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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

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.... 🌎🐋🧪🦑

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Bycatch in drift gillnet fisheries: A sink for Indian Ocean cetaceans

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Jason O’Rourke @jasonophoto.com · 11/12/2023

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. 📷📸🦊🦭🦑

Hawaiian monk seal RQ21 rests at sunset on a quiet Maui beach.

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 09/12/2023

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... 🧪🌎🐋

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2023–2024 North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf Pairs - New England Aquarium

Meet the new 2023–2024 North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pairs.

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

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... 🐋🐙🌍🧪

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Senior advisor – monitoring of marine mammals - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet

Ledig stilling ved Institut for Ecoscience - Havpattedyrforskning, Aarhus Universitet

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

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. hakaimagazine.com/features/in-...

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In the Face of Mounting Climate Risks, the Insurance Safety Net Is Falling Apart | Hakai Magazine

Natural disasters are costing the US insurance industry a fortune. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

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

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Excellent review of the effects of wind on on the movement, behavior, energetics, and life history of seabirds by Dr. Lesley Thorne and colleagues.

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Effects of wind on the movement, behavior, energetics, and life history of seabirds

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Mark Westneat 🐟 @mwestneat.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

Cool job! Assistant Professor in Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity at the University of Florida. #AcademicSky 🧪🦑🦐🦞🦀🐙 explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/52...

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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor Position in Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity

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Tiffany Zorotrian @tjzorotrian.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

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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Marine Resources Management Specialist

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. This position is located within...

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

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. 🐋🌎

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10 killer whales caught by Alaska groundfish trawlers in 2023

10 killer whales have been caught incidentally as bycatch by Alaska trawling vessels so far in 2023, only one of which survived according to NOAA Fisheries

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Kiva Oken @kivaoken.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

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

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

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... 🐋

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

During a September survey, four whales were sighted from the critically endangered eastern population of North Pacific right whales - for which fewer than 50 individuals remain. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

I'm new here, so I am going to post every day this week (except for T-giving) to promote the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Here is a news feed from UNCW about the stranding of a Gervais beaked whale calf that died after ingesting a party balloon. uncw.edu/news/2023/11...

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Andy Read @andyread.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Hi everyone - I am a marine conservation biologist, specializing in whales, dolphins and porpoises. Let's work to create a community of scientists and practitioners here.

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