Francesco Ciotoli
francesco-ciotoli.bsky.social
Francesco Ciotoli
@francesco-ciotoli.bsky.social
Master’s student in Evolutionary Ecology & Systematics at LMU, Munich 🟢
Passionate (and aspiring) researcher of cetacean communication 🐋🌊.
Also in love with nudibranchs ✨ and racing wildwater with the Italian kayak team 🛶
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Mongabay recently published an investigation that revealed Brazil’s govt has been buying #shark meat to serve in schools, hospitals & prisons, fueling debate in the world’s largest consumer & importer of shark meat.
#wildlife #conservation
How we probed a maze of websites to tally Brazilian government shark meat orders
Mongabay recently published an investigation revealing widespread Brazilian government purchases of shark meat to feed schoolchildren, hospital patients, prisoners and more. The series has generated p...
news.mongabay.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Francesco Ciotoli
124 Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) Identified Across the European Atlantic

Major step forward for threatened species conservation in Northern Europe. See here for a snippet from the ISRA regional workshop and learn more about what occurs in-person.
September 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
When you are the boss of the reef and you know it 🫧🐚💙

A very proud Felimare picta standing on its shell.

#felimarepicta #nudibranchs #seaslugs
#sea #marinebiology #colorfulseaslug #photography #nature #macro #ocean #water
@nudibranch.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM