We are thrilled to be welcoming @annmrose.bsky.social for this upcoming YA/Adult Opening Pages workshop:) Nonmember registration now open and we have a couple of spots still free! More info at app.inkedvoices.com/event/worksh...

My latest blog post at Ocean of Hope is a book review of World Without Fish: How Kids Can Save the Ocean. It's not just a book for kids as we all need to learn about #overfishing so that we as individuals can help curb it!
oceanofhope.net/world-withou...

As the oceans continue to warm, many fish are heading to colder waters--by 2050 it is estimated fish catches in the Arctic will be up by 30%, but down by half around West Africa, SE Asia and the Pacific Islands. Stats from What the Wild Sea Can Be by @helenscales
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Yay! Books 1-4 of my 8 book early reader chapter book series, Lily Lu to the Rescue it out! Perfect for the 5-7 year olds in your life. Lily is a spunky 7-year-old Chinese American girl who travels the world with her marine biologist mother & they save ocean animals. oceanofhope.net/cherilyn-chi...

Some whales may live nearly twice as long as believed—if we let them 🦑🌎🐋 www.science.org/content/arti...

Wishing that the new year brings you as much joy as this picture of Ruby chomping on ice. 🦦🧊

Sea otters are one of the few marine mammals that can drink seawater—thanks to their otterly impressive kidneys, which filter out excess salt! Still, most of their hydration comes from the food they eat.

I love cuttlefish, especially these tiny flamboyant cuttlefish!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky💙📚

#Books

#BookChallenge

Day 1

I have been awarded two artist residencies for 2025-one in Costa Rica and the other in Alaska!

For those applying for ones I suggest making your work-in-progress relate to the place you’re trying for-it worked for me twice!

⚠️25.3 million tons of plastic enter oceans each year. Without a 32% reduction in littering by 2035, microplastic pollution will skyrocket!🚀⚠️
scitechdaily.com/11-years-to-...

Indigenous words for fishes –encapsulated in FishBase.org!– open a window into endangered cultures#MarineLifefe 🦑🐟

@davidryale.bsky.social has a starter pack for Author’s Guild members-if you’re a member contact him and if you’re traditionally published join the guild!

Did you know that 91% of marine species are yet to be discovered? That's according to the IUCN. More reason to protect our precious oceans and stop #deepseamining!

🧪 A new species of pygmy squid was named Kodama jujutsu because of how it grapples shrimp prey link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🥋 I told a friend who competes in Brazilian jiu jitsu, and she told me about a real move called "squid guard" evolve-mma.com/blog/what-is...
🎨 I had to draw it.

My first Bluesky post! Check out my latest post on my award-winning ocean conservation blog, an interview with @patricianewman.bsky.social about her latest book, Giant Rays of Hope about one of my favorite marine animals, the manta ray!
oceanofhope.net/giant-rays-o...

Shark fishing is alive and well, but the fishermen who do it are increasingly prioritizing conservation.

Reporter Alan Yu joins us to talk about this story reported for
WHYY.

Invasive jellyfish "clones" are spreading into #Canada. Little is known about how the #invasive peach blossom #jellyfish may affect native species and their ecosystems, it remains to be seen what will happen as they spread. www.popsci.com/environment/... via @popsci.bsky.social @UBCzoops @FLuskow