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?...
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.
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
💧🪱 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.
Read more ⬇️
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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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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
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
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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.
🆕 New story on our new major! Discover more about Aquatic Conservation & Ecology at @uofwa.bsky.social SAFS.
@uwenvironment.bsky.social
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GRFP application now available. @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwess.bsky.social @uwatmossci.bsky.social @uw-sefs.bsky.social @uwsmea.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
Welcome back to class today, Huskies!
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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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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
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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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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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.
📢 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.
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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...
Welcome Andrea!
🌊 Ocean warming puts vital marine microbe at risk. New research out of @uofwa.bsky.social Oceanography.
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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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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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#wssjis
#psws
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...
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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Aerial image of sea lions on a beach in Monterey during August 2025.
Aerial image of sea lions on the same beach in image 1 in August 2024.
Photo mosaic of sea lions on a Monterey Beach in August 2025.
Photo mosaic of sea lions on a beach in Monterey in August 2025.
Last week the drone pilots in my lab captured this image (photo 1) of a large sea lion haul out @ San Carlos Beach in Monterey during our monthly surveys. Last year (photo 2) a large sea lion haul out was seen at the same beach. This might be turning into a new haul out site. @uwsafs.bsky.social
Aerial view of sea lions on a beach.
Aerial view of sea lions on a beach.
Aerial view of sea lions on a beach.
Aerial view of sea lions on a beach.
Our drone team recently returned from a survey trip where they captured this large sea lion haul out on San Carlos Beach; a popular dive spot in Monterey. The beach was the scene of a similar large haul out at the same time last year. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social #drones
The Mazama newt is found in only one place in the world: Crater Lake. But this tiny amphibian is disappearing, due to invasive crayfish taking over its habitat. We’ve teamed up with the National Park Service and High Desert Museum to give this rare newt-y cutie a fighting chance.
Connor Quiroz passes the finish line at the Ironman, celebrating with his hands in the air
Connor speaks with a family during the SEAS Open House
🥇From the lab to the Ironman
Our students do it all! Connor Quiroz, masters student at SAFS, shared how it is purposeful for him to see what he’s capable of in each of the different aspects of his life—be that academics, athletics, or something else.
