"In October 1907, the USS Albatross departed San Francisco and steamed westward toward the Philippines. The 61-meter-long craft, operated by the U.S. Fish Commission, was the world’s first ship purposely built for research, and this would be its longest expedition."

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@davidjmccaskey.bsky.social (@sunyoldwestbury.bsky.social) on Stefan Huebner, @nadinhee.bsky.social, Ian J. Miller, & William M. Tsutsui’s ed vol _Oceanic Japan: The Archipelago in Pacific & Global History_ pub 2024 ‪@ Uni of Hawai'i Press‬‬‬‬‬

Review @hnetreviews.bsky.social

Somewhat belated announcement (as the semester has already started), but I'm excited to tell you all that I have just begun teaching world history full-time at SUNY Old Westbury. Stop by and say hi if you're in Long Island/NYC!

Successfully defended! Dr. McCaskey, at long last.

At last, I am entering the final stages of my PhD! Drop by if you're around. We may be able to set up a hybrid-thing, so PM me if you want the Zoom link (when we figure it out).

New article out in Saigoneer! My thoughts on Vietnam's new military history museum:

saigoneer.com/hanoi-herita...

My first quote in an American paper:

www.wsj.com/world/asia/i...

Check out @davidjmccaskey.bsky.social's review of Abby Seiff's "Troubling the Water: A Dying Lake and a Vanishing World in Cambodia," published in 2022 by @univnebpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #water
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

Remember to join the Consortium for the history of science's #oceanhist #maritime group as we discuss @davidjmccaskey.bsky.social's paper "Net Losses: The Failures and Successes of Trawling in French Indochina" at 1-2:30 CT #histsci #envhist #envhum 🐟⚓️⛵️
www.chstm.org/group/histor...

Please share our CFP for the annual Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History. Submissions due by 15 March 2025. oceansciencehistory.com/2025/01/06/c...

Spring touring schedule out! Come hear me talk about aquatic environments, French colonialism, and other fun things at the following conferences over the next three months:

I'm in Hanoi until 19 Jan, any researchers in Vietnam right now want to meet up for a coffee?

So ... who else belongs in an OceansHSTM starter pack? go.bsky.app/CKYMfBU

Check out @davidjmccaskey.bsky.social's review of Kevin C. Brown's "Devils Hole Pupfish: The Unexpected Survival of an Endangered Species in the Modern American West," published in 2021 by University of Nevada Press; review now available on H-Net #envhist #envhum 🐟
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Check out @davidjmccaskey.bsky.social y (UCRiverside)’s review of Paul Kreitman (Columbia University)’s book _Japan's Ocean Borderlands: Nature & Sovereignty, published 2023 Cambridge University Press

Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social:
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

Are you a new scholar working on maritime history?

Consider applying to the British Commission for Maritime History's New Researchers Conference!

Excited to host this at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow on 22-23 March 2024⛵️

See details below! Submit here: forms.gle/NRvgsE4oaP6K...

I have made the leap! Hello, Blue Skies