Zoë J. Kitchel
@zoejean88.bsky.social
marine ecologist currently working with NW Fisheries Science Center to better understand impacts of humans on the ocean and impacts of climate change on humans
The project in which I spent most of my time adjusting fish icons in powerpoint, but a tiny bit of my time diving in southern California kelp forests! Feel free to ping for pdf. @meps-ir.bsky.social @vrgoxy.bsky.social
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The project in which I spent most of my time adjusting fish icons in powerpoint, but a tiny bit of my time diving in southern California kelp forests! Feel free to ping for pdf. @meps-ir.bsky.social @vrgoxy.bsky.social
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
Many terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems have lost their uniqueness as competitive generalists (think grass, pigeons, etc.) replace endemic species. But that doesn't appear to be the case for all ocean fish.
Huge thanks to a powerhouse co-author team for getting this across the finish line!
Huge thanks to a powerhouse co-author team for getting this across the finish line!
New research by @zoejean88.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that, despite significant human impacts on the oceans, most demersal marine fish communities do not conform to the widespread homogenization trend observed in other ecosystems
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Marine communities do not follow the paradigm of increasing similarity through time
Humans have transformed ecosystems through habitat modification, harvesting, species introduction, and climate change. Changes in species distribution and composition are often thought to induce bioti...
journals.plos.org
July 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Many terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems have lost their uniqueness as competitive generalists (think grass, pigeons, etc.) replace endemic species. But that doesn't appear to be the case for all ocean fish.
Huge thanks to a powerhouse co-author team for getting this across the finish line!
Huge thanks to a powerhouse co-author team for getting this across the finish line!
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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I'm thrilled to share our new Fish & Fisheries paper synthesizing U.S. fisheries quota allocation policies and best practices for advancing their equity and fairness goals under climate change: t.co/JqjYR32qHc
June 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm thrilled to share our new Fish & Fisheries paper synthesizing U.S. fisheries quota allocation policies and best practices for advancing their equity and fairness goals under climate change: t.co/JqjYR32qHc
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This makes me sick. It’s giving me flashbacks to watching the original Lorax cartoon and having nightmares.
Yes, because what's holding the US back from greatness is our lack of "wood independence". 🙄
Logging these >100 year old trees will be disastrous for climate.
Logging these >100 year old trees will be disastrous for climate.
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This makes me sick. It’s giving me flashbacks to watching the original Lorax cartoon and having nightmares.
This is devastating—and a potentially massive step backward in the global fight against climate change. Keep the pressure on your representatives—this can't go unanswered.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is devastating—and a potentially massive step backward in the global fight against climate change. Keep the pressure on your representatives—this can't go unanswered.
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it's a hard and sad time in science / higher ed in the US right now. on the other hand, lots of PhDs are looking for work, so I wanted to share—
I'm hiring a postdoc!
it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892
I'm hiring a postdoc!
it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892
Postdoctoral Scholar in Quantitative Marine Ecology
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
April 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
it's a hard and sad time in science / higher ed in the US right now. on the other hand, lots of PhDs are looking for work, so I wanted to share—
I'm hiring a postdoc!
it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892
I'm hiring a postdoc!
it's a two-year position at UCSC to do (preferably Bayesian) modeling of marine ecosystems: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01892
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more Janet Mills
less Susan Collins
less Susan Collins
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
more Janet Mills
less Susan Collins
less Susan Collins
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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NOAA has required us to discuss climate change impacts of our work in grant applications for years. This is *all habitat restoration grants*.
The climate impacts of this are pretty clear. The infrastructure impacts of this will be far reaching too.
The climate impacts of this are pretty clear. The infrastructure impacts of this will be far reaching too.
It was only a matter of time before the climate purge: NOAA told to search its grants for climate change terms www.axios.com/2025/02/09/n...
NOAA told to search its grants for climate change terms
The search would provide a list of NOAA's climate change-related grants.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NOAA has required us to discuss climate change impacts of our work in grant applications for years. This is *all habitat restoration grants*.
The climate impacts of this are pretty clear. The infrastructure impacts of this will be far reaching too.
The climate impacts of this are pretty clear. The infrastructure impacts of this will be far reaching too.
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NOAA is on the chopping block, and that’s infuriating. The scientists at NOAA make us safer and stronger. They forecast weather, track wildfires, provide tsunami warning, respond to climate change, and more, and they are especially important for coastal communities.
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NOAA is on the chopping block, and that’s infuriating. The scientists at NOAA make us safer and stronger. They forecast weather, track wildfires, provide tsunami warning, respond to climate change, and more, and they are especially important for coastal communities.
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"In wake of Palisades fire, scientists keep an eye on how debris runoff could impact the ocean"
Listen to VRG Post-Doc Zoë Kitchel (@zoejean88.bsky.social) talk about potential impacts of the Palisades Fire on rocky reefs in Malibu!
laist.com/shows/airtal...
Listen to VRG Post-Doc Zoë Kitchel (@zoejean88.bsky.social) talk about potential impacts of the Palisades Fire on rocky reefs in Malibu!
laist.com/shows/airtal...
Checking in on California’s weather and water outlook
Today on AirTalk, fill in host Jacob Margolis takes an early look at the atmospheric river that will be hitting Los Angeles later this month. Also on the show, we explore how debris runoff could impac...
laist.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"In wake of Palisades fire, scientists keep an eye on how debris runoff could impact the ocean"
Listen to VRG Post-Doc Zoë Kitchel (@zoejean88.bsky.social) talk about potential impacts of the Palisades Fire on rocky reefs in Malibu!
laist.com/shows/airtal...
Listen to VRG Post-Doc Zoë Kitchel (@zoejean88.bsky.social) talk about potential impacts of the Palisades Fire on rocky reefs in Malibu!
laist.com/shows/airtal...
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Should be interesting (and probably disappointing) to see our upcoming water chemistry sampling results, plus see the lingering effects of runoff on the water column and ocean floor over the next year.
We saw it after the Woolsey Fire, I can imagine the result is any better this time around.
We saw it after the Woolsey Fire, I can imagine the result is any better this time around.
L.A. fires wreaked havoc on the land. Scientists are racing to learn what they've done to the sea
The debris and pollution from the recent L.A. fires will eventually make their way to the ocean — and scientists will be gauging the impact.
www.latimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Should be interesting (and probably disappointing) to see our upcoming water chemistry sampling results, plus see the lingering effects of runoff on the water column and ocean floor over the next year.
We saw it after the Woolsey Fire, I can imagine the result is any better this time around.
We saw it after the Woolsey Fire, I can imagine the result is any better this time around.
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New: The LA wildfires blew untold tons of toxic ash over the ocean. As the fires broke out, scientists were at the "right place at a horrible time" - on an expedition off the LA coast, giving them a rare chance to gather real-time data on marine impacts. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scientists Race to Gauge Los Angeles Fires’ Impact on Ocean Life
Researchers were on an expedition off the LA coast when the wildfires erupted, providing a rare chance to measure toxic effects on the food web in real time.
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New: The LA wildfires blew untold tons of toxic ash over the ocean. As the fires broke out, scientists were at the "right place at a horrible time" - on an expedition off the LA coast, giving them a rare chance to gather real-time data on marine impacts. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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To update people on the NSF PRFB situation: despite the court challenge and rescinding the original memo, the NSF has continued to comply with the executive order. They have not communicated with us at all and our paychecks are still canceled indefinitely. I know people who cannot pay their rent.
January 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
To update people on the NSF PRFB situation: despite the court challenge and rescinding the original memo, the NSF has continued to comply with the executive order. They have not communicated with us at all and our paychecks are still canceled indefinitely. I know people who cannot pay their rent.