This is in two hours and there’s still time to register
10.02.2026 13:10
👍 7
🔁 2
💬 1
📌 0
This is in two hours and there’s still time to register
"Abandoned FADs pose numerous problems. They shed plastic as they break down, damage coral reefs and collide with artisanal fishing boats...scientists routinely find sharks, turtles, sea lions, seabirds and other wildlife entangled in the netting "
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/aban...
The new Fisheries of the United States report is out!
I use this amazing dataset in several of my classes, and in my latest book on sustainable seafood. 🧪🦑🌍🐟
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/doc...
This weird deep-sea creature was named by thousands of people online
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star.
Artificial light reduces elasmobranch bycatch in gillnets across multiple wavelengths and taxonomic groups | "net illumination can reduce catch rates of a diverse array of elasmobranchs while revealing taxonomic-specific responses between bony and cartilaginous fishes" doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
They are so cool! I saw one at a nearby lake and was totally flabbergasted.
I had to post this partially just cause of Sharkansas. www.popsci.com/science/anci...
Hey, that's my turf!
And btw if you're like "I want to help Sarah get the work she's doing done, but I actually don't need valentines" You can always donate to @skypeascientist.bsky.social directly. This is 100% a thing you can do.
It'll help me host more events & MUCH more
givebutter.com/SupportSAS26
Everyone’s sharing this “cows use tools” news like they’re harmless creatures.
You guys know that cows kill more people than sharks do, right?
Right?
A great white shark on land wearing a party hat under a rainbow surrounded by stuffed white unicorns. Above it says in script "I'm just trying to fit in, man.
This will be my new profile pic because it is everything I have wanted for ages.
I tried modeling the little Ocelot Shark, a proposed mob idea for the seas of Hytale, attempting something different from just aggressive sharks with no depth.
Despite the stress of being rusty with 3D, it was fun. 🦈✨
Folks, the Important Shark and Ray Areas project is coming to North America!
This international team collects a variety of data and evidence, and creates a standardized list of habitats that should be prioritized for future shark conservation.
🦑🌍🦈🧪
A pile of valentines, including a gulper eel saying "you make my jaw drop", a grimalditeuthis saying "I find you a-LURE-ing" a whale skeleton at the bottom of the ocean with snailfish and two octopuses making heart arms under the words "I've whale-fallen for you", and an anglerfish saying "You're my light in the darkness", and then two packs of cards that are all nice and tied up
It's Valentine Packing time at Skype a Scientist HQ.
Get your pack at SquidFacts.net
(These support science education nonprofit @skypeascientist.bsky.social !)
that sounds like clutch "i have a fever and need calories" drink
4 valentines in a grid, a pelican eel with the words "You make my jaw drop", an anglerfish that says "You're my light in the darkness", a grimalditeuthis that says "I find you a LURE ing" and two octopuses and a snailfish on the skeleton of a whale that says "I've Whale Fallen for you" lmao. The octopuses are making a heart with their arms together.
I’m picking these valentines up from the printer tomorrow and will be shipping them all week!
Things are DARK. Bring a little silliness to your February with some deep sea valentines.
As with all merch on the Squid Facts Shop, sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social
Get em at SquidFacts.net
Long-term ecological and economic assessment of COVID-19 travel restrictions on Australia's only white shark cage-diving industry doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
If you're in the DC area, I'm giving a seminar about my research on public misunderstanding of ocean conservation! Free and includes snacks!
If you're not in the DC area, or if you are but you don't want to put on pants, it will be livestreamed. 🦑🧪🌍 #SciComm
events.georgetown.edu/earthcommons...
N.S. artist helps kelp grow in homemade clay pots in underwater art installation
The pots were deposited in the waters of Cranberry Cove in December #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's about time someone in the Senate fought for fish.
(Seriously though, fisheries in Alaska are extremely economically important, and the US law that governs them is co-named for former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens)
Porcupine puffer with side-eye so strong it deserves to be a reaction gif 👀🐡 #porcupinepuffer #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #sideeye #reactiongif #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
Giant phantom #jellyfish spotted deep in #Pacific. These rare sea creatures live where the sun doesn't shine.
Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Methane chasers: Hunting a climate-changing gas seeping from Earth’s seafloor
This course was part of what made this account happened and I've heard amazing things about the field work! The Garvin crew are amazing, lovely and inclusive, highly highly recommended.
#sharkbitez
Hey people! My son's science fair project is about how people visualize things when they read. It's very short and he'd appreciate it if you could fill it out, and share for more responses!
(info: 'print books' also includes ebooks)
Thank you! ☺️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Healthy reefs have reef sharks. They’re graceful and totally unthreatening. 🤿 #marinelife
