@charlottebirky
• Wildlife scientist • Shark biologist • Superstar of STEM • Australian STEM Ambassador • Keynote speaker & MC • Broadcast producer & host • Director, Marine Philanthropic Foundation • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Max Planck
Shark Conservation Fund's 2026 Small #OceanGrants 💶🌊
🦈 up to $25,000
🦈 management reforms, protection of habitats, endemic shark & ray species.
🦈 Deadline 31 March
More info ➡️ bit.ly/4spMMNG #OceanOptimism
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social @elasmoproject.bsky.social @sharkcolin.bsky.social @cms.int
‘Smiley’ our recent resident to Coral City (named after the identifiable markings “😃” on its little dorsal fin) flapped by today several times with a couple of friends. Thanks for choosing to stay in Coral City Smiley!! #spottedeagleray #eagleray #feverofrays #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity
Image featuring a whale shark swimming in a deep blue ocean, with text overlay stating 'PROTECTING OUR PLANET. The High Seas Treaty creates a global framework to safeguard marine biodiversity beyond borders #GoToGlobal.'
The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force! unlocking the path to protect half our planet, the High Seas.
📢 Now’s the time for more countries to ratify and be part of the first #BBNJCOP.
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/a-wave-of-messages-for-the-high-seas/
#60toGlobal
Each time a species goes extinct, the world around us unravels a bit.
The consequences are profound, not just for those species but for all of us. These are tangible consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones.
bit.ly/4qbRsGa
Miso, a 6-year-old male border collie from Canada, that knows the names of about 200 toys.
A group of “gifted word learner” dogs can learn new words that label objects by overhearing their owners talking with each other, according to a new study in Science. https://scim.ag/3L3mhha
🗻 Live from Antarctica! Today, NOVA @pbs.org is livestreaming from the ice as researchers—including Scripps & @ucsandiego.bsky.social geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum—study the rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier, one of the most consequential glaciers on Earth.
www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...
The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies is hiring…
🎣 Benthic Invertebrate Field Biologist – Abalone
🏢 University of Tasmania
🗓️ Full time, ongoing role
💰 $138,536 to $157,330
👀 careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50192...
🚨Deadline: Wednesday, 28th January, 2026
🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨
🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#JobOpportunity: Minderoo OceanOmics Centre is #hiring…
🎣 Senior Research Fellow
🏢 UWA & Minderoo Foundation
🗓️ Full time, 3 years
💰$118,150-$165,809
👀 external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...
🚨Deadline: Monday 2nd February 2026
While the answer may seem obvious, in an era of misinformation, it may be hard to find the facts & science.
Climate change refers to long-term temperature & weather shifts, which can occur naturally but have been mainly driven by human activity since the 1800s: www.un.org/en/climatech...
Spectacular strawberry squid! Histioteuthis squid w/massively asymmetrical eyes: 1 larger for viewing the silhouettes of predators & prey above, & 1 smaller eye for capturing glimmers of bioluminescent snacks below. #AsgardArchea - 730m - ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
Sweeping trade protections adopted for sharks and rays at #CITESCOP20.
“It’s taken 20 to 30 years to get recognition that sharks and rays — keystone predators in marine ecosystems globally — need that protection,” says WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
🌏 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Platform-independent experiments on social media
"Changing algorithms with artificial intelligence tools can influence partisan animosity"
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A four-panel dashboard showing the Threatened Species Index 2025. Top-left: a line graph titled ‘Main index’ displaying a steady decline of 75% between 1985 and 2022. Top-right: a map of Australia with numerous points indicating spatial representativeness of monitoring sites. Bottom-left: a scatter plot titled ‘Monitoring consistency’ showing site-year observations over time. Bottom-right: a dual-axis chart showing growth in the number of taxa and number of time series per year from 1952 to 2022, both rising sharply before levelling off in more recent years.
We are thrilled to announce the release of the 2025 Threatened Species Index! The latest data indicate that threatened and near-threatened species in Australia have declined by an average of 75% since 1985. View the latest trends here: tsx.org.au/tsx2025
@tern-aus.bsky.social 🦎🐸🐦🌿🐨
New Job Opportunity at the SOSF-DRC
saveourseas.com/sosf-darros-...
Help shape the future of Australia’s research infrastructure. The NRI Issues Paper consultation survey is now open. Your input will guide the 2026 NRI Roadmap and future funding priorities.
🔗 bit.ly/4qKpVwo
New Study Reveals Persistent Illegal Trade in Protected Sharks with Calls to Strengthen World’s Wildlife-Trade Treaty to Prevent Extinctions.
@wcs.org
@fiu.bsky.social
🎥: Byron Dilkes
🎥: Open Planet Studios | Silverback Films
“A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many cephalopods. Until now, xanthommatin has proven impractical to collect from animals or make in a lab.”
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
🧪 🐙 🦑
Travel to the coast of Chile and into Antarctica via the interactive Schmidt Ocean Institute 2024 Impact Report. We are bringing the depths to light: www.2024annualreport.schmidtocean.org
Two scientists work together in a lab, one holding a test tube and the other observing. Overlaid bold yellow text reads: “Science for Public Good Fund.” Below in white text: “Apply at act.ucsusa.org/SFPG26.” Smaller italic text says: “Applications for science advocacy minigrants will be accepted through January 6th.” At the bottom is the Union of Concerned Scientists logo.
🔬✨Applications are open! The Science for Public Good Fund offers up to $1500 to support community-driven science advocacy projects. From workshops to local campaigns, you can help spark change.
🔗 Apply here now: act.ucsusa.org/4nCzPhl
📢 SARDI have #marine #jobs available:
🐟 Research Officer
🐟 Estuarine & Coastal Moorings National Data Lead
🐟 Estuarine & Coastal Moorings National Coordinator
🐟 Senior Research Scientist (x2)
🐟 Field Operations Manager
🐟 Senior Research Services Officer
🚨 16 Oct
👀 iworkfor.sa.gov.au
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
A small, wallaby-like animal stands on its hind-legs. Text overlay says: New science - Brush-tailed bettongs reintroduced to SA National Park after over 100 years.
🧪 Science Spotlight 🧪 Researchers have successfully reintroduced brush-tailed bettongs into a National Park, despite the presence of feral predators like cats and foxes.
Bettongs sourced from populations with larger body sizes and previous predator exposure survived better.
Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space
A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ
A South American lungfish against a black background, with text: This odd fish has 30 times as much DNA as humans—a new record for animals.
A species of lungfish found in South America has claimed the title of the animal with the biggest genome sequenced so far.
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/46OMl6v
IMOS is producing a comprehensive national seagrass mega-dataset, which will soon be available through the new Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal.
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/3IAmTtm
JCU is thrilled to be involved in The Australian Venom Innovation and Discovery (AVID) Initiative. 🐍💉💊
This new national program is building the first large-scale molecular data resource on Australia’s venomous biodiversity.
Read more here bioplatforms.com/australian-v...
