Samantha McBeth
@samanthamcbeth.bsky.social
Cold oceans and typos!
Incorrigible birder with a passion for sea birds.
Co-founder of ECOP Canada, PTGA-certified guide, APECS member, and French-Canadian vagabond #scicomm crafter adventurer
📸 mine unless stated otherwise ⋅ born at 358 pp
Incorrigible birder with a passion for sea birds.
Co-founder of ECOP Canada, PTGA-certified guide, APECS member, and French-Canadian vagabond #scicomm crafter adventurer
📸 mine unless stated otherwise ⋅ born at 358 pp
Pinned
I'm Sam, I write, I present, I host talks, I guide remote adventures, I research, I learn. Find me in the Arctic, in Antarctica, on Mars and by the sea. 🐋🦈🐧🦀🦭 Currently based in Atlantic Canada, spending as much time as possible in the cold ocean. DM always welcome to discuss any of these things.
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"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.
grist.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."
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"To raise sunflower stars in captivity and release them to the Pacific, however, scientists must first learn how to keep stars from dying. And for that, they must know what’s killing them in the first place."
@craigwelch.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
@craigwelch.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
Unmasking the Sea Star Killer
After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?
www.biographic.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"To raise sunflower stars in captivity and release them to the Pacific, however, scientists must first learn how to keep stars from dying. And for that, they must know what’s killing them in the first place."
@craigwelch.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
@craigwelch.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...
Very proud of how well the Elbows Up Canada Rally on Sunday went. OPP says there were 1000 people there at one point! Ready to get going on organizing the next one 💪 #ElbowsUpCanada
March 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Very proud of how well the Elbows Up Canada Rally on Sunday went. OPP says there were 1000 people there at one point! Ready to get going on organizing the next one 💪 #ElbowsUpCanada
The horse I ride is named Whiopa, and I can’t figure out the origins of such a name. Anyone here know if Whiopa is a name, a place, a word? Maybe a different spelling? The search engines haven’t been helpful.
She’s a registered Canadian Horse, if that is helpful.
She’s a registered Canadian Horse, if that is helpful.
March 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The horse I ride is named Whiopa, and I can’t figure out the origins of such a name. Anyone here know if Whiopa is a name, a place, a word? Maybe a different spelling? The search engines haven’t been helpful.
She’s a registered Canadian Horse, if that is helpful.
She’s a registered Canadian Horse, if that is helpful.
I feel so privileged to get such clear night skies out where I live. I went for a post-sunset snowshoe in the dark wood nearby, and while a headlamp was necessary to see the trail, I couldn’t help but turn and off and let me know yes adjust to the light of the night
March 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I feel so privileged to get such clear night skies out where I live. I went for a post-sunset snowshoe in the dark wood nearby, and while a headlamp was necessary to see the trail, I couldn’t help but turn and off and let me know yes adjust to the light of the night
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Don't drown to prove you know the tide is rising
There is so much going on that I've given up trying to keep up, accepted that I cant keep up, and come to terms with "I'll learn about and deal with it when it comes my way because that's really all I can handle right now."
And sometimes that's enough.
And sometimes that's enough.
February 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Don't drown to prove you know the tide is rising
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Some good news
World's oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, cares for her newly hatched chick at 74
Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the world's oldest known wild bird. She also just became a mother yet again.
eu.usatoday.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Some good news
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
If you see this, quote with a photo of a bridge from your gallery
January 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
If you see this, quote with a photo of a bridge from your gallery
Will never get over how beautiful the peninsula is #Antarctica
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Will never get over how beautiful the peninsula is #Antarctica
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Great to see this open access summary about climate tipping points in #antarctica
Just out: Cascading tipping points of #Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cascading tipping points of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean - Ambio
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are key elements in the physical and biological Earth system. Human-induced climate change, and other human activities in the region, are leading to several potential...
link.springer.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Great to see this open access summary about climate tipping points in #antarctica
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More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks https://buff.ly/40hKV2H 🦑🌎🧪
More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks
The international body in charge of conserving marine life in Antarctic waters has failed again to reach agreement on creating new marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean and rolled back regulation...
buff.ly
December 8, 2024 at 9:16 PM
More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks https://buff.ly/40hKV2H 🦑🌎🧪
About to head down to #Antarctica in a week. What new research would my guests minds?
December 9, 2024 at 7:01 AM
About to head down to #Antarctica in a week. What new research would my guests minds?
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This is an astonishing statistic, which most people don’t appreciate.
When we phase out fossil fuels, we can eliminate 40% of international shipping along with it.
When we phase out fossil fuels, we can eliminate 40% of international shipping along with it.
40% of the mass of everything transported by a ship in 2023 was a fossil fuel.
That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
UW study finds leading cause of whale deaths
New research shows that the top threat to whales around the globe has changed. But it wouldn't take much to reduce the risk, researchers say.
www.seattletimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:03 AM
This is an astonishing statistic, which most people don’t appreciate.
When we phase out fossil fuels, we can eliminate 40% of international shipping along with it.
When we phase out fossil fuels, we can eliminate 40% of international shipping along with it.
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It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.
November 14, 2024 at 6:55 AM
It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.
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Did you know... there are freshwater jellyfish?
I find them in many lakes I study. Too small to sting us, they live as polyps on the bottom, producing medusae ("jellyfish") when conditions are right. My photos aren't great, so enjoy this one by Jan Hamrsky, www.lifeinfreshwater.net.
I find them in many lakes I study. Too small to sting us, they live as polyps on the bottom, producing medusae ("jellyfish") when conditions are right. My photos aren't great, so enjoy this one by Jan Hamrsky, www.lifeinfreshwater.net.
November 22, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Did you know... there are freshwater jellyfish?
I find them in many lakes I study. Too small to sting us, they live as polyps on the bottom, producing medusae ("jellyfish") when conditions are right. My photos aren't great, so enjoy this one by Jan Hamrsky, www.lifeinfreshwater.net.
I find them in many lakes I study. Too small to sting us, they live as polyps on the bottom, producing medusae ("jellyfish") when conditions are right. My photos aren't great, so enjoy this one by Jan Hamrsky, www.lifeinfreshwater.net.
When I started ECOP Canada (ECOP=Early Career Ocean Professionals), the first people we spoke to was the Canadian APECS team, to ask about what makes a good early-career professional network. The reason for this is I gained a lot of professional development thru APECS as a Polar Professional. 1/2
Join us at the Polar Early Career World Summit in Boulder, Colorado, March 22-24, 2025! We're bringing together the polar early career community to influence ICARP IV, the 5th IPY and polar science decision-making. Visit pecws.org.
November 22, 2024 at 4:37 PM
When I started ECOP Canada (ECOP=Early Career Ocean Professionals), the first people we spoke to was the Canadian APECS team, to ask about what makes a good early-career professional network. The reason for this is I gained a lot of professional development thru APECS as a Polar Professional. 1/2
I’ve joined the local volunteer Search and Rescue group, and we had a month long training program before being cleared for duty. Honestly, a lot of fun! We completed a full simulation last Saturday and found our missing hunter! 🌲👷♀️
November 22, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I’ve joined the local volunteer Search and Rescue group, and we had a month long training program before being cleared for duty. Honestly, a lot of fun! We completed a full simulation last Saturday and found our missing hunter! 🌲👷♀️
Now that I live around here, might as well see what’s the local chatter
Skies of blue over the Gatineau River. People living in and about Wakefield Quebec.
go.bsky.app/MFqZmry
go.bsky.app/MFqZmry
November 22, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Now that I live around here, might as well see what’s the local chatter
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We also love this @kategammon.bsky.social, '07, feature on hungry, hungry sea lions
hakaimagazine.com/features/her...
@rachelfritts.bsky.social, '20, deep diving into a mysterious 19th century sea monster in Maine
hakaimagazine.com/article-shor...
hakaimagazine.com/features/her...
@rachelfritts.bsky.social, '20, deep diving into a mysterious 19th century sea monster in Maine
hakaimagazine.com/article-shor...
The Mystery of the 19th-Century Maine Marine Monster | Hakai Magazine
Before cameras and submersibles were commonplace, scientists had to rely on fishermen for intel on ocean creatures.
hakaimagazine.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM
We also love this @kategammon.bsky.social, '07, feature on hungry, hungry sea lions
hakaimagazine.com/features/her...
@rachelfritts.bsky.social, '20, deep diving into a mysterious 19th century sea monster in Maine
hakaimagazine.com/article-shor...
hakaimagazine.com/features/her...
@rachelfritts.bsky.social, '20, deep diving into a mysterious 19th century sea monster in Maine
hakaimagazine.com/article-shor...
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In July, we told you that Hakai Magazine will close at the end of December. Since sharing that devastating news, we’ve worked very hard to find a way to keep publishing the ocean and coastal journalism that you love.
We’re happy to finally announce that our team has a new home!
We’re happy to finally announce that our team has a new home!
November 14, 2024 at 5:02 PM
In July, we told you that Hakai Magazine will close at the end of December. Since sharing that devastating news, we’ve worked very hard to find a way to keep publishing the ocean and coastal journalism that you love.
We’re happy to finally announce that our team has a new home!
We’re happy to finally announce that our team has a new home!
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Please meet my child — Disasterology: Dispatches From The Frontlines of the Climate Crisis.
It’s part memoir, part policy analysis, and built on the foundation of 100 years of disaster research. It’s a primer on the U.S. emergency management system and a call to action for disaster justice.
It’s part memoir, part policy analysis, and built on the foundation of 100 years of disaster research. It’s a primer on the U.S. emergency management system and a call to action for disaster justice.
November 13, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Please meet my child — Disasterology: Dispatches From The Frontlines of the Climate Crisis.
It’s part memoir, part policy analysis, and built on the foundation of 100 years of disaster research. It’s a primer on the U.S. emergency management system and a call to action for disaster justice.
It’s part memoir, part policy analysis, and built on the foundation of 100 years of disaster research. It’s a primer on the U.S. emergency management system and a call to action for disaster justice.
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Now that I’m on a platform where people actually see and engage with my posts again, I cannot wait to do my annual holiday book recommendations thread. Y’all are going to get bookskyed so hard.
November 13, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Now that I’m on a platform where people actually see and engage with my posts again, I cannot wait to do my annual holiday book recommendations thread. Y’all are going to get bookskyed so hard.
It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.
November 14, 2024 at 6:55 AM
It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.