New paper led by Duke Ph.D. student Brianna Elliott on bycatch of cetaceans in Indian Ocean driftnet fisheries. This is the largest bycatch of cetaceans globally and needs urgent conservation action. Open access article; conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 🌎🐋🧪🦑
Thanks, Per!
Hawaiian monk seal RQ21 rests at sunset on a quiet Maui beach.
I haven’t seen too many Hawaiian monk seals on my trips to Maui, so it was great to get a chance to photograph this 23-year-old female seal, RQ21, a few years ago.
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Second right whale calf of the year seen by Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Georgia Team on December 7 - to mom Horton, who has been entangled at least four times. www.neaq.org/2023-2024-ri... 🧪🌎🐋
Another thoughtful article debunking attempts to link development of offshore wind energy with whale strandings whro.org/news/local-n... 🐋🧪🌎🐙
Aarhus University is hiring a a senior scientist with skills in marine mammal abundance surveys, analysis of large datasets, and advisory work. www.au.dk/om/stillinge... 🐋🐙🌍🧪
This is a great, but very unsettling, article. Many of my colleagues working on climate say that the insurance industry will eventually force us to take notice, but I'm not sure it will make us change our behavior.
Natural disasters—like Hurricane Andrew, which tore through Florida in 1992—are becoming increasingly common, and the US insurance industry is now facing an annual tab of $ 100-billion. 💰
By @loisparshley.bsky.social via @gristnews.bsky.social/Climate Desk.
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Thanks, Steve. I use DSLRs for my day job (studying whales and dolphins) but am looking for something a little more compact and mirrorless for my birding hobby. I'll check Birdforum.
Bluesky birders - what are your recommendations for a mid-level camera for an experienced birder? Weight is a consideration, as I do most of my birding on foot (or on boats). 🦉#birds
They typically live far from shore and spend very little time at the surface, so it’s not that surprising…
Actually we think there are a fair number of undescribed beaked whales…
Excellent review of the effects of wind on on the movement, behavior, energetics, and life history of seabirds by Dr. Lesley Thorne and colleagues.
Canadian Wildlife Federation is hiring an Entanglement Mitigation Coordinator in British Columbia to work on whales and pinnipeds.
Cool job! Assistant Professor in Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity at the University of Florida.
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explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/52...
Let me ask some of my lawyerly friends.
Good question. I'm not sure that compliance involves trying to apportion the unidentified species to stock.
Phew. As a new kid to this school, I'm glad I found the right lunch table.
New position in the Southeast Region of NOAA Fisheries to lead field research on North Atlantic Right Whales. Great opportunity to work with a critically endangered species.🌎🐋🧪
NOAA is hiring a marine resources management specialist in Woodshole, MA with a focus on the use of advanced tech for offshore wind mitigation and monitoring www.usajobs.gov/job/761522800
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Had an excellent briefing yesterday on the bycatch of killer whales in deepwater flatfish trawls in Alaska. Ten animals taken so far this year - another case of highly social odontocetes depredating fishery catches and suffering mortality as a result. 🐋🌎
Right back at you.
Dungeness crab on a log on the beach
Great #Postdoc at UCSB to work on the climate-resilient management of the West Coast Dungeness crab fishery with Chris Free, myself, and others! Salary range is $64,480 to $71,908. Apply at recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02658
NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announce $18.3 million in grants through the New England Gear Innovation Fund to support the development and use of innovative fishing gear that reduces the risk of gear entanglement for North Atlantic right whales. www.nfwf.org/media-center... 🐋
