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REMINDER! Applications for the 2025 Asian Shark & Ray Research, Conservation, and Leadership workshop close 31 March. If you work on shark & ray conservation in Asia, this workshop may be for you! Apply at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Asian_shar... More information at www.fishandfisheries.com/projects

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Heading down to rainy #Brisbane to talk with fishers about #shark #depredation - the patterns and impacts, the potential causes, and what #sharkscience shows about potential solutions - project funded by @frdc.bsky.social #australia #sharkresearch #marinescience

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Really balanced article by @australia.theguardian.com covering the growing impact of shark depredation on fishers, and how that might relate to shark numbers. Includes statements by @spinnershark7.bsky.social and I. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 62 days ago • 3 comments

Congratulations to all of the 48 project leaders receiving Save Our Seas small grants and keystone grants for 2025. Some great projects and people being funded! #sharkresearch #sharkscience #sharkconservation #marineconservation

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Please enjoy part 1 of a series of blog posts written by myself and @brettfavaro.bsky.social offering our advice on how scientists can effectively speak with jouranlists about our areas of expertise. Part 2 is coming next week. Please read and share! www.southernfriedscience.com/advice-for-t... 🧪

submitted 72 days ago • 10 comments

Heading to your first scientific conference? The F&F Lab students have written a blog post of their experiences at their first conference, with their advice for the conference season. Lab staff have also written a piece showing how their experience differs. www.fishandfisheries.com/news-blog

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Just read a call for project proposals on sustainability, systematic change, coastal restoration etc. Projects should include stakeholder engagement and have measurable outcomes after one-year. One year. While well-intentioned, I don’t think these are realistic expectations for real conservation.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

The world needs science for evidence based decision making. Science needs women and girls to broaden its perspectives and approaches that help drive innovation, application, and discovery.

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For the nth time, scientists everywhere must understand that scientific * #evidence* is apolitical, but the prioritization of #science is inherently political (though it used to be non-partisan). #Politics is how free societies address #PublicHealth challenges & we must participate.

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The new 100 peso #banknote is out featuring the stunning #Palawan peacock pheasant. The new notes are plastic & waterproof and look awesome. The ‘butanding’ still graces the reverse side. Palawan is a jewel of Filipino 🇵🇭 #biodiversity. looking forward to returning in July for workshops 🤩

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

We have a new #sharkscience paper just out on working with batoids, including ethical considerations and guidance regarding the difficult choices field researchers sometimes face. This was a global collaborative with many authors, and is published as #openaccess link.springer.com/article/10.1...

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

If you have data from the European Atlantic that show certain areas being especially important to sharks and rays, this @iucnshark.bsky.social announcement is for you. Put your sharks and rays on the map!

submitted 116 days ago • 0 comments

Just out: the lastest edition of Shark News the bsky.app/profile/iucnshark.bsky.social IUCN #Shark Specialist Group newsletter. We have an article about our work with the PADI Global Shark and Ray Census starting at pg 80. Meanwhile, if you like sharks and rays, Shark News is full of juicy content.

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

Well, this finally happened! After working on sharks for over 20 years, I finally saw my first #whaleshark in the wild! We were heading to a dive site and we came across this juvenile male just cruising. We motored ahead and jumped in, and big fella just came right on by. Simply gorgeous 🤩.

submitted 118 days ago • 4 comments

We want to invite you to discover the latest 11th issue of Shark News – the official IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine.

submitted 118 days ago • 3 comments

Good news to start the week - apparently a major international study shows that regardless of what media may portray, most people trust science and scientists: theconversation.com/most-of-us-t...

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

OPEN CALL for Sharks International 2026 proposals for keynote speakers, themed sessions and panels, workshops, and side events 📢 🦈 Please submit proposals via: forms.gle/9EiKJVncMoa7... Deadline for proposals: 15th March 2025

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

The build continues - I’m so impressed with the thought, design, and quality control that has gone into this. Step by step, instructions are clear, everything piece fits perfectly, and the creativity behind making generic pieces fit together to create something new, well done LEGO 👏🏼

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

Genetic Diversity, Kinship, and Polychromatism in the Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus ocellatus of Fiji https://buff.ly/4gBA2i0 🌏 🦑 🧪

submitted 136 days ago • 0 comments

Two days later - and I have found the time to at least open the box 🤦🏻‍♂️

submitted 135 days ago • 1 comment

This is why AI proliferation is dangerous. We're removing the critical thinking requirement behind many questions, and hoping that AI trained from imperfect data somehow knows better (spoiler: often it doesn't).

submitted 136 days ago • 0 comments

I only have one week of holidays left. I’ve been meaning to make a start on this kit for months. I know people are here for shark and science content, but is anyone interested in what we do to help our minds rest and recover? Would regular updates on the build be of any interest? Comments?

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

Just heard of a friend grinding over the holidays on a proposal due tomorrow. We are all hard working professionals who need rest, like any other profession. Funders - setting dates in early Jan is poor practice and disrespectful of the people you want to give the best of themselves to the cause.

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

Reintegrating myself to the conservation science community. My name’s Rafid, a shark conservationist from Indonesia. I’m currently a PhD student @ Duke; also a Co-founder of local NGO threshershark.id which goal is to conserve sharks & communities’ livelihoods!

submitted 153 days ago • 3 comments

Possibly still the best #christmasmovie ever. Merry Christmas everyone!

submitted 151 days ago • 0 comments

Republicans may not believe in climate change, but the insurance industry does

submitted 157 days ago • 30 comments

We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky. Help us gain our following back Follow Retweet Repeat Join the park side @altyellonatpark.org

submitted 155 days ago • 859 comments

I have been waiting to see how this would roll out. This is really troubling, preserving inshore waters for artisanal fishers is a foundational policy. Troubling also to have a 15 day submission period when everyone is off work and travelling for the holidays 🙁. Really disappointing.

submitted 155 days ago • 1 comment

OTN and IMOS have teamed up to draft a new guide on acoustic telemetry mooring design best practices for OBPS. If you would like to peer review our OBPS submission, please complete this Google form: forms.gle/2ipT74Xh5Uaz...

submitted 155 days ago • 1 comment

Endangered Polynesian storm petrels have returned to Kamaka Island in French Polynesia for the first time in more than 100 years, after conservationists used drones to remove the invasive rats eating the birds’ eggs and chicks. 🪺🐦 Read more:

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