Seas of Consequences: Social and Natural Science Narratives on Environmental Harm and Crime at Sea Seas of Consequences: Social and Natural Science Narratives on Environmental Harm and Crime at Sea workshop, April 15–17, 2026.

Speakers confirmed, registration open, poster proposals by 15 Feb “Seas of Consequences: Social and Natural Science Narratives on Environmental Harm and Crime at Sea” April 15-17 2026, University of the Balearic Islands & hybrid format.

Isopods 🖌 #invert

AI slop has made it to the deep sea. That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...

“Prosecutors think they’ve found a constitutional loophole — if you can’t punish reporting it, punish transporting it.” We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.

Who watches the mariner miners? globalfishingwatch.org/platform-upd...

More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪

From false flags to fake insurance, in our latest Stage Talk we learnt that there's many warning signs that indicate a ship may be up to no good. You can listen back to our conversation with @pa.nton.cx on tracking vessels by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'. rss.com/podcasts/bel...

If civilization collapses, how do we preserve our heritage? The ocean has the answer. “Coding Plants” is a #BlueHumanities art-science project that turns Kelp DNA into a living archive of human knowledge. @stevementz.bsky.social @pederanker.bsky.social www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities

The Abyss Stares Back by Stacy Alaimo is a new #BlueHumanities book that asks what deep-sea discoveries mean in an age of extinction. Science, art, and ethics come together in this timely work of #publichumanities. @stevementz.bsky.social upress.umn.edu/9781517918736/

This study published in the 'GeoJournal' conceptualizes hunting in the Indigenous cosmologies of Idu-Mishmi and how the State and scientific ways of imagining hunting and conservation bring newer dimensions in the society. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

This edited volume attempts to give space to the local/Indigenous communities who are the knowledge producer of conservation projects. I was fortunate to meet my friend Kanki who mentored me to look into the complex nature of human-animal relationships. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

This article examines how biodiversity, as an object of governance, is framed, interpreted, and operationalized in the BBNJ Agreement. Read this open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107913

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. It's the the first-ever planned migration of an entire country. Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

New collaborative article out today! Discussion of tensions in new BBNJ treaty about implementing different visions and definitions of biodiversity. #BBNJ #Biodiversity #MarineBiodiversity #Fisheries #MarineEcology #OceanPolicy #PoliticalEcology www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

Please submit public comments on proposed seabed mining off American Samoa #DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean #publiclands

The U.S. may allow its first deep-sea mining lease off American Samoa—despite huge risks to fragile ocean ecosystems. Most Pacific communities oppose it. Speak up now! We must protect the deep sea, not exploit it. #DeepSeaMining #AmericaSamoa #SouthPacificOcean secure.everyaction.com/401h8fFRgk6I...

An interesting opprtunity: ArtSea Matchmaking CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS! We’re excited to launch ArtSea Matchmaking, a new initiative that brings together artists and scientists for creative collaborations inspired by the deep ocean. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Will share the request for input when up. #seabedmining #Samoa "The first formal step will be the publication of a request for information and interest in the Federal Register...seek input from the Indigenous Island community, ocean users, industry stakeholders, government agencies and the public."

Please enjoy this #zine by our collective! #bluehumanities #socialoceans #seabedmining #environmentalhumanities #ecocriticism

From our collective: "research on tin divers’ bodily experience of seabed mining concerning offshore Bangka and Belitung Islands, Indonesia, critical seabed mining sites" #seabedmining #volume #geography #politicalecology #Indonesia marinepoliticalecology.net/2024/04/25/v...

What we're reading this month: @thehanopticon.bsky.social's new book Deepwater Alchemy. 🦑👍 www.upress.umn.edu/978151791594...

Check out this article from our collective! This article engages with subterranean and deep spaces, access to earthly materials and extraction, through an investigation into the ‘doings’ or practices of seabed access. @ameliahine.bsky.social @sharkarms.bsky.social

This is a swimming sea slug. This type of slug, called a dendronotus nudibranch, can grow nearly a foot long in the Vancouver area where this was filmed. While they're often found on the seafloor, they can also fold their bodies to drift with ocean currents 📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP

The amazing PhD Student I work with, Solomon Sebuliba, just published this thought provoking article on “landlocked” states recently rights to the sea! Focus in biodiversity commons in BBNJ negotiations. #marine #ocean #marinesocsci #biodiversity #geography www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and commercially crucial marine areas.

🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑 First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo

“You can’t give rights to something you have no jurisdiction over, pursuant to a treaty you are not a part of,” countered Jose Fernandez www.ft.com/content/2205...

Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining grist.org/global-indig...

Hi, we are new here! #socialocean #bluehumanities #politicalecology #environmentaljustice #marinebiodiversity #seabedmining #geography #UNCLOS #ocean #marine #ej Check out our Marine Political Ecology Collective activities here: marinepoliticalecology.net/news/