And the root cause, according to Dr Ralph Chami: anything we can kill or extract from the ocean, we can value; but the living, thriving ocean is not valued as an asset.

Wonderful quote at #worldoceansummit on marine conservation financing: the ocean doesn’t need our sympathy; it needs to be respected as a valuable, irreplaceable asset.

- Ian McFadzen, CEO, Ocean Conservation Trust (UK)

Great quote from @worldwildlife.org ‘s excellent Lucy Holmes at @theeconomistevents.bsky.social’s #WorldOceanSummit: to solve global environmental problems, incrementalism is no longer an option.

Terrific conversation about governing the central Arctic Ocean before industrialization from Sheena Kennedy from Oceans North #wos2026

The BBNJ Treaty affects 95% of the world’s biosphere by volume!

Great point by @noc.ac.uk ‘s Alex Rogers at @theeconomistevents.bsky.social World Ocean Summit. #worldoceansummit

A return to traditional fishing methods may be needed to reduce bycatch of Risso’s dolphins and angel sharks in Irish crayfish fisheries

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Science Magazine - Endangered Species Act changes threaten reefs The Endangered Species Act (ESA) designates shallow coral reefs with endangered species as critical habitat, except in some exempt military-controlled zones (1).

How policy hurts the ecosystems. “Revising the ESA to expand exemptions prioritizes short-term economic interests over science, threatening coral reefs, eroding marine mammal protections” #OneHealth @naohun.bsky.social @oceansinitiative.org www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...

A flyer for a fish biomechanics course at the Friday Harbor Labs this summer.

Every other summer we run a fish biomechanics course at Friday Harbor Labs. It is an awesome opportunity to learn the tools of biovisualization while experiencing the rich fish diversity of the Salish Sea. Come join us!
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WaterBear: Oceans Initiative On the misty shores of the Pacific Northwest, SeaLegacy founders Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier follow Oceans Initiative as they work to save a critically endangered...

Thank you for helping us reach our nonprofit’s $10,000 fundraising goal!

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Small New Zealand charity takes big swing at US government in bid to protect endangered dolphins

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WaterBear: Watch for Impact: Protect Marine Mammals Every minute you watch donates $1 USD to support ocean science and the conservation of marine mammals. Through Watch for Impact, your viewing helps fund Oceans Initiative, a team...

Thanks SeaLegacy for this great intro to the work we do to turn conservation science into action! For every minute watched, WaterBear will donate $1 to our nonprofit, so please share.

#killerwhales #ocean #conservation

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“…an unusual fluency across domains” is both a lovely phrase and an understatement, @mongabay.com. Science. Policy. Law. Diplomacy. All while being extraordinarily gracious and generous with her time, knowledge, and network. We’re so glad to have known her. We’ll miss her.

And in solidarity, we can never give up trying to stop and reverse the biodiversity crisis. Until a species is extinct, we’re not giving up on reversing population declines and protecting and restoring habitats. Onward! 🌊💙

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.

Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.

Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.

Unbelievable.

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

Column | More than 100 scientists told me what kids books inspired their careers Want to inspire the next generation of scientists? Here are the best books recommended by experts in ecology, biology, entomology and other fields.

We love this! 100 scientists share the kids’ books that inspired their careers. What a gift list!

wapo.st/4pETRc3 (gift article)

Broadening disease surveillance to include wild dolphins and killer whales: novel components of One Health Abstract. We describe a minimally invasive pilot study to characterize the microbiota of exhaled breath from wild Pacific white-sided dolphins. Samples wer

Traveling with fish-eating killer whales provides a refuge from the mammal-eating killer whales. The dolphins may be searching for the herring that the Chinook salmon are eating. This also highlights the potential for pathogen transfer across species! academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Killer Whales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in Dolphins

Our Executive Director is quoted in this @nytimes.com article about the study. Some interesting interpretations from dolphin and killer whale researchers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...

Unprecedented levels of forever chemicals found in dolphins and whales New research has revealed that marine mammals who live far below the ocean's surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of...

"Forever chemicals" are also "everywhere chemicals". New study finds PFAS and other contaminants in whales and dolphins in coastal and offshore habitats.

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So pretty. That’d be a new species for me!

Agree entirely, with the “if I can find it” caveat. I recently saw one where the cited titles were wrong (including the author’s own self-citations), & half the DOIs pointed to the wrong paper. The errors screamed AI reformatting gone wrong, & made me question the entire study.

But it’s going to take a while to start calling Lags “Aethalodelphis”! Lags4ever! 🐬💙

Great job, Dr @erinashe.bsky.social! The #onehealth framing shows how the health of salmon, dolphins, orcas, people, and our shared environment are truly interconnected!

Our paper in Bioscience shows that dolphins carry pathogens that could affect multiple species, plus antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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This is lovely! 💙

Southern resident orca numbers show region cannot let up on restoration | Editorial The Center for Whale Research’s latest census shows just 74 of the orcas remain. They need more food, space and less pollution to grow their numbers.

Southern resident killer whales need us to redouble our efforts to restore salmon and habitat—or we will lose them

One point missing from this excellent @seattletimes.com editorial: we also need to invest in orca health monitoring

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...

To anyone second-guessing a decision to euthanize, please know that the alternative, suffocation, is an agonizing way for a whale or dolphin to die. May this event help build broader support for welfare considerations surrounding marine mammal bycatch in fishing gear.

Efforts fail to save a stranded humpback whale on the Oregon Coast Authorities say a last-ditch rescue effort failed Monday morning to pull the stranded whale so it faced the ocean at high tide and could potentially swim to safety. A veterinarian began preparing to e...

The latest efforts to save Hope, the young #humpback whale stranded on an Oregon beach, appear to have failed. A veterinarian is preparing for euthanasia. Amidst the sadness, it’s been inspiring to see so many people invested in this one whale’s fate 🧵

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The International Pacific Halibut Commission is at a crossroads as the fishery hits record lows The commission has been forced, due to budgetary constraints, to sharply reduce the scope of ocean surveys that help assess halibut populations at a time when stocks appear to be at or near record low...

The International Pacific Halibut Commission is losing funds for stock assessment surveys just as stocks appear to be near record lows.

Fascinating read on the role of science & scientific debate in resource management decision making

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First, the frogs died. Then people got sick. An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.

First, the frogs died. Then people got sick. #onehealth

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