Julia Saltzman
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Julia Saltzman
@juliasaltzman.bsky.social
PhD student at UMiami | quantitative tools for conservation of marine megafauna 🦈🐢🐬 #Rstats | BS UM | MS UNH | She/her
Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!
January 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This paper is the result of my undergraduate research with @drcatmac.bsky.social and was the very first project we worked on together. To say I am excited to see it in print would be an under statement!
January 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Our observation suggests that urbanized coastal habitats may play a crucial role in the life cycle of Atlantic tarpon.

It also supports that use of drones to study fish that aggregate or spawn in relatively shallow, clear waters to help fill current data gaps.
January 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The aggregation occurred in December, outside the usual spring/summer spawning season. While this observation cannot confirm the reproductive significance of the aggregation or justify seasonal fishery closures, it underscores the potential for heightened vulnerability of tarpon in these habitats.
January 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
You can read more about my work on my website: juliasaltzmanscience.com

I am passionate about grant writing, movement ecology, and teaching.
November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The first chapter of my M.S. used similar methods to study whale sharks and devil rays… www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
Determining the role of environmental covariates on planktivorous elasmobranch population trends within an isolated marine protected area
www.int-res.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
I finished my M.S. at UNH studying marine megafauna population dynamics… the most recent paper from this work was just published #OpenAccess and is the longest UVC of marine turtles to our knowledge conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Multidecadal underwater surveys reveal declines in marine turtles
Analysis of 22 years of marine turtle in-water surveys revealed significant declines in relative abundance, despite protection within the survey area. This work provides important insights into long-...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
I’d love to be a part of this!
November 9, 2023 at 8:39 PM
We are especially thankful to the divemasters and folks at Undersea Hunter for sharing this incredible dataset with us.
November 9, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Some highlights:

During phases of lower illumination, we observed significant increases in mobula ray abundances, decreased whale shark relative abundance with higher chlorophyll a levels, and salinity changes associated with mobula ray abundances.
November 9, 2023 at 7:21 PM
We analyzed 27 years of data from underwater visual censuses conducted at Cocos Island, Costa Rica and we underscore the importance of considering environmental conditions when evaluating marine protection efforts.
November 9, 2023 at 7:21 PM
In this study, we took a *dive* into the world of planktivorous elasmos, specifically whale sharks and several devil ray species!
November 9, 2023 at 7:20 PM