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Matias Braccini
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matiasbraccini.bsky.social
Great! ... Please big funding groups take notice to prioritise $ where most needed, like basic life history of non-sexy but data poor sharks and rays...for example, in our recent assessment, i had to borrow data from related species to provide management advice on stock status of several species 😢
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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ubcoceans.bsky.social
APPLY NOW: Nominations are open for the 2026 Peter A. Larkin Award and Lecture — an honour celebrating outstanding fisheries researchers who embody excellence in research, education, and societal engagement.
oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
Deadline: December 15, 2025
APPLY NOW: Nominations are open for the 2026 Peter A. Larkin Award and Lecture — an honour celebrating outstanding fisheries researchers who embody excellence in research, education, and societal engagement. https://oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-events/iof-seminars/larkin-lectures/ Deadline: December 15, 2025
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
Right wing think tank (AEI) employee Roger Pielke Jr. has formed a cozy relationship with the Murdoch media as he spreads climate disinformation in Australia.

It's right out of #ScienceUnderSiege (and yes, Roger is prominently mentioned in the book): www.theguardian.com/environment/...
News Corp embraces fantasy genre by turning climate crisis into ‘laughable’ science fiction | Temperature Check
The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill wa...
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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unep.org
Environmental cooperation is the best insurance against a world crisis.

Ahead of #UNEA7, see how global agreements have shaped progress on climate, nature, and pollution, and how renewed multilateralism is key to building resilience for people and planet: www.unep.org/multilateral...
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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aus-tsx.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce the release of the 2025 Threatened Species Index! The latest data indicate that threatened and near-threatened species in Australia have declined by an average of 75% since 1985. View the latest trends here: tsx.org.au/tsx2025
@tern-aus.bsky.social 🦎🐸🐦🌿🐨
A four-panel dashboard showing the Threatened Species Index 2025. Top-left: a line graph titled ‘Main index’ displaying a steady decline of 75% between 1985 and 2022. Top-right: a map of Australia with numerous points indicating spatial representativeness of monitoring sites. Bottom-left: a scatter plot titled ‘Monitoring consistency’ showing site-year observations over time. Bottom-right: a dual-axis chart showing growth in the number of taxa and number of time series per year from 1952 to 2022, both rising sharply before levelling off in more recent years.
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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franciscoblaha.bsky.social
'American Samoa is a showcase of a wealthy nation's tendency to outsource the burdens of environmental conservation. The asymmetric imposition of the will of the powerful to use the less privileged as sacrificial zones for virtue-signalling policies'
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/11...
The Disproportionate Socioeconomic burden in conservation borne by an unrecognised SIDS still under colonial rule — Francisco Blaha
I have written about colonialism and neo-colonialism in fisheries, and my wor k, either directly by the influences of former colonial countries or via the imposition of standards, either regulato...
www.franciscoblaha.info
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Here’s what would happen if we replaced all the protein humans get from fishing with land-based farming for meat.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Biodiversity Consequences of Replacing Animal Protein From Capture Fisheries With Animal Protein From Agriculture
Replacing animal protein sourced from marine capture fisheries with animal protein from agriculture will likely increase the threats to biodiversity given current human diets. Approximately half th...
www.tandfonline.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Shark Conservation Advances at International Atlantic Tuna Conference | Fishing nations agree to protect basking and white sharks, cut mako quotas, and improve compliance process sharkleague.org/2025/11/24/s...
ICCAT 2025: New Protections for Sharks Agreed
Fishing nations agree to protect basking and white sharks, cut mako quotas, and improve compliance process.
sharkleague.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
#EPBC
Reminder to @albomp.bsky.social gov tt the vast majority of Australians care very much abt the impact we're having on nature & the climate & want & absolutely deserve meaningful leadership & action from those elected to represent them

Will you rise to the occasion or treat voters w contempt❓
yungenchee.bsky.social Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · Oct 31
Biodiversity Council's 2024-25 Biodiversity Concerns Survey of >3,500 Australians found that a majority
😟 are very/extremely concerned about biodiversity issues
☹️ think gov performance at Federal & State/Territory level is terrible/poor/average
💪 want action (96%)
💪 support pro-biodiversity policies
Horizontal stacked bar chart of Concern about biodiversity issues From top to bottom, the issues are: Potential impacts of bird flu on Australian wildlife Impact of renewable energy developments on the environment Native forest logging Taking water from rivers to water crops Land clearing for urban development Land clearing for agriculture Impacts of climate change on native wildlife Decline / extinction of insects and pollinators Impact ofweeds and feral animals on the environment Increasing levels of waste and pollution Loss of natural places Possible extinction of native animals Figure 3. This graph shows how concerned participants were about a range of biodiversity issues. A majority of people were very concerned or extremely concerned (blue groups) about all issues presented. Horizontal stacked bar chart of Government performance for Australia State/Territory Figure 7. This graph shows how participants have rated the federal (top) and their state/territory (bottom) government's performance in protecting nature. The majority of participants rated both as 'terrible', 'poor or 'average' (red and yellow colours). Vertical bar chart of Do Australians want action for nature? x-axis lists the categories (left to right): 'No more', 'A little more', 'Some more', 'A lot more' & 'A great deal more' Figure 5. This graph shows how much more action participants think needs to be taken for nature protection and recovery. Results show that the vast majority (96%) believe at least some action is needed, with only 4% Horizontal stacked bar chart on What pro-biodiversity policies do Australians support? From top to bottom, they are: Strengthen environmental laws to protect nature Establish national standards for the protection of the environment from developments Require native forest logging to be regulated by national environmental law Establish a network of marine sanctuaries that protect at least 30% of different habitat types in Australia's.... Protect native species' habitat from developments such as mines and urban expansion Establish new national parks to protect natural and cultural values Investing in science to understand nature Require businesses to report their impacts on nature Require cat owners to keep their cat contained to their property Remove taxpayer subsidies for industries or projects that damage nature Humanely kill non-native (invasive) species that threaten wildlife and natural places Increase investment for managing Indigenous Protected Areas in line with National Parks Protect and conserve dingo populations as an important part of natural ecosystems Figure 12. This graph shows levels of community support for a range of policies aimed at helping biodiversity. For each policy, a strong majority support the policy (blue bars), while some Australians neither support nor oppose (yellow bars), and a small percentage oppose the policies (red bars).
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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iucnshark.bsky.social
Today is World Fisheries Day, a time to highlight the importance of responsible fishing from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group.
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
You don't have to be an Einstein to figure this out.
But...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Soc...
Einstein quote (1949): "An oligarchy of private capital cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society because under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information."
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
Since petrostate Saudi Arabia and its efforts to sabotage the #COP30 climate summit is currently in the news, an excerpt from #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly: bookshop.org/p/books/scie...
excerpt from book (part 1) excerpt from book (part 2)
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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dpcarrington.bsky.social
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action

- Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?

#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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oceandreher.bsky.social
🌊🌱🐠 WAN KABU KA project funded by @blueactionfund.org supports marine conservation, Indigenous rights & sustainable livelihoods. 💙 Watch their video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Zu... 👉 Grant Fact Sheet: l1nq.com/z6vxl #OceanOptimism
🌊 WAN KABU KA – Our Sea | Honduras
YouTube video by oikosCD
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp lies about whether it lies about the climate crisis. Via @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege #NewsCorpse
News Corp Australia chair says outlets not part of climate crisis ‘denial machine’
Michael Miller tells Senate misinformation inquiry platforming climate deniers and net zero critics part of ‘great democracy and healthy debate’
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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sharks-int.bsky.social
📣 Announcement! Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to November 30, 2025

Being guilty of last minute submissions ourselves, we felt that a few more days would help those of you processing your abstract ideas!

👉 si2026.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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pasquines.us
The US is moving forward with offshore mineral plans that will impact the economy and environment of the Northern Mariana Islands.
pacific.scoop.co.nz/2025/11/us-a...
US Advances Offshore Mineral Plans In American Samoa, Northern Marianas
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has taken major steps toward offshore critical minerals exploration in the Pacific.Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas...
pacific.scoop.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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trevorabranch.bsky.social
An amazing success story: the recovery of humpback whales 50-60 years after we stopped whaling on them.
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 27d
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).

A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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nicolasfulghum.bsky.social
NEW data | Less than 50% of Australia's electricity generation came from fossil fuels in October 🇦🇺⚡️

This was the first month ever where renewables have overtaken fossil fuels in Australia's electricity mix.

10 years ago, in October 2015, fossil fuels made up 86%.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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nickajgraham.bsky.social
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.

One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.

Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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sharkscience.bsky.social
Composition and conservation status of rays sold in Baja California Sur, Mexico 🦑🌿🐟🦈 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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exetermarine.bsky.social
NEW PAPER: Survival and recovery of three shark species in North-East Atlantic recreational fisheries.

academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

@garzonfrancesco.bsky.social @drmjwitt.bsky.social
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Survival and recovery of three shark species in North-East Atlantic recreational fisheries
Abstract. Understanding how sharks respond to catch and release (C&R) recreational fisheries is an important requirement for effective management. Post
academic.oup.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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akalhan.bsky.social
"[A]s for stops of those individuals who are legally in the country, the questioning in those circumstances is typically brief, and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear ... that they are US citizens or otherwise legally in the United States" 🙄 #KavanaughStop
newseye.bsky.social News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Nov 3
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.

Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.

She was later released with NO CHARGE.

A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.

You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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iucnshark.bsky.social
FINAL DEADLINE | 15 NOVEMBER 2025

Reminder that abstract submissions for Sharks International 2026 are still open for 2 weeks!

In Sri Lanka, the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group will be hosting the session:
“Advancing Area-Based Management for Chondrichthyans: Challenges and Opportunities.”
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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franciscoblaha.bsky.social
Here is a continuation of my musings on creating "ocean stewardship" zones —High Seas pockets within the FFA membership—governed by Pacific Island states and their people. These MPAs could be based on traditional marine tenure systems.
www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/11...
Includding pacific Islands traditions in the potential management of the high seas pockets as MPAs — Francisco Blaha
The high seas, which make up about two-thirds of the world’s oceans and are broadly defined as areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), remain among the least governed and most contested spaces...
www.franciscoblaha.info
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM