Save 30% with code HWSSM if you preorder my upcoming book on sustainable seafood soon! www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

I’d like to invite some of you to join us for a day and speak to my students about your career path. Shark field research can have a lot of downtime, and this helps to fill it by giving my students someone who works in their dream job to talk to.

Changing how and where we fish could help recovery of endangered Chinook salmon and southern resident killer whales New open access study from @raincoast.org and @wildfishcons.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fascinating deep-sea discovery of an ancient whale migration corridor. So much left to explore! Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean

Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science

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Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals declared endangered, due to climate change (Gift article) wapo.st/3PYVV1M

Sharing this again in honor of the #Artemis II lunar flyby today

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Back in 2012, @astrokatie.com wrote a blog post for us about Neil Armstrong's passing, and about her grandfather, a Navy meteorologist who helped save the Apollo 11 crew using classified satellite data he wasn't allowed to share. You can read it here: qspace.fqxi.org/news/61123/l...

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

Regardless of the issue, it's always the same story: commercial interests allowed to ride roughshod over everything and everyone else. Faced with the urgent need for action, successive governments twiddle their thumbs. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’

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Extraordinary footage of a sperm whale birth shows coordinated help from family and non-family members for hours after birth, social behavior usually associated with primates www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Nature shapes our health, economy, and daily lives—and it’s changing fast. TheNatureRecord.org national assessment is open for public comment, and your perspective matters. Learn how to review and contribute: naturerecord.substack.com/p/how-to-rev... Add your voice. Please share widely! 🙏

How to Review The Nature Record Draft

No technical expertise required

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We wrote about farmed and wild salmon, dolphin health, and human health from a One Health perspective in Canada’s Pacific region @oceansinitiative.org @seadocsociety.org academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Broadening disease surveillance to include wild dolphins and killer whales: novel components of One Health

Abstract. We describe a minimally invasive pilot study to characterize the microbiota of exhaled breath from wild Pacific white-sided dolphins. Samples wer

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We were profoundly moved by @jayapal.house.gov’s speech honoring the life and legacy of the late, great Nancy Nordhoff. We hope you’ll watch and share it. What an example of a generous life, well-lived. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrss...

Pramila Jayapal Honors Life Of Women's Rights Activist And Environmentalist Nancy Nordhoff

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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Killer grey seals suspected of claiming first dolphin in Welsh waters www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wonderful quote at #worldoceansummit on marine conservation financing: the ocean doesn’t need our sympathy; it needs to be respected as a valuable, irreplaceable asset. - Ian McFadzen, CEO, Ocean Conservation Trust (UK)

Great quote from @worldwildlife.org ‘s excellent Lucy Holmes at @theeconomistevents.bsky.social’s #WorldOceanSummit: to solve global environmental problems, incrementalism is no longer an option.

Terrific conversation about governing the central Arctic Ocean before industrialization from Sheena Kennedy from Oceans North #wos2026

The BBNJ Treaty affects 95% of the world’s biosphere by volume! Great point by @noc.ac.uk ‘s Alex Rogers at @theeconomistevents.bsky.social World Ocean Summit. #worldoceansummit

A return to traditional fishing methods may be needed to reduce bycatch of Risso’s dolphins and angel sharks in Irish crayfish fisheries www.independent.ie/life/climate...

How policy hurts the ecosystems. “Revising the ESA to expand exemptions prioritizes short-term economic interests over science, threatening coral reefs, eroding marine mammal protections” #OneHealth @naohun.bsky.social @oceansinitiative.org www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...

Science Magazine - Endangered Species Act changes threaten reefs

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) designates shallow coral reefs with endangered species as critical habitat, except in some exempt military-controlled zones (1).

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Every other summer we run a fish biomechanics course at Friday Harbor Labs. It is an awesome opportunity to learn the tools of biovisualization while experiencing the rich fish diversity of the Salish Sea. Come join us! 🧪

Small New Zealand charity takes big swing at US government in bid to protect endangered dolphins www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Thanks SeaLegacy for this great intro to the work we do to turn conservation science into action! For every minute watched, WaterBear will donate $1 to our nonprofit, so please share. #killerwhales #ocean #conservation www.waterbear.com/title/wfi-pr...

WaterBear: Watch for Impact: Protect Marine Mammals

Every minute you watch donates $1 USD to support ocean science and the conservation of marine mammals. Through Watch for Impact, your viewing helps fund Oceans Initiative, a team...

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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

We love this! 100 scientists share the kids’ books that inspired their careers. What a gift list! wapo.st/4pETRc3 (gift article)

Column | More than 100 scientists told me what kids books inspired their careers

Want to inspire the next generation of scientists? Here are the best books recommended by experts in ecology, biology, entomology and other fields.

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"Forever chemicals" are also "everywhere chemicals". New study finds PFAS and other contaminants in whales and dolphins in coastal and offshore habitats. phys.org/news/2025-11...

Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales

New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of...

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Our paper in Bioscience shows that dolphins carry pathogens that could affect multiple species, plus antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... 📷 Ryan Tidman

Southern resident killer whales need us to redouble our efforts to restore salmon and habitat—or we will lose them One point missing from this excellent @seattletimes.com editorial: we also need to invest in orca health monitoring www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...

Southern resident orca numbers show region cannot let up on restoration | Editorial

The Center for Whale Research’s latest census shows just 74 of the orcas remain. They need more food, space and less pollution to grow their numbers.

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The latest efforts to save Hope, the young #humpback whale stranded on an Oregon beach, appear to have failed. A veterinarian is preparing for euthanasia. Amidst the sadness, it’s been inspiring to see so many people invested in this one whale’s fate 🧵 www.opb.org/article/2025...

Efforts fail to save a stranded humpback whale on the Oregon Coast

Authorities say a last-ditch rescue effort failed Monday morning to pull the stranded whale so it faced the ocean at high tide and could potentially swim to safety. A veterinarian began preparing to e...

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The International Pacific Halibut Commission is losing funds for stock assessment surveys just as stocks appear to be near record lows. Fascinating read on the role of science & scientific debate in resource management decision making www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission is at a crossroads as the fishery hits record lows

The commission has been forced, due to budgetary constraints, to sharply reduce the scope of ocean surveys that help assess halibut populations at a time when stocks appear to be at or near record low...

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