Tobey Curtis 🦈
@mojoshark.bsky.social
Equal opportunity shark tagger based in Massachusetts. PhD in Marine Science. 🦈 Fisheries Ecology. Views are my own.
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Tobey Curtis 🦈
@mojoshark.bsky.social
· Nov 21
As a manner of (re)introduction to new followers I updated my Scholar Goggler word cloud of publication titles. Try it out! 🦈🦑https://scholargoggler.com/
NOAA research cruise and ROV live streams from the depths of Hudson Canyon this week. 🦑 🐟
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/ex...
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/ex...
Explore the Depths: Hudson Canyon Live!
From Sept. 14 to 26, 2025, coral scientists, ecologists, and ocean explorers will embark on a two-week expedition to investigate the canyon's rich and under-explored ecosystems. Using the remotely ope...
sanctuaries.noaa.gov
September 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
NOAA research cruise and ROV live streams from the depths of Hudson Canyon this week. 🦑 🐟
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/ex...
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/ex...
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Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say ca.news.yahoo.com/gulf-sharks-...
Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say
Scientists are using everything from angler surveys to videos to DNA testing to study shark populations in the Gulf.
ca.news.yahoo.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say ca.news.yahoo.com/gulf-sharks-...
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We have some great keynote speakers lined up for our Conference on the 29-30th at ATU.
Remember that you can register on-site or attend virtually: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025
Remember that you can register on-site or attend virtually: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025
July 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We have some great keynote speakers lined up for our Conference on the 29-30th at ATU.
Remember that you can register on-site or attend virtually: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025
Remember that you can register on-site or attend virtually: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025
I somehow accidentally got a not-so-boring image of the most boring shark in the world: the sandbar shark. 🦈 🐟
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I somehow accidentally got a not-so-boring image of the most boring shark in the world: the sandbar shark. 🦈 🐟
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Another beefy sand tiger shark tagged with a @lotektelemetry.bsky.social PSAT to study their habitat use in New York waters! @fishguyphotos.bsky.social
#SOFOsharks 🦈 🐟🦑
#SOFOsharks 🦈 🐟🦑
August 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Another beefy sand tiger shark tagged with a @lotektelemetry.bsky.social PSAT to study their habitat use in New York waters! @fishguyphotos.bsky.social
#SOFOsharks 🦈 🐟🦑
#SOFOsharks 🦈 🐟🦑
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One month to go until the International Conference on Basking Sharks at ATU in Galway, Ireland! If you haven’t registered but want to attend, you can register on the day. Check out the conference page on our website for details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025
Conference | The Irish Basking Shark Group
Please join us for the International Conference on Basking Sharks in Galway August 29-31st.
www.baskingshark.ie
July 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
One month to go until the International Conference on Basking Sharks at ATU in Galway, Ireland! If you haven’t registered but want to attend, you can register on the day. Check out the conference page on our website for details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025
Hide your bay scallops! Cownose rays have invaded Shinnecock Bay! 🐟 PC: @fishguyphotos.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hide your bay scallops! Cownose rays have invaded Shinnecock Bay! 🐟 PC: @fishguyphotos.bsky.social
One of the more poignant and under appreciated moments in Jaws is when the privileged politician finally decides to do the right thing because he was suddenly personally affected. #Jaws50
July 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of the more poignant and under appreciated moments in Jaws is when the privileged politician finally decides to do the right thing because he was suddenly personally affected. #Jaws50
A feisty sand tiger shark about to be tagged and released by the #SOFOsharks team off New York! Just one of 5 different species already tagged this season. 🦈 🦑
July 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A feisty sand tiger shark about to be tagged and released by the #SOFOsharks team off New York! Just one of 5 different species already tagged this season. 🦈 🦑
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Drymon at #AES25 #JMIH25 asks what have we learned about shark depredation in the last ten years?
Referenced this paper, with several coauthors here today
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Referenced this paper, with several coauthors here today
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Shark depredation: future directions in research and management - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Shark depredation is a complex social-ecological issue that affects a range of fisheries worldwide. Increasing concern about the impacts of shark depredation, and how it intersects with the broader co...
link.springer.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Drymon at #AES25 #JMIH25 asks what have we learned about shark depredation in the last ten years?
Referenced this paper, with several coauthors here today
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Referenced this paper, with several coauthors here today
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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NEW PAPER: Pooled, ensemble, or integrated? Examining tradeoffs in blue shark SDMs. Led by @sdsuresearch.bsky.social and @whoi.edu. 🦈 🧪 🌎
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
Integrating diverse marine predator data for robust species distribution models in a dynamic ocean
Abstract. Species distribution models (SDMs) are an important tool for marine conservation and management, yet guidance on leveraging diverse data to build
academic.oup.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NEW PAPER: Pooled, ensemble, or integrated? Examining tradeoffs in blue shark SDMs. Led by @sdsuresearch.bsky.social and @whoi.edu. 🦈 🧪 🌎
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
Reposted by Tobey Curtis 🦈
The disputed paper was Myers, et al.'s 2007 paper
Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean
Here is the 2015 Grubbs et al paper explaining why some of the trophic Cascade claims in the Meyers paper are wrong
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean
Here is the 2015 Grubbs et al paper explaining why some of the trophic Cascade claims in the Meyers paper are wrong
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
July 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The disputed paper was Myers, et al.'s 2007 paper
Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean
Here is the 2015 Grubbs et al paper explaining why some of the trophic Cascade claims in the Meyers paper are wrong
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean
Here is the 2015 Grubbs et al paper explaining why some of the trophic Cascade claims in the Meyers paper are wrong
www.nature.com/articles/sre...
Taking my kids swimming with feeding whale sharks last week was definitely a top Proud Dad moment. The conditions off Isla Mujeres, Mexico were excellent. Sticking our heads in the sand for a few days was also therapeutic.
July 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Taking my kids swimming with feeding whale sharks last week was definitely a top Proud Dad moment. The conditions off Isla Mujeres, Mexico were excellent. Sticking our heads in the sand for a few days was also therapeutic.
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These scientists will be posting from the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists #JMIH25 #AES25 ! Give them a follow, and let me know if I should add you!
go.bsky.app/8EaDAnG
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go.bsky.app/8EaDAnG
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June 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
These scientists will be posting from the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists #JMIH25 #AES25 ! Give them a follow, and let me know if I should add you!
go.bsky.app/8EaDAnG
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go.bsky.app/8EaDAnG
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This week I was excited to introduce my kids to whale sharks! We visited an aggregation site off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, where we got up close and personal while following responsible guidelines. Hoping this gets them hooked on more shark adventures in the future! #WhaleShark 🦈
July 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This week I was excited to introduce my kids to whale sharks! We visited an aggregation site off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, where we got up close and personal while following responsible guidelines. Hoping this gets them hooked on more shark adventures in the future! #WhaleShark 🦈
It’s baby white shark season off Long Island, New York! This little one, less than 5 feet long, was photographed yesterday off Southampton. PC: C. Paparo, FishGuyPhotos. #SOFOsharks #WhiteShark
July 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It’s baby white shark season off Long Island, New York! This little one, less than 5 feet long, was photographed yesterday off Southampton. PC: C. Paparo, FishGuyPhotos. #SOFOsharks #WhiteShark
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Proud to share that my second dissertation chapter is now published in Oecologia! Great hammerheads often eat other elasmobranchs, which suggests there must be some kind of advantage to going after big prey instead of smaller fish. (1/4)🦑🧪🌊🐟
June 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Proud to share that my second dissertation chapter is now published in Oecologia! Great hammerheads often eat other elasmobranchs, which suggests there must be some kind of advantage to going after big prey instead of smaller fish. (1/4)🦑🧪🌊🐟
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Now open for submissions! A new @cjfas.bsky.social collection on the use of telemetry to support freshwater and marine conservation. This includes work from @icft2025.bsky.social and beyond! Submit by Sept 30, 2025 ▶️ buff.ly/SfcYJZN
June 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Now open for submissions! A new @cjfas.bsky.social collection on the use of telemetry to support freshwater and marine conservation. This includes work from @icft2025.bsky.social and beyond! Submit by Sept 30, 2025 ▶️ buff.ly/SfcYJZN
New Paper: Another collaborative multi-species shark tracking effort predicts delays in southerly migration timing under warming oceans. 🦈 🐟🧪
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New Paper: Another collaborative multi-species shark tracking effort predicts delays in southerly migration timing under warming oceans. 🦈 🐟🧪
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fun evening @museumofscience.bsky.social with photographer, Keith Ellenbogen, and the OmniMAX premiere of his documentary on marine life in the Gulf of Maine!
June 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Fun evening @museumofscience.bsky.social with photographer, Keith Ellenbogen, and the OmniMAX premiere of his documentary on marine life in the Gulf of Maine!
Sharks aren’t the only thing that SOFO is tracking!
Scientists are using radio telemetry to map out the home range and habitats of tiger salamanders in the Hamptons in New York.
But studying their movements and how far they move from the pools is challenging because of their underground lifestyle.
But studying their movements and how far they move from the pools is challenging because of their underground lifestyle.
Radio tags help reveal the secret lives of tiger salamanders
Where are the salamanders hanging out? Answering that question has been Jake Kushner’s mission — especially in the face of a proposed project by an energy company that will lay a transmission line…
news.mongabay.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sharks aren’t the only thing that SOFO is tracking!