Sophia Kochalski
@sophiakochalski.bsky.social
Fisheries scientist #MarSocSci; Postdoc @uni-kiel.de (CAU)
(Mural in Vigo, Spain, by María José Pulido)
(Mural in Vigo, Spain, by María José Pulido)
It's already 2026 in the publishing world!
Out now in Marine Policy: Mendoza et al. (2026) "Impacts of invasive algae from the perspective of fishers in the Lagoon of
Venice, Northern Italy" 🌿🐟🎣
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#fishsci #fish #fishes #ocean
Out now in Marine Policy: Mendoza et al. (2026) "Impacts of invasive algae from the perspective of fishers in the Lagoon of
Venice, Northern Italy" 🌿🐟🎣
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#fishsci #fish #fishes #ocean
September 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's already 2026 in the publishing world!
Out now in Marine Policy: Mendoza et al. (2026) "Impacts of invasive algae from the perspective of fishers in the Lagoon of
Venice, Northern Italy" 🌿🐟🎣
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#fishsci #fish #fishes #ocean
Out now in Marine Policy: Mendoza et al. (2026) "Impacts of invasive algae from the perspective of fishers in the Lagoon of
Venice, Northern Italy" 🌿🐟🎣
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#fishsci #fish #fishes #ocean
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#Karrieremontag: Zwei studentische Hilfskräfte in #Rostock gesucht!
Unterstütze die #Forschung am Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei in den Bereichen:
♀ Gender in Fisheries (w/m/d)
thuenen.de/GenderFisheries
🌊 kritische Kartographie
thuenen.de/Kartographie
#Sozialwissenschaft #Humangeographie
Unterstütze die #Forschung am Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei in den Bereichen:
♀ Gender in Fisheries (w/m/d)
thuenen.de/GenderFisheries
🌊 kritische Kartographie
thuenen.de/Kartographie
#Sozialwissenschaft #Humangeographie
August 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#Karrieremontag: Zwei studentische Hilfskräfte in #Rostock gesucht!
Unterstütze die #Forschung am Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei in den Bereichen:
♀ Gender in Fisheries (w/m/d)
thuenen.de/GenderFisheries
🌊 kritische Kartographie
thuenen.de/Kartographie
#Sozialwissenschaft #Humangeographie
Unterstütze die #Forschung am Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei in den Bereichen:
♀ Gender in Fisheries (w/m/d)
thuenen.de/GenderFisheries
🌊 kritische Kartographie
thuenen.de/Kartographie
#Sozialwissenschaft #Humangeographie
📖Authors on BlueSky include:
@natalilazzari.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
@tanjastraka.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Geertje Tijsma @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
Philipp J. Hummer @spotteron.net
@sebasvillasante.bsky.social @cretus.usc.gal
...
💶Funding @impetus4cs.bsky.social
@natalilazzari.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
@tanjastraka.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Geertje Tijsma @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
Philipp J. Hummer @spotteron.net
@sebasvillasante.bsky.social @cretus.usc.gal
...
💶Funding @impetus4cs.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📖Authors on BlueSky include:
@natalilazzari.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
@tanjastraka.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Geertje Tijsma @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
Philipp J. Hummer @spotteron.net
@sebasvillasante.bsky.social @cretus.usc.gal
...
💶Funding @impetus4cs.bsky.social
@natalilazzari.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
@tanjastraka.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Geertje Tijsma @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
Philipp J. Hummer @spotteron.net
@sebasvillasante.bsky.social @cretus.usc.gal
...
💶Funding @impetus4cs.bsky.social
Book “Blue Kinships. An Exploration of Society & the Ocean” now out!
🪸Our chapter "Connecting People and the #Ocean Through #StreetArt and #CitizenScience" shares reflections by a team of 23 artists, scientists, activists & entrepreneurs
lnkd.in/dt_DMGBX
PM if you are interested in the chapter!
🪸Our chapter "Connecting People and the #Ocean Through #StreetArt and #CitizenScience" shares reflections by a team of 23 artists, scientists, activists & entrepreneurs
lnkd.in/dt_DMGBX
PM if you are interested in the chapter!
August 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Book “Blue Kinships. An Exploration of Society & the Ocean” now out!
🪸Our chapter "Connecting People and the #Ocean Through #StreetArt and #CitizenScience" shares reflections by a team of 23 artists, scientists, activists & entrepreneurs
lnkd.in/dt_DMGBX
PM if you are interested in the chapter!
🪸Our chapter "Connecting People and the #Ocean Through #StreetArt and #CitizenScience" shares reflections by a team of 23 artists, scientists, activists & entrepreneurs
lnkd.in/dt_DMGBX
PM if you are interested in the chapter!
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Our perspective piece in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social provides 8 strategies for "Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature". @romiteshkant.bsky.social @mereoni.bsky.social @rufinovarea.bsky.social Free to download: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011
July 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our perspective piece in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social provides 8 strategies for "Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature". @romiteshkant.bsky.social @mereoni.bsky.social @rufinovarea.bsky.social Free to download: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011
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Survey invitations often describe the topic of the survey. A simple, classic example of how this biases results: survey recruitment materials about bird watching led to higher estimates of the % of people who engage in bird-watching. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
July 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Survey invitations often describe the topic of the survey. A simple, classic example of how this biases results: survey recruitment materials about bird watching led to higher estimates of the % of people who engage in bird-watching. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
June 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
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📣 Four+ years in the making, reviewed by 33 scientists, preceded by three papers and presentations on five continents 🌍 — my book on Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) will be released on October 1st, 2025! 📘🐟🧪🌊🦑
June 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
📣 Four+ years in the making, reviewed by 33 scientists, preceded by three papers and presentations on five continents 🌍 — my book on Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) will be released on October 1st, 2025! 📘🐟🧪🌊🦑
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I don't know who needs to hear this but I wrote a book about why we hate some animals so very, very much.
And also why we LOVE some animals...even when they cause some of the same problems as the animals we love to hate!
Anyway it's on sale. www.harpercollins.com/products/pes...
And also why we LOVE some animals...even when they cause some of the same problems as the animals we love to hate!
Anyway it's on sale. www.harpercollins.com/products/pes...
Pests
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about...
www.harpercollins.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this but I wrote a book about why we hate some animals so very, very much.
And also why we LOVE some animals...even when they cause some of the same problems as the animals we love to hate!
Anyway it's on sale. www.harpercollins.com/products/pes...
And also why we LOVE some animals...even when they cause some of the same problems as the animals we love to hate!
Anyway it's on sale. www.harpercollins.com/products/pes...
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
🧪🌎
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
🧪🌎
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Join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough Ocean movie and post thoughts in real time!
8:30 P.M. eastern on 6/26, use #OceanChat
I'll make a starter pack of participating experts, and I'll repost anyone sharing on the hashtag 🧪🦑🌎
8:30 P.M. eastern on 6/26, use #OceanChat
I'll make a starter pack of participating experts, and I'll repost anyone sharing on the hashtag 🧪🦑🌎
June 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough Ocean movie and post thoughts in real time!
8:30 P.M. eastern on 6/26, use #OceanChat
I'll make a starter pack of participating experts, and I'll repost anyone sharing on the hashtag 🧪🦑🌎
8:30 P.M. eastern on 6/26, use #OceanChat
I'll make a starter pack of participating experts, and I'll repost anyone sharing on the hashtag 🧪🦑🌎
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
New pub: now open access!
More and more we are recognizing the importance of social science in conservation. As we work to incorporate social science at our fish & wildlife agencies, we wanted to ask: how's it going? Check out our survey findings!
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
More and more we are recognizing the importance of social science in conservation. As we work to incorporate social science at our fish & wildlife agencies, we wanted to ask: how's it going? Check out our survey findings!
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Social science integration at state and federal fish and wildlife organizations in the United States
Increasingly, conservation professionals and scholars recognize the need for more holistic integration of social science in fish and wildlife management. This call is often framed around the complexi...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New pub: now open access!
More and more we are recognizing the importance of social science in conservation. As we work to incorporate social science at our fish & wildlife agencies, we wanted to ask: how's it going? Check out our survey findings!
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
More and more we are recognizing the importance of social science in conservation. As we work to incorporate social science at our fish & wildlife agencies, we wanted to ask: how's it going? Check out our survey findings!
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
Fisheries Transparency Initiative celebrating its 10 year anniversary in Berlin...
@bmz.de @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social @fiti-global.bsky.social
@bmz.de @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social @fiti-global.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Fisheries Transparency Initiative celebrating its 10 year anniversary in Berlin...
@bmz.de @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social @fiti-global.bsky.social
@bmz.de @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social @fiti-global.bsky.social
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Since I have been getting so many questions recently about transformational adaptation, I just want to remind everyone that it's actually a very easy concept, explained very clearly by this diagram.
Oh thank goodness, now I understand what transformational adaptation is all about.
April 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Since I have been getting so many questions recently about transformational adaptation, I just want to remind everyone that it's actually a very easy concept, explained very clearly by this diagram.
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
Wir suchen eine Leitung für eine neue Transformationsagentur!
Was Du mitbringen musst? Nicht unbedingt Fischerei-Know-how. Nicht unbedingt wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund. Was zählt ist Deine Vision, Führungskraft und der Wille nachhaltige Transformation zu unterstützen
www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
Was Du mitbringen musst? Nicht unbedingt Fischerei-Know-how. Nicht unbedingt wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund. Was zählt ist Deine Vision, Führungskraft und der Wille nachhaltige Transformation zu unterstützen
www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
April 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Wir suchen eine Leitung für eine neue Transformationsagentur!
Was Du mitbringen musst? Nicht unbedingt Fischerei-Know-how. Nicht unbedingt wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund. Was zählt ist Deine Vision, Führungskraft und der Wille nachhaltige Transformation zu unterstützen
www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
Was Du mitbringen musst? Nicht unbedingt Fischerei-Know-how. Nicht unbedingt wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund. Was zählt ist Deine Vision, Führungskraft und der Wille nachhaltige Transformation zu unterstützen
www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
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Undeniably, social media have transformed #communication. #Researchers, #policymakers, #decision-makers, & the public have embraced social media. In an overview paper, @whysharksmatter.bsky.social describes recent platform changes & offers advice on using Bluesky & Instagram doi.org/10.1093/fshm...
April 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Undeniably, social media have transformed #communication. #Researchers, #policymakers, #decision-makers, & the public have embraced social media. In an overview paper, @whysharksmatter.bsky.social describes recent platform changes & offers advice on using Bluesky & Instagram doi.org/10.1093/fshm...
What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? 🦺🐟🌿
Now out & open access in @consletters.bsky.social
#fishes #oceanoptimism #conservation
Collaborative effort with @fisheriesprof.bsky.social, @valeriosbra.bsky.social, @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social et al.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Now out & open access in @consletters.bsky.social
#fishes #oceanoptimism #conservation
Collaborative effort with @fisheriesprof.bsky.social, @valeriosbra.bsky.social, @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social et al.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? Eliciting Unspoken Assumptions Using Fisheries as a Model
Environmental stewardship is often invoked as a net social good and an approach for achieving equitable and sustainable conservation outcomes, but it is rarely defined explicitly in management settin...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? 🦺🐟🌿
Now out & open access in @consletters.bsky.social
#fishes #oceanoptimism #conservation
Collaborative effort with @fisheriesprof.bsky.social, @valeriosbra.bsky.social, @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social et al.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Now out & open access in @consletters.bsky.social
#fishes #oceanoptimism #conservation
Collaborative effort with @fisheriesprof.bsky.social, @valeriosbra.bsky.social, @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social et al.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!
Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival
👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival
👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
April 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!
Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival
👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival
👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
10 April 1961: stamps issued in the GDR depicting sea fishing scenes
April 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
10 April 1961: stamps issued in the GDR depicting sea fishing scenes
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
Position 2: is on "Human Geography and Global Transitions". We look for candidates with a strong track record in studying global socioeconomic changes, within a focus on economic geography, development geography, or demographic change. haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
W1 Professorship in Human Geography and Global Transitions (with tenure track to W3)
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de
April 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Position 2: is on "Human Geography and Global Transitions". We look for candidates with a strong track record in studying global socioeconomic changes, within a focus on economic geography, development geography, or demographic change. haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
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📢 Calling all educators! The fourth and final ProBleu funding call is now open! 📢
Schools in the EU & 18 associated countries can apply for grants of up to €7,500 for marine & freshwater projects 🌊
Find out more and apply: probleu.school/probleu-fund...
Schools in the EU & 18 associated countries can apply for grants of up to €7,500 for marine & freshwater projects 🌊
Find out more and apply: probleu.school/probleu-fund...
March 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
📢 Calling all educators! The fourth and final ProBleu funding call is now open! 📢
Schools in the EU & 18 associated countries can apply for grants of up to €7,500 for marine & freshwater projects 🌊
Find out more and apply: probleu.school/probleu-fund...
Schools in the EU & 18 associated countries can apply for grants of up to €7,500 for marine & freshwater projects 🌊
Find out more and apply: probleu.school/probleu-fund...
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
💶 opportunity for the Baltic Sea 🌊. Application deadline 18 April.
www.nefco.int/financing/ot...
www.nefco.int/financing/ot...
Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund | Nefco
The Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund finances projects that address the key challenges facing the Baltic Sea.
www.nefco.int
March 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
💶 opportunity for the Baltic Sea 🌊. Application deadline 18 April.
www.nefco.int/financing/ot...
www.nefco.int/financing/ot...
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@sarahmackattack.bsky.social, I pulled over on the side of the road to take a picture of this La Paz street art for you. It's on the side of a bicycle repair shop.
March 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social, I pulled over on the side of the road to take a picture of this La Paz street art for you. It's on the side of a bicycle repair shop.
Reposted by Sophia Kochalski
📣🗓️ In case you missed it: SocSES is launching in 2 days!
📅 Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 CAT / 14:30 CET / 09:30 EDT
ℹ️ Learn more about the event here: tinyurl.com/SocSES-Launch
📅 Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 CAT / 14:30 CET / 09:30 EDT
ℹ️ Learn more about the event here: tinyurl.com/SocSES-Launch
March 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📣🗓️ In case you missed it: SocSES is launching in 2 days!
📅 Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 CAT / 14:30 CET / 09:30 EDT
ℹ️ Learn more about the event here: tinyurl.com/SocSES-Launch
📅 Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 CAT / 14:30 CET / 09:30 EDT
ℹ️ Learn more about the event here: tinyurl.com/SocSES-Launch