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UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences @uwsafs.bsky.social · Sep 17
📢 New Major: Aquatic Conservation & Ecology (ACE). Coming to @uofwa.bsky.social this Autumn, a new #undergraduate degree at SAFS.

🐠 About the ecology of aquatic organisms, their ecosystems, & how we conserve them.

🌊 Learn by doing, in the lab & the field.

Find out more fish.uw.edu/students/und...
A poster about the new Aquatic Conservation and Ecology major at SAFS, with a large photo of people on a boat and someone holding a fish. The text has gold and white letters against a purple background.
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Thrilled for the release of our new Monterey Bay White Sharks film. The film documents how our interdisciplinary team is using drones, satellite tags, eDNA & other tech to improve our understanding of white sharks. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social youtu.be/eJdfyFnlc9Y?...
Monterey Bay White Sharks - Longer Film
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October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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It was great hearing about how our drones are being integrated with AUVs, gliders and eDNA samplers to improve our understanding of Monterey Bay in a collaborative project known as Synchro. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social
Screen shot of an open ocean transect line showing the deployment of drones, AUVs and gliders in Monterey Bay. Screen shot of different technologies such as drones and AUVs being deployed from a ship.
October 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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💧🪱 Summer research on the Rio Grande, where the Wood Lab from @uofwa.bsky.social quantified the change in parasite abundance and diversity in over the past 72 years, a period stretching from 1938 to 2010.

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Summer research on the Rio Grande
During the summer of 2025, members of the Wood Lab travelled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to work with Drs.Tom Turner and Sara Brant from University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology to quant...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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🏞️ Join us this Thursday to hear from our very own Julian Olden about just how protected are America's rivers?

🗓️Thursday 16 October
🕓 4pm
📍FSH 102

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October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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A collaboration of Hasselt University, Chelsea Wood @uwsafs.bsky.social, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, Maarten Vanhove (UHasselt + @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social), Olexiy Kyrychenko (Radboud University), Dakeishla Díaz-Morales @depauluniversity.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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omfishient.bsky.social
The Power of Public Comment - happening tomorrow evening!

@uwsmea.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social @ucs.org @snapcoalition.bsky.social @sciforgood.bsky.social
omfishient.bsky.social Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · Oct 7
🧪Excited to co-present this @standupforscience.bsky.social event next week with UW's Dr. Ryan Kelly

We'll cover how to effectively engage in public comments, to help shape public policy at all levels, federal to local. Attend in person or virtually!

RSVP: act.standupforscience.net/events/power...
October 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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@uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwatmossci.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social
georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · Oct 4
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 The 2026 Hollings scholarship is now open until 1/31/26. During the U.S. Govt shutdown, the application will remain open, but staff are unavailable to answer questions or provide assistance. Learn more about the program and check out our resources for applicants: lnkd.in/eE2rfbr7
October 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Scientists off the coast of Washington state filmed a pod of over 20 Southern Resident killer whales. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance told CNN their researchers, alongside SeaDoc Society and NOAA, are using "non-invasive health monitoring technologies" to study threats to the endangered species.
October 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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🆕 New story on our new major! Discover more about Aquatic Conservation & Ecology at @uofwa.bsky.social SAFS.

@uwenvironment.bsky.social

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Aquatic and Fishery Sciences launches new conservation degree focused on people and nature
The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences is offering a new degree starting this year — a bachelor of science in aquatic conservation and ecology (ACE). The new major focuses on the ecology of aquati...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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profcgarza.bsky.social
GRFP application now available. @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwess.bsky.social @uwatmossci.bsky.social @uw-sefs.bsky.social @uwsmea.bsky.social
volcanojw.bsky.social Dr. Jennifer Wade @volcanojw.bsky.social · Sep 26
For those anxiously awaiting it: the NSF GRFP solicitation is out, with a November 14 deadline for Geoscience applicants: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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oldenfish.bsky.social
I've been proud to serve as the faculty leader for this effort. It has been a pleasure to interact with passionate students and emerging science communicators for many years now! We publish annually. I encourage you to check out past issues and follow! @uwsafs.bsky.social @trevorabranch.bsky.social
fieldnotes-uw.bsky.social FieldNotes @fieldnotes-uw.bsky.social · Sep 28
FieldNotes (fieldnotesjournal.org) is a student-run undergraduate journal and digital storytelling platform at @uwenvironment.bsky.social. We have focused on highlighting undergraduate research and publishing through-provoking articles about gnarly environmental issues since 2018. Please follow.
FIELDNOTES
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September 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Welcome back to class today, Huskies!
September 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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🐋📏Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms, contradicting a popular evolutionary theory postulating that strong mammals benefit more from birthing males.

New research by UW QERM student Zoe Rand, @trevorabranch.bsky.social & Sarah Converse.

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Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms
University of Washington researchers found, in historical whaling data, that longer baleen whale mothers were more likely to birth female calves than males. These results run contrary to a leading...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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🆕 Check out our latest SAFS Newsletter! Visit fish.uw.edu/news-events/... where you can also subscribe to our next one!
September 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Funding: CESAB programme of @frbiodiv.bsky.social. Great list of co-authors and fun working group! @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwfreshwater.bsky.social @profchrisharrod.bsky.social @profchrisharrod.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This week is the annual Latino Conservation Week, a week that promotes engagement of Hispanic/Latino/a/x communities in the conservation of the outdoor environment. Check out the link below to learn about this week’s activities. @sacnas.bsky.social @cientificolatino.com
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Latino Conservation Week :: A Hispanic Access Foundation Initiative - Home
Latino Conservation Week, an initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation launched in 2014, supports the Latino community getting into the outdoors and participating in activities to protect our natural r...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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ubcoceans.bsky.social
The sightings of #orca are facilitated by smaller marine mammals, which swim to harbours trying to avoid getting eaten. “They’re going in and around docks, #seals also hide under boats & killer #whales have to come in and look for them." Andrew Trites
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'Pretty awesome:' Orcas give SeaBus riders a show
A pod of orcas were spotted in Vancouver harbour near the SeaBus ferry terminal in North Vancouver
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September 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
uwsafs.bsky.social
📢 New Major: Aquatic Conservation & Ecology (ACE). Coming to @uofwa.bsky.social this Autumn, a new #undergraduate degree at SAFS.

🐠 About the ecology of aquatic organisms, their ecosystems, & how we conserve them.

🌊 Learn by doing, in the lab & the field.

Find out more fish.uw.edu/students/und...
A poster about the new Aquatic Conservation and Ecology major at SAFS, with a large photo of people on a boat and someone holding a fish. The text has gold and white letters against a purple background.
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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ubcoceans.bsky.social
2025 Peter A. Larkin Award Lecture will be held on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 at 6:30 pm.
Our speaker is Dr. Thomas P. Quinn ( @uwsafs.bsky.social l) who will discuss: Changing Themes in Salmon Conservation. Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-peter...
2025 Peter A. Larkin Award Lecture - Hybrid Event
Join the 2025 Larkin Award winner as he reflects on 50 years of salmon science and shares insights into the future of these remarkable fish
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September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Welcome Andrea!
uwmarinebiology.bsky.social Marine Biology at the University of Washington @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social · Sep 15
We welcome Andrea Burton to @uofwa.bsky.social Marine Biology and @uwsafs.bsky.social, our newest faculty member. Andrea starts this month as an Assistant Teaching Professor, a specialist in climate change biology, using molecular and ecological approaches.

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September 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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🌊 Ocean warming puts vital marine microbe at risk. New research out of @uofwa.bsky.social Oceanography.

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Ocean warming puts vital marine microbe at risk
Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthesizing organism in the ocean, might be more vulnerable to climate change than researchers thought. Population decline could weaken the foundation of...
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September 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Restoring underwater ecosystems: Global innovation exchange students help marine biologists with AI-powered robots at @uofwa.bsky.social.

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Restoring Underwater Ecosystems: Global Innovation Exchange Students Help Marine Biologists with AI-Powered Robots | UW's Global Innovation Exchange
Students’ robot aims to streamline marine research and aid the recovery of underwater ecosystems impacted by climate change.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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orcasound.bsky.social
J pod called on the Orcasound Lab hydrophones for ~1.25 hr this eve as they traveled north in Haro Strait. Thanks to listeners for detecting their calls, whistles, and clicks. Here's the whole bout, but listen at 6pm for really cool vocalizations!

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September 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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trevorabranch.bsky.social
IT'S ADORABLE!
New fish species just dropped: the bumpy snailfish at 10,000 ft down in the ocean
gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...
September 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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From sea stars to dark matter, check out recent news bites from @uofwa.bsky.social in the University of Washington Magazine 👇

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Fall 2025 news and research briefs from the UW
UW Magazine | University of Washington
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September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM