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P. Sean McDonald
@pseanmc.bsky.social
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#scicomm, #invasives, #aquaculture & #fisheries. My hats: faculty (@UWpoe), figurehead (@SciCommSwarm), brain trust (@WAgreencrab), & MC (@ClimateTap). he/him http://about.me/psean
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And every time he opens his mouth it’s always quite atrocious…. 🎶
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Protestor holds a sign at Hands off rally that reads, “super callous fragile racist sexist nazi POTUS”
April 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Look what we found! 🔎👀 WSG Crab Team monitoring revealed spread of the non-native shrimp (Palaemon macrodactylus) in Puget Sound.
Our new paper is hot of the presses: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
#invasive_species #InvasionBiology #Bioinvasions #IAS
a white bin filled with water and assorted crabs, fish, and shrimp. The tag reads, "Minnow #3". A close-up of the white bin revealing that one of the shrimp is the non-native Palaemon macrodactylus.
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Ladies and gentlemen, the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees...
An assortment of white people in sunglasses with strong opinions about "woke" culture.
February 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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2025 version of “The Heist”
Seattle Times article with headline “More than 500 eggs stolen from West Seattle cafe”.
February 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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🦀 + 📈 = 💯
🦀 + 📈 + 🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 = 💯💯💯💯💯

Lean about how marine bio students in @uwenvironment.bsky.social contribute to crab science!
marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/01/28/s...
Students collecting data at Shilshole marina light trap. When involved with the PCRG monitoring project, students get to experience fieldwork, learn how to collect biological data, practice species identification, and develop their professional networks through the wide range of study partners. P. Sean McDonald, UW students, and the light trap used to monitor Dungeness crab larvae at Shilshole marina in Seattle, Washington
February 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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🦀 + 📈 = 💯
🦀 + 📈 + 🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 = 💯💯💯💯💯

Lean about how marine bio students in @uwenvironment.bsky.social contribute to crab science!
marinebiology.uw.edu/2025/01/28/s...
Students collecting data at Shilshole marina light trap. When involved with the PCRG monitoring project, students get to experience fieldwork, learn how to collect biological data, practice species identification, and develop their professional networks through the wide range of study partners. P. Sean McDonald, UW students, and the light trap used to monitor Dungeness crab larvae at Shilshole marina in Seattle, Washington
February 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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📚 I'm thrilled to share our team's work with the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG)! Our paper in Fisheries Magazine sheds light on Dungeness crab larvae dynamics in the Salish Sea. Check it out! 🦀🌊 doi.org/10.1093/fshm...

#Sustainability #MarineScience #DungenessCrab #CitizenScience
Dungeness crab (A) adult phase and (B) phenotypic variability of larval/megalopal phase. (C) Example of light trap deployed by larval crab monitoring network participants across the Salish Sea. Standardized components include trap volume, number of entry points, and light intensity. (D) Poster used to recruit volunteers in the Canadian Salish Sea. Photo credits: Ally Galiotto, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Illustration by Mercedes Minck, Hakai Institute.
January 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM