ICYMI, the longest-ever post on Southern Fried Science contains answers to 50 (ish) of the most commonly-asked questions about careers in marine biology, answered by me and a panel of experts. Please share! www.southernfriedscience.com/marine-biolo...

Marine Biology Career Advice

You asked us questions about marine biology careers, and our panel of experts answered them! In April, I solicited your questions about careers in marine biology, and we received nearly 100 questio…

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Through @uwsafs.bsky.social's Alaska Salmon Program, UW undergrad students are in the field researching salmon and their ecosystems. Thanks Alaska Airlines for supporting students and faculty with their flights to Alaska to engage in this unique experience! Hear more from some of the students 👇

🌊 Head to the Scripps Pier underwater camera and let us know what you see! Hosted by the Coastal Ocean Observation Lab at Scripps Oceanography, this camera provides an under-the-water glimpse at the ecosystem right underneath the iconic research pier. https://coollab.ucsd.edu/pierviz/

Our drone team is wrapping up another week of intertidal surveys in Bamfield, British Columbia. This week they were joined by colleagues from @uwbiology.bsky.social They head back to Seattle next week. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #drone #drones #dronesforscience

B.C.’s Salish Sea is home to a variety of marine mammals, including the critically endangered southern resident killer whale. @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social takes a closer look at the fight to protect marine life in one of North America’s busiest shipping corridors. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Whales vs. massive ships: making B.C.’s Salish Sea safer for marine life

B.C.’s Salish Sea is home to a variety of marine mammals, including the critically endangered southern resident killer whale. For The National, CBC’s Caroline Barghout takes a closer look at the fight...

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How to Eat a 2,000-Pound Fish? These Orcas Choose to Pulverize It. (Gift Article)

Marine biologists in Mexico captured video of a strange maneuver that killer whales used to shred their meal.

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Pure cinema. One of our BRUV (Baited Remote Underwater Video) units in operation. #FieldworkFriday

Which orcas have you seen in Puget Sound? Researchers at @uwsafs.bsky.social found that endangered southern resident killer whales are visiting Puget Sound less often, but the larger Bigg’s killer whales are becoming more common. https://bit.ly/4vzFFmQ Photo credit: Wayne Hoggard / @noaa.gov

This week for #MethodsMonday we're revisiting the #ASLO_Methods virtual issue on Machine & Deep Learning Approaches to explore how these approaches can help tackle longstanding methodological bottlenecks in aquatic science! Read it here: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

New lab publication in Nature Communications co-authored by MLEL graduate student Taylor Trivino. Open access link below. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Racial and economic disparities in coastal access and engagement mediate the ocean’s contribution to human wellbeing - Nature Communications

Community-engaged research in California shows that the ocean’s primary contributions to local wellbeing are in fostering connection, strengthening relationships and improving mental health, yet struc...

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🌊 Argo is watching one of Earth's most important climate systems. The #AMOC could weaken dramatically, with major consequences for Europe and beyond. Argo's autonomous floats are collecting the observations scientists need to detect and understand these changes. 📖 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Heading back to the lab after another successful day of field research in British Columbia. #drone #drones #dronesforscience @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

Some #baleen #whales, including blue, fin and #minke whales, whales, have evolved to sing at such low frequencies that #killer whales, their only natural predator, cannot hear them. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/scie...

Scientists have finally explained why killer whales struggle to hear blue whales, and the answer may have helped the giants survive for millions of years

Whales are well known for their songs. But scientists have discovered that, for some whales, those songs may also help them stay alive.

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Blue whales sing so deep they can't be heard by killer whales! New piece on some work I did... spacedaily.com/t-a-universi...

A University of Washington researcher published a finding in 2025 that stops you cold: blue whales sing at frequencies so deep that killer whales, their only natural predator, cannot hear them at all ...

A blue whale can send a call through the ocean with a voice deeper than almost any animal sound on Earth. The strange part is not only that other blue whales

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This month part of the MLEL team is at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in British Columbia, Canada. They are continuing intertidal surveys & studying disturbance impacts on the intertidal. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #drone #dronesforscience #drones

Just a reminder that the NOAA Science Seminar Series that began in 2004 -- a voluntary effort by over 70 NOAA seminar coordinators to integrate and distribute a list of NOAA-hosted, publicly accessible science seminars -- is still going strong with over a dozen seminars every week. Check them out:

Center for Satellite Applications and Research - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR

STAR translates raw satellite data into critical information needed to inform the public and safeguard the environment across the country and around the world.

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Great job by MLEL undergrads Brian Lam & Bella Andre presenting their work at the UW Undergrad Research Symposium. Bella presented her work using machine learning & thermal imagery in pinniped ecology. Brian presented on the use of machine learning & drone imagery to measure intertidal biodiversity.

The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is announcing a new Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity! Priority review starts June 15, 2026. Help us spread the word to the #MarineScience community. Details and Apply ➡️: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627

Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute (CMSI) Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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🚨Final countdown! There are only 2 days left to submit your abstract to the #9ISDSC. Abstracts can be submitted under the themes: 🪸 Diversity and distribution 🪸 Environmental settings 🪸 Biology and ecology 🪸 Conservation ⏰ Submission closes on Saturday 9 May: www.9isdsc.csic.es/registration

"Fifteen Maps that Changed How We See the Ocean Floor" Based on his research for The Library of Lost Maps, James Cheshire of @ucl.ac.uk pulled together these seminal works of Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen! cc @seabed2030.bsky.social 🌊 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍 🌏 libraryoflostmaps.com/2026/05/06/f...

Honoring Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen's Ocean Mapping Legacy

Discover the groundbreaking ocean maps by Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen that reshaped our understanding of the seafloor and plate tectonics.

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MBARI@mbarinews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 Final days to submit for OCEANS 2026 Monterey! 🌊 The extended abstract deadline is May 4. The event will be taking place in Monterey, alongside MBARI. If you’ve been thinking about submitting—this is the moment! Submit your abstract: monterey26.oceansconference.org/submit-your-...

Happy Earth Day from the MLEL team. #earthday2026

🌊 Scripps Oceanography researchers developed an #AI approach that can spot patterns in satellite thermal imagery of the sea to reveal ocean currents in unprecedented detail. Learn how this advancement increases insights into ocean surface temperatures. ⤵️

New AI Approach Reveals Ocean Currents in Unprecedented Detail

Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before.

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NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 4mo ago

Recent Grads! We are hiring six Fish Biologist-Survey positions across multiple duty stations. Applications are due by April 20, 2026. For more detailed information on responsibilities and how to apply: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...

Receive funding to attend the annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio! Student Travel Award applications are now being accepted. Deadline to apply is May 26th. Click here for more information-->https://afsawards.awardsplatform.com/

Rain or shine, here are some AFS events you don't want to miss! Want your event featured in May? Email aberniche@fisheries.org!

Our MLEL team has been down in Southern California conducting drone surveys this week. They are tracking long term changes in rocky intertidal composition in the region. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uscwrigley.usc.edu @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #dronesforscience #drone #drones

March is #womenshistorymonth! The 2026 theme is “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future” and we are celebrating the leadership and contributions of the women leaders of the OOI Regional Cabled Array, as well as all women in sustainability efforts across STEM fields. 🌊🚢🧪

Transparency is key in the deep sea. 🗝️⁠ ⁠ Solmissus jellies, also known as dinner plate jellies, are dominant predators in Monterey Bay. With few places to hide in the open waters of the ocean, many deep-sea animals use their colors (or lack thereof) to hide from potential predators and prey. ⁠

Kara, a mature female shark has 'pinged' off the coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. Although sharks have been recorded in Canadian Pacific waters, this is the first recorded 'ping' of a shark. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Researchers 'ping' great white shark near Vancouver Island | CBC News

It’s far from the sandy shores of Florida, where you might expect to see a great white shark, but earlier this week, one "pinged" off the coast of Vancouver Island, researchers say.

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