Freja Azzopardi
@frejamobula.bsky.social
PhD student at DTU Aqua • #BluefinTuna in Scandinavia • Movement and conservation of oceanic pelagic fishes • #SatelliteArchivalTelemetry • SCUBA Finatic
A few days late, but better late than never! Happy #SharkAwarenessDay😊 Sharks don't infest waters, they live there, and support environmental and coastal community health alike. Be grateful for sharks, I sure am 🦈 😁 And why not sign a petition while you're at it?? 👇
www.sharktrust.org/bigsharkpledge
www.sharktrust.org/bigsharkpledge
The future of oceanic sharks is in your hands
Add your voice to our call for stronger conservation and fisheries management. Sign the Big Shark Pledge and join us on our mission to secure the future for high-seas sharks.
www.sharktrust.org
July 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A few days late, but better late than never! Happy #SharkAwarenessDay😊 Sharks don't infest waters, they live there, and support environmental and coastal community health alike. Be grateful for sharks, I sure am 🦈 😁 And why not sign a petition while you're at it?? 👇
www.sharktrust.org/bigsharkpledge
www.sharktrust.org/bigsharkpledge
Today marks the first day of my #PhD at DTU Aqua where I will be researching #AtlanticBluefinTuna using satellite telemetry with @baktoft.bsky.social and @kimaarestrup.bsky.social!
A HUGE thank you to the Hempel Foundation, the Rockwool Foundation and Tunforeningen for supporting my research! 🐟
A HUGE thank you to the Hempel Foundation, the Rockwool Foundation and Tunforeningen for supporting my research! 🐟
May 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Today marks the first day of my #PhD at DTU Aqua where I will be researching #AtlanticBluefinTuna using satellite telemetry with @baktoft.bsky.social and @kimaarestrup.bsky.social!
A HUGE thank you to the Hempel Foundation, the Rockwool Foundation and Tunforeningen for supporting my research! 🐟
A HUGE thank you to the Hempel Foundation, the Rockwool Foundation and Tunforeningen for supporting my research! 🐟
A wave of messages for the high seas highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
Add your message in support of the High Seas Treaty
I’ve taken action to support swift ratification of the #HighSeasTreaty by adding my message. You can make your voice heard too! Leave your message here. #HighSeas #RaceForRatification #BBNJ
highseasalliance.org
April 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A wave of messages for the high seas highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
The #UNOceanConference is in June. To implement the #HighSeasTreaty, 60 countries need to #ratify! Of the 112 countries who signed, only 21 countries have ratified... How do we get countries to uphold their commitment in time? @highseasalliance.bsky.social
highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
High Seas Treaty Ratification Tracker
At least 60 countries must sign and ratify the High Seas Treaty for it to become international law. Join the #RaceForRatification. Ask leaders to ratify the Treaty Now!
highseasalliance.org
April 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The #UNOceanConference is in June. To implement the #HighSeasTreaty, 60 countries need to #ratify! Of the 112 countries who signed, only 21 countries have ratified... How do we get countries to uphold their commitment in time? @highseasalliance.bsky.social
highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...
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5 names for the Polar Bear:
🐻❄️ Nanook – Inuit for ‘an animal worthy of great respect’
🐻❄️ Ursus maritimus – Latin for ‘sea bear’
🐻❄️ Isbjørn – Norwegian for ‘ice bear’
🐻❄️ God’s dog – A name from the Sámi people
🐻❄️ Tornassuk – In Greenlandic, ‘the master of helping spirits’
#PolarBearDay
📸: Joe Bunni
🐻❄️ Nanook – Inuit for ‘an animal worthy of great respect’
🐻❄️ Ursus maritimus – Latin for ‘sea bear’
🐻❄️ Isbjørn – Norwegian for ‘ice bear’
🐻❄️ God’s dog – A name from the Sámi people
🐻❄️ Tornassuk – In Greenlandic, ‘the master of helping spirits’
#PolarBearDay
📸: Joe Bunni
February 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
5 names for the Polar Bear:
🐻❄️ Nanook – Inuit for ‘an animal worthy of great respect’
🐻❄️ Ursus maritimus – Latin for ‘sea bear’
🐻❄️ Isbjørn – Norwegian for ‘ice bear’
🐻❄️ God’s dog – A name from the Sámi people
🐻❄️ Tornassuk – In Greenlandic, ‘the master of helping spirits’
#PolarBearDay
📸: Joe Bunni
🐻❄️ Nanook – Inuit for ‘an animal worthy of great respect’
🐻❄️ Ursus maritimus – Latin for ‘sea bear’
🐻❄️ Isbjørn – Norwegian for ‘ice bear’
🐻❄️ God’s dog – A name from the Sámi people
🐻❄️ Tornassuk – In Greenlandic, ‘the master of helping spirits’
#PolarBearDay
📸: Joe Bunni
ICES and ICCAT have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding which will strengthen collaboration and knowledge transfer, and hopefully support the improved management of #fisheries in the #NorthAtlanticOcean!
Read more here:
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
Read more here:
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
ICES and ICCAT sign new Memorandum of Understanding.
www.ices.dk
February 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
ICES and ICCAT have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding which will strengthen collaboration and knowledge transfer, and hopefully support the improved management of #fisheries in the #NorthAtlanticOcean!
Read more here:
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
Read more here:
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
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Shell & Equinor are uniting to keep us hooked on #fossilfuels. But when oil giants gang together, you know you've got them on the run! It's clear: we need a just transition to #renewables, for a healthy planet, a thriving #ocean & a liveable future. #EndOffshoreDrilling
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shell and Equinor plan to combine forces in North Sea
The energy firms say the deal will see the creation of the North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Shell & Equinor are uniting to keep us hooked on #fossilfuels. But when oil giants gang together, you know you've got them on the run! It's clear: we need a just transition to #renewables, for a healthy planet, a thriving #ocean & a liveable future. #EndOffshoreDrilling
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The @iucnshark.bsky.social has published a landmark report on the global status of #chondrichthyans! This is a huge achievement and will assist the improvement of #FisheriesManagement and #conservation around the world!
Please read and share among your network: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Please read and share among your network: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
December 8, 2024 at 9:45 PM
The @iucnshark.bsky.social has published a landmark report on the global status of #chondrichthyans! This is a huge achievement and will assist the improvement of #FisheriesManagement and #conservation around the world!
Please read and share among your network: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Please read and share among your network: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Reposted by Freja Azzopardi
Click the link below to find out more: saveourseas.com/the-iucns-re...
The IUCN’s report on the global status of sharks, rays and chimaeras: a crisis, but there are solutions
Sharks, rays and chimaeras are overfished and heading for extinction. More than 300 scientists have published 20 years of data in a landmark global report that details the biology, fisheries, trade, c...
saveourseas.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Click the link below to find out more: saveourseas.com/the-iucns-re...
Last week, working with the Oceanography Malta Research Group, we published a study looking at whether #Posidoniaoceanica seagrass contributes directly to consumer diets along meadow margins in #Malta.
Read more here: www.mdpi.com/3068638
Read more here: www.mdpi.com/3068638
December 8, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Last week, working with the Oceanography Malta Research Group, we published a study looking at whether #Posidoniaoceanica seagrass contributes directly to consumer diets along meadow margins in #Malta.
Read more here: www.mdpi.com/3068638
Read more here: www.mdpi.com/3068638
Hello there! Great to be here on (the more ethical) Bluesky 🥳 For my first post, enjoy some snapshots of the 2024 field season during which we tagged 84 #AtlanticBluefinTuna in #ScandinavianSeas 🐟
@fishybiologistkim.bsky.social @mariepedaccini.bsky.social @kimaarestrup.bsky.social
@fishybiologistkim.bsky.social @mariepedaccini.bsky.social @kimaarestrup.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Hello there! Great to be here on (the more ethical) Bluesky 🥳 For my first post, enjoy some snapshots of the 2024 field season during which we tagged 84 #AtlanticBluefinTuna in #ScandinavianSeas 🐟
@fishybiologistkim.bsky.social @mariepedaccini.bsky.social @kimaarestrup.bsky.social
@fishybiologistkim.bsky.social @mariepedaccini.bsky.social @kimaarestrup.bsky.social