Are you inspired by someone driving ocean action?

Nominations for #EarthChamps are now open until 15 April: www.unep.org/championsofe...

An illustration of a man in the sky above a town with email addresses around him, with text: When I lost my university email, my identity as a scientist took an unexpected hit

"Losing my institutional email address felt like losing a small but vital piece of the scientist I had become." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3OGpS67

🚨 Techno-optimism reduces willingness to address climate change 🚨

In a new preprint, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @fdabl.bsky.social, and I examined the causal effect of techno-optimist beliefs on the willingness to contribute to addressing climate change.

🔗 Read the paper: lnkd.in/eE847_jK

They must know there's a demand for this, unless they're trying to get folks hooked. But that would be abnormal for techbros

Ocean Equity Index aims to measure justice at sea Ocean projects and governance systems abound globally— everything from offshore energy to coastal aquaculture and fishing treaties — yet there is no standardized way to measure how equitable they…

Ocean Equity Index aims to measure justice at sea

Please don’t forget to vote today! Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina are kicking off the 2026 midterm cycle with their primary elections.

Medicinal Plants are the theme for #WorldWildlifeDay 2026. These @plosone.org articles explore domestication of opium poppy, salt tolerance in jujube, antibacterial activity in ginseng, and climate change effects on Himalayan rhubarb.

plos.io/3OL4TPF plos.io/4cjgFdM plos.io/4rLZXZg plos.io/4b6rBcp

Happy World Wildlife Day (WWD) from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group! The United Nations WWD is a day to celebrate wild animals and plants and recognize the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet.

'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

'Amsterdam passed a world-first motion seeking to end the "excesses" of unsustainable advertising, such as "flying vacations at rock-bottom prices". And the city's newly passed ban goes even further by restricting advertising for meat as well as fossil fuel products.'

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.

I would love to have something like this for our student-led open access journal! Going to bring the idea back to our editorial board. Do you have a minimum and/or maximum number of participants required?

Who’s going to pay for marine cleanups? Provincial, federal cuts leave N.S. organizations footing the bill | CBC News The head of a marine cleanup organization says she and her team will work with or without pay to keep Nova Scotian waters free of trash — but the lack of funding feels like a gut punch.

The problem of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) or 'ghost gear' is not going to "go away", even if the federal and provincial funding does 😡

Who’s going to pay for marine cleanups? Provincial, federal cuts leave N.S. organizations footing the bill

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A look at what's on Halifax's budget adjustment list - Halifax Examiner The budget committee starts debate on the BAL on Tuesday.

A look at what’s on Halifax’s budget adjustment list

reported by @suzannerent.bsky.social

Reminder: one week from today I am leading a professional development training session on how to peer review through the Ecological Society of America!

I am happy to chat about running something like this for your institution!

Learn more and sign up here:

esa.org/career-devel... 🌎🧪

Michael de Adder, Counterpoint

PM Carney rules out Canada’s military participation in Middle East conflict Prime Minister Mark Carney said while he has had discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump about the possibility of strikes in Iran over “recent weeks,” he does not expect Canada to take a military...

“We have not been party to the military build up to this, or the military planning of this. So, it is not envisioned that we would be part of it moving forward,” - PM #MarkCarney 🍁♥️🍁

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

The next season of our WoS podcast is here!
Host Isla is diving headfirst into the podcast mailbag — joined by SOSF CEO Dr James Lea — to answer your burning shark and ocean questions.

Listen here: saveourseas.com/worldofshark...

AquaX: An enhanced and revised AquaMaps framework to model marine species distributions and biodiversity Marine biodiversity underpins ecosystem health and is critical for the provision of essential ecological services. Global efforts to mitigate biodiversity loss are underway but require comprehensive…

A new study by Reygondeau and colleague presents AquaX from @aquamaps.bsky.social, an enhanced open access modeling framework that improves global predictions of marine species distributions and biodiversity patterns at scales relevant to conservation.

plos.io/4tP4StT

Infographic with an underwater photo split between lush green seagrass (left) and bare sandy seafloor (right). IPBES logo top right reads "Science and Policy for People and Nature." Large white text: "Seagrass Meadows – Lost over 10% Every decade, 1970–2000." Bottom text: "IPBES Global Assessment reveals critical marine decline impacting biodiversity and climate resilience."

Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions, with coastal marine ecosystems showing both large historical losses of extent and condition as well as rapid ongoing declines.

Let’s act to restore what’s been lost. 🌊🌱

Happy World #Seagrass Day!

China is developing and deploying the technology of the future now. 1500 kW, liquid cooled, flash EV charging. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋

Yes, thank you for sharing that. You’re absolutely right and I think that the majority of North America understands he could have never been exonerated just another one of his big fat false statements.

Seems like a thing more people should be mad about

I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

What do you call bombing schools & a hospital?

What do you call blowing body parts of children all over the street & rubble of their schools.

FOX WONT KNOW SHIT

ITS CALLED TERRORISM.

🚨🇺🇸 3 killed & 14 wounded in an Iranian terror attack in Austin, Texas.

Pedophile Trump said "hold my beer." 😅
#EpsteinWar #Resist

NEWS: In 2019, the Trump DOJ took over New Mexico’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch — telling the state to stand down and turn over its findings. According to officials and newly unsealed records, the probe soon fizzled after the federal takeover. Link to NYT reporting in reply.

Thou Shalt Not Kill Schoolchildren To Distract From Your Crimes Against Children Trump has already killed over 100 schoolchildren in Iran.

Can God get an amen?

Another missile barrage from Iran penetrates Israel, including Haifa Missiles from Iran have penetrated through Israel's defence systems after the Zionist state's unprovoked attack

Missiles from Iran have penetrated through Israel's defence systems after the Zionist state's unprovoked attack

By @skwawkbox.org