Reposted by Elliott HazenJournal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📖 Check out this new research article! By linking explicit hotspot projections to distinct management phases, this study provides a proactive framework for non-native species control 🪸 🐡 🏝️ 🔎 buff.ly/VZ79J4h 011
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Postdoc position in Arctic seabird ecology - applications due soon, August 14th. 8 Innovation faculty positions as well - applications due September 10th. 0912
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026A good article highlighting how climate change is affecting marine predators on land and sea. news.mongabay.com/2026/07/extr...news.mongabay.comExtreme weather dampens breeding success for marine predators in Tasmania: studyOn the rocky shores of Tasmania, seals and seabirds can’t shelter indoors during a storm or turn on the AC during a hot spell. When extreme weather strikes, they’re exposed to the elements, especially... 022
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026www.ksbw.com/article/paci...ksbw.comDomoic acid likely contributed to deaths of two juvenile humpback whales in Monterey BayNew laboratory findings indicate that domoic acid exposure was the cause of death for one juvenile humpback whale and a likely contributing cause for the other after the two stranded less than 10 mile... 044
Reposted by Elliott HazenDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026NOAA Fisheries Finds Listing Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon Under the Endangered Species Act “Not Warranted” www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...fisheries.noaa.govNOAA Fisheries Finds Listing Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon Under the Endangered Species Act “Not Warranted”NOAA Fisheries’ 12-month review shows a low risk of extinction. 0113
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Are you ready for another Godzilla El Niño? laist.com/news/climate...laist.comWhat a persistent ocean heatwave means for sea life and a possible El Niño yearA massive marine heatwave off our coast has been with us a year and shows no signs of letting up. 040
Reposted by Elliott HazenMethods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 16/05/2026What is acoustic spatial capture-recapture (aSCR)? In this blog post, Ané Cloete goes through aSCR, answering question on what it is, what it needs to work, what data the model uses and what kind of ecological questions aSCR can answer. Read the whole blog here 👇 buff.ly/1q2Ib6Fmethodsblog.comWhat is acoustic spatial capture-recapture (aSCR)?Post provided by Ané Cloete What is acoustic spatial capture-recapture (aSCR)? Estimating how many animals live in a given area is one of the most fundamental challenges in conservation. For specie… 1119
Reposted by Elliott HazenColin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 14/05/2026"What drove the birds to retreat to inaccessible cliffsides was changing human behavior, including desperate Spaniards gathering gull eggs to survive the country’s civil war from 1936 to 1939 and the famine that followed." www.biographic.com/spains-cliff...biographic.comSpain’s Cliff-Nesting Gulls Are Actually Beach Bums - bioGraphicAlmost a century ago, egg-poaching humans drove yellow-legged gulls away from beaches. Now the birds are coming back. 02818
Reposted by Elliott HazenPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 04/05/2026NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com) 6571552711
Reposted by Elliott HazenBirdLife Marine @birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Exciting news for seabird and ocean conservation: governments have formally recognised marine flyways at #CMSCOP15! Read how marine flyways can benefit migratory seabirds in this @mongabay.com article by BirdLife's @tammyedavies.bsky.social and Aline Kühl-Stenzel ➡️ tinyurl.com/MongabayMarFlynews.mongabay.comMarine flyways are the missing map we can use to boost seabird conservation (commentary)Last week, governments, conservationists and civil society from around the world gathered in Brazil for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS-15). In a rare mo... 12513
Reposted by Elliott HazenDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/03/2026$200 billion could fund the National Science Foundation for 20 years.washingtonpost.comPentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran warThat figure would far surpass the costs of the U.S. airstrike campaign to date and aims to boost production of critical weapons depleted in the conflict, people familiar with the matter said. 17637262
Reposted by Elliott HazenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/03/2026An Ohio jury ruled in favor of the rapper Afroman after a civil trial in which law enforcement officers accused him of causing them mental distress by using footage from their 2022 raid on his home in music videos.nyti.msAfroman Wins Civil Trial Over Use of Police Raid Footage in His Music VideosSeven law enforcement officers had accused the rapper, whose name is Joseph E. Foreman, of causing them “humiliation” by using images from their 2022 raid on his Ohio home in two music videos. 1238279
Reposted by Elliott HazenLiz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Each Friday night, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪 Just a quick one while I’m on the road this week. March 13 (Yr 2, Wk 11) - follow-ups on measles, sched F, ACIP recommendations - three essays from NIH insiders & more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...buttondown.comYear 2, Week 11Mar 7-13, 2026 - recalibrating 04414
Reposted by Elliott HazenLiz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Each Friday night, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪 Mar 6 (Year 2, Week 10) - NIH revoking certification of early career workers union - FDA 'chaos' & Prasad out (again) - even more delay & interference in NIH funding & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...buttondown.comYear 2, Week 10Feb 28-Mar6, 2026 - time (for) change 08847
Reposted by Elliott HazenPLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 26/02/2026During marine heatwaves, the thermal habitat for humpback whales is compressed, increasing the risk of entanglements with fishing gear. New research in PLOS Climate by Jarrod Santora and colleagues 👇 🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti... 📸 Anne Smith, Pixabay @ehazen.bsky.social 03010
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/s... It would be a nice time to have invested in mRNA vaccines…nytimes.comBird Flu Strikes California Elephant Seals for the First Time 2126
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026 Low counts of overwintering Pacific Monarchs suggests a collapse is likely www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_n...montereycountynow.comLow counts of overwintering monarchs trouble experts who see a potential species collapse.Western monarch butterfly counts hit a new low, signaling a potential species collapse due to habitat loss and pesticides, alarming conservation experts. 011
Reposted by Elliott HazenSeaAroundUs @seaaroundus.org · 20/02/2026This is an important step forward in species distribution modelling, enabling researchers and policymakers to better understand marine biodiversity patterns and develop more effective conservation strategies. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 0125
Reposted by Elliott HazenRebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Something positive for your scrolling today: Apparently kakapo are having a great year. apnews.com/article/kaka...apnews.comA bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romanceNew Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from disappearing, with intensive conservation efforts. 13111
Reposted by Elliott HazenJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took officeA Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies 15353262
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Postdoc Opportunity in the Netherlands! Apply by Jan 26. We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate to work with us on a postdoc at the NIOZ. It is a 2-year position, the NL-gvt-funded Vidi project. Application and details can be found here: workingat.nioz.nl/l/nl/o/postd...workingat.nioz.nlNIOZ - Postdoc positie Deep-sea prey and environmentThe Department of Coastal Systems (COS) at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ) is looking for a highly motivated postdoc to join a research team exploring the deep-sea predatory int 000
Reposted by Elliott HazenAuriel Fournier @rallidaerule.bsky.social · 06/01/2026I'm hiring a postdoc to work with myself, Dr Jim Lyons and the entire NOAA Firebird team on the adaptive management part of our larger project focused on the impacts of prescribed fire on Gulf Coast wetlands Accepting applications until Feb 15th blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/19...blogs.illinois.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate - NOAA Firebird - Illinois Natural History Survey/PRI - Application Deadline: February 15, 2026 03852
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Just in time for the holidays, can VMS fleet data be used as ecosystem sentinel information? Why yes it can! And fishing fleets are highly responsive to changing ecosystem conditions. news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/fish...news.ucsc.eduNew study finds fishing-fleet movements can reveal marine-ecosystem shiftsUC Santa Cruz researchers show how vessel-tracking data mirrored tuna roaming beyond their typical territory due to unusually warm ocean temperatures 183
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025"Australian MPAs and unprotected areas exhibit similar patterns of exposure to warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and marine heatwaves, suggesting that MPA placement with respect to future climate is no better than random." agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com 030
Reposted by Elliott HazenPaulose Jacob Peter @paulosejacob.bsky.social · 21/11/2025🌊 World Fisheries Day 2025 🐟 Respect our oceans. Support our fishers. Sustainable seas are our shared future. 🌍💙 #WorldFisheriesDay #SustainableFisheries #BlueEconomy #OneOcean 0111
Reposted by Elliott HazenNnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was: 809453537145
Reposted by Elliott HazenGregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Johnston et al (2025) Widespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism 💡🧪🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natclimate.nature.com (H/T @zarahpattison.bsky.social)nature.comWidespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism - Nature Climate ChangeThe authors combine light intensity data with eddy covariance observations from 86 sites to show that artificial light at night increases ecosystem respiration and alters carbon exchange, with impacts... 02515
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Important new paper by Allison Cluett highlighting what has happened to the PDO. It's still there, it's just swamped by the global warming signal since 2024. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comPan-basin warming now overshadows robust Pacific Decadal Oscillation - Nature Climate ChangeNatural patterns of climate variability, such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), strongly influence regional climate. This study shows that anthropogenic warming now has greater influence than ... 011
Reposted by Elliott HazenRachit Dubey @rachitdubey.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Honored and excited to share that I am the winner of Nomis & Science Young Explorer Award!! Also thrilled to share that my article describing my research is out now in @science.org today! The normalization of (almost) everything www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/science.orgThe normalization of (almost) everything: Our minds can get used to anything, and even crises start feeling normalOur minds can get used to anything, and even crises start feeling normal 38821
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Hiring alert: Pacific Fisheries Management Council staff scientist. A good job opportunity! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...workforcenow.adp.comRecruitment 011
Reposted by Elliott HazenAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year. The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices. But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low. 🧵/propublica.orgForeign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump CutsThe dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru... 20868523
Reposted by Elliott HazenCatarina Frazão Santos @cfrazaosantos.bsky.social · 15/05/2025New Perspective paper in #npjOceanSustainability highlights that marine spatial planning (#MSP) and marine protected area (#MPA) planning are not the same, but both are key for ocean sustainability in a changing ocean!🌊 doi.org/10.1038/s441... @erc.europa.eu @plantprojecterc.bsky.social 1154
Reposted by Elliott HazenStacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 22/10/2025A newly released Global Tipping Points report suggested that coral reefs have passed thresholds beyond which they can't bounce back. Our new study from Fiji shows just the opposite - astonishing, rapid recovery within 4 years of reefs pummeled by a category 5 cyclone. #ForCoral 064
Reposted by Elliott HazenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/11/2025The U.S. will not attend the annual UN climate summit, COP30, which kicks off on Thursday in Brazil. And that's just fine for those who see the Trump administration’s hostility toward anything related to climate change as a menace to international cooperation.nyti.msThe U.S. Is Skipping This Year’s Climate Summit. For Many, That’s OK.World leaders, gathering in Brazil, will try to agree on new, more ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gases. 149338
Reposted by Elliott HazenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/11/2025The current government shutdown is now officially the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the 35-day shutdown of President Trump’s first term. The impact of the shutdown, having lasted 35 full days, has already been felt across the country. nyti.ms/3Xaygvt 2825963
Reposted by Elliott HazenThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 31/10/2025Congress’ path to irrelevance did not begin during the #shutdown. It is the result of decades of erosion that created a political culture in which Congress is relegated to second-class status, according to a political scientist. buff.ly/8hYHW3jtheconversation.comThe shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevanceWith major shutdown impacts beginning to set in, a scholar of Congress says the House has all but abdicated its position as ‘The People’s Chamber.’ 1176
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Postdoctoral opportunity at UDelaware! careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...careers.udel.eduUniversity of Delaware - Details - Post Doctoral Researcher, Marine Science and Policy 011
Reposted by Elliott HazenKatie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 25/09/2025“No one would ever ask a cardiac surgeon to stop an operation midstream because something supposedly more important popped up... yet we ask knowledge workers to do something similar multiple times a day because the immediate impact doesn’t seem onerous.” | via @behscientist.bsky.socialbehavioralscientist.orgHow to Rescue an Overloaded Organization - by Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer - Behavioral ScientistMany leaders mistakenly believe that their organizations thrive under constant pressure. But overloaded systems are broken systems—to fix them, we must learn our way to the right amount of work. 043
Reposted by Elliott HazenDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Pleased to report that the whale biologist character is back in the new season of Futuramamedia.tenor.coma cartoon character says hey i calls them like i sees them im a whale biologistALT: a cartoon character says hey i calls them like i sees them im a whale biologist 31092
Reposted by Elliott HazenBen Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 16/09/2025When radicalization is good, actually. #roadecology 4662
Reposted by Elliott HazenPiali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 15/09/2025A huge shoutout to all the dedicated grants management specialists at the NIH who are working around the clock to push grants out before the Sep 30 deadline. And also to the POs responding to frantic emails. Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits. Thank you! 542393
Reposted by Elliott HazenDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hoteztheguardian.comScience is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter HotezFrom Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world 314078
Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025UCSC-NOAA cooperative institute glider technician position open for applications. Scroll down to "interested in fisheries work" here: fisheries.ucsc.edufisheries.ucsc.eduFisheries Collaborative Program – Supporting Sustainable Fisheries through Research 010
Reposted by Elliott HazenSteve Haddock @stevehaddock.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Our science photo book The Radiant Sea is out Sept 2nd!! 30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing. Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊 1521770
Reposted by Elliott HazenHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025As a guy who got a cancer that was probably caused by a virus, I think we should have /more/ vaccines. 193140681622
Reposted by Elliott HazenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/09/2025More than 85 American and international scientists have denounced a Trump administration report that calls the threat of climate change overblown, saying the analysis is riddled with errors, misrepresentations and cherry-picked data to fit the president’s agenda.nyti.msScientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate ReportScores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department’s argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies. 1424276
Reposted by Elliott HazenrOpenSci @handle.invalid · 02/09/2025✍️ [blog post] rOpenSci Champions Second Cohort: Projects Wrap-Up 🏆 Our second cohort of Champions completed the program. In this blog post, we share each champion’s projects, their achievements, and outreach activities. Read the wrap-up by @yabellini […]hachyderm.ioOriginal post on hachyderm.io 069
Reposted by Elliott HazenAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 02/09/2025AMOC is a climate-driven overturning current that supports northern Europe's warm climate. It's collapse would result in a colder Europe. The Gulf Stream is powered by the rotation of the Earth. For it to collapse, the planet would have to stop spinning. That, the physicists tell me, would be bad. 36320