Great to see the knowledge exchange network marine biodiversity at #IPBES12! Beautiful artwork 🐢 @bioagora.eu @utejacob.bsky.social

Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."

How can we bend the curve of #biodiversity loss to build a just and sustainable future? 🏡 Read the Royal Society Publishing special issue of #PhilTransB: ‘Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future’.🌍 🧪 http://ow.ly/QCmj50UE5Kg

US conservation science is at serious risk. Join a virtual rally May 22 (12–1pm ET) to defend the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area—vital for tracking wildlife, disease, ecosystems & biodiversity. Featuring Drew Lanham & Kenn Kaufman. It’s free, it’s virtual, it’s vital. www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...

The Trump administration has made clear it wishes to gut NOAA’s research enterprise, which is at the center of climate research globally. After 67 years of battling to keep the program funded and provide the data to other scientists around the world, the program faces its most dire threat ever.

We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile uol.de/en/job/postd...

Our latest #sharkscience paper maps the global shark product network—and the EU’s central, complex role in it. Read in #MarinePolicy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sdejuan.bsky.social @sharkcolin.bsky.social @nickdulvy.bsky.social @elasmona.bsky.social @iucnshark.bsky.social @csic.es

🌊Marine Cluster Event 2025 A gathering of EU-funded projects committed to restoring marine biodiversity and reducing bycatch. The event brought together leading researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to drive collaborative solutions for our oceans 🐠 #marine #biodiversity #sustainableoceans

Countdown to our joint Cluster Event in Brussels! With @hifmb.de @bioagora.eu @hillebr1.bsky.social @awi.de @hugepossum.bsky.social

Blindly firing federal scientists and experts will cause a massive brain drain that will reverberate for years, increasing costs, and compromising our nation’s safety and security. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

I have a lot of work to do today and I wish I didn’t know this existed 😂

We've been working on a new mini-series in our podcast lab. “Social Science Matters” aims to demystify social science methods and make them accessible to marine researchers, practitioners and anyone interested in the human dimensions of the ocean. 🐙

I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council

Yesterday, we celebrated the inauguration of our new building with companions and friends from science and politics. Thank you for motivating greetings and good wishes. We got a fantastic place for research, lab work, discourse and get-togethers. More about the building: hifmb.de/wp-content/u...

#jobalert 🦑 🔵 support for Science Strategy & Management Group and responsible scientists 🔵 combining organizational, administrative & strategic responsibilities 🔵 ensure effective teamwork, smooth project execution & compliance with funding requirements jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/19... #jobsinscience

Please find below the @hifmb.bsky.social newsletter, which I have the privilege to contribute to with a short editorial. You can also subscribe the newsletter, 4 times a year with a lot of marine biodiversity news. Texts by @ckunze.bsky.social @utejacob.bsky.social a.o.

Join us for the inaugural Marine Social Science Lecture! 🌊 Dive into a conversation with Prof. Elizabeth M. De Santo on marine geopolitics, environmental justice, and science. Don't miss out – register now! 🔗 www.hifmb.de/mssl #MarineGovernance #MPAs #OceanConservation #MarineProtectedAreas

If you have not had the chance to contribute your insights on pressing challenges for marine biodiversity, there is still a chance!

4️⃣5️⃣ days left to submit your application and become part of our fantastic international and interdisciplinary team. We have: 🔹5 #postdoc positions 🔹salary level E13 TVÖD (100%), 3 yrs fixed term 🔹start: 1 January 2025 hifmb.de/news/jobs/ #jobsinscience #jobalert

Do you have knowledge of marine biodiversity and its challenges at the science-policy interface (SPI)? Please take our 15 min survey to help identify + rank the most pressing SPI challenges. Your insights are crucial for our research. 👉 forms.gle/rE7r7XoPbhPK...

@ipbes.bsky.social is honored to have been selected as one of the two recipients of the 2024 Blue Planet Prize, recognizing our role in informing and shaping environmental policies and action. Congrats to fellow recipient Prof. Robert Costanza. 🧪🌎👏 ‌ Read more: www.ipbes.net/node/71254

#Eklipse is inviting applications to join an Expert Working Group on the cumulative impacts of offshore wind farm expansions: consequences & solutions for achieving GES across European marine waters More details here: eklipse.eu/calls/ Pic credit Nicholas Doherty/Unspla

Last of two days full of fruitful discussions and status presentations of the #CREATE consortium. More about the project: www.sustainmare.de/104230/index... @allianz-meer.bsky.social

Four women, tight shoes, garbage bags, tools and the attempt to approach the common heritage of (hu)mankind. Highly recommended reading on accessibility and usage rights of the seabed: hifmb.de/mud-and-the-... 🦑

Not long now until the 2025 call for our HIFMB Integrative #Postdoc Pool opens. Topic: "Making Sense of Tipping Points for Biodiversity: Ecosystem and Societal Perspectives". Register here and be notified as soon as the call is open: hifmb.de/institute/hi... #jobopportunity #jobsinscience

HIFMB colleague @utejacob.bsky.social will give a webinar tomorrow for the International Ocean Institute: "Where Skies and Seas Meet: Climate and Ocean Interdependence in Policymaking" 📅 Thursday, Feb 29th 2024, 3-4.30 pm CET ➡ www.ioinst.org/ioi-alumni/a... (registration necessary)

Now online (and open access!) in Scientific Data, our data paper featuring a 'Quantitative description of six fish species’ gut contents and prey abundances in the Baltic Sea (1968–1978)' 🧪🐟 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are a young institute and still experiencing "firsts". Therefore: Congratulations to our very very first PhD, Jana Massing, who had her disputation on “Dynamics of complex ecological communities” earlier this week. We are proud of you!

Driving home for Christmas? Time to listen to our latest podcast episode with Kristin Tietje, science coordinator of the Marine Governance Group at HIFMB. hifmb.de/news/podcast/

A reminder for ECRs who are looking for an opportunity to form their own group to study contemporary questions in marine sciences in Germany with 5-years of support: hifmb.de/focus-group-...

Job alert! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... working on an amazing new project to support academic researchers to engage better with generating evidence and building capability to engage with international conservation policy. Short deadline - 21st Dec, please share!

Are you into marine sciences? Are you a recent PhD or an early career postdoc? Apply to this Focus Group with 6 years of support to establish yourself with us at the HIFMB in our brand new building. Please read the ad and share it with your network: hifmb.de/wp-content/u...

Impressive video of the survival training that offshore workers have to complete before deployment. Our colleague Alica Ohnesorge also took part (min 1:53). In future, she will be examining marine biodiversity at offshore wind turbines in the North Sea. www.n-tv.de/mediathek/vi...

The first post should be something beautiful, right?