Rachel Mann
@rmannnews.bsky.social
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Rachel Mann
@rmannnews.bsky.social
· Jul 9
How does ocean science support national defense?
YouTube video by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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How does ocean science benefit national defense? Yellow Moray, a #WHOI developed unmanned underwater vehicle, can help Navy submarine crew members find hazards and improve situational awareness with minimal risk.
Check it out: youtu.be/t7P3Vy1gr_A
Check it out: youtu.be/t7P3Vy1gr_A
What can plankton tell us about our changing ocean? In April, I tagged along with the @nes-lter.bsky.social program as they collected data at the Northeast Shelf, a hotspot for these tiny powerhouses.
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What can plankton tell us about our changing ocean? In April, I tagged along with the @nes-lter.bsky.social program as they collected data at the Northeast Shelf, a hotspot for these tiny powerhouses.
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
🇮🇪 ☘️ More Irish in Boston?! Last month, observers from the Center for Coastal Studies spotted a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that was last seen in Donegal Bay.
Endangered whale makes ‘extraordinary’ 3,000-mile journey from the waters of Ireland to Boston - The Boston Globe
“Seeing a whale photographed in Ireland reappear off Boston is extraordinary,” said Daniel Palacios, director of the Right Whale Ecology Program at the Center for Coastal Studies.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🇮🇪 ☘️ More Irish in Boston?! Last month, observers from the Center for Coastal Studies spotted a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that was last seen in Donegal Bay.
Only two more days until the weekend. 🌅
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Only two more days until the weekend. 🌅
Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to all who celebrate! 🎧🎄☕️
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to all who celebrate! 🎧🎄☕️
Reposted by Rachel Mann
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…super crab? 🦀
Carolyn Tepolt says invasive European green crabs are adapting to colder waters, which could spell chaos for vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
📲Find out how communities are eradicating these invaders from the @alaskabeacon.com: go.whoi.edu/ab-crab
Carolyn Tepolt says invasive European green crabs are adapting to colder waters, which could spell chaos for vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
📲Find out how communities are eradicating these invaders from the @alaskabeacon.com: go.whoi.edu/ab-crab
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…super crab? 🦀
Carolyn Tepolt says invasive European green crabs are adapting to colder waters, which could spell chaos for vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
📲Find out how communities are eradicating these invaders from the @alaskabeacon.com: go.whoi.edu/ab-crab
Carolyn Tepolt says invasive European green crabs are adapting to colder waters, which could spell chaos for vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
📲Find out how communities are eradicating these invaders from the @alaskabeacon.com: go.whoi.edu/ab-crab
"The researchers were able to analyze the particles to determine what types of plastic were present, and found that the majority were polyethylene vinyl acetate, commonly found in packaging, laundry detergent pods, coating and sealants, as well as in parts for vehicles and boats."
New N.S. study finds microplastics in edible portions of lobster tails | CBC News
Dalhousie University researchers found an average of six to seven microplastic particles per gram of meat.
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"The researchers were able to analyze the particles to determine what types of plastic were present, and found that the majority were polyethylene vinyl acetate, commonly found in packaging, laundry detergent pods, coating and sealants, as well as in parts for vehicles and boats."
Reposted by Rachel Mann
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
Reposted by Rachel Mann
Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...
Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
grist.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...
Glad to see that 80% of my Bluesky feed is enjoying these tonight! 💫
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Glad to see that 80% of my Bluesky feed is enjoying these tonight! 💫
Seeing all of the snow in Vermont has me missing these days a little extra. ❄️
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Seeing all of the snow in Vermont has me missing these days a little extra. ❄️
Reposted by Rachel Mann
Last week, #WHOI welcomed ten journalists from @ksjatmit.bsky.social!
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Last week, #WHOI welcomed ten journalists from @ksjatmit.bsky.social!
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
I miss when October was cold. 🍂
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I miss when October was cold. 🍂
This has been such an interesting period in Maine politics.
Nirav Shah, who lives in Brunswick, was the public face of Maine's response to the COVID pandemic and also held the second-highest position at the U.S. CDC for two years until President Donald Trump regained office:
Former Maine CDC director, Dr. Nirav Shah, joins Democratic race for governor
Nirav Shah, who lives in Brunswick, was the public face of Maine's response to the COVID pandemic and also held the second-highest position at the U.S. CDC for two years until President Donald Trump r...
www.mainepublic.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This has been such an interesting period in Maine politics.
Reposted by Rachel Mann
Teledyne Marine has successfully launched a next-generation #robot glider with the goal of having it become the first autonomous #underwater vehicle to circumnavigate the #globe. The glider was launched into the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles southeast of Woods Hole www.capecod.com/newscenter/l...
Robot glider launched with goal of going around the world
WOODS HOLE – Teledyne Marine has successfully launched a next-generation robot glider with the goal of having it become the first autonomous underwater vehicle to circumnavigate the globe. The Sloc…
www.capecod.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Teledyne Marine has successfully launched a next-generation #robot glider with the goal of having it become the first autonomous #underwater vehicle to circumnavigate the #globe. The glider was launched into the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles southeast of Woods Hole www.capecod.com/newscenter/l...
Lil’ Rhody showed up today.
October 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lil’ Rhody showed up today.
Some adventures lately ✈️
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Some adventures lately ✈️
I’m frantically downloading the Life of a Showgirl on Spotify during a flight layover. I need this album to get me through the jet lag. ✈️❤️🔥
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I’m frantically downloading the Life of a Showgirl on Spotify during a flight layover. I need this album to get me through the jet lag. ✈️❤️🔥
Thousands of WWII shipwrecks still hold millions of gallons of fuel, like the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. With an estimated 600,000 gallons of oil still on board, new @whoi.edu research highlights the importance of ongoing monitoring and preparedness.
Read more: go.whoi.edu/wwiiwrecks
Read more: go.whoi.edu/wwiiwrecks
USS Arizona provides blueprint for addressing oil leakage at thousands of WWII shipwrecks
The findings underscore the USS Arizona’s dual role as a solemn memorial and a “living laboratory.”
go.whoi.edu
October 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thousands of WWII shipwrecks still hold millions of gallons of fuel, like the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. With an estimated 600,000 gallons of oil still on board, new @whoi.edu research highlights the importance of ongoing monitoring and preparedness.
Read more: go.whoi.edu/wwiiwrecks
Read more: go.whoi.edu/wwiiwrecks
Sunday’s to-do list:
•Pack for an upcoming trip ✈️
•Catch up on the Great British Bake Off 🍰
•Drink some fancy coffee ☕️
•Pack for an upcoming trip ✈️
•Catch up on the Great British Bake Off 🍰
•Drink some fancy coffee ☕️
September 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Sunday’s to-do list:
•Pack for an upcoming trip ✈️
•Catch up on the Great British Bake Off 🍰
•Drink some fancy coffee ☕️
•Pack for an upcoming trip ✈️
•Catch up on the Great British Bake Off 🍰
•Drink some fancy coffee ☕️
Reposted by Rachel Mann
Meet the Phronima. Also known as a “pram bug,” when it’s ready to lay eggs, it’ll hollow out a salp, trim it into a tiny nursery with its knifelike mouth, and push the empty husk around like a pram.
No wonder it's famous for inspiring the xenomorph in the movie Alien!
Learn more: go.whoi.edu/pram
No wonder it's famous for inspiring the xenomorph in the movie Alien!
Learn more: go.whoi.edu/pram
September 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Meet the Phronima. Also known as a “pram bug,” when it’s ready to lay eggs, it’ll hollow out a salp, trim it into a tiny nursery with its knifelike mouth, and push the empty husk around like a pram.
No wonder it's famous for inspiring the xenomorph in the movie Alien!
Learn more: go.whoi.edu/pram
No wonder it's famous for inspiring the xenomorph in the movie Alien!
Learn more: go.whoi.edu/pram
Reposted by Rachel Mann
It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
Giant hammerhead shark reeled in at Corpus Christi beach
It was the third-largest hammerhead shark the Texas fishing guide caught this year.
www.mysanantonio.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
My toxic trait is “I can figure it out. I’m sure there’s a YouTube tutorial or something…”
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My toxic trait is “I can figure it out. I’m sure there’s a YouTube tutorial or something…”
My favorite week of the year 🐻
It's LIVE CAM TIME. Fat bear week is upon us!
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org
Watch LIVE as hundreds of Alaskan Brown Bears descend on a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.
explore.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My favorite week of the year 🐻
Reposted by Rachel Mann
New England's famous fisheries rely on tiny but mighty plankton. 😋🎣
That's why scientists keep a close eye on the offshore food web that fuels the region's marine economy through the @nes-lter.bsky.social
📲 Find more reasons we need science—and science needs us: go.whoi.edu/together
That's why scientists keep a close eye on the offshore food web that fuels the region's marine economy through the @nes-lter.bsky.social
📲 Find more reasons we need science—and science needs us: go.whoi.edu/together
September 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New England's famous fisheries rely on tiny but mighty plankton. 😋🎣
That's why scientists keep a close eye on the offshore food web that fuels the region's marine economy through the @nes-lter.bsky.social
📲 Find more reasons we need science—and science needs us: go.whoi.edu/together
That's why scientists keep a close eye on the offshore food web that fuels the region's marine economy through the @nes-lter.bsky.social
📲 Find more reasons we need science—and science needs us: go.whoi.edu/together