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Danielle Ferraro
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ocean and fisheries @emlab.ucsb.edu
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dferraro.bsky.social
Some good news!
jenraynor.bsky.social Jen Raynor @jenraynor.bsky.social · Jul 24
Why do some say marine protected areas are just “paper parks”? And are industrial fishers actually staying out of these no-fishing zones?

New in @science.org: We used AI + satellite radar to find out. doi.org/10.1126/scie...

#ScienceResearch #OceanConservation #OceanTransparency #30x30 #Fisheries
Underwater image of a sea lion hunting salema fish in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
August 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
dferraro.bsky.social
emLab is on Bluesky 🥳
emlab.ucsb.edu Environmental Markets Lab (emLab) @emlab.ucsb.edu · Jul 23
Hi Blue Sky! 👋

We are the Environmental Markets Lab (emLab), a team of scientists @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social that advances economic research to deliver practical solutions for people and the planet.

Read the thread to learn more about us! 🧵
July 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Our Director, Ben Halpern, joined @ologies.bsky.social with Alie Ward to talk all things aquaculture ecology — from sustainability to seafood futures. 🌊

Tune in for an insightful conversation! 🎧

#Aquaculture #MarineScience #OceanConservation #SustainableSeafood #Sustainability #OlogiesPodcast
ologies.bsky.social Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · Jun 18
We learned about seaweed (and the bonus ep on the U.S. Constitution.)

Now: a semi-related look at where seafood comes from, what's sustainable, how it's farmed, and how changing your diet even a little can make a big impact.

AQUACULTURE, BABES.

www.alieward.com/ologies/aqua...
Aquaculture Ecology (SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOODS) with Dr. Ben Halpern — alie ward
Farmed versus wild. Basement shrimp hustles. Mangrove drama. Anthropology. Animal welfare and plant-based diets. Climb aboard to meet UCSB’s super cool dude, researcher and Aquaculture Ecologist, Dr. ...
www.alieward.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
dferraro.bsky.social
I LOVED participating in the Letters to a Pre-scientist program this year - was matched with an 8th grader and we exchanged snail mail discussing our interests and what diff career paths can look like.

Highly recommend prescientist.org for a low-effort (only 4 letters!) way to meaningfully engage 📬
June 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Fast-forward 4 years and a ton of research later, and my initial estimate remains the same--we've seen ~0.001% of the deep seafloor, an area approx the same as the size of Rhode Island.

@oceandiscleague.bsky.social published this work in @science.org Advances today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How little we’ve seen: A visual coverage estimate of the deep seafloor
In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed only 0.001% of the deep seafloor, leaving 66% of planet Earth unseen.
www.science.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
dferraro.bsky.social
Tis the [Velella velella] season.
A photo of a sandy beach in Santa Barbara with Velella velella aggregations washed up on the shore. A photo of a sandy beach in Santa Barbara with Velella velella aggregations washed up on the shore.
April 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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This thread asks the question on everyone’s mind: What’s the deal with chitons?

First, some of them are really lovely. (1/11)

Pics: © Wendy Feltham © anjadocke © Anne Hoggett © Matt Tank CC BY-NC

#addOcean
Oval-shaped mollusc with stunning patterns in orange and white. The animal has eight more or less oblong shells that articulate with each other at the long edges. It kind of looks like a steampunk armadillo, if an armadillo didn't have a head, tail or legs. And was mechanical. The shells have an unpatterned triangle along the midline, with slanted patterns of bright orange, dark orange and white. The chiton is on a rock and is surrounded by barnacles. Tonicella lineata (Tonicellidae): Washington, USA. © Wendy Feltham CC BY-NC https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/3971245 Stunning bright red and white chiton that looks so obvious but is nestled on a background of pink coralline algae. It might not be such a striking contrast to a more casual glance. (Or with non-colour vision.) This creature looks like a tapestry. The girdle (which runs around the edge of the shells) is wide and a superb crimson with little beige spots at the edge that make it look frayed and break up the smooth outline. The eight shell valves are red, black (or very dark red) and white and the line pattern is ragged, so it looks as though it's been embroidered. The impression is not of a hard mineral surface, but of velvety fabric. This species is very variable in colour and this pattern is not the most frequently encountered, but it's too lovely to ignore. Callochiton dentatus (Callochitonidae): Cape Town, South Africa. © anjadocke CC BY-NC https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/403740209 After the orange and red chitons, this one is much more cryptic, but it's included to show the range of shell shapes. Like the others, this has eight shells or valves, but they are small tear-drop shaped shells that articulate with each other at a narrow point. They look like a spine protruding from the mottled grey-green tissue of the girdle. Apologies for that mental image. The actual image is less off-putting. Schizochiton incisus (Schizochitonidae): Queensland, Australia. © Anne Hoggett CC BY-NC https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/82844901 Back to the pretty chitons! This one is blue, white and brown. That combination doesn't sound promising -- you probably wouldn't paint your living room in those colours -- but it works on this mollusc. The girdle looks like snakeskin (with tiny scales) and is banded in pastel blue and light brown. The shell valves have broad brown triangles along the midline, which are overlain with pale blue streaks and bright blue dots. On either side of those brown triangles, a pattern of light brown lines and zigzags radiate to the edge of the shells. It's not vividly hued but it is a lively pattern. Ischnochiton smaragdinus (Ischnochitonidae): South Australia. © Matt Tank CC BY-NC https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/88356217
April 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
dferraro.bsky.social
We're planning a future R-Ladies meetup - please share with us your tips on how to keep your code hip and relevant 💁‍♀️
rladiessb.bsky.social R-Ladies Santa Barbara @rladiessb.bsky.social · Feb 13
📣 Data scientists, analysts, folks who write code: we want to hear from you! 📣

We're brainstorming resources on how to keep up with the ever-evolving R ecosystem.
✨ What strategies do you use to keep code/software up to date?
🌱 How do you find out what's new in R/your fave lang?

Let us know! ⬇️
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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rladiessb.bsky.social
*tap tap* This thing on? We’re SO excited to have made it over to this platform! We can’t wait to connect, learn, and share with the R communities blossoming here 🌼
January 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
dferraro.bsky.social
Hellooo, Bluesky! Here for science-conservation-nature-ocean-fisheries-data-Rstats goodness. Excited to find new and old communities on this platform 💫 If you're reading this, let me know if you have any newbie tips for using this app!
November 18, 2024 at 11:47 PM