🧵 Are you following what could be this year's most consequential East Coast ocean story? Odyssey Marine Exploration is asking the Dept. of the Interior for a lease to mine ~2,500 sq. miles of seafloor off Virginia's coast. Here is why this raises major red flags: 1/7
Scott Doney
@scottdoney.bsky.social
Ocean and climate scientist and professor
Check out @npr.org's "Troubled Waters" - an urgent look at what’s at stake as Trump rolls back commercial fishing protections in the Pacific’s largest marine monuments. The photography and visual storytelling alone make this worth your time: 🌊 apps.npr.org/troubled-wat...
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, spar...
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We are so excited that the 🇺🇸 West Coast #OceanAcidification cruise is on the RV Sikuliaq! 🧪🌊🦑🙌🐻❄️ This research cruise is led by our colleagues Dr. Simone Alin (NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab) and Dr. Brendan Carter (University of Washington CICOES). #WCOA www.pmel.noaa.gov/news-and-med...
I’ve got a newfangled, “official” website now that I’ll be doing press for my upcoming book. You’ll find a one-stop shop at the link for my nonfiction texts & nearly 20 yrs (😬👴) of creative work that’s free online. This will also be home to info on my poetry collection, so stay tuned for details.
Wally Smith
Wally Smith is a conservation biologist and poet at The University of Virginia's College at Wise
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Come work with us! This 1.5-year postdoc position with our Michigan State University team will lead lake & stream ecology research that is data-intensive & highly collaborative, as well as the translation of those results into action in partnership with communities. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
🗺️ Explore pioneering @lamont.columbia.edu geologist and cartographer Marie Tharp's groundbreaking 1977 World Ocean Floor map and discover how it transformed our understanding of the Earth. #MarieTharp Via State of the Planet: https://bit.ly/4wEglgS
Stanford University is searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of Climate Science 🌎 ✨ Broad search, department may be any within the Doerr School of Sustainability, including Oceans! 🌊 Apply by Nov. 1. Please share! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in Climate Science - Stanford University, California, United States
Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of Climate Science. The home department may be any of the seven departments in the Stanford Doerr School of...
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Deadline is tomorrow for #AGU2026 abstracts! Have you submitted yours yet? Find OCB-relevant sessions here: tinyurl.com/68a9kc5p
OCB-relevant meeting sessions (Responses)
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Get ready for #AGU2026! The @agu.org fall meeting submission deadline is Aug 5. Get the scoop on browsing/submitting OCB-relevant sessions here: www.us-ocb.org/agu-2026-abs...
@goa-on.bsky.social has travel funding for those of you attending the Ocean in a High-CO₂ World meeting in October. 🌊🇳🇿 #OceanAcidification goa-on.org/home.php
Interested in doing a postdoc in plankton ecology, on topics of community assembly, trait-based ecological resilience, stressor interactions, harmful algal blooms and others? Contact me to discuss developing a proposal for MSU's EEB Presidential Postdoc Fellowship (Nov 1 application deadline).
Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
Does anyone have a link to an official source that shows the deadline to submit papers so they can be included in IPCC AR7 WGI? Web search gives me March 2027 for submission and October 2027 for acceptance but not from an official source.
Join our team! The UW–Madison Aquatic Sciences Center, which administers both Wisconsin Sea Grant and the Water Resources Institute, is hiring an Associate Director for Outreach and Engagement. https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associate-director-for-outreach-and-engagement-madison-wisconsin-united-states
Born #OnThisDay was #NASmember David Schindler, a freshwater ecologist whose whole-lake experiments transformed our understanding of lake eutrophication and acidification and helped shape policy and generations of scientists. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
Tenure-track open position in Biological Oceanography at Texas A&M College Station apply.interfolio.com/189672
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The application for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship, which places scientists & engineers into roles in Congress and in the Executive Branch, opened today. This program is essential for building technical policy capacity in the US. If interested, apply: fellowshipapp.aaas.org/app/main
STPF Application - AAAS
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I'm teaching my course on AI, energy, and climate again this fall, and restructuring the class as the field keeps evolving. If you have new work or resources you think we should cover, send them my way. The class starts ⁱⁿ ᵗʰʳᵉᵉ ʷᵉᵉᵏˢ at ⁸﹕³⁰ ᵃᵐ
Pls share. Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences - Genetics/Genomics at Smith College. apply.interfolio.com/190342
Pls share: GRINNELL COLLEGE – BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, TENURE-TRACK POSITION. Research and teaching interests might include but are not limited to organismal biology and ecology - apply by October 2, 2026. Please visit our application website at jobs.grinnell.edu
I started a marine biogeochemistry podcast, where I ask scientists questions about the cycling of elements through the ocean. This is a place where we can nerd it out, for scientists and marine science students. Listen here, or spotify/apple podcasts applied-marine-biogeochemistry.org/podcast/
Podcast | Applied Marine Biogeochemistry Group
Marine biogeochemistry studies how elements like carbon and phosphorus move through the ocean. In this podcast, we explore the processes that drive this...
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Congratulations to Prof. Thiemens, UCSD Chemistry @ucsandiego.bsky.social @ucsdphysci.bsky.social
Mark Thiemens is recognized for discoveries that have transformed how scientists understand the solar system and origins of life on Earth and which have strengthened capabilities for monitoring human impact on the environment. #chemsky 🧪
The 2026 Ecological Dissertations in Aquatic Sciences Symposium is returning to Honolulu, bringing together future leaders in ecological #oceanography and #limnology. Participants gain mentorship, build networks, and develop innovative collaborative projects. www.aslo.org/call-for-app... #EcoDAS
I am pleased to announce that we are inviting applications for a Lead Laboratory Coordinator at the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2026. For details and to apply, visit arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Lead Laboratory Coordinator, Tree Ring Laboratory
In this role, you will:Lead the oversight of a dendrochronology laboratory in collaboration with the Director, including the mentoring, training,...
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Inês Azevedo has been named the next director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, succeeding Chris Field on Sept. 1. A Woods senior fellow since 2019, her research spans climate change, air pollution and energy. Full announcement: stanford.io/4hGJ67W
📢Call for Papers!📢 ESA and AGU welcome submissions to a joint-special collection focusing on the emerging field of ecological forecasting, which is crucial for proactive environmental management and policy-making. 🔗 spklr.io/63322Eub8m #AGUPubs #Ecology #STEM #ESA2026
📢 Save the Date | SOLAS Open Science Conference 2027 📍 Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 🤝 Hosted by: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury 🗓️ Side Events: 20–21 November 2027 🎤 Main Conference: 22–26 November 2027 Stay tuned for more updates!
The International CLIVAR Project Office is hiring a Staff Scientist. Apply by 17 Aug 2026 Join the international CLIVAR community and support global ocean and climate research coordination. Applications should be sent to icpo@clivar.org. More information: https://loom.ly/rwFriq8
A modeling study spanning 60 years of ocean iron fertilization across 10 ocean biomes reveals stark trade-offs in its use as a CO₂ removal technique. 🌊🧪
Climate benefit and ecological cost trade-offs for ocean iron fertilization - Nature
A process-rich global biogeochemical model is used to determine the trade-offs between carbon dioxide removal efficiency and ecosystem impacts in ten ocean ocean biomes following ocean iron ...
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Unsustainable use of groundwater may have caught up with California’s Sacramento Valley. A study shows that land subsidence accelerated during the 2020–2022 extreme drought and is likely to be permanent, reducing the capacity of the aquifer. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/lmTP50ZuqcO