Natalie Ban
@marinecons.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Victoria (Canada), marine conservation, ethnoecology, conservation planning. Love being outside... hiking, kayaking, skiing.
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Enjoy another honest government ad from @thejuicemedia.com 🎯 youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims & PRGT Pipeline
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Enjoy another honest government ad from @thejuicemedia.com 🎯 youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
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The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #Canada2025
Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025 🍁
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #Canada2025
It's herring season here in British Columbia #oceanoptimism, so here is a herring for #Sundayfishsketch
March 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's herring season here in British Columbia #oceanoptimism, so here is a herring for #Sundayfishsketch
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Elbows up, Canada!
March 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Elbows up, Canada!
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Science friends!
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
March 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Science friends!
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
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Hey Canada, we should all listen to this interview.
@petermacleod.bsky.social describes what a 🇨🇦 Civil Defense Corps could look like (starts @ 10m in).
It includes preventing mis/disinfo, disaster response, & each of us contributing skills.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
@petermacleod.bsky.social describes what a 🇨🇦 Civil Defense Corps could look like (starts @ 10m in).
It includes preventing mis/disinfo, disaster response, & each of us contributing skills.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
Let's build a Civil Defence Corps!
Podcast Episode · Elbows Up · 2025-03-11 · 42m
podcasts.apple.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hey Canada, we should all listen to this interview.
@petermacleod.bsky.social describes what a 🇨🇦 Civil Defense Corps could look like (starts @ 10m in).
It includes preventing mis/disinfo, disaster response, & each of us contributing skills.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
@petermacleod.bsky.social describes what a 🇨🇦 Civil Defense Corps could look like (starts @ 10m in).
It includes preventing mis/disinfo, disaster response, & each of us contributing skills.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
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In his Substack, Cole highlights how PP & the Cons. are "courting Maga".
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
Canada's MAGA Takeover: The Conservative Shift We Can't Ignore
Canadians need to wake up—our country is being taken over by a version of MAGA, not in the U.S., but right here in our conservative governments.
open.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
In his Substack, Cole highlights how PP & the Cons. are "courting Maga".
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
open.substack.com/pub/colenotc...
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📣 Looking for marine science and research accounts to follow on BlueSky? 🌊
Check out this list of marine starter packs below ⬇️
Feel free to suggest any I might have missed out!
Check out this list of marine starter packs below ⬇️
Feel free to suggest any I might have missed out!
A list of #marinebiology starter packs! 🌊
go.bsky.app/4PTX62K Marine Ecology
go.bsky.app/RS5zQHv Marine Biologists I
go.bsky.app/8DoyTMs Marine Biologists II
go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H Coral reef science
go.bsky.app/E8vrnd6 LGBTQIA+ Grads
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo Ocean Women
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4 Ocean Women II
go.bsky.app/4PTX62K Marine Ecology
go.bsky.app/RS5zQHv Marine Biologists I
go.bsky.app/8DoyTMs Marine Biologists II
go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H Coral reef science
go.bsky.app/E8vrnd6 LGBTQIA+ Grads
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo Ocean Women
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4 Ocean Women II
March 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📣 Looking for marine science and research accounts to follow on BlueSky? 🌊
Check out this list of marine starter packs below ⬇️
Feel free to suggest any I might have missed out!
Check out this list of marine starter packs below ⬇️
Feel free to suggest any I might have missed out!
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Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
What is perhaps most depressing about watching the orange turnip grab power is that so many American approve. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
CNN Poll: Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | CNN Politics
At the one-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his approval rating in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS tilts negative but still lands above the level he reached at any point in his ...
www.cnn.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What is perhaps most depressing about watching the orange turnip grab power is that so many American approve. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
Watching in agony as our southern neighbour is self-destructing.
If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this.
Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.”
What?!
👀
Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.”
What?!
👀
February 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Watching in agony as our southern neighbour is self-destructing.
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Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.
buff.ly
February 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
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Happy international day of women and girls in science!
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
February 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy international day of women and girls in science!
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
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New publication in TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Given the political momentum for greater nature protection and restoration articulated in the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework, we assessed the state-of-the-art of Systematic Conservation Planning. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Given the political momentum for greater nature protection and restoration articulated in the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework, we assessed the state-of-the-art of Systematic Conservation Planning. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
January 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New publication in TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Given the political momentum for greater nature protection and restoration articulated in the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework, we assessed the state-of-the-art of Systematic Conservation Planning. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Given the political momentum for greater nature protection and restoration articulated in the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework, we assessed the state-of-the-art of Systematic Conservation Planning. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Just published in TREE!
Advances in systematic #ConservationPlanning to meet global #biodiversity goals.
💡New tools improve resource allocation & decision-making, but trust-building is key for adoption. Future SCP must address trade-offs & uncertainties.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
🌍🌐🧪 #MarinePlan
Advances in systematic #ConservationPlanning to meet global #biodiversity goals.
💡New tools improve resource allocation & decision-making, but trust-building is key for adoption. Future SCP must address trade-offs & uncertainties.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
🌍🌐🧪 #MarinePlan
Advances in systematic conservation planning to meet global biodiversity goals
Systematic conservation planning (SCP) involves the cost-effective placement and application
of management actions to achieve biodiversity conservation objectives. Given the political
momentum for gre...
www.cell.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Just published in TREE!
Advances in systematic #ConservationPlanning to meet global #biodiversity goals.
💡New tools improve resource allocation & decision-making, but trust-building is key for adoption. Future SCP must address trade-offs & uncertainties.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
🌍🌐🧪 #MarinePlan
Advances in systematic #ConservationPlanning to meet global #biodiversity goals.
💡New tools improve resource allocation & decision-making, but trust-building is key for adoption. Future SCP must address trade-offs & uncertainties.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
🌍🌐🧪 #MarinePlan
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What are the social impacts of large-scale marine protected areas? We reviewed the evidence in this paper.
Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Human well-being outcomes of large-scale marine protected areas
Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, >100,000 km2) account for over half of the global ocean under protection, yet little is known about their …
www.sciencedirect.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What are the social impacts of large-scale marine protected areas? We reviewed the evidence in this paper.
Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Fascinating new paper out in @nature.com on the importance of Small Scale Fisheries. Lots of great information on catch, nutrition, livelihoods, etc. The #sharkscience factoid I found was that only 0.2% of the SSF catch is sharks, rays or chimaerans.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Fascinating new paper out in @nature.com on the importance of Small Scale Fisheries. Lots of great information on catch, nutrition, livelihoods, etc. The #sharkscience factoid I found was that only 0.2% of the SSF catch is sharks, rays or chimaerans.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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RESEARCH: Making the case for #genderinclusive #fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation. By Ayodele Oloko, Louise Teh, Philippe Le Billon, William Cheung Sarah Harper & Rashid Sumaila @ubccoru.bsky.social @solvingfcb.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #OpenAccess
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #OpenAccess
Making the case for gender-inclusive fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation - Discover Oceans
Gender equality has been a key consideration for policymakers and natural resource managers in assessing climate risk and developing effective adaptation strategies. However, the interests and concern...
link.springer.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:35 PM
RESEARCH: Making the case for #genderinclusive #fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation. By Ayodele Oloko, Louise Teh, Philippe Le Billon, William Cheung Sarah Harper & Rashid Sumaila @ubccoru.bsky.social @solvingfcb.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #OpenAccess
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #OpenAccess
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Hey Folks,
I was a bit of a late adopter here, but have finally jumped the Twitter ship and am now blue skying. I look forward to reconnecting with old peeps and connecting with lots of new ones.
I was a bit of a late adopter here, but have finally jumped the Twitter ship and am now blue skying. I look forward to reconnecting with old peeps and connecting with lots of new ones.
December 4, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Hey Folks,
I was a bit of a late adopter here, but have finally jumped the Twitter ship and am now blue skying. I look forward to reconnecting with old peeps and connecting with lots of new ones.
I was a bit of a late adopter here, but have finally jumped the Twitter ship and am now blue skying. I look forward to reconnecting with old peeps and connecting with lots of new ones.
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Brand new review paper that sums up the thing I do. In short, there is a whole lot of overlooked chemical data ready and waiting inside aquatic taxa that can be used to monitor the environment and support species and ecosystem health.
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
December 5, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Brand new review paper that sums up the thing I do. In short, there is a whole lot of overlooked chemical data ready and waiting inside aquatic taxa that can be used to monitor the environment and support species and ecosystem health.
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Seems about right 🤣
"Under my leadership, we have instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all of the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important."
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
buff.ly
December 4, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Seems about right 🤣
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I haven't seen a conservation social sciences starter pack so I decided to make one #ConSocSci #MarSocSci
I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you!
go.bsky.app/AdXdpZd
I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you!
go.bsky.app/AdXdpZd
December 2, 2024 at 2:47 PM
I haven't seen a conservation social sciences starter pack so I decided to make one #ConSocSci #MarSocSci
I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you!
go.bsky.app/AdXdpZd
I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you!
go.bsky.app/AdXdpZd