Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
Fisheries oceanographer (retired, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center). Led the NOAA CalCOFI program for 11 years (2007-2011) prior to returning to New Zealand. Developer of Fishing Maps (www.fishingmaps.info).
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Yellowfin tuna are back in New Zealand and the summer recreational gamefishing is going off. What's going on?
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Which level 2 SWOT product is this Lily? Are you accessing the files from PO-DAAC? I think it's time for me to see if I can use these data for my Fishing Maps product (www.fishingmaps.info) instead of, or in addition to, the 8km resolution Copernicus product that I currently use.
But in the southern hemisphere, the rotation around a high goes anticlockwise, as you can see in this large eddy off the coast of Sydney, Australia. So don't be confused by blogs written for American audiences. It's different down under.
We know the southern hemisphere is special, but what's that got to do with ocean eddies? In the northern hemisphere, high sea surface height (SSH) in the centre of an eddy is associated with clockwise rotating currents.
Chlorophyll data are sparse due to clouds and missing data, but indication are that chlorophyll is high in the cool water. The offshore cool water edge is a likely region to find plankton feed.
There are strong sea surface temperature (SST) contrasts off the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, with cool water nearshore. The gradients are not sharp enough to produce well defined fronts, probably due to recent windy weather.
Cloud-free Sea Surface Temperature off the Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand reveals distinct temperature variations north and south of a significant eddy. 🌊 #Oceanography #NewZealand
Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Sam McClatchie
Horn Point Confirms Deep NOAA Cuts
A nearly 50 percent reduction in federal funding for oyster restoration threatens to sharply reduce oyster production in the Chesapeake Bay, jeopardizing one of the region’s most successful environmen...
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Our first direct hit. Oddly our oyster work is the most popular thing we do. Great return on investment for taxpayers funding bay restoration.
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“Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world."
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‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at risk
The Trump administration has proposed devastating cuts to federal Earth and climate science programs, and a government shutdown could give them an opportunity to begin implementing those cuts.
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Trump is meeting with Vought today to see how they can advance this destructive plan.
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Some have to learn the hard way, I guess. If they can learn when belief contradicts logic.
Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Climate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas | CNN
A small group of writers and researchers are launching an ambitious effort to preserve key climate data that the Trump administration has taken offline, including the climate.gov website.
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Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 28
ABS Issues Full Class for Saildrone Surveyor, Setting New Benchmark for USVs
Saildrone USVs are the world’s only unmanned platform to receive classification from ABS—no other USV or UUV has been fully classed by any classification society.
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It's becoming ever more apparent that ships should focus on what the autonomous vehicles cannot do.
#fisheries #oceanography
#fisheries #oceanography
Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 22
There are times when the patterns of temperature on the ocean are simply beautiful, whether you are into the science or not.
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#fisheries #oceanography
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#fisheries #oceanography
Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 21
Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 19
This sort of underhanded planning makes it very uncertain what the final U.S. 2026 science budget will actually look like.
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Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Big Lie - ECPS
Big Lie
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Leaders seem to lie with increasing ferocity. Many people appear to have no idea how to distinguish lies from truth.
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Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Big Lie - ECPS
Big Lie
www.populismstudies.org
Lying is an epidemic among the tribal groups populating our nations. People lie to themselves to support their beliefs, and they believe the lies of leaders and influencers without checking sources.
Pocket Rescissions Could Quietly Gut Ocean and Science Funding
A little-known budget maneuver called a pocket rescission could quietly cancel millions in approved federal funds before they're spent—threatening ocean, science, and coastal programs in FY25. Learn h...
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This is one of the sneaky little tactics that could undermine the positive progress by mandating funding cuts without congressional approval.
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Pocket Rescissions Could Quietly Gut Ocean and Science Funding
A little-known budget maneuver called a pocket rescission could quietly cancel millions in approved federal funds before they're spent—threatening ocean, science, and coastal programs in FY25. Learn h...
www.espadvisor.com
There has been a lot of relief over the push back by congressional appropriations committees on the proposed massive funding cuts to science. But the battle is far from won.
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Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease
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Here's a success story about the epidemiology of the sea star wasting disease, which is now a solved mystery, at least in terms of the culprit pathogen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...
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Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Jul 21
With return of sunny weather, the main recreational bluefin tuna fishing areas in New Zealand (Waihau Bay and Hokitika) are developing more complex surface temperature structure and fronts, and we are seeing some unusually clear chlorophyll imagery coming through. (www.fishingmaps.info). #fisheries
Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Sam McClatchie
Peter Gleick
@petergleick.bsky.social
· Jul 21
The monitoring station on Mauna Loa provides the longest direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange
Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange
Dr. Sam McClatchie
@fishocean.bsky.social
· Jul 20
Get NOAA the Budget it Needs, Not Trump's. | Craig McLean
Get NOAA the Budget it Needs, Not Trump's.
Tactics: Take a look at this video. Target a strategic audience. Pound the message. Trump's political party has turned its back on their people'...
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