Delighted to share this interview on the @incomingtide.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Don MacNeish for saving a tree for me & @howardlwood.bsky.social for chatting with me about my involvement with @arrancoast.bsky.social over the past 20 years youtu.be/NgpmERb10D0?... #mpaswork #bemorescallop 🪸 🐟🐙🌱🦀🦞
Happy 30th birthday @arrancoast.bsky.social!! Sorry I missed the party, but I made you a little something. I look forward to the next 30 years! #BeMoreCOAST #marineconservation #fisheries #peoplepower #mpaswork 🥳🦞🐙🐟🦈🦭🦀🥳
We read the new @opc-california.bsky.social marine protected area (MPA) network work plan so you don’t have to (but you should). 👀
It’s not just policy. We see an invitation. One that weaves science, justice, & care for coastal communities into how we protect the ocean.
#MPAsWork #OceanHoptimism
🚩 TROPE: “Big NGOs love splashy announcements but don’t follow through.”
Sometimes true. But incomplete. Local models like Raja Ampat + Cabo Pulmo + Roatan + Velondriake show what works when PR meets local leadership and management. Highlight the “yes, and.”
#MPAsWork #ConservationJustice
Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for #fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life
theconversation.com/trump-is-str... 🪸 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social is on the money here, as usual 👏 #mpaswork 🐟 🦞 🐙 🦈
Tanzania’s marine reserves offer long-term benefits to communities, study finds: news.mongabay.com/2025/03/tanz... #oceanoptimism #mpaswork #marineconservation #fisheries 🐟
Pholis gunnellus, found in UK shallow coastal waters Butterfish prefers hiding in crevices or burrowing into the seabed. It's an adaptable and resilient species, capable of surviving in intertidal zones where it can be exposed to fluctuating temperatures and salinity levels. #MPAsWork
Important new study: Marine reserves contribute half of the larval supply to a coral reef fishery www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #mpas #marinereserves #fisheries #conservation #greatbarrierreef #mpaswork 🪸🐟
