Trump administration is planning to use polygraphs to assess federal employee loyalty. There are ways to manipulate polygraph results, and we will provide guidance to coalition members. Polygraph results are not admissible in court due to their potential for false positives and negatives.

This publication I’m on came from a grant that has now been deemed too “woke” See the full list of “woke” grants here www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...

Excited to be a new host on the Fisheries Podcast! Looking forward to lots of exciting interviews!

You won't encounter a less-political and more publicly beneficial organization than NOAA. It's filled with scientists, technicians, and analysts who entered their fields because they love what they do. The competence-to-fat ratio is probably higher at NOAA than anywhere. Destroying it is abhorrent.

I learned this weekend that is it somehow public, Google-able information that I am a Harry Potter fan. I have no idea where or how this information was found, but it is both hilarious and very on brand for me

My foster kitty’s quarantine will be over at the end of February and he will be looking for his forever home! 3 legs, former feral, FIV+. Has made lots of progress. Contact me if interested! Based in Massachusetts

I have complained about “pay to play” internships on my Instagram in the past, I have a lot of problems with them Buckle up because this is the most wild pay to play I’ve seen yet #askacademia #oceanscience #womeninstem

If you’re a student member of @aslo.org (or thinking about becoming one) check out this L&O Bulletin piece about making the most of your membership in 2025!

Calling all marine ecologists! If you study biodiversity, conservation or related topics, a second 'Marine Ecologists' starter pack is being organized here on Bluesky to connect researchers and practitioners. Reply here or to @drangelborja.bsky.social if interested—we need 6–7 people to get started!

Looking forward to Bluesky launching Flashes (Instagram replacement) to completely disconnect from everyone in the front row of the inauguration 💙

New paper out! #agu #globalbiogeochemicalcycles #isotopes #phytoplankton

Some excellent news to kick off 2025! #oceanconservation #marinebiology

A 608-pound bluefin tuna, which is about the size and weight of a motorcycle, has sold for $1.3 million at auction.

Hi Bluesky! I’m Alanna (@ocean.alanna on Instagram) and this is my first post! I’m a marine biologist and excited to share all of the interesting things I see in my career. Here is a photo of some larval Caribbean reef squid that I took for my undergraduate thesis 🐙