dan barshis
@danbarshis.bsky.social
corals, genomics, rebreathers, ecology, bikes, kids, and waves | ODU professor | supporter of diversity (dei, people, bio, and otherwise), conservation, freedom, and lifting up not tearing down | i have a lab too! https://sites.wp.odu.edu/barshis-lab/
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To those who celebrate #barnacles, Merry #Crustmas ⭐
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
To those who celebrate #barnacles, Merry #Crustmas ⭐
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welf...
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December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu
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We need a Hallmark Christmas movie where a BOEM official visits the Mariana Islands with the intent of ripping up the seafloor, but meets an Indigenous ocean advocate who teaches him the true meaning of Christmas
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Deep-sea mining comment period extended 30 days, far short of island leaders' request
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management extended the public comment period for its deep-sea mining proposal near the Mariana Trench by 30 days, officials announced Friday, falling well short of
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December 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We need a Hallmark Christmas movie where a BOEM official visits the Mariana Islands with the intent of ripping up the seafloor, but meets an Indigenous ocean advocate who teaches him the true meaning of Christmas
www.postguam.com/news/local/d...
www.postguam.com/news/local/d...
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Nola said it best: We are the Northern Mariana Islands
We need your help to stop deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
Drop a 🦈 in the comments if you support us
Please sign and share our petition
Si yu'use ma'ase
We need your help to stop deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
Drop a 🦈 in the comments if you support us
Please sign and share our petition
Si yu'use ma'ase
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Nola said it best: We are the Northern Mariana Islands
We need your help to stop deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
Drop a 🦈 in the comments if you support us
Please sign and share our petition
Si yu'use ma'ase
We need your help to stop deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
Drop a 🦈 in the comments if you support us
Please sign and share our petition
Si yu'use ma'ase
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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security. One...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
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news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deep...
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New story from @mongabay.com about deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security. One...
news.mongabay.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New story from @mongabay.com about deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deep...
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One week of public comment left
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
One week of public comment left
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
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Please sign and share our petition to oppose deep sea mining in the Mariana Trench (yes, Trump wants to rip up the sea bed in the Marianas)
forms.gle/zpftbyXgHBxv...
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Petition to Oppose Imposition of Deep Seabed Mining in US territories
This petition is organized by the Friends of the Mariana Trench in response to a Request for Information from the federal government and in support of our community.
Our mission is to be the guardia...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Please sign and share our petition to oppose deep sea mining in the Mariana Trench (yes, Trump wants to rip up the sea bed in the Marianas)
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Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html
Join Us
The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html
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Hi! 🌊
I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙
More #marinebiology and #art soon!
#ClarionClippertonZone
I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙
More #marinebiology and #art soon!
#ClarionClippertonZone
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Hi! 🌊
I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙
More #marinebiology and #art soon!
#ClarionClippertonZone
I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙
More #marinebiology and #art soon!
#ClarionClippertonZone
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Trump and his family have pocketed more than $1.8 BILLION since his reelection. @neeratanden.bsky.social lays out the receipts—and you can see them all at https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
October 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trump and his family have pocketed more than $1.8 BILLION since his reelection. @neeratanden.bsky.social lays out the receipts—and you can see them all at https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
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Facts.
op: dejoncampbell (via IG)
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Facts.
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Results I'm sad to share but must be told - branching coral are now functionally extinct in Florida - to learn more check out the full study www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... and our personal summary theconversation.com/2-iconic-cor...
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
In 2023, a record-setting marine heat wave triggered the ninth mass coral bleaching event on Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR). We examined spatial patterns of heat exposure along the ~560-kilometer length o...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Help us show the Trump administration how unpopular their plans to open our protected areas to industrial fishing are
Please sign and share our petition
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Please sign and share our petition
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October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Help us show the Trump administration how unpopular their plans to open our protected areas to industrial fishing are
Please sign and share our petition
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Please sign and share our petition
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Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚
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Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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September 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration
The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation
www.scientificamerican.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Over half of the world’s corals have vanished in 50 years. To help restore reefs at scale, TNC and the Coral Restoration Consortium created a science-based guide with best practices, tools, and case studies tailored to local conditions. Resilient reefs start here. 🔗 https://nature.ly/4mRosBE
August 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Over half of the world’s corals have vanished in 50 years. To help restore reefs at scale, TNC and the Coral Restoration Consortium created a science-based guide with best practices, tools, and case studies tailored to local conditions. Resilient reefs start here. 🔗 https://nature.ly/4mRosBE
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🌊 New SCB Marine webinar series - "Navigating Marine Conservation Careers" kicks off w/ amazing speakers:
Dr. David Obura (CORDIO East Africa) & Dr. Austin Allen (Dolphin Quest)
Come learn about marine conservation careers!
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#MarineConservation #OceanScience
Dr. David Obura (CORDIO East Africa) & Dr. Austin Allen (Dolphin Quest)
Come learn about marine conservation careers!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#MarineConservation #OceanScience
August 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🌊 New SCB Marine webinar series - "Navigating Marine Conservation Careers" kicks off w/ amazing speakers:
Dr. David Obura (CORDIO East Africa) & Dr. Austin Allen (Dolphin Quest)
Come learn about marine conservation careers!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#MarineConservation #OceanScience
Dr. David Obura (CORDIO East Africa) & Dr. Austin Allen (Dolphin Quest)
Come learn about marine conservation careers!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#MarineConservation #OceanScience
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US folks: Did you know the EPA (currently run by someone more concerned with businesses than the environment) has a public-comment period right now?
This is our opportunity to tell them why we think they should not repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding.
www.epa.gov/regulations-...
This is our opportunity to tell them why we think they should not repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding.
www.epa.gov/regulations-...
Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards | US EPA
The proposed rule on the reconsideration of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle rule
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August 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
US folks: Did you know the EPA (currently run by someone more concerned with businesses than the environment) has a public-comment period right now?
This is our opportunity to tell them why we think they should not repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding.
www.epa.gov/regulations-...
This is our opportunity to tell them why we think they should not repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding.
www.epa.gov/regulations-...
ODU put out a cool feature article about our work!
A nice way to celebrate my first official week as full professor!!
www.odu.edu/monarch-maga...
A nice way to celebrate my first official week as full professor!!
www.odu.edu/monarch-maga...
Researching Resiliency Below the Waves
By Victoria Bourne Dan Barshis, Ph.D., was a sixth-grader at summer camp in Wisconsin when he first tried scuba diving. He recalls the panic that set in as his mask began to leak when he was fully sub...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
ODU put out a cool feature article about our work!
A nice way to celebrate my first official week as full professor!!
www.odu.edu/monarch-maga...
A nice way to celebrate my first official week as full professor!!
www.odu.edu/monarch-maga...
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Rule 52: Justifying Biking Investment
Bike infrastructure brings health, equity, & economic gains. Bike commuters have a 41% lower risk of early death & 40% are low income. Bike projects also create 2x more jobs than road projects.
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
Bike infrastructure brings health, equity, & economic gains. Bike commuters have a 41% lower risk of early death & 40% are low income. Bike projects also create 2x more jobs than road projects.
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
July 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Rule 52: Justifying Biking Investment
Bike infrastructure brings health, equity, & economic gains. Bike commuters have a 41% lower risk of early death & 40% are low income. Bike projects also create 2x more jobs than road projects.
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
Bike infrastructure brings health, equity, & economic gains. Bike commuters have a 41% lower risk of early death & 40% are low income. Bike projects also create 2x more jobs than road projects.
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
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If there’s going to be a liberal version of Project 2025, whoever gets this job will be a lead author on it.
Some of you should apply.
Some of you should apply.
Center for American Progress hiring Executive Vice President, Policy in Washington, DC | LinkedIn
Posted 3:14:36 PM. Reports to: President and CEODepartment: ExecutivePosition classification: Exempt, full…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If there’s going to be a liberal version of Project 2025, whoever gets this job will be a lead author on it.
Some of you should apply.
Some of you should apply.