Isabel De Block
@isabeldeblock.bsky.social
Deep-sea benthic ecologist.
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On the 3-D mgmt needs of deepsea hydrothermal vent ecosystems, where science supports protection of subseafloor, seafloor, AND water column, intl law supports global protection of all active vents, BUT current protection from #deepseamining insufficient.
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Three-dimensional management needs of deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents form small, unique, and fragile ecosystems that are widely recognized as sites in need of protection. Deep-seabed mining (…
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November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
On the 3-D mgmt needs of deepsea hydrothermal vent ecosystems, where science supports protection of subseafloor, seafloor, AND water column, intl law supports global protection of all active vents, BUT current protection from #deepseamining insufficient.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌊 🦑 ⚒️
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌊 🦑 ⚒️
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wake up babe, new taningia observation dropped
one of my faves, great piloting by the ROV folks at @schmidtocean.bsky.social
one of my faves, great piloting by the ROV folks at @schmidtocean.bsky.social
ROV SuBastian pilots need raises because CAN YOU SEE IT?! ROV SuBastian in the eye of this Taningia! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
wake up babe, new taningia observation dropped
one of my faves, great piloting by the ROV folks at @schmidtocean.bsky.social
one of my faves, great piloting by the ROV folks at @schmidtocean.bsky.social
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Have a great weekend everyone 😁
July 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Have a great weekend everyone 😁
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Take the case of paleodictyon. One of my favourite deep-sea mysteries. *Something* creates these hexagonal traces. Below is a trace fossil (a fossil imprint left behind by the activity of an organism).
📷Falconaumanni
📷Falconaumanni
June 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Take the case of paleodictyon. One of my favourite deep-sea mysteries. *Something* creates these hexagonal traces. Below is a trace fossil (a fossil imprint left behind by the activity of an organism).
📷Falconaumanni
📷Falconaumanni
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My first paper is out! 🥳🐠🐟
Fish are important benthic bioturbators too! Great new #ConvexSeascapeSurvey paper from our @exetermarine.bsky.social PhD student Mara Fischer. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A functional assessment of fish as bioturbators and their vulnerability to local extinction
The seabed is one of the key ecological interfaces on the planet, exerting a major influence on global biogeochemical cycles. Biological processes suc…
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April 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My first paper is out! 🥳🐠🐟
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Masterful outreach strategy by @oceanspecies.bsky.social to get @zefrank.bsky.social on (the advisory) board! #taxonomy m.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7k...
True Facts: How A Species Gets A Name!
YouTube video by Ze Frank
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April 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Masterful outreach strategy by @oceanspecies.bsky.social to get @zefrank.bsky.social on (the advisory) board! #taxonomy m.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7k...
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Interested in the #DeepSea and/or #IndianOcean?
Check out our new review of the Indian Ocean’s diverse deep-sea ecosystems 🌊
Feat. straightforward knowledge summaries, cool maps & awesome deep-sea critters
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Check out our new review of the Indian Ocean’s diverse deep-sea ecosystems 🌊
Feat. straightforward knowledge summaries, cool maps & awesome deep-sea critters
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
November 22, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Interested in the #DeepSea and/or #IndianOcean?
Check out our new review of the Indian Ocean’s diverse deep-sea ecosystems 🌊
Feat. straightforward knowledge summaries, cool maps & awesome deep-sea critters
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Check out our new review of the Indian Ocean’s diverse deep-sea ecosystems 🌊
Feat. straightforward knowledge summaries, cool maps & awesome deep-sea critters
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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🌊 Deepness alert! 🌊 Join the launching of EMB’s Future Science Brief. It highlights the need to expand our knowledge on the largest biome of our 🌍 and how science, global cooperation and policy engagement are crucial to ensure its sustainability. #FutureOcean #OceanGovernance #DeepOceanExploration
Interested to find out more about deep sea research and management needs and relevance for #BBNJ agreement? Join us next Friday, 11 April, 14:00-15:30 CEST as we launch our new Future Science Brief and find out more: marineboard.eu/events/deep-... #deepsea #sciencepolicy
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🌊 Deepness alert! 🌊 Join the launching of EMB’s Future Science Brief. It highlights the need to expand our knowledge on the largest biome of our 🌍 and how science, global cooperation and policy engagement are crucial to ensure its sustainability. #FutureOcean #OceanGovernance #DeepOceanExploration
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Needle felted Barbie Pig!
Barbie pigs are a new scientific discovery ⭐ They are sea creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This site has been proposed for deep-sea mining : (
#oceanlife #seacreatures #biodiversity #ethics #ecology #felting #needlefelting #needlefelted #feltart #animalart
Barbie pigs are a new scientific discovery ⭐ They are sea creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This site has been proposed for deep-sea mining : (
#oceanlife #seacreatures #biodiversity #ethics #ecology #felting #needlefelting #needlefelted #feltart #animalart
February 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Needle felted Barbie Pig!
Barbie pigs are a new scientific discovery ⭐ They are sea creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This site has been proposed for deep-sea mining : (
#oceanlife #seacreatures #biodiversity #ethics #ecology #felting #needlefelting #needlefelted #feltart #animalart
Barbie pigs are a new scientific discovery ⭐ They are sea creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This site has been proposed for deep-sea mining : (
#oceanlife #seacreatures #biodiversity #ethics #ecology #felting #needlefelting #needlefelted #feltart #animalart
Stared too long into the abyss. Now the abyss wants snacks.
March 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Stared too long into the abyss. Now the abyss wants snacks.
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A new study led by NOC has revealed the long-term impacts and first signs of biological recovery in deep-sea mining tracks, 44-years after deep-sea trials in the Pacific Ocean. 🔍
Learn more about the long term impacts of the trials on our website 📰 noc.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
Learn more about the long term impacts of the trials on our website 📰 noc.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A new study led by NOC has revealed the long-term impacts and first signs of biological recovery in deep-sea mining tracks, 44-years after deep-sea trials in the Pacific Ocean. 🔍
Learn more about the long term impacts of the trials on our website 📰 noc.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
Learn more about the long term impacts of the trials on our website 📰 noc.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
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Attention UK researchers interested in the deep ocean - if you haven't already done so, please join the Challenger Society Deep-Sea Ecosystems Group (www.challenger-society.org.uk/DeepSea_Ecos...)
Deep-Sea Ecosystems
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March 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Attention UK researchers interested in the deep ocean - if you haven't already done so, please join the Challenger Society Deep-Sea Ecosystems Group (www.challenger-society.org.uk/DeepSea_Ecos...)
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VOTE NOW! Mollusc of the Year 2025
Arctica islandica - world’s oldest mollusc
Cellana exarata - Hawaiian limpet
Glaucus atlanticus - blue dragon
Muusoctopus sp. - Dorado Octopus
Xenophora conchyliophora - shell / collector
YOU decide - we do its genome
moty.senckenberg.science
@cgreve.bsky.social
Arctica islandica - world’s oldest mollusc
Cellana exarata - Hawaiian limpet
Glaucus atlanticus - blue dragon
Muusoctopus sp. - Dorado Octopus
Xenophora conchyliophora - shell / collector
YOU decide - we do its genome
moty.senckenberg.science
@cgreve.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
VOTE NOW! Mollusc of the Year 2025
Arctica islandica - world’s oldest mollusc
Cellana exarata - Hawaiian limpet
Glaucus atlanticus - blue dragon
Muusoctopus sp. - Dorado Octopus
Xenophora conchyliophora - shell / collector
YOU decide - we do its genome
moty.senckenberg.science
@cgreve.bsky.social
Arctica islandica - world’s oldest mollusc
Cellana exarata - Hawaiian limpet
Glaucus atlanticus - blue dragon
Muusoctopus sp. - Dorado Octopus
Xenophora conchyliophora - shell / collector
YOU decide - we do its genome
moty.senckenberg.science
@cgreve.bsky.social
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Will wonders ever cease? Crocheted coral on display in our halls!
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Will wonders ever cease? Crocheted coral on display in our halls!
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The scaly-foot snail doesn’t bow to pressure—it thrives under it. Living in toxic hydrothermal vents, it armors itself with iron, turning the very forces that should destroy it into protection. That’s how you resist oppression—adapt, fortify, and endure. 🐌🔥 #MolluscMonday #Resist
March 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The scaly-foot snail doesn’t bow to pressure—it thrives under it. Living in toxic hydrothermal vents, it armors itself with iron, turning the very forces that should destroy it into protection. That’s how you resist oppression—adapt, fortify, and endure. 🐌🔥 #MolluscMonday #Resist
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Hey members!
Did you know? #DSBSoc launched an online mentoring network for #DeepSea scientists in 2018!
There are 10 groups worldwide, each with 2 senior & 4-6 early-career researchers. Meetings are usually monthly or bimonthly, covering career advice, paper writing, work-life balance & more.
Did you know? #DSBSoc launched an online mentoring network for #DeepSea scientists in 2018!
There are 10 groups worldwide, each with 2 senior & 4-6 early-career researchers. Meetings are usually monthly or bimonthly, covering career advice, paper writing, work-life balance & more.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
And that’s a wrap on my last day at @noc.ac.uk! I’m truly going to miss working there and collaborating with such amazing colleagues. Grateful for all the great science we accomplished together—excited for our upcoming publications! 🦑🦐🧽🪨
February 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
And that’s a wrap on my last day at @noc.ac.uk! I’m truly going to miss working there and collaborating with such amazing colleagues. Grateful for all the great science we accomplished together—excited for our upcoming publications! 🦑🦐🧽🪨
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Chondrocladia sp. (Carnivorous sponges) – When the system refuses to feed you, you adapt. These sponges don’t rely on passive filtration like their kin—they snare and digest prey directly. Fascism thrives on controlling resources. Some revolutionaries build alternatives. Photo from MBARI.
February 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Chondrocladia sp. (Carnivorous sponges) – When the system refuses to feed you, you adapt. These sponges don’t rely on passive filtration like their kin—they snare and digest prey directly. Fascism thrives on controlling resources. Some revolutionaries build alternatives. Photo from MBARI.
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Giant isopods (Bathynomus giganteus) – Slow-moving but unstoppable, they scavenge and recycle, ensuring nothing goes to waste. The revolution will be efficient. 🌊🦐 #DeepSea #Ecology
a large bug is crawling on the ground in the dark
ALT: a large bug is crawling on the ground in the dark
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February 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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For my first #FossilFriday post:
Bernissartia fagesii, my beloved 💜
This basal eusuchian used to crawl around in between the Iguanodons ~130 MYA in what is now Bernissart, Belgium. It measured only 60 cm at maturity and is therefore one of the smallest - and cutest - crocodyliforms known to science
Bernissartia fagesii, my beloved 💜
This basal eusuchian used to crawl around in between the Iguanodons ~130 MYA in what is now Bernissart, Belgium. It measured only 60 cm at maturity and is therefore one of the smallest - and cutest - crocodyliforms known to science
January 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
For my first #FossilFriday post:
Bernissartia fagesii, my beloved 💜
This basal eusuchian used to crawl around in between the Iguanodons ~130 MYA in what is now Bernissart, Belgium. It measured only 60 cm at maturity and is therefore one of the smallest - and cutest - crocodyliforms known to science
Bernissartia fagesii, my beloved 💜
This basal eusuchian used to crawl around in between the Iguanodons ~130 MYA in what is now Bernissart, Belgium. It measured only 60 cm at maturity and is therefore one of the smallest - and cutest - crocodyliforms known to science
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I love seafood and federal science.
February 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I love seafood and federal science.
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Cuttlefish cuddle pile! Thank you!!
February 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Cuttlefish cuddle pile! Thank you!!
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If you want to read more about the #jellyfish -hugging deep-sea #octopus, here is the original paper:
🧪🌊🦑
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
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www.nature.com/articles/sre...
February 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you want to read more about the #jellyfish -hugging deep-sea #octopus, here is the original paper:
🧪🌊🦑
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
🧪🌊🦑
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
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gorgeous!! Here's the model Barbie Pig
February 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
gorgeous!! Here's the model Barbie Pig
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Super excited that our review on the ecology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition is now out on how ecology changes across scales from organisms to communities to the world through time. Fab art @franzanth.bsky.social showing the build up of ecological complexity
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January 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Super excited that our review on the ecology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition is now out on how ecology changes across scales from organisms to communities to the world through time. Fab art @franzanth.bsky.social showing the build up of ecological complexity
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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