Daniel Cressey
@dpcressey.bsky.social
Ocean Editor at @dialogueearth.bsky.social, previously of
@resprofnews.bsky.social and Nature.
@resprofnews.bsky.social and Nature.
Belated post - new (last week) on @dialogueearth.bsky.social
dialogue.earth/en/climate/t...
We will be following up, so if you think any of the agencies being abandoned deserve more attention than they are currently getting, please drop me a line.
dialogue.earth/en/climate/t...
We will be following up, so if you think any of the agencies being abandoned deserve more attention than they are currently getting, please drop me a line.
Trump abandons international climate, biodiversity and energy bodies
Dismay as US president orders withdrawal from 66 bodies working on climate, global governance and other issues
dialogue.earth
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Belated post - new (last week) on @dialogueearth.bsky.social
dialogue.earth/en/climate/t...
We will be following up, so if you think any of the agencies being abandoned deserve more attention than they are currently getting, please drop me a line.
dialogue.earth/en/climate/t...
We will be following up, so if you think any of the agencies being abandoned deserve more attention than they are currently getting, please drop me a line.
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
Upside-down jellyfish "slept at night and napped at midday in both the laboratory and the natural habitat".
I need to be more cnidarian in 2026.
I need to be more cnidarian in 2026.
Neither jellyfish nor sea anemones have brains. But these animals sleep in ways strikingly similar to humans
go.nature.com/4prixUM
go.nature.com/4prixUM
Jellyfish sleep like humans — even though they don’t have brains
Studying ancient sea creatures’ snoozing habits could shed light on the origins of sleep.
go.nature.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Upside-down jellyfish "slept at night and napped at midday in both the laboratory and the natural habitat".
I need to be more cnidarian in 2026.
I need to be more cnidarian in 2026.
Does anyone know where the claim that plastic fishing gear / monofilament could potentially survive 600 years in the ocean originated?
Have been trying to find an original source and only come up with grey literature statement and unreferenced comments in papers.
Have been trying to find an original source and only come up with grey literature statement and unreferenced comments in papers.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Does anyone know where the claim that plastic fishing gear / monofilament could potentially survive 600 years in the ocean originated?
Have been trying to find an original source and only come up with grey literature statement and unreferenced comments in papers.
Have been trying to find an original source and only come up with grey literature statement and unreferenced comments in papers.
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In 2026, Türkiye will be host and president of COP31, while Australia takes on the role of “president of negotiations”. If executed well, next year’s co-presidency could provide the creative diplomacy and bridge-building climate negotiations need.
🔗: https://loom.ly/lHMqW6Y
🔗: https://loom.ly/lHMqW6Y
How Türkiye and Australia could lead climate diplomacy at COP31
From WW1 to COP31, next year’s co-presidency could provide the creative diplomacy and bridge-building climate negotiations need
dialogue.earth
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
In 2026, Türkiye will be host and president of COP31, while Australia takes on the role of “president of negotiations”. If executed well, next year’s co-presidency could provide the creative diplomacy and bridge-building climate negotiations need.
🔗: https://loom.ly/lHMqW6Y
🔗: https://loom.ly/lHMqW6Y
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The committee overseeing the 2022 WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement held its inaugural meeting today. Ana Laura Lizano, Costa Rica, is its first chair
It comprises all 166 WTO members but the disciplines and notifying obligations only apply to 116 ratifying members
www.wto.org/english/news...
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It comprises all 166 WTO members but the disciplines and notifying obligations only apply to 116 ratifying members
www.wto.org/english/news...
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Chair elected at first meeting of the Committee on Fisheries Subsidies
The Committee on Fisheries Subsidies held its first meeting on 9 December at the WTO, confirming the election of its first Chair, Ana Laura Lizano of Costa Rica. The role of the Committee will be to e...
www.wto.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The committee overseeing the 2022 WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement held its inaugural meeting today. Ana Laura Lizano, Costa Rica, is its first chair
It comprises all 166 WTO members but the disciplines and notifying obligations only apply to 116 ratifying members
www.wto.org/english/news...
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It comprises all 166 WTO members but the disciplines and notifying obligations only apply to 116 ratifying members
www.wto.org/english/news...
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There were warnings about this 2.5 years ago. (See www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
Job losses loom at University of Cambridge’s MRC research unit.
Unions allege consultation “errors”, while university says funding council’s changes led to “difficult position”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Unions allege consultation “errors”, while university says funding council’s changes led to “difficult position”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Job losses loom at University of Cambridge’s MRC research unit - Research Professional News
Unions allege consultation shortcomings, while university says funding council’s changes led to “difficult position”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
There were warnings about this 2.5 years ago. (See www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
Continued use of 'Moonshot' as denoting risky but high ambition shows a paucity of both imagination and technological progress.
Humanity should be at least on 'Marsshot' (Marshot?) by now. Ideally 'Saturnshot' or 'Plutoshot'.
Going to trademark "ProximaCentauriShot", just to be on the safe side.
Humanity should be at least on 'Marsshot' (Marshot?) by now. Ideally 'Saturnshot' or 'Plutoshot'.
Going to trademark "ProximaCentauriShot", just to be on the safe side.
I want to write an entire book about how the word 'moonshot' has become such a reliable marker of some absolute freaking nonsense
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Google's latest emissions and energy disclosure are up on my data collections page - no thread on this bc I think I'll do a nice big post on Amazon, Google and Meta (not released yet) all at once
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ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Continued use of 'Moonshot' as denoting risky but high ambition shows a paucity of both imagination and technological progress.
Humanity should be at least on 'Marsshot' (Marshot?) by now. Ideally 'Saturnshot' or 'Plutoshot'.
Going to trademark "ProximaCentauriShot", just to be on the safe side.
Humanity should be at least on 'Marsshot' (Marshot?) by now. Ideally 'Saturnshot' or 'Plutoshot'.
Going to trademark "ProximaCentauriShot", just to be on the safe side.
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine environment
Applications are invited for three 3.5 year PhD studentships: Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...
“The [Royal S]ociety has a strong track record in setting out the science around climate change and when the president of the United States says the science is a ‘con-job’, we will call him out. If UK politicians start to copy such ridiculous statements, we will also hold them to account.”
"There is still a job to be done in making sure that association works in the best interests of UK science—and that the UK community fully exploits all the potential funding routes available" - Adrian Smith's valedictory RS address
UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“The [Royal S]ociety has a strong track record in setting out the science around climate change and when the president of the United States says the science is a ‘con-job’, we will call him out. If UK politicians start to copy such ridiculous statements, we will also hold them to account.”
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
"There is still a job to be done in making sure that association works in the best interests of UK science—and that the UK community fully exploits all the potential funding routes available" - Adrian Smith's valedictory RS address
UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"There is still a job to be done in making sure that association works in the best interests of UK science—and that the UK community fully exploits all the potential funding routes available" - Adrian Smith's valedictory RS address
UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
Decision at first #highseastreaty COP in NY
🇧🇪🌊 Belgium has officially submitted its candidacy to host the #BBNJ Secretariat in Brussels.
Belgium stands ready to provide a home for the Secretariat in Brussels, a global hub of diplomacy, science and multilateral cooperation.
Belgium stands ready to provide a home for the Secretariat in Brussels, a global hub of diplomacy, science and multilateral cooperation.
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Decision at first #highseastreaty COP in NY
What happened for the ocean for COP30? My colleague @reginalam.bsky.social has been diving deep into NDCs, and I've been talking to people who were in Belem for @dialogueearth.bsky.social
Here are some takeaways...
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/con...
Here are some takeaways...
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/con...
Concrete ocean pledges lacking in countries’ climate plans, say experts
Ocean-based goals in submitted Nationally Determined Contributions overlook tougher targets including fossil fuel phase-out
dialogue.earth
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What happened for the ocean for COP30? My colleague @reginalam.bsky.social has been diving deep into NDCs, and I've been talking to people who were in Belem for @dialogueearth.bsky.social
Here are some takeaways...
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/con...
Here are some takeaways...
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/con...
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
The ocean remains the only true carbon sink. 🥲
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The ocean remains the only true carbon sink. 🥲
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Want to understand how the world’s first carbon credits for ocean alkalinity enhancement were issued? Anna Madlener — one of the new colleagues I’m extremely excited to work with at the Carbon to Sea Initiative — has you covered:
www.carbontosea.org/2025/11/25/a...
www.carbontosea.org/2025/11/25/a...
The First OAE Credits: An Independent MRV Review - Carbon to Sea Initiative
Carbon to Sea’s MRV Blog Series: This is the second installment in Carbon to Sea’s monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) blog series. I’m Anna Madlener, Senior Manager for MRV at Carbon to Sea...
www.carbontosea.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Want to understand how the world’s first carbon credits for ocean alkalinity enhancement were issued? Anna Madlener — one of the new colleagues I’m extremely excited to work with at the Carbon to Sea Initiative — has you covered:
www.carbontosea.org/2025/11/25/a...
www.carbontosea.org/2025/11/25/a...
I actually laughed out loud at this intro:
Is Haldane dead? The short answer is “yes”. Richard Burdon Haldane died in 1928.
Great feature on an important topic.
Is Haldane dead? The short answer is “yes”. Richard Burdon Haldane died in 1928.
Great feature on an important topic.
Liz Kendall talked about Haldane principle this week as she set out (broadly) how UKRI would spend 4-year, £38.6bn budget.
@chrisjparr.bsky.social looks at whether Haldane under threat from more interventionist govt - or whether it is misunderstood.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
@chrisjparr.bsky.social looks at whether Haldane under threat from more interventionist govt - or whether it is misunderstood.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Is the Haldane principle under threat? - Research Professional News
Increasing political direction in the allocation of research funding is alarming some policy experts
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I actually laughed out loud at this intro:
Is Haldane dead? The short answer is “yes”. Richard Burdon Haldane died in 1928.
Great feature on an important topic.
Is Haldane dead? The short answer is “yes”. Richard Burdon Haldane died in 1928.
Great feature on an important topic.
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
Liz Kendall talked about Haldane principle this week as she set out (broadly) how UKRI would spend 4-year, £38.6bn budget.
@chrisjparr.bsky.social looks at whether Haldane under threat from more interventionist govt - or whether it is misunderstood.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
@chrisjparr.bsky.social looks at whether Haldane under threat from more interventionist govt - or whether it is misunderstood.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Is the Haldane principle under threat? - Research Professional News
Increasing political direction in the allocation of research funding is alarming some policy experts
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Liz Kendall talked about Haldane principle this week as she set out (broadly) how UKRI would spend 4-year, £38.6bn budget.
@chrisjparr.bsky.social looks at whether Haldane under threat from more interventionist govt - or whether it is misunderstood.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
@chrisjparr.bsky.social looks at whether Haldane under threat from more interventionist govt - or whether it is misunderstood.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
Hammerheads in rivers? In Cape York’s mangrove-lined waterways, great hammerheads push more than 20 km upstream, surprising Nicolas Lubitz and team, and upending assumptions about where these endangered predators live.
What drives them into these rivers?
saveourseas.com/update/hamme...
What drives them into these rivers?
saveourseas.com/update/hamme...
Hammerheads as river monsters?
Throughout the first year of our journey to uncover the secret lives of hammerheads and what habitats are crucial to their survival, we have made many interesting discoveries; one of which surprised a...
saveourseas.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Hammerheads in rivers? In Cape York’s mangrove-lined waterways, great hammerheads push more than 20 km upstream, surprising Nicolas Lubitz and team, and upending assumptions about where these endangered predators live.
What drives them into these rivers?
saveourseas.com/update/hamme...
What drives them into these rivers?
saveourseas.com/update/hamme...
Reposted by Daniel Cressey
Our most recent publication in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social illustrates how cost-effective deep-sea imaging tools, such as the Azor drift-cam, can effectively build local capacity, promote equity in deep-sea science and generate essential data for the conservation of marine benthic habitats.
Online now: Democratizing deep-sea research for biodiversity conservation
Democratizing deep-sea research for biodiversity conservation
Conservation of deep-sea ecosystems is often hindered by insufficient data on biodiversity composition, distribution, and ecological status. As global efforts to expand deep-sea exploration continue, we illustrate how cost-effective deep-sea research can build local capacity; promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in deep-sea science; and generate essential data for conservation initiatives.
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Our most recent publication in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social illustrates how cost-effective deep-sea imaging tools, such as the Azor drift-cam, can effectively build local capacity, promote equity in deep-sea science and generate essential data for the conservation of marine benthic habitats.
How many times do journalists get told "meta analyses are the gold standard for evidence"? (Often accompanied by "you shouldn't write about science until it's peer-reviewed and published.)
Hmmmm....
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hmmmm....
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
How many times do journalists get told "meta analyses are the gold standard for evidence"? (Often accompanied by "you shouldn't write about science until it's peer-reviewed and published.)
Hmmmm....
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hmmmm....
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This has to be a record - proposing two new metrics in two days in two different publications.
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/lets...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/lets...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Let’s personalise productivity with the weightiest metric yet: academic BMI
Measuring researchers’ output mass against their body mass will incentivise even harder running on the academic treadmill, says Dariusz Jemielniak
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This has to be a record - proposing two new metrics in two days in two different publications.
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/lets...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/lets...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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When getting your money back is a bad thing: UK expecting a rebate on £2bn paid to EU to join its research programme in 2024, @resprofnews.bsky.social reveals.
UK fared worse than expected in winning Horizon Europe grants.
By @annamckie.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
UK fared worse than expected in winning Horizon Europe grants.
By @annamckie.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
UK expects Horizon Europe rebate after limited winnings - Research Professional News
Clawback in prospect after UK’s sluggish EU research programme start, with losses capped at £330m
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When getting your money back is a bad thing: UK expecting a rebate on £2bn paid to EU to join its research programme in 2024, @resprofnews.bsky.social reveals.
UK fared worse than expected in winning Horizon Europe grants.
By @annamckie.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
UK fared worse than expected in winning Horizon Europe grants.
By @annamckie.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM