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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation

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Advancing the understanding and wise stewardship of estuaries and coasts worldwide www.cerf.science CERF 2025: conference.cerf.science Estuaries and Coasts journal: link.springer.com/journal/12237 @estuariescoasts.bsky.social

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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For a labmate's going-away party, CERF member Stephanie Tsui baked a cake replica of a marsh organ: elevation gradients, experimental treatments, sugar spartina, Oreo-crumble soil, and rainbow sprinkle microbes. The results? Delicious! Bake your own using Stephanie's schematic!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The US govt is proposing changes to a federal grants rule that would fundamentally reshape US science. We have joined the @APSphysics efforts to fight back and encourage CERF members submit comments by July 13 through the APS web form: www.aps.org/initiati...
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Join the @apsphysics.bsky.social #WhyIWrote campaign and put a human face on your US grant-funded work. OMB is proposing changes to federal grant rules that would fundamentally reshape research in the US. 1/4
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Learn more about the proposed OMB rule and submit comments now!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We need your help! This proposed rule would fundamentally change how science is done in the US. Please submit public comments describing the potential impact of these changes on your research. @apsphysics.bsky.social has created an easy-to-use form; submit comments by July 13.
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
#TBT! Last week, CERF ED Susan Park attended the Atlantic Canada Coastal & Estuarine Science Society/@bayoffundy.bsky.social joint meeting at Mount Allison University. Rising TIDES scholars Natalia Schoenberg (VIMS) & Kendra Sampson (Acadia University & Saint Mary's University) also presented. 1/2
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
One of our affiliate societies, the New England Estuarine Research Society, just launched a new Instagram. Go give them a follow @neers_science to stay in the loop on all things happening across the region 🌊 #CERFAffiliateSocieties #NEERS #CERF
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The New England Estuarine Research Society 2026 Spring Meeting was held at SUNY Plattsburgh and four #RisingTIDES participants attended: Nana Obeng Adu-Agyei, Tamara Rivera, Danielle Perry and Valeria Hernandez Talavera. Congrats to Tamara on her presentation award and thanks to NEERS!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
CERF Executive Director Susan Park was excited to attend the 2026 Pacific Estuarine Research Society Meeting in Newport, Oregon, for two days of learning, networking, and fun. She was joined by #RisingTIDES scholars Andrea Dávila, Sof Fox, Alex Zinck and Sage Enright. 1/2
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CSU COAST @csucoast.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Calling all postdocs & early career scientists: #STEMSEAS has four openings for Caribbean Sea cruises. Join Dr. Lisa White (from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) & the STEMSEAS team for an incredible research experience #STEM #Postdoc #research Apply by May 4, 2026 form.jotform.com/260845045618...
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Long Term Ecological Research Network (United States) @uslter.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
LTER Network Office funds synthesis working groups and partners with organizations with shared goals. Join our May 6 Science Charrette to collaborate on ideas. lternet.edu/events/const... @usapecs.bsky.social @naturalareas.bsky.social @yalecncc.bsky.social @cerfscience.bsky.social
Details on an LTER event: Constructing Collaborations: An LTER Science Charrette. https://lternet.edu/events/
constructing-collaborations/
Planned Breakout Rooms
Driver-response relationships under novel environmental conditions and new ecosystem states
Motivating research framework
The path forward with AI
Science to Management

with additional Topics on Request
Building on new LTER roadmap
Committed small-group facilitation
Cultivating concrete projects with distributed leadership

Looking towards:
LTER Request for Synthesis Proposals
Shared thinking on other funding and partnership opportunities
Contact: Marty Downs downs@nceas.ucsb.edu for more info or questions
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🚨 Physical Oceanography Career Opportunity 🚨 @utmsi.bsky.social is hiring a Physical Oceanography Technician! 🔹 M.S. level 🔹 Experience with ADCP, data processing & mooring deployments 🔹 Learn more and apply: utaustin.wd1.myworkd... #MarineScience #CoastalResearch #Estuaries #UTMSI
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thanks @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social for highlighting this new article in #EstuariesandCoasts. You can read it open access at link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Pulsed Zooplankton Production in Seasonally Managed Wetlands Could Supplement Food Availability for a Threatened Fishery in the San Francisco Estuary - Estuaries and Coasts
Estuaries and Coasts - Seasonal managed wetlands in the San Francisco Estuary are novel habitats that can support aquatic food webs. However, their potential to benefit fish in the estuary is...
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CSU COAST @csucoast.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Graduate students: Apply for the 2027 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This paid, year-long program in Washington, D.C. bridges the gap between marine science and federal policy. Submit your application by June 3, 2026, at 5 pm PT dornsife.usc.edu/uscseagrant/...
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John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship - USC Sea Grant
USC Dornsife The Urban Ocean Program
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Anne Jefferson @annejefferson.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
MIT Sea Grant is hiring a Research Coordinator. If enabling research that serves coastal communities floats your boat, check out: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/cl...
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Research Program Administrator
MIT - Research Program Administrator - Cambridge MA 02139
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨New article alert!🚨Ali Haji Elyasi & colleagues recently published "Proposing New Wetland Health and Risk Indicators Using Hydroclimatic Variables and Data-Driven Models for a Coastal Wetland" in #EstuariesandCoasts. Full text: rdcu.be/e5mLi #SDGs #Ramsar #coastalwetlands
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Looking for a new job in the New Year? Become a CERF member today and get access to some of the top positions in the field. Apply for your next job today! cerf.science/job-board #CoastalScience #MarineScience #Estuaries #Careers #JobSearch
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
CERF & AFS submitted joint public comments on the EPA & Army Corps’ proposed WOTUS rule — raising concerns that the changes could weaken Clean Water Act protections and add confusing standards. Read more at cerf.memberclicks.ne...
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢 #Jobopportunity! The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve is looking for an Education Coordinator who is passionate about coastal education, community engagement, & inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards! marinescience.utexas... #MarineEducation #CoastalEducation
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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Do you work on connectivity and management of #estuarine dependent species? Submit to our Special Collection on in the journal Estuaries & Coasts! Open submission with a deadline of June 1, 2026. More information at bit.ly/ESCOconnectivity @cerfscience.bsky.social @estuariescoasts.bsky.social
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Deadline 28 Jan! Are you a student interested in science policy? Apply for the AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship to gain first-hand experience with science policy & advocacy efforts that inform federal decision-making. Learn more at io.aibs.org/policy-f...
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Interested in meeting with US lawmakers to talk about the importance of #coastal and #estuarine science and management? Don't miss your chance to participate in the 2026 @aibsbiology.bsky.social Congressional Visits Day, 20-22 April in Washington, DC. 1/3
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Student Opportunity: Apply for the @aibsbiology.bsky.social & SURA Public Policy Fellowship. Work closely with #AIBS & #SURA policy staff to gain first-hand experience with science policy & advocacy efforts that inform federal decision-making. Apply by 28 Jan. Learn more at io.aibs.org/policy-f...
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Congratulations to #RisingTIDES alum Grace Young and all the 2026 California Sea Grant state fellows!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Don't miss the opportunity to have your paper included in this #EstuariesandCoasts special collection on estuarine connectivity and management!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Thank you for participating in #CERF2025!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We're so grateful to @soffox.bsky.social and all of our 2025 #RisingTIDES scholars for their participation in #CERF2025!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Participate in the 2026 @aibsbiology.bsky.social Congressional Visits Day, 20-22 April in DC to share your science w/lawmakers. #AIBS is also offering its Communications Boot Camp for Scientists. Are you a CERF member? You can receive a discount on registration: io.aibs.org/cvd. #scipolicy
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Save the Date! NEERS Spring Meeting is coming to SUNY Plattsburgh April 23–25, 2026. Scan the QR code or email neers.secretary@gmail.com to stay in the loop!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Congrats Whitney and thank you @staroddi.bsky.social!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today's #CERF2025 highlight is the 1,000+ talks & posters! CERF conferences are a great place to stay up to date on the latest in #coastal and #estuarine science, management, & education. The range of topics demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of CERF conferences.
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
just received the official photos from @cerfscience.bsky.social awards, made by photographer José R. Vázquez. Good memories from Richmond, with my Odum Lifetime Achievement award on coastal and estuarine research. Again, thanks! #Research #Science #MarineEcology
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today's #CERF2025 highlight is the opening ceremony w/welcome remarks from Pres Linda Blum, conference co-chairs, and Dana Adkins, a citizen of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, as well as the achievement awards presentation & keynote address by Carlos Duarte 📷: José R. Vázquez
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Ashley Bulseco, Ph.D. @ashleybulseco.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The Coastal MicroEco Lab had a blast at the CERF @cerfscience.bsky.social conference! Congrats to lab members Camille and Marley for superb posters and THANKS to panelists/participants of collab sesh with @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social) focused on integrating microbes into restoration efforts 🌎🦠🧬
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Dianne Greenfield, PhD @greenfield-lab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Congratulations to my PHD student Georgie Humphries @asrc-gc.bsky.social for sharing her poster on our recent trial AUV #phytoplankton and #waterquality survey in #JamaicaBay. #CERF2025
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Dianne Greenfield, PhD @greenfield-lab.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Congratulations to my SEES Queens College Masters student Julia Sandke for presenting a terrific poster yesterday on #phytoplankton and #waterquality in #LongIslandSound at #CERF2025! #NYSeaGrant
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Today we highlight field trips & workshops held on the 1st day of #CERF2025. There were 2 field trips—white water rafting on the James River & a historic Jackson Ward tour—and 8 workshops such as the Japanese Art of Gyotaku. With so many options, there was something for everyone!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Check out this wonderful story from the Virgin Islands Source about the many University of the Virgin Islands attendees at #CERF2025 last week. We were thrilled to have them there to share their science and participate in all aspects of the conference. tinyurl.com/bdzmfp9f
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
What a week! Despite the challenges & uncertainty, we are grateful that 1500+ people were able to join us at #CERF2025 for cutting-edge presentations, reunions with old friends, connections with new colleagues, & a strong sense of community. We’ll be sharing highlights all week—stay tuned!
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Jen Bowen @bowenlab.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Congratulations to @myadarsan.bsky.social (and the other winners!) for winning the best grad student talk award at CERF! So well deserved! Thanks for another amazing meeting @cerfscience.bsky.social can’t wait until 2027!
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Stop by Booth 305 to connect with our Silver Sponsor and Conference Mentorship Program Sponsor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science—celebrating 100 years! 🎉 Visit umces100.org to learn more! #CERF2025 #CERF2025Sponsor #UMCES
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Join us tonight from 7:00–10:00 PM at the Hippodrome Theater for an unforgettable night with your fellow CERF attendees! This event was an additional cost during registration. No physical tickets are needed—names will be checked at the door. 🔗 conference.cerf.scie...
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Stop by Booth 206 to meet one of our Silver Sponsors, Restore America’s Estuaries—working to protect and restore our nation’s coasts! Visit estuaries.org to learn more! Thank you for supporting #CERF2025! #cerf2025sponsors #estuarinescience
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Marine SABRES @marinesabres.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
A heartfelt congratulations to Ángel Borja Yerro, Principal Researcher @azti.bsky.social who has been awarded the #OdumAward for Lifetime Achievement-the highest honor granted by U.S based @cerfscience.bsky.social. It's a privilege to have Ángel's experience with us at MarineSABRES! 🌍 #MarineScience
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
A big thank-you to our Bronze Sponsor, William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences and Virginia Institute of Marine Science, for sponsoring the CERF 2025 lanyards and supporting this year’s conference! #CERF2025 #CERF2025Sponsors
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Welcome back! Hope your have a great conference!
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Lowell Instruments @lowellinstruments.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
#CERF2025 Virginia Sea Grant thanks for the assist! The shark appears to love its new home! ❤️🦈 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation CERF #greatwhiteshark #greatwhite #tiltcurrentmeter #datalogger #datalogging #science
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Student & Early Career Night Out at Siné Irish Pub on Mon, Nov 10 at 9 PM! All are welcome to join. Want to walk over with a group? Meet in the Marriott Lobby at 8:45 or 9:15 PM. #CERF2025 #StudentNightOnTheTown
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Your people are waiting (and yes, there will be snacks). 🍴 Affinity Group Night on the Town! Meet in the Marriott Lobby to walk to Siné. Free apps while they last, plus drinks and food for purchase. More info at: bit.ly/2025nightonth... #CERF2025 #AffinityGroupNightOnTheTown
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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Great @cerfscience.bsky.social conference at Richmond, plenty of good science on coastal and estuarine topics. Good to celebrate #WorldScienceDay #GES4SEAS #marineecology #research
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