Dr. Erin Ashe, PhD
@erinashe.bsky.social
Executive Director, Co-founder, Conservation Scientist @oceansinitiative.bsky.social; dolphin ecology + behavior | biodiversity, climate, + global women’s issues. Views my own
@oceansinitiative, we’ve been collecting exhaled breath from wild Pacific white-sided dolphins in BC —basically giving them the same kind of health screening you’d get at a doctor’s office.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@oceansinitiative, we’ve been collecting exhaled breath from wild Pacific white-sided dolphins in BC —basically giving them the same kind of health screening you’d get at a doctor’s office.
Inaugural voyage of world’s largest sailing cargo ship, the Neoliner Origin 🌊
#climate #ocean #dolphins
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#climate #ocean #dolphins
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Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Inaugural voyage of world’s largest sailing cargo ship, the Neoliner Origin 🌊
#climate #ocean #dolphins
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#climate #ocean #dolphins
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The latest efforts to save Hope, the young #humpback whale stranded on an Oregon beach, appear to have failed. A veterinarian is preparing for euthanasia. Amidst the sadness, it’s been inspiring to see so many people invested in this one whale’s fate 🧵
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Efforts fail to save a stranded humpback whale on the Oregon Coast
Authorities say a last-ditch rescue effort failed Monday morning to pull the stranded whale so it faced the ocean at high tide and could potentially swim to safety. A veterinarian began preparing to e...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The latest efforts to save Hope, the young #humpback whale stranded on an Oregon beach, appear to have failed. A veterinarian is preparing for euthanasia. Amidst the sadness, it’s been inspiring to see so many people invested in this one whale’s fate 🧵
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
www.cbsnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New study finds “brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake's waters reached 41C (106F).” 😱
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A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet.
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
🧪🐚🦀🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
🧪🐚🦀🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet.
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
🧪🐚🦀🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
🧪🐚🦀🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.
❤️🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.
Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25
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Broadening disease surveillance to include wild dolphins and killer whales: novel components of One Health.
Dr @erinashe.bsky.social led a study in @aibsbiology.bsky.social's BioScience, exploring pathogens in Pacific white-sided dolphins 🧵
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Dr @erinashe.bsky.social led a study in @aibsbiology.bsky.social's BioScience, exploring pathogens in Pacific white-sided dolphins 🧵
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Broadening disease surveillance to include wild dolphins and killer whales: novel components of One Health
Abstract. We describe a minimally invasive pilot study to characterize the microbiota of exhaled breath from wild Pacific white-sided dolphins. Samples wer
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October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Broadening disease surveillance to include wild dolphins and killer whales: novel components of One Health.
Dr @erinashe.bsky.social led a study in @aibsbiology.bsky.social's BioScience, exploring pathogens in Pacific white-sided dolphins 🧵
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Dr @erinashe.bsky.social led a study in @aibsbiology.bsky.social's BioScience, exploring pathogens in Pacific white-sided dolphins 🧵
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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“Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon…”
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon…”
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
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Sound on! Hector's Dolphins like you've never heard them before www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... 🦑🧪🌍
Sound on! Hector's Dolphins like you've never heard them before
Scientists have used tracking devices to enable them to reconstruct the underwater life of the Hector's dolphin. Very little was known of the underwater behaviour of the world's smallest marine dolphi...
www.rnz.co.nz
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sound on! Hector's Dolphins like you've never heard them before www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... 🦑🧪🌍
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Otterly adorable! 🎃 Rescued sea otters, Libby, Moea, and Clara enjoyed seafood pops and krill-flavored candy corn in piles of ice at #ZooBoo today (ice is a crunchy favorite enrichment for them). The fun continues tomorrow! 🦦
📹: Keeper Kristyn
📹: Keeper Kristyn
October 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Otterly adorable! 🎃 Rescued sea otters, Libby, Moea, and Clara enjoyed seafood pops and krill-flavored candy corn in piles of ice at #ZooBoo today (ice is a crunchy favorite enrichment for them). The fun continues tomorrow! 🦦
📹: Keeper Kristyn
📹: Keeper Kristyn
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"Global investment in green technology for the first three quarters of the year has already surpassed all of 2024. The fortunes of the sector have been in decline for three years, but explosive energy demand fueled by data centers has sparked a reversal."
Global Investors Are Pouring More Money into Climate Tech
Clean energy companies, EV makers and other green firms attracted $56 billion in the first nine months of 2025 — more than in all of 2024.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Global investment in green technology for the first three quarters of the year has already surpassed all of 2024. The fortunes of the sector have been in decline for three years, but explosive energy demand fueled by data centers has sparked a reversal."
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New short communication: First Common Murre seen off the Azores, by Luis Barcelos et al.
#Auktober #seabirds #ornithology #OpenAccess
www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...
#Auktober #seabirds #ornithology #OpenAccess
www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...
October 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New short communication: First Common Murre seen off the Azores, by Luis Barcelos et al.
#Auktober #seabirds #ornithology #OpenAccess
www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...
#Auktober #seabirds #ornithology #OpenAccess
www.marineornithology.org/PDF/53_2/53_...
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Very cool! The BBC is featuring the new SHIFT website that we built with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social to advance tailored, science-based personal climate actions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take
Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.
www.bbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Very cool! The BBC is featuring the new SHIFT website that we built with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social to advance tailored, science-based personal climate actions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures
The winner of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 has been revealed. The competition, presented by Oceanographic and Blancpain, showcases breathtaking images that celebrate the ocean’s beauty and…
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures
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The Society for Conservation Biology - Marine Global Program is excited to announce that #IMCC8 will take place in #Edinburgh, Scotland from November 13-17, 2026!
Join us to help Make Marine Science Matter!
#marinescience #conservation #conference
Join us to help Make Marine Science Matter!
#marinescience #conservation #conference
September 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Society for Conservation Biology - Marine Global Program is excited to announce that #IMCC8 will take place in #Edinburgh, Scotland from November 13-17, 2026!
Join us to help Make Marine Science Matter!
#marinescience #conservation #conference
Join us to help Make Marine Science Matter!
#marinescience #conservation #conference
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Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments • The Revelator
Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments • The Revelator
From chimpanzees and wolves to snakes and starlings, these new books capture hidden truths about fascinating species — and reveal how to better protect them.
therevelator.org
September 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments • The Revelator
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Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
The value of information for ecological management
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July 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
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"The climate needs a politics of the possible"
"To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope," says @theeconomiser.bsky.social
www.economist.com/interactive/...
cc @katharinehayhoe.com
"To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope," says @theeconomiser.bsky.social
www.economist.com/interactive/...
cc @katharinehayhoe.com
The climate needs a politics of the possible
To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope
www.economist.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"The climate needs a politics of the possible"
"To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope," says @theeconomiser.bsky.social
www.economist.com/interactive/...
cc @katharinehayhoe.com
"To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope," says @theeconomiser.bsky.social
www.economist.com/interactive/...
cc @katharinehayhoe.com
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« L’océan 🌊 maintient des conditions propices à la vie sur notre planète, explique @jpgattuso.bsky.social océanographe au Laboratoire d’océanographie de Villefranche. Sans lui, la température moyenne sur Terre serait beaucoup + élevée. »
@imev-mer.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr @melvaksea.bsky.social
@imev-mer.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr @melvaksea.bsky.social
Série d’été « Océan 🌊 » [2/5]
Régulateur du climat mondial, l’océan absorbe chaleur et dioxyde de carbone, mais ce rôle vital est menacé. Que se passera-t-il sans ce frein naturel ?
Régulateur du climat mondial, l’océan absorbe chaleur et dioxyde de carbone, mais ce rôle vital est menacé. Que se passera-t-il sans ce frein naturel ?
Océan et climat : un équilibre fragile
Série d’été « Océan » 2/5 – Régulateur du climat mondial, l’océan absorbe chaleur et dioxyde de carbone, notamment celui émis par les humains depuis l’ère industrielle. Ce rôle vital est menacé par le...
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August 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
« L’océan 🌊 maintient des conditions propices à la vie sur notre planète, explique @jpgattuso.bsky.social océanographe au Laboratoire d’océanographie de Villefranche. Sans lui, la température moyenne sur Terre serait beaucoup + élevée. »
@imev-mer.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr @melvaksea.bsky.social
@imev-mer.fr @sorbonne-universite.fr @melvaksea.bsky.social
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“We feel like we have an obligation to both, get prepared, get on it, reduce our emissions, and help our people weather this.”
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
Science Moms' bipartisan mission: Educate other mothers about climate change
It's "like watching them grow up: We blink and we miss it.”
www.motherjones.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“We feel like we have an obligation to both, get prepared, get on it, reduce our emissions, and help our people weather this.”
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
from @thebulletin.org via @climatedesk.org
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“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy (1929-2025)
Remembering Joanna Macy, author, Buddhist teacher, environmental activist
Joanna Macy’s work addressed the psychological and spiritual issues of ecological awareness in the nuclear age.
www.berkeleyside.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy (1929-2025)
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Last year, the final of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were removed in the largest project of its kind in US history. The river that straddles the California-Oregon border has since been reborn.
Klamath River reborn: A journey through America’s largest dam removal project
Less than a year later, life has blossomed along its banks.
www.motherjones.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Last year, the final of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were removed in the largest project of its kind in US history. The river that straddles the California-Oregon border has since been reborn.
Reposted by Dr. Erin Ashe, PhD
NPR's internship program is coming back!
Apply by June 30 to work with the Science Desk and Short Wave this fall/winter. I was an intern in 2019, and it set me on the path towards coming back for a staff job!
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Apply by June 30 to work with the Science Desk and Short Wave this fall/winter. I was an intern in 2019, and it set me on the path towards coming back for a staff job!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...
Science Desk & Short Wave Internship - Fall/Winter 2025
Remote
job-boards.greenhouse.io
June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NPR's internship program is coming back!
Apply by June 30 to work with the Science Desk and Short Wave this fall/winter. I was an intern in 2019, and it set me on the path towards coming back for a staff job!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...
Apply by June 30 to work with the Science Desk and Short Wave this fall/winter. I was an intern in 2019, and it set me on the path towards coming back for a staff job!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...
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TIME's annual Ocean issue is now live! Our cover story visits fishing communities in the Philippines confronted with a changing relationship with the sea.
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
June 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
TIME's annual Ocean issue is now live! Our cover story visits fishing communities in the Philippines confronted with a changing relationship with the sea.
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...
Read here: time.com/7289533/phil...