Amanda Arnold 🦈
@amandasodysseys.bsky.social
PhD student at SFU in @earth2ocean.bsky.social , working with sharks, rays & MPAs 🦈✨🗺️, @uwsmea.bsky.social and @forestry.ubc.ca alum, divemaster & donut enthusiast (she/her)
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My research uses publicly available data to assess how well marine protected areas cover shark and ray species ranges. I focus on identifying gaps in protection & prioritizing areas to protect species most at risk of extinction.
Let’s connect on sharks, spatial conservation, and the future of MPAs!✨
Let’s connect on sharks, spatial conservation, and the future of MPAs!✨
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Successfully wrapped up our third and final week measuring rays in Europe at the Natural History Museum in London 🇬🇧 huge thank you to @nhm-london.bsky.social for hosting, and thank you @amandasodysseys.bsky.social and @nickdulvy.bsky.social for helping me measure 309 rays representing 123 species!
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Successfully wrapped up our third and final week measuring rays in Europe at the Natural History Museum in London 🇬🇧 huge thank you to @nhm-london.bsky.social for hosting, and thank you @amandasodysseys.bsky.social and @nickdulvy.bsky.social for helping me measure 309 rays representing 123 species!
A bit late, but we’ve (@rachhson.bsky.social @nickdulvy.bsky.social) wrapped up our second week measuring rays across Europe. Goodbye Paris and thank you to the teams at @mnhn.fr who made it possible! 🇫🇷✨on to London 🇬🇧!
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
#labwork #mobulamonday #scienceinaction #womeninstem
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
#labwork #mobulamonday #scienceinaction #womeninstem
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A bit late, but we’ve (@rachhson.bsky.social @nickdulvy.bsky.social) wrapped up our second week measuring rays across Europe. Goodbye Paris and thank you to the teams at @mnhn.fr who made it possible! 🇫🇷✨on to London 🇬🇧!
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
#labwork #mobulamonday #scienceinaction #womeninstem
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
#labwork #mobulamonday #scienceinaction #womeninstem
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Day 1 in Museum du Naturalle Histoire du Paris
#MetabolicMorphology #SharksNearMe #DulvyLabGoesOutside #LoveMuseums #RaysNeedLoveToo #Paris #Brusselles #HamburgNaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistoryMuseumDeParis
#MetabolicMorphology #SharksNearMe #DulvyLabGoesOutside #LoveMuseums #RaysNeedLoveToo #Paris #Brusselles #HamburgNaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistoryMuseumDeParis
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Day 1 in Museum du Naturalle Histoire du Paris
#MetabolicMorphology #SharksNearMe #DulvyLabGoesOutside #LoveMuseums #RaysNeedLoveToo #Paris #Brusselles #HamburgNaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistoryMuseumDeParis
#MetabolicMorphology #SharksNearMe #DulvyLabGoesOutside #LoveMuseums #RaysNeedLoveToo #Paris #Brusselles #HamburgNaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistoryMuseumDeParis
Just wrapped up a great week measuring rays at the Museum der Natur Zoologie @leibnizlib.bsky.social in Hamburg 🇩🇪 for @rachhson.bsky.social’s PhD, over 135 specimens measured! 🦈✨ Next stop: Paris 🇫🇷, as our whirlwind tour through Europe’s ray collections continues
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Just wrapped up a great week measuring rays at the Museum der Natur Zoologie @leibnizlib.bsky.social in Hamburg 🇩🇪 for @rachhson.bsky.social’s PhD, over 135 specimens measured! 🦈✨ Next stop: Paris 🇫🇷, as our whirlwind tour through Europe’s ray collections continues
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
Always glad to celebrate my sisters in STEM! Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science 👩🔬🦈- Grateful for the incredible women who have supported me and for all the amazing women scientists blazing trails and making a difference every day. #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM @rachhson.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Always glad to celebrate my sisters in STEM! Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science 👩🔬🦈- Grateful for the incredible women who have supported me and for all the amazing women scientists blazing trails and making a difference every day. #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM @rachhson.bsky.social
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Dive into the exciting work of the Earth to Ocean Research Group! Follow our brilliant students, research assistants, lab managers, postdocs, and faculty as they explore, discover, and make waves in science. 🌊✨
go.bsky.app/153jnvd
go.bsky.app/153jnvd
December 9, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Dive into the exciting work of the Earth to Ocean Research Group! Follow our brilliant students, research assistants, lab managers, postdocs, and faculty as they explore, discover, and make waves in science. 🌊✨
go.bsky.app/153jnvd
go.bsky.app/153jnvd
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New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @science.org reveals #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk
👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @science.org reveals #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk
👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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Was my great pleasure to spend two weeks here at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity measuring #metabolic #morpholgy traits of rays w/ @earth2ocean.bsky.social @sfuscience.bsky.social grads. Here is
@jaymatsushiba.bsky.social to
give you a sense of the size of the collection...
@jaymatsushiba.bsky.social to
give you a sense of the size of the collection...
November 28, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Was my great pleasure to spend two weeks here at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity measuring #metabolic #morpholgy traits of rays w/ @earth2ocean.bsky.social @sfuscience.bsky.social grads. Here is
@jaymatsushiba.bsky.social to
give you a sense of the size of the collection...
@jaymatsushiba.bsky.social to
give you a sense of the size of the collection...
🌊👋 Hi Everyone! thought I would take a second to introduce myself! I'm Amanda Arnold, a PhD student with @nickdulvy.bsky.social in the @earth2ocean.bsky.social research group at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
🌊👋 Hi Everyone! thought I would take a second to introduce myself! I'm Amanda Arnold, a PhD student with @nickdulvy.bsky.social in the @earth2ocean.bsky.social research group at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
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I've made a starter pack of scientists who study sharks and rays, and environmental advocates who work to protect them.
Follow these fine folks, and let me know if I missed anyone! 🧪🦑🌎
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
Follow these fine folks, and let me know if I missed anyone! 🧪🦑🌎
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
November 20, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I've made a starter pack of scientists who study sharks and rays, and environmental advocates who work to protect them.
Follow these fine folks, and let me know if I missed anyone! 🧪🦑🌎
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
Follow these fine folks, and let me know if I missed anyone! 🧪🦑🌎
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
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Phew! after 2 weeks working @NRF_SAIAB its a wrap. We measured 25+ #MetabolicMorphology traits from 43 sharks & 240 ray specimens, spanning 60 species, from endemic catsharks, skates & electric rays to pelagic and deepsea sharks
Thanks to @SFUResearch & @NSERC_CRSNG 🧪🦈🌎
Thanks to @SFUResearch & @NSERC_CRSNG 🧪🦈🌎
November 1, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Phew! after 2 weeks working @NRF_SAIAB its a wrap. We measured 25+ #MetabolicMorphology traits from 43 sharks & 240 ray specimens, spanning 60 species, from endemic catsharks, skates & electric rays to pelagic and deepsea sharks
Thanks to @SFUResearch & @NSERC_CRSNG 🧪🦈🌎
Thanks to @SFUResearch & @NSERC_CRSNG 🧪🦈🌎
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What a great weekend for E2O!
The Palen & Côté labs made waves at #PEEC2024 at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.
Meanwhile, the Dulvy lab shared insights at #NEPSSVI at the Seattle Aquarium.
From local invasive species to global protected areas, we are passionate about sharing our science! 🌊🦈
The Palen & Côté labs made waves at #PEEC2024 at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.
Meanwhile, the Dulvy lab shared insights at #NEPSSVI at the Seattle Aquarium.
From local invasive species to global protected areas, we are passionate about sharing our science! 🌊🦈
March 22, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Happy #International_Womens_Day to these amazing scientists who provide me with *constant* support in the lab @rachhson.bsky.social @hannahvwatkins.bsky.social
March 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Happy #International_Womens_Day to these amazing scientists who provide me with *constant* support in the lab @rachhson.bsky.social @hannahvwatkins.bsky.social
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New analysis on #SharksintheDark funded by @SharkRayFund shows one in seven deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, more than twice the number reported a decade ago. 🦑🌍🐟
#GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
#GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
March 7, 2024 at 7:06 PM
New analysis on #SharksintheDark funded by @SharkRayFund shows one in seven deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, more than twice the number reported a decade ago. 🦑🌍🐟
#GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
#GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
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A global fishing prohibition below 800 m would provide 30% vertical refuge for 30% of threatened deepwater sharks and rays. 🦑🌍🐟
#SharksintheDark #GlobalSharkTrends #OceanOptimism
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SharksintheDark #GlobalSharkTrends #OceanOptimism
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM
A global fishing prohibition below 800 m would provide 30% vertical refuge for 30% of threatened deepwater sharks and rays. 🦑🌍🐟
#SharksintheDark #GlobalSharkTrends #OceanOptimism
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SharksintheDark #GlobalSharkTrends #OceanOptimism
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Super excited to welcome new PhD student Rachel Aitchison to the Earth to Ocean Research group at Simon Fraser University. She's working on "Metabolic morphology of rays"
September 6, 2023 at 3:12 AM
Super excited to welcome new PhD student Rachel Aitchison to the Earth to Ocean Research group at Simon Fraser University. She's working on "Metabolic morphology of rays"