber www.barrons.com/news/compani...

don’t forget about corporate actors in the debate over seabed mining. this article describes The Metals Company @themetalsco.bsky.social as “in partnership” with Nauru (as opposed to sponsorship, or jurisdiction) www.mining.com/tmc-shares-s...

Plastic recycling for some plastics in some places exists -- but writ large most plastics are not recyclable amd most plastics are not recycled Nearly all plastics made will end up polluting our lands, waters, and communities for generations to come

"The combination of colonialism and EEZs have been the deciding factor in the success of 30x30 to date" --Me youtu.be/3uNnwVV4geg?...

feels like the right day (🎂) to tell you I’m 37

The #1 thing I want to do on my sabbitcal is read, whole books, as many as I can. I started here, and offer a brief summary/review [1/7]

😩😤🤔 why is UNEP calling the BBNJ the “High Seas Treaty,” a name which is both biased and inaccurate?

another great job in ocean and coastal policy - love to see it! Assistant Professor of Coastal and Ocean Policy, Williams College: Williams-Mystic apply.interfolio.com/160168

going through my notes from grad school, and I sure did love making a timeline

for my UNCLOS fans, this is a great explanation (see thread).

I think I’m just going to spend my sabbatical here

this is exactly the kind of content I’m looking for here on bluesky

If you can work a sea cucumber into the final exam, why wouldn’t you?