Meredith Moore
@meredithmoray.bsky.social
Fish policy nerd. Director of Fish Conservation at Ocean Conservancy. Opinions my own.
Dawn redwoods at the National Arboretum today
November 30, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Dawn redwoods at the National Arboretum today
I interrupted her important fish monitoring work
November 18, 2024 at 12:32 AM
I interrupted her important fish monitoring work
I finally went to Monterey Bay Aquarium recently! Here’s a purple-striped jelly.
November 15, 2024 at 11:36 PM
I finally went to Monterey Bay Aquarium recently! Here’s a purple-striped jelly.
NOAA Fisheries is now accepting nominations for the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee through December 23, 2024. Members advise on marine life policies, developing and implementing initiatives and programs, recommending needed changes to laws, and more.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/beco...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/beco...
November 11, 2024 at 9:38 PM
NOAA Fisheries is now accepting nominations for the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee through December 23, 2024. Members advise on marine life policies, developing and implementing initiatives and programs, recommending needed changes to laws, and more.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/beco...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/beco...
Pool party for Luna, bring your own floaty toys
July 15, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Pool party for Luna, bring your own floaty toys
Here’s Luna watching people rowing in the Anacostia far below us.
(Not pictured: Luna barking at them moments later)
(Not pictured: Luna barking at them moments later)
July 10, 2023 at 1:37 AM
Here’s Luna watching people rowing in the Anacostia far below us.
(Not pictured: Luna barking at them moments later)
(Not pictured: Luna barking at them moments later)
Show me a picture in your phone that has your energy, not a selfie.
July 9, 2023 at 4:00 AM
Show me a picture in your phone that has your energy, not a selfie.
Okay let’s hear it
July 8, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Okay let’s hear it
I’ll be honest, I’m pretty worried
40% of the ocean meets criteria to be a marine heat wave
NOAA forecasts we’ll be at 50% by the end of summer. (Typical years are ~10%)
We are NOT ready for the mass die offs, food web disruptions, harmful algal blooms, and damage to fishing/coastal communties.
40% of the ocean meets criteria to be a marine heat wave
NOAA forecasts we’ll be at 50% by the end of summer. (Typical years are ~10%)
We are NOT ready for the mass die offs, food web disruptions, harmful algal blooms, and damage to fishing/coastal communties.
July 8, 2023 at 7:40 PM
I’ll be honest, I’m pretty worried
40% of the ocean meets criteria to be a marine heat wave
NOAA forecasts we’ll be at 50% by the end of summer. (Typical years are ~10%)
We are NOT ready for the mass die offs, food web disruptions, harmful algal blooms, and damage to fishing/coastal communties.
40% of the ocean meets criteria to be a marine heat wave
NOAA forecasts we’ll be at 50% by the end of summer. (Typical years are ~10%)
We are NOT ready for the mass die offs, food web disruptions, harmful algal blooms, and damage to fishing/coastal communties.
Today I realized Luna will stop eating if I’m listening to a podcast on speakers because she’s listening for words (and commands) that she knows.
July 8, 2023 at 3:05 AM
Today I realized Luna will stop eating if I’m listening to a podcast on speakers because she’s listening for words (and commands) that she knows.
I'm also really worried about our inability to keep previously rebuilt stocks at healthy levels. It takes years, and a lot of sacrifice by fishermen, to rebuild a stock. It's heartbreaking to see us lose any of that progress and have to start over.
July 7, 2023 at 5:06 PM
I'm also really worried about our inability to keep previously rebuilt stocks at healthy levels. It takes years, and a lot of sacrifice by fishermen, to rebuild a stock. It's heartbreaking to see us lose any of that progress and have to start over.
For overfished stocks - ones where the number of fish of that stock is low and needs to be rebuilt - we've been stuck, or even losing progress some years. Ideally this number should be zero. But 48 (known) stocks in the U.S. are considered overfished still.
July 7, 2023 at 5:03 PM
For overfished stocks - ones where the number of fish of that stock is low and needs to be rebuilt - we've been stuck, or even losing progress some years. Ideally this number should be zero. But 48 (known) stocks in the U.S. are considered overfished still.
Overfishing roughly means the rate we're catching fish reduces the size of the population over time. We've been stuck in the same place for a while now: 7%. For some stocks, like greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico, overfishing has continued unabated for years and years.
July 7, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Overfishing roughly means the rate we're catching fish reduces the size of the population over time. We've been stuck in the same place for a while now: 7%. For some stocks, like greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico, overfishing has continued unabated for years and years.
Obligatory first post is Luna. I estimate this will be about 40% Luna, 40% fish stuff, 20% random. You’re warned!
July 1, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Obligatory first post is Luna. I estimate this will be about 40% Luna, 40% fish stuff, 20% random. You’re warned!