Steph Peacock
@steph-peacock.bsky.social
#Research #scientist with Pacific Salmon Foundation | Based in Whitehorse #Yukon | Dealing daily with disparate (desperate?) data
Wow, new low for inbox organization: I just forwarded myself an email I received a couple weeks ago so it’s at the top of my inbox. Not put it in a special folder. Not flag it. Not respond. Just ol’ fashioned send it to my Monday self.
I have become what I used to despise in grad school.
I have become what I used to despise in grad school.
March 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Wow, new low for inbox organization: I just forwarded myself an email I received a couple weeks ago so it’s at the top of my inbox. Not put it in a special folder. Not flag it. Not respond. Just ol’ fashioned send it to my Monday self.
I have become what I used to despise in grad school.
I have become what I used to despise in grad school.
Another call for separating science advice and management within Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
www.biv.com/news/opinion...
www.biv.com/news/opinion...
Opinion: We need science-advice reform at Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Wild salmon need protection based on independent research
www.biv.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Another call for separating science advice and management within Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
www.biv.com/news/opinion...
www.biv.com/news/opinion...
Reposted by Steph Peacock
Science is political. It wouldn't necessarily have to be partisan.
But when one party is opposed to science-based policy, scientists have a choice between saying "you're right, thoughts and prayers are probably as effective as reducing carbon emissions" or saying "fuck that."
But when one party is opposed to science-based policy, scientists have a choice between saying "you're right, thoughts and prayers are probably as effective as reducing carbon emissions" or saying "fuck that."
February 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Science is political. It wouldn't necessarily have to be partisan.
But when one party is opposed to science-based policy, scientists have a choice between saying "you're right, thoughts and prayers are probably as effective as reducing carbon emissions" or saying "fuck that."
But when one party is opposed to science-based policy, scientists have a choice between saying "you're right, thoughts and prayers are probably as effective as reducing carbon emissions" or saying "fuck that."
Our recent study on #salmon #biodiversity in the Northern Transboundary region in the news.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says | CBC News
A lack of crucial data in vast Northwestern watersheds risks "undocumented extinction" of some salmon, according to a new study from a B.C.-based environmental group.
www.cbc.ca
January 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our recent study on #salmon #biodiversity in the Northern Transboundary region in the news.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Neutral science isn’t a holy grail: it’s an undesirable myth” So what are we to do? Acknowledge our biases and strive for transparency, but don’t stop weighing in on societal discourse!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👆 This was a worthwhile read as a scientist working for a conservation NGO.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👆 This was a worthwhile read as a scientist working for a conservation NGO.
Challenging the neutrality myth in climate science and activism - npj Climate Action
We argue that Büntgen’s (2024) claim that climate science must be separated from activism is fundamentally flawed. Activism does not inherently lead to biased science and striving for value-free scien...
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“Neutral science isn’t a holy grail: it’s an undesirable myth” So what are we to do? Acknowledge our biases and strive for transparency, but don’t stop weighing in on societal discourse!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👆 This was a worthwhile read as a scientist working for a conservation NGO.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👆 This was a worthwhile read as a scientist working for a conservation NGO.
HERE you are!! 😃
January 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
HERE you are!! 😃
What do we know about Pacific #salmon #biodiversity in the Northern Transboundary region? Maybe not as much as we should…New report out from @psfca.bsky.social this week: salmonwatersheds.ca/document/lib...
Loved being able to work on something close to home. ❤️
Loved being able to work on something close to home. ❤️
PSF’s Salmon Watersheds Program: Documents: The Status of Pacific Salmon & Their Habitats in the Northern Transboundary Region: 2024 Snapshot Report
The Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salmon Watersheds Program works to provide a common understanding of the status of Pacific salmon, steelhead, and their habitats in Canada.
salmonwatersheds.ca
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
What do we know about Pacific #salmon #biodiversity in the Northern Transboundary region? Maybe not as much as we should…New report out from @psfca.bsky.social this week: salmonwatersheds.ca/document/lib...
Loved being able to work on something close to home. ❤️
Loved being able to work on something close to home. ❤️