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Yaliana Chichaco
@yalianachichaco.bsky.social
Marine Biologist
Elasmobrach research & Conservation
STRI Intern
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Composition and conservation status of rays sold in Baja California Sur, Mexico 🦑🌿🐟🦈 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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🗣NEW PAPER: Taxon‐specific BLAST percent identity thresholds for identification of unknown sequences using metabarcoding - Pappalardo et al. - Methods in Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Taxon‐specific BLAST percent identity thresholds for identification of unknown sequences using metabarcoding
The identification of organisms in environmental samples using metabarcoding relies on factors such as taxonomic assignment methods, genetic markers, reference databases and confidence thresholds ...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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🚨New paper🚨 on the hearing system of Port Jackson sharks doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
#sharks #ears #sound
a group of sharks are swimming in the ocean with a caption that says " caters "
ALT: a group of sharks are swimming in the ocean with a caption that says " caters "
media.tenor.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Annual fellowship STRI symposium

This year, I am pleased to present my findings, which enhance the eDNA-ddPCR target-based assay methods for detecting endangered species such as sawfishes.
July 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A close-up photograph of what I believe to be Sphyrna lewini vitellogenic oocytes.
May 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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More than a quarter of staff gone at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center 🦑🐟🌿🌎🧪🦈 www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...
More than a quarter of staff gone at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center
At least 27 percent of staff who worked at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center when Trump took office are no longer with the agency. The Woods Hole lab is at the center of the regional fisheries...
www.capeandislands.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I'm sure these clouds are nothing to worry about
May 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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High-resolution mapping of shark movements from drone footage at Queensland beaches improves risk assessment for beach safety 🦑🐟🌿🌎🦈 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
High-resolution mapping of shark movements from drone footage at Queensland beaches improves risk assessment for beach safety
Shark interactions with water users can, on rare occasions, lead to shark bites. The sporadic nature of these events and their rarity has complicated …
www.sciencedirect.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Salinity drives the distribution of a top-order predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), in an inverse estuary 🦑🌎🐟🦈 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Salinity drives the distribution of a top-order predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), in an inverse estuary - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Salinity drives the distribution of a top-order predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), in an inverse estuary
www.nature.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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I love the Merlin Bird ID app. It’s like real life Pokémon. Here’s what I heard this morning.
March 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM