Finally. A radio interview where I didn't cringe at the sound of my voice or anything I said. Thanks for the chance to talk urchin ranching @klccoregon.bsky.social www.klcc.org/economy-busi...

OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch aims to restore kelp forests, turn profit

On the Oregon coast, Nate Parker-Jones is a commercial fisher, but he doesn’t use a crab pot, or even a hook and line.

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After years of work, a team of researchers with support from The Nature Conservancy have identified the causative agent of Sea Star Wasting Disease! Big implications for my work & an inspiring example of the amazing things we can do w/ science...plus I'm quoted in it ;) www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Giant sea stars are melting away — and now scientists know why

Canadian scientists say they’ve finally identified what is likely causing giant colourful sea stars in the Pacific Northwest to literally waste away: It's bacterium from the same family that causes ch...

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we did not need another reason to ❤️ #kelp but here's one anyway...

Julie Packard@juliepackard.montereybayaquarium.org · last yr.

Guess who else loves kelp? Orcas in the Pacific Northwest! Cool findings from @whaleresearch.bsky.social: www.science.org/content/arti... #algae #ToolUse #nereocystis #SalishSea #allokelping

Can we crowdsource backing up this data? I'd be happy to back up a chunk of it and put it up on some public github or other kind of repository

Jenna C. Hill@chillocean.bsky.social · last yr.

NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov

FYI Folks, for a while NOAA's Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool was down. It's back up now! Everybody go check it out and then DOWNLOAD the data so that if/when NOAA resources continue to be gutted, we can still use that data. edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/...

Yup, two of my co-authored articles are in here as well :/

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last yr.

Can confirm that my book, as well as 3 random articles I wrote, are part of this AI training database. Sigh www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Shellfish Program Leader position open at OR Dept of Fish and Wildlife. Well paid and you get to live in beautiful Newport OR. Plus you get to interface with my group, ORKA, to make management decisions about urchin removal, Pycnopodia outplanting, etc oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_Ex...

Natural Resource Specialist 4 (Shellfish Program Leader)

Initial Posting Date: 03/13/2025 Application Deadline: 03/27/2025 Agency: Department of Fish and Wildlife Salary Range: $6,667 - $9,830 Position Type: Employee Position Title: Natural Resource Special...

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Did you hear? We have just launched our eco/evo mini grant! Where are our ecologist/evolutionists?!

Presenting to local high schoolers for career day. What topics do you think I should hit? So far I'm going over what my job is, what a 'day in the life' looks like, how I got to this job, and ways to have a career in marine science that don't require a PhD. Anything to add or subtract??

The CFPB has returned over $21 billion directly to Americans scammed by Wall Street. If you have been personally helped by the CFPB - if you've filed a complaint, got money returned to you, or benefitted from their work, I need to hear from you. www.warren.senate.gov/share-your-c...

Share Your CFPB Story | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

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Got to attend an awesome ocean trivia night at Pelican Brewery hosted by Winter Waters PNW. Proceeds from the night went to the Oregon Kelp Alliance. So grateful for the creative, passionate folks who made this happen :)

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Interested in getting paid a good living wage to live on the beautiful Oregon coast and help restore and protect kelp forests? If so, check out the Oregon Kelp Alliance's new job posting! www.oregonkelp.com/opportunitie...

Excited to announce our work on kelp genomics is now out at Current Biology. Lead by Postdoc extraordinaire Jordan Bemmels, we sequence WGS for 600+ bull and giant kelp across BC and Washington. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kSP93QW8S...

Hey folks! The Oregon Kelp Alliance recently released our 2024 Oregon Kelp Forest Status Report. It finds worrying losses over the last 15 years in OR's kelp forests but also exciting signs of resilience. Read it for yourself here and feel free to ask me any Qs! www.oregonkelp.com/wp-content/u...

Had a lovely time at the 2024 Western Society of Naturalists meeting in Portland this weekend! So much great content on kelp forest restoration, including some talks that got me super excited for ORKA's 2025 work.... feeling hopeful :)

Bogs are beautiful. Bogs cool the climate. Bogs lead to biological innovation (meat eating plants anyone?). Bogs clean our water. Bogs protect landscapes from drought. We should all love and respect boglands.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,139,337!

Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) thankfully continues to warn people that automakers are hoovering up vast troves of sensitive driver behavior and location data, then selling access to any nitwit with two nickels to rub together...without making any of it clear to consumers:

Wyden Investigation Reveals New Details About Automakers’ Sharing of Driver Information with Data Brokers; Wyden and Markey Urge FTC to Crack Down on Disclosures of Americans’ Data Without Drivers’ Co...

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

wyden.senate.gov

Thanks to The Oregonian for this excellent profile of Oregon's kelp forests and the Oregon Kelp Alliance! www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Oregon’s underwater forests are vanishing. Can they be saved?

As marine heat waves wreak havoc on Oregon’s ocean ecosystems, the collapse of kelp forests could prove catastrophic to marine life, fisheries and tribes.

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ORKA is hiring! Come work for kelp forest restoration and protection on the magnificent Oregon coast. www.oregonkelp.com/opportunitie...

Live from NPR News, we’re now on Bluesky 👋🎙️

The discovery of 32-million-year-old #kelp holdfasts from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, means that this group of marine foundation species is twice as ancient as previously thought & highlights the vastly different communities that kelps have supported over time. phys.org/news/2024-01...

It would sure be a shame if the bots/crowds got to this form that's designed to snitch on CSU faculty participating in the strike. Definitely DON'T fill it out with bogus info if you support the hardworking faculty who just want fair wages. app.smartsheet.com/b/form/c85dc...

New paper alert 📣! Check out our data synthesis for ocean acidification, hypoxia and temperature for the US West coast. A massive team effort led by E. Kennedy. essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

The idea of manipulating the ocean’s nutrients to store carbon was first proposed in the late 1980s. Getting real-world data on how well this process might work is challenging and unforeseen complications may lead to even less carbon storage. By Jack McGovan. hakaimagazine.com/news/iron-fe...

Iron Fertilization Isn’t Going to Save Us | Hakai Magazine

The controversial geoengineering technique can defer, at best, a few years’ worth of emissions. And that’s ignoring the potential side effects.

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Interested in #GIS in #rstats? I've recently heavily modified the @thecarpentries GIS in R curriculum to focus on #seagrass beds in Casco Bay for COBALT cobalt-casco.github.io/r-raster-vec... - this is all sf and terra, using tidyterra (w/ ggplot2) and leaflet for plotting. 🌍 #geo

Just signed up for Bluesky, with thanks to @whysharksmatter.bsky.social for the invite! Would love recommendations of who to follow... esp. related to marine conservation and marine science. Thanks!

I knew it was coming and I'm still a little surprised, but today's move by Norway isn't the end for ocean ecosystems, it's a first tenuous step towards deep-sea mining. Norway moves one step closer to deep-sea mining: www.southernfriedscience.com/norway-moves...

Norway moves one step closer to deep-sea mining

This morning, the Norwegian parliament approved a bill that moves the country one step closer to commercial deep-sea mining in Norway’s waters. This bill opens up nearly 300,000 square kilome…

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CORVALLIS AREA FOLKS! An important PSA: There is a new sustainable seafood shop in Corvallis! Check it out to support local and sustainably caught Oregon seafood! www.oregonschoice.com

🦑 🧪 Question for marine scientists! Anyone work with underwater PAR sensors before? If so, what sensors have you used and do you remember a cost ballpark? Will post cute dog pictures in return for feedback