Alexandra Talty
@alexandratalty.bsky.social
Investigative ocean journalist based in Asia. Writing for The New York Times + The Guardian.
Lifelong fish 🐟surfing, open water swimming + free diving.
Lifelong fish 🐟surfing, open water swimming + free diving.
Spelunking in Sterkfontaine Caves aka the Craddle of Humankind in South Africa 🇿🇦. The oldest hominin, “Little Foot,” was found here + believed to be over 3.5 million years old.
December 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Spelunking in Sterkfontaine Caves aka the Craddle of Humankind in South Africa 🇿🇦. The oldest hominin, “Little Foot,” was found here + believed to be over 3.5 million years old.
When I started using data as the backbone for my ocean investigations, I noticed a BIG shift in impact. 📊
This Thursday, I’ll be sharing insights into data-driven science investigations with Roxanne Joseph @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social, Rob Spaull IBPES and Tadeusz Michrowski at @wcsj2025.bsky.social
This Thursday, I’ll be sharing insights into data-driven science investigations with Roxanne Joseph @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social, Rob Spaull IBPES and Tadeusz Michrowski at @wcsj2025.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
When I started using data as the backbone for my ocean investigations, I noticed a BIG shift in impact. 📊
This Thursday, I’ll be sharing insights into data-driven science investigations with Roxanne Joseph @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social, Rob Spaull IBPES and Tadeusz Michrowski at @wcsj2025.bsky.social
This Thursday, I’ll be sharing insights into data-driven science investigations with Roxanne Joseph @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social, Rob Spaull IBPES and Tadeusz Michrowski at @wcsj2025.bsky.social
Beijing’s Daxing airport looks like one is walking into the future.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Beijing’s Daxing airport looks like one is walking into the future.
Incredible climate mitigation strategies across the Gulf Coast. This past week, I drove 700 miles from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama.
As COP30 ends in Belem with an uneasy deal, I’m struck by how citizens are taking climate protections into their own hands in the absence of government. 🧪
As COP30 ends in Belem with an uneasy deal, I’m struck by how citizens are taking climate protections into their own hands in the absence of government. 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Incredible climate mitigation strategies across the Gulf Coast. This past week, I drove 700 miles from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama.
As COP30 ends in Belem with an uneasy deal, I’m struck by how citizens are taking climate protections into their own hands in the absence of government. 🧪
As COP30 ends in Belem with an uneasy deal, I’m struck by how citizens are taking climate protections into their own hands in the absence of government. 🧪
My fifth 🍤Po-Boy while reporting across Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana…. It still hits.
This one is from Bradley’s Cajun Gas Station in Long Beach, MS, featuring all Gulf-caught shrimp.
This one is from Bradley’s Cajun Gas Station in Long Beach, MS, featuring all Gulf-caught shrimp.
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My fifth 🍤Po-Boy while reporting across Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana…. It still hits.
This one is from Bradley’s Cajun Gas Station in Long Beach, MS, featuring all Gulf-caught shrimp.
This one is from Bradley’s Cajun Gas Station in Long Beach, MS, featuring all Gulf-caught shrimp.
Sunset over decommissioned shrimp boats in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.
Reporting here for Bloomberg BusinessWeek. And if the name of the town sounds familiar, yes, it is Bubba Gump’s hometown in “Forest Gump.”
Reporting here for Bloomberg BusinessWeek. And if the name of the town sounds familiar, yes, it is Bubba Gump’s hometown in “Forest Gump.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sunset over decommissioned shrimp boats in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.
Reporting here for Bloomberg BusinessWeek. And if the name of the town sounds familiar, yes, it is Bubba Gump’s hometown in “Forest Gump.”
Reporting here for Bloomberg BusinessWeek. And if the name of the town sounds familiar, yes, it is Bubba Gump’s hometown in “Forest Gump.”
Heading to the Gulf Coast to report for Bloomberg BuisnessWeek. I’ll be staying in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Send your food recommendations please!
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Heading to the Gulf Coast to report for Bloomberg BuisnessWeek. I’ll be staying in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Send your food recommendations please!
A November hike on the Great Wall, China.
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A November hike on the Great Wall, China.
Today, I am taking the high speed rail from Beijing to Qingdao, a distance of about 400 miles or 600 kilometers. It will only take 3 hours 🤯 that is the distance of San Francisco to Los Angeles!
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Today, I am taking the high speed rail from Beijing to Qingdao, a distance of about 400 miles or 600 kilometers. It will only take 3 hours 🤯 that is the distance of San Francisco to Los Angeles!
Marine geoengineering needs more ocean data to develop trustworthy carbon removal credits. Great panel on mCDR hosted by @wriclimate.bsky.social, ft
@natalya-gallo.bsky.social @scottdoney.bsky.social @wilburns.bsky.social @davidho.bsky.social
@natalya-gallo.bsky.social @scottdoney.bsky.social @wilburns.bsky.social @davidho.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Marine geoengineering needs more ocean data to develop trustworthy carbon removal credits. Great panel on mCDR hosted by @wriclimate.bsky.social, ft
@natalya-gallo.bsky.social @scottdoney.bsky.social @wilburns.bsky.social @davidho.bsky.social
@natalya-gallo.bsky.social @scottdoney.bsky.social @wilburns.bsky.social @davidho.bsky.social
Halloween made it to Beijing, which has me thinking: when did it America’s favorite holiday go global?
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Halloween made it to Beijing, which has me thinking: when did it America’s favorite holiday go global?
My first @asjahq.bsky.social 🥳big thank you to @civileats.com and @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for commissioning a deep dive into the American kelp industry. Read the series here: civileats.com/2024/06/27/o...
July 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
My first @asjahq.bsky.social 🥳big thank you to @civileats.com and @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for commissioning a deep dive into the American kelp industry. Read the series here: civileats.com/2024/06/27/o...
Cruising on the Wisła River in Warsaw, Poland. One bank is left wild to support the local ecosystem; it is the only river through a European capital that still has a wild bank.
June 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Cruising on the Wisła River in Warsaw, Poland. One bank is left wild to support the local ecosystem; it is the only river through a European capital that still has a wild bank.
It was great moderating CARDS ON THE TABLE at #UNOC3 for Ocean and Climate Platform. We discussed gaps in global financing for rural maritime communities, why bilateral agreements take soooo long and if they can really work. @pulitzercenter.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It was great moderating CARDS ON THE TABLE at #UNOC3 for Ocean and Climate Platform. We discussed gaps in global financing for rural maritime communities, why bilateral agreements take soooo long and if they can really work. @pulitzercenter.bsky.social
I landed in Nice, France for #UNOC3 and it looks like French President Emmanuel Macron beat me here.
It’ll be interesting to hear his remarks today at the third United Nations Ocean Conference as pressure mounts for France to protect its seas, especially Gulf of Lion, against bottom trawling.
It’ll be interesting to hear his remarks today at the third United Nations Ocean Conference as pressure mounts for France to protect its seas, especially Gulf of Lion, against bottom trawling.
June 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I landed in Nice, France for #UNOC3 and it looks like French President Emmanuel Macron beat me here.
It’ll be interesting to hear his remarks today at the third United Nations Ocean Conference as pressure mounts for France to protect its seas, especially Gulf of Lion, against bottom trawling.
It’ll be interesting to hear his remarks today at the third United Nations Ocean Conference as pressure mounts for France to protect its seas, especially Gulf of Lion, against bottom trawling.
Quick trip to Shanghai and a run on the Bund. Is this one of the best skylines in the world?
May 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Quick trip to Shanghai and a run on the Bund. Is this one of the best skylines in the world?
My latest for the @nytimes.com ft Ann Arbor’s Argus Farm Stop, a new model of grocery store that aims to change how Americans can access fresh food: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/b...
May 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
My latest for the @nytimes.com ft Ann Arbor’s Argus Farm Stop, a new model of grocery store that aims to change how Americans can access fresh food: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/b...
Horseing around outside of Beijing, China. On a wind farm!
May 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Horseing around outside of Beijing, China. On a wind farm!
Thanks to University of Oklahoma for inviting me to share about science journalism and seaweed!
While I was there I conducted a poll of college students and it turns out 100% of them are getting news via scrolling social media.
While I was there I conducted a poll of college students and it turns out 100% of them are getting news via scrolling social media.
April 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thanks to University of Oklahoma for inviting me to share about science journalism and seaweed!
While I was there I conducted a poll of college students and it turns out 100% of them are getting news via scrolling social media.
While I was there I conducted a poll of college students and it turns out 100% of them are getting news via scrolling social media.
Sharing my @civileats.com investigation: 🌿KELP’S 🌿TANGLED LINES at 🌊🪸THE OCEAN STORIES SYMPOSIUM 🌊🪸 at @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Sharing my @civileats.com investigation: 🌿KELP’S 🌿TANGLED LINES at 🌊🪸THE OCEAN STORIES SYMPOSIUM 🌊🪸 at @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social
I swam at San Francisco’s illustrious Dolphin Club and with bay temps of 56 F/13C, it was BRISK! 😝
March 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I swam at San Francisco’s illustrious Dolphin Club and with bay temps of 56 F/13C, it was BRISK! 😝
The classic American B. E. L. T. breakfast, as seen in Lotnisko Chopina Warszawa airport.
February 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The classic American B. E. L. T. breakfast, as seen in Lotnisko Chopina Warszawa airport.
This is a really great story on Indigenous management, science and kelp ecosystems.... but also - and this cannot be underestimated - the OTTER PHOTOS:
January 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is a really great story on Indigenous management, science and kelp ecosystems.... but also - and this cannot be underestimated - the OTTER PHOTOS: