Jessica A. Gephart

Jessica Gephart

@jagephart.bsky.social

5.3K followers 700 following 95 posts

Asst Prof at University of Washington SAFS
Globalization of aquatic food systems & sustainable seafood

Lab website: http://seafood-globalization-lab.weebly.com/
ARTIS website: https://artisdata.weebly.com/

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Environmental science 41%

Agriculture 17%

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Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Joanna Bryson, James Q. Wilson , and 12 more Stephen M. Walt, Joanna Bryson, James Q. Wilson, Nancy Kanwisher, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, David Rothschild, American Library Association, Rebecca Sear, David R. Miller, Erol Akçay, Jessica A. Gephart, Jason Lyall, Jon Dean, Stella M. Rouse

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

Reposted by Grant D. Stentiford, Jessica A. Gephart

Halley E. Froehlich @dochfroehlich.bsky.social · 7d

Ever notice small scale #aquaculture (SSA) doesn't seem to get much attention? Us too. We ran a semi-quant synthesis of the the literature and found it is poorly defined, missing from the US & Europe, & underrepresented in marine systems (e.g., oysters) dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq....

Reposted by Craig R. Primmer, Richard Waite, Jessica A. Gephart , and 1 more Craig R. Primmer, Richard Waite, Jessica A. Gephart, David Leclère

Halley E. Froehlich @dochfroehlich.bsky.social · 12d

A recent Science Advances special issue focused on #aquaculture, but seemed to have missed the mark in a multitude of ways. My incredible colleagues and I wrote this sweeping Open Access opinion article (with 80 citations!) in response. Hope it's useful! 🐟 🦐 🎣 doi.org/10.1111/raq....

No Free Lunch: Sustainable Aquaculture Requires Recognizing Past Science, Improvements, and Comparative Assessment

Aquaculture has become an established and important part of the global food system. Several critiques of aquaculture continue to resurface, seemingly ignoring past research and improvements of (1) aq....

doi.org

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Elena Litchman , and 3 more Scott C. Doney, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Elena Litchman, Mark N. Maunder, Trevor A. Branch, Jessica A. Gephart

Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 Recruiting 12 PhD students for a new NSF-funded program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences! This program is for U.S. students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP within the last 3 years. @uafairbanks.bsky.social

www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...

EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

www.uaf.edu

Reposted by Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Éva E. Plagányi, Mark N. Maunder , and 1 more Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Éva E. Plagányi, Mark N. Maunder, Trevor A. Branch

Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 18d

The Blue Food Futures Fellowship application is now open!

Fellows receive 6 mo support at their home institution to address pressing issues in blue food + mentorship from a global blue research network + opportunities to present research at international fora

⬇️ More
bluefood.earth/fellowships/

Fellowships | BFFP

Blue Food Futures Fellows research critical questions about blue foods, filling knowledge gaps and providing actionable insights for global food and climate initiatives.

bluefood.earth

Reposted by Michael J. Allen, Robert D. Bullard, Jessica A. Gephart , and 1 more Michael J. Allen, Robert D. Bullard, Jessica A. Gephart, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18d

Only a third of Americans even somewhat support drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Source: @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social

A map of the United States showing the percentage of people by county that support drilling for oil in the Arctic National wildlife refuge.

Reposted by Steve Peers, American Library Association, Rosanna E. Guadagno , and 4 more Steve Peers, American Library Association, Rosanna E. Guadagno, Alan Richardson, Lesley Bartlett, Robert B. Reich, Jessica A. Gephart

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18d

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18d

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18d

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

Reposted by Grant D. Stentiford, Trevor A. Branch

Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 27d

There is still time to submit!
The special issue "Blue Foods in Local to Global Food Systems" deadline was extended to November 30 🐟 🦐 🍣

Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · Mar 18

Working on blue foods? Consider submitting to our new special issue in Environmental Research: Food Systems - Blue Foods in Local to Global Food Systems.

The journal is society owned and the papers are OA, with OA fees currently waived.

iopscience.iop.org/collections/...

Two women fish processors drying fish on a beach.

Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 27d

If you have some blue foods work that you are looking for a home for, consider our special issue in Environmental Research: Food Systems!

Submission deadline extended to November 30

IOPP Environment and Energy @iopp-environment.bsky.social · May 21

Open for submission! Our #ERFS focus issue on 'Blue Foods in Local to Global Food Systems' 🐟🎣🌊

Submission deadline: 30 September 2025

Open-access. No publication charges.

More info: iopscience.iop.org/collections/...

#environment #food #foodsystems #bluefood #fishing #fish #openaccess #noAPC

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart, Chhaya M. Werner

Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 28d

Last two days to apply! #postdocjobs #remotesensing #ecology

Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · Sep 23

Looking for a postdoc, and interested in river-coastal linkages, #remote sensing, and time series analysis? Come work with us @natureatcal.bsky.social on an exciting project led by @rachelspatial.bsky.social! CC @sfs-src.bsky.social @aslo.org @cerfscience.bsky.social ‪‪@caseagrant.bsky.social‬

Rachel Carlson @rachelspatial.bsky.social · Sep 22

We're hiring! My lab is seeking a 2-yr Postdoc in 🌊 marine ecology + 🛰️ remote sensing. You'll work with a big team (including @albertruhi.bsky.social @cgerleinsafdi.bsky.social) to study the impacts of changing rainfall on marine freshwater plumes + coastal organisms. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05114

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Oct 11

Trump’s chaos will punish students.

It’s not the billionaires’ kids who will suffer.

It's working families' kids who will fall further behind.

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Sep 26

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · Sep 25

Miss you all and am super excited about this collaboration!

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Jessica Zamborain Mason @jzamborainmason.bsky.social · Sep 24

Leading a HDSI nutrition sensitive aquatic food systems workshop with this amazing group of people! Feeling extremely grateful for them sharing their time and expertise with the group! @christinahicks.bsky.social @james-robinson.bsky.social @chrisgolden.bsky.social Aaron, Nisha, Chris Free & Laura

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · Sep 23

A new study reveals that although they are often overlooked, dried fish are critical to helping feed millions of people across Africa.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4nItEIj

@lancasteruni.bsky.social

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · Sep 11

Oceana #Ghana VP job posting here. Please share with any promising leaders who are ready to build and run campaigns!

oceana.org/employment/v...

Reposted by Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Jessica A. Gephart

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Sep 5

Huh.

Unprecedented substitution of seafood species with non-aquatic species was found...Almost 60 % of shark products were identified as pork.

"Face-off: Shark or pork? DNA barcoding authentication and labelling analysis of shark products"

Redirecting

doi.org

Reposted by Mya Breitbart, Melanie C. Green, Aaron Sojourner , and 1 more Mya Breitbart, Melanie C. Green, Aaron Sojourner, Jessica A. Gephart

Rachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · Aug 17

🚨postdoc opportunity at UBC🚨 applications are now open for the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, due internally Oct. 15 - www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam...

I can nominate 1 person and give feedback on that nominee's materials - if interested plz email me by Sept. 10 - join us!

Reposted by Juan Rocha, Jessica A. Gephart, Clark Gray

Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · Aug 15

Stanford Doerr School is hiring at assistant prof level in Global Environmental Policy. Search is broadly scoped and aimed at anyone in quantitative social sciences or related fields, including econ, polisci, env policy, or data science as applied to env policy. Plz share, RT!
tinyurl.com/3enzuubc

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Social Sciences (Global Environmental Policy)

tinyurl.com

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Environmental Data Science @envdatascience.bsky.social · Aug 13

Recently published!

Development of a comprehensive bilateral trade-flow dataset of the environmental pressures of global food production

👉 https://bit.ly/3TPYC4q

By authors from @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social

#climatechange #agriculture #food
‪@jagephart.bsky.social‬

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Jessica A. Gephart, Ryosuke Nakadai , and 1 more Stephen D. Murphy, Jessica A. Gephart, Ryosuke Nakadai, Chhaya M. Werner

Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · Aug 6

Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025

facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge

facultypositions.stanford.edu

Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's not in there but wouldn't be too hard to do, at least as a back-of-the-envelope calculation!

Reposted by Grant D. Stentiford, Jessica A. Gephart

UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · Aug 4

Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease

“This is the discovery of the decade for me,” said co-author @drewharvell.bsky.social. "We have studied both the cause and the impacts of this disease for the entire epidemic."

More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/08...

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Sara Hamilton, PhD @sarahamilton.bsky.social · Aug 4

After years of work, a team of researchers with support from The Nature Conservancy have identified the causative agent of Sea Star Wasting Disease! Big implications for my work & an inspiring example of the amazing things we can do w/ science...plus I'm quoted in it ;)
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Giant sea stars are melting away — and now scientists know why

Canadian scientists say they’ve finally identified what is likely causing giant colourful sea stars in the Pacific Northwest to literally waste away: It's bacterium from the same family that causes ch...

www.cbc.ca

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Grant D. Stentiford, Jessica A. Gephart , and 1 more Norbert Schwarz, Grant D. Stentiford, Jessica A. Gephart, Lars Gamfeldt

Dr. Drew harvell @drewharvell.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are so proud of our sea star wasting work that came out today. This interactive article is very complete and includes beautiful videos.
Unmasking the Sea Star Killer www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

Unmasking the Sea Star Killer

After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

www.biographic.com

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Aug 1

BREAKING: Donald Trump officially terminated nearly half of all Education Department staff.

This is an all-out assault on our public schools and Americans with student loans.

NPR headline that reads "Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did"

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 31

Why should Democrats support a “bipartisan bill” just for Republicans to turn around and delete the parts Donald Trump doesn’t like?

A graphic with photos of Senator Warren saying:

Step 1: Congress negotiates a deal that both parties support and it’s signed into law.

Step 2: Trump tells Republicans what parts of the deal he wants to cancel.

Step 3: Republicans in the Senate bend the knee and follow Trump’s orders to cancel the money.

Apparently, Step 4: Republicans turn around and ask Democrats to negotiate more deals for next year’s funding.

Reposted by Jessica A. Gephart, Halley E. Froehlich

Halley E. Froehlich @dochfroehlich.bsky.social · Apr 26

Preprint is now up: “Uncertain seafood sustainability in a manufactured crisis”, written with the brilliant @jagephart.bsky.social. We identified 4 major differences/escalations of the 2025 Seafood EO order compared to 2020 and review each. doi.org/10.31223/X5G...

Map of cut or frozen USDA funds and 2023 aquaculture sales per state.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Jessica A. Gephart

Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Jul 26

The era of climate migration is upon us.

Residents of Tuvalu are slowly resettling in Australia. This is only the beginning…

www.wired.com/story/the-fi...

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

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