This is an important step forward in species distribution modelling, enabling researchers and policymakers to better understand marine biodiversity patterns and develop more effective conservation strategies. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

This is the right scale for big questions: expansion, intensity, and change over time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8d_...

Millions of tuna cans. Billions of dollars. And observers risking their lives to keep fisheries honest. 🎣 #FatalWatch reveals the human cost behind the global seafood industry. bit.ly/fatalwatchsau

Swipe right for healthy oceans 💙 Healthy oceans in Canada depend on resilience, data, and adaptation. 📊 Source: www.seaaroundus.org/data/?fbclid...

About 150 km from Palawan, Tubbataha includes North & South Atolls plus Jessie Beazley Reefs—all uninhabited, all protected bit.ly/wodsau20262

On #WomenInScienceDay we celebrate the women behind the data 🌊🔬 At the Sea Around Us, nearly 6 in 10 researchers have been women 💙 Learn more: 1) bit.ly/iwd2024sau 2) bit.ly/blog201sau

What you see here goes beyond official stats. The data include 70 years of reported and unreported fishing across the world 🌍🐟 Give it a try! 👉 bit.ly/blog217sau

#WomeninScience Opening spaces for women to work and thrive in the field of science of their choosing has proven to produce more innovative and higher-impact research. bit.ly/blog201sau

Valentine's Month has started, so swipe right for healthy oceans 💙 Check out what the data says about fisheries in the Philippines 📊 Source: seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez/6...

Breathing Water in a Warming World introduces the GOLT as a lens to understand fish & aquatic ecosystems. 🌊 bit.ly/blog211sau

Thank you for sharing, Jérôme!

Friendly Reminder 💡: Sea Around Us data users interested in learning how to perform stock assessments using the CMSY methodology now have access to a suite of free video tutorials. bit.ly/cmsyvids

Whale sharks rescued by fisherman who once butchered them and are reimbursed for torn nets is my news to me good news for Feb 4. #OceanOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries news.mongabay.com/2026/02/whal...

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park shows how strong governance and enforcement can protect marine biodiversity. Sea Around Us research confirms minimal fishing pressure in this @unesco.org World Heritage Site bit.ly/wodsau20262

In the heart of the Sulu Sea, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park protects 700+ fish species, and nearly 90% of the Philippines coral species 🌊 Strong enforcement shows MPAs can work. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/wodsau20262

#shiftingbaselines in the Kattegat Sea: Sejerø Bay was one of the most productive fishing areas. It was normal to sail into port with holds full of cod, flatfish and herring. Today, the fish are fewer, smaller, and the cod is almost gone. fiskerforum.dk/fiskene-fors...

Over 400 aquatic species are farmed globally—but basic welfare data are missing for many of them. bit.ly/essayoxygen

Reminder: We offer free catch reconstruction video tutorials bit.ly/catchrecon

The Sea Around Us reveals what official stats miss. Explore the full picture on our website and dive into the numbers. 🌊✨ bit.ly/wfd2025sau

MPAs should reduce pressure where fishing actually happens. Otherwise, conservation risks becoming a box-ticking exercise bit.ly/wodsau20261

Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊

January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day. DYK that these flightless seabirds are being starved by industrial fisheries as they compete for the same prey sources? Learn more 📷 bit.ly/seabirdsau 📷 David Gremillet.

Fish welfare isn’t just about space or food—it’s about oxygen. A new essay urges a rethink of animal-welfare models 🐟💧 bit.ly/essayoxygen

Daniel Pauly talks about aquaculture. How Many Fish in the Sea? www.youtube.com/shorts/NliDX... @seaaroundus.org

#ShiftingBaselines in the DR and in Spanish www.diariolibre.com/planeta/medi...

Protection where no fishing happens? That’s the definition of a paper park. 📄 bit.ly/wodsau20261

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] A new Nature paper argues conservation failures are rooted in race, power, and colonial legacies. Without recognizing Indigenous and local land rights, expanding protected areas risks repeating past injustices — and undermining conservation itself.

The Sea Around Us estimates that 12% of the global fisheries catch comes from the South China Sea. evrimagaci.org/gpt/us-navy-...

World Oceans Day 2026 focuses on "Strong MPAs for our blue planet" 🌊 But are all MPAs really protecting nature? bit.ly/wodsau20261

2025 in Review: Dr. Daniel Pauly’s portrait with a single sardine captured the reality of fishing down marine food webs. 📸🐟 bit.ly/blog212sau

Dr. Daniel Pauly's #shiftingbaselines: "By the time the Atlantic cod fishery collapsed in the early 1990s, each generation of managers had already internalized a diminished baseline." www.thewildlifenews.com/2026/01/08/s...

2025 in Review: We announced that a new book on the Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory will be released in 2026. bit.ly/blog211sau

2025 in Review: We released preliminary 2022 catch reconstructions for 30 EEZs worldwide bit.ly/blog209sau

Every time I explain this to people who don’t work on this every day they’re shocked that the reason is this simple and I will never understand why. People want to work! They want jobs! And they’ll make the dangerous journey to Europe to do it.

2025 in Review: Our research showed that Senegal’s peak fish catch was over 1M tonnes in the 1990s. Now it’s half that. And people are fleeing bit.ly/sausenegal

2025 in Review: Our research showed that Indian Ocean fish fuel global nutrition, but locals are missing out 🍽️ bit.ly/indianonutri

Year in Review: Our research showed that between 1960–2018, fisheries removed 4B tonnes of marine life—and over 560M tonnes of essential nutrients. 🌊 bit.ly/nutrientssau

Research Topic in Frontiers in Marine Science open until April 17, 2026: “The Catch and Status of Fisheries in the Central Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Indian Oceans” www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

📑 #NewStudy by Brodie et al. develops reporting to better communicate climate and ecosystem science to fisheries management, industry, and research stakeholders. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Year in Review: The Sea Around Us is proof that when women thrive in science, research flourishes. Let’s keep pushing for equality! 🌊👩‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬 bit.ly/blog201sau

This paper on forever chemicals found in #fish, recently published in Science, uses data from the Sea Around Us! Check it out 👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thank you, @environmentjournal.bsky.social, for nominating our principal investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly! 💙🌊 environmentjournal.ca/initiative-o...

Year in Review: 🌊 The Sea Around Us and ProtectedSeas Navigator started working together to expand access to global marine protection data! 🌐 bit.ly/blog200sau

Year in Review: We honoured the legacy of W.N. Eschmeyer (1939–2024), creator of the renowned Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes. A true pioneer in ichthyology. 🐟 bit.ly/blog199sau

Year in Review: 🐟 Big questions, jargon-free answers. Dr. Pauly’s “Ask Dr. Pauly” columns are now in one inspiring booklet. bit.ly/blog198sau

Millions of Brazilians unknowingly eat toxic, endangered shark: How Mongabay broke the story

The ocean was the star—even in a landlocked town 🌊🎬 DocumenTerre 2025 used film and conversation to explore marine threats, biodiversity and our shared responsibility to protect the sea. bit.ly/blog216sau

As you plan your end-of-year giving, consider supporting the Sea Around Us. Your donation helps drive impactful, global ocean research. 🌊💙 www.seaaroundus.org/donate/

New paper using Sea Around Us data: Shining a light on Cameroon's elasmobranch fisheries: insights from citizen science and market surveys highlight a conservation priority link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A new paper expands on a 2010 Sea Around Us study and suggests that regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) haven’t done a very good job setting up systems to conserve fish stocks and broader ecosystems. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/stud...