Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Some background from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the disingenuous reasoning behind the NSF decision to "descope" the ocean observatories mooring arrays (see the comments to the article as well). lnkd.in/eM9HzHzR 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 06/06/2026How bad can it get? This is really, really bad. www.linkedin.com/posts/weve-c...linkedin.comWe've created a simple guide for the professional scientific community on how OMB's proposed grant-making rules affect your work. These rules would give political appointees control over grant...We've created a simple guide for the professional scientific community on how OMB's proposed grant-making rules affect your work. These rules would give political appointees control over grant funding... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Flying blind www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-mc...linkedin.com"Forecasters have a phrase for operating with degraded observational data: flying blind." Flying blind into hurricanes ... Whats next in line for NOT ocean observing?removing the TAO array?..."Forecasters have a phrase for operating with degraded observational data: flying blind." Flying blind into hurricanes ... Whats next in line for NOT ocean observing?removing the TAO array? That woul... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Incredibly short sighted and destructive action by an administration determined to ignore the effects of anthropogenic global heating, and to destroy the science monitoring it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comDismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring systemOcean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Weather and climate live stream is on: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"The power of the scientific community What should the scientific community do when those systems are disrupted? When long-standing rules and norms are broken? When those reliable science processes and investments are gone? When our trust in the system is undermined?" blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...blog.ucs.orgScience is Rising: Finding our Power to Protect Science and DemocracyWhat can scientists do in the face of assaults on our democracy? RISE UP! 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The CalCOFI Conference starts at UCSD SIO tomorrow. lnkd.in/ebHANR_H It's free to watch online lnkd.in/ez2ZTReY It starts at 09:00h which is 04:00h for me in New Zealand, so I'd best get some coffee prepared. 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I never thought that a U.S. government would pursue this level of self-destructive insanity, but here we are. The barbarians are at the gates. www.linkedin.com/posts/metjus...linkedin.comFor the second consecutive year, the White House has proposed eliminating NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Most people have never heard of OAR. That's kind of the point. The OAR… |...For the second consecutive year, the White House has proposed eliminating NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Most people have never heard of OAR. That's kind of the point. The OAR ac... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The systematic destruction of a critical science facility outlined here is blatant political interference that violates all of the principles of scientific integrity. Don't let them get away with it. ocuments Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAR blog.ucs.org/carlos-marti...blog.ucs.orgDocuments Show Real Reason Why the White House Wants to Break Up NCAROMB's motivations for dismantling research center critical to US safety and defense are political 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Fishing Maps Mobile for Android version 1.0.3 is live on Google Playstore. play.google.com/store/apps/d... Access the User Manual from the app using the 3 dot icon on the top right of the screen. You can request a free 7-day trial of the app (see the link on the app login screen). 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Is it weird to feel that I want to be polite when talking to a machine like Claude? 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 05/04/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-j...linkedin.comThe Hormuz Crisis Has Made the Shadow Fleet the World's Tanker Fleet - The Ocean Foundation | Mark J. Spalding, J.D.The world is not running out of oil. It is running out of safe ships to carry it. Since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28th, the Strait of Hormuz has effectively closed to the regulated... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This is what 50% of American voters chose. Think about that for a moment. A huge increase in defense spending at the expense of services for people, support for science, and environmental stewardship. www.linkedin.com/posts/zhongh...linkedin.com#fiscalyear2027 #budgetproposal #nationaldefense #scienceandtech #nsf… | Zhonghao (John) Liu🚨The FY 2027 White House Budget Proposal Represents The Most Significant Pivots in Federal Spending Priorities in Decades🚨 📉 The Science & Tech "Squeeze" The most striking figures are the proposed cu... 000
Reposted by Dr. Sam McClatchieDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world. It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world.nature.comMassive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administrationBudget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing. 21822313
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Wind jets drive variable upwelling off northern Costa Rica and the Gulf of Panama. SST in upwelling areas oscillates from lows of 22C to highs of 28 to 30C over several days as the Papagayo and Gulf of Panama wind jets intensify and ebb again. vimeo.com/1171910723/d... #fisheries #oceanographyvimeo.comUntitledThis is "Untitled" by Sam McClatchie on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The Gulf of Panama upwelling is really cranking at the moment. t.mtrbio.com/fishingmaps #gamefishing #sportfishing #fishingmaps #yellowfintuna #marlin 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 29/01/2026This is a very clear statement from the Union of Concerned Scientists describing why NCAR must not be restructured, dispersed, and broken up.eos.orgWhat Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - EosFive ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it. 021
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 25/01/2026SST, fronts, currents and chlorophyll maps available daily for gamefishing Costa Rica. #sportfishing #gamefishing #fishingcostarica #yellowfin #marlin 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Interpreting satellite maps for gamefishing involves looking for consistent patterns in SST, fronts, currents and chlorophyll (when available) over several days. Selecting the frontal zones is made easier by using the SST frontal gradient maps. #gamefishing #biggamefishing #yellowfin #marlin 001
Reposted by Dr. Sam McClatchieWhite House Watchdog @whitehousewatchdog.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Senate boosts funding for NASA, NOAA, and NSF beyond Trump's request, emphasizing science and research investment.nbcnews.comCongress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump’s requested cutsSenate boosts funding for NASA, NOAA, and NSF beyond Trump's request, emphasizing science and research investment. 48429
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Nothing like a few sunny days in New Zealand to bring out the chlorophyll in Fishing Maps. www.fishingmaps.info #oceanography #fisheries #sportfishing #marlin #tuna 100
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Are single pass Sea Surface Temperature (SST) images the best way to detect fronts for gamefishing? Checkout the new blog on the Fishing Maps (zurl.co/zlvlj) website. zurl.co/9DtXs 100
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Consistent patterns in the sea surface temperature, currents, and chlorophyll create the structure that allows plankton concentrations to develop over several days. In this example off Tutukaka, New Zealand, over a 4 day period, SST is cool inshore of the 100 metre line. 110
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Yellowfin tuna are back in New Zealand and the summer recreational gamefishing is going off. What's going on? zurl.co/qs0oh 100
Reposted by Dr. Sam McClatchieMike Sieracki @msier.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Our first direct hit. Oddly our oyster work is the most popular thing we do. Great return on investment for taxpayers funding bay restoration. cambridgespy.substack.com/p/horn-point...cambridgespy.substack.comHorn Point Confirms Deep NOAA CutsA nearly 50 percent reduction in federal funding for oyster restoration threatens to sharply reduce oyster production in the Chesapeake Bay, jeopardizing one of the region’s most successful environmen... 108736
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 29/12/2025We know the southern hemisphere is special, but what's that got to do with ocean eddies? In the northern hemisphere, high sea surface height (SSH) in the centre of an eddy is associated with clockwise rotating currents. 100
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 26/12/2025There are strong sea surface temperature (SST) contrasts off the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, with cool water nearshore. The gradients are not sharp enough to produce well defined fronts, probably due to recent windy weather. 120
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Cloud-free Sea Surface Temperature off the Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand reveals distinct temperature variations north and south of a significant eddy. 🌊 #Oceanography #NewZealand 010
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 17/12/2025“Deliberately dismantling an institution so central to weather forecasting and climate change prediction would not only undermine scientific research, it would leave people across the nation less prepared for the dangers of a warming world." www.ucs.org/about/news/t... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 07/11/2025www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-mc... #oceanography #fisherieslinkedin.comTemperatures off Whitianga, New Zealand, today are 1 to 2 degrees C warmer than the average temperature for this time of year. The first map shows temperature anomalies which are calculated by… | Sam ...Temperatures off Whitianga, New Zealand, today are 1 to 2 degrees C warmer than the average temperature for this time of year. The first map shows temperature anomalies which are calculated by subtra... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 08/10/2025open.substack.com/pub/contrari... The barbarians are attempting to burn down the nation.open.substack.comStephen Miller is the Poster Boy for the Rabid MAGA MovementThe more voters see of him, the more repulsed they’ll be 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Trump is meeting with Vought today to see how they can advance this destructive plan. thebulletin.org/2025/09/whol...thebulletin.org‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at riskThe Trump administration has proposed devastating cuts to federal Earth and climate science programs, and a government shutdown could give them an opportunity to begin implementing those cuts. 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Fight back! edition.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c... #fisheries #oceanographyedition.cnn.comClimate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas | CNNA small group of writers and researchers are launching an ambitious effort to preserve key climate data that the Trump administration has taken offline, including the climate.gov website. 020
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 28/08/2025It's becoming ever more apparent that ships should focus on what the autonomous vehicles cannot do. #fisheries #oceanographysaildrone.comABS Issues Full Class for Saildrone Surveyor, Setting New Benchmark for USVsSaildrone USVs are the world’s only unmanned platform to receive classification from ABS—no other USV or UUV has been fully classed by any classification society. 010
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 22/08/2025There are times when the patterns of temperature on the ocean are simply beautiful, whether you are into the science or not. www.fishingmaps.info #fisheries #oceanography 010
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Great to see Congress pushing back on this one. ecomagazine.com/news/policy/... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 19/08/2025This sort of underhanded planning makes it very uncertain what the final U.S. 2026 science budget will actually look like. eos.org/research-and... 021
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Lying is an epidemic among the tribal groups populating our nations. People lie to themselves to support their beliefs, and they believe the lies of leaders and influencers without checking sources.populismstudies.orgBig Lie - ECPSBig Lie 110
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 06/08/2025There has been a lot of relief over the push back by congressional appropriations committees on the proposed massive funding cuts to science. But the battle is far from won. www.espadvisor.com/post/pocket-...espadvisor.comPocket Rescissions Could Quietly Gut Ocean and Science FundingA little-known budget maneuver called a pocket rescission could quietly cancel millions in approved federal funds before they're spent—threatening ocean, science, and coastal programs in FY25. Learn h... 100
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Here's a success story about the epidemiology of the sea star wasting disease, which is now a solved mystery, at least in terms of the culprit pathogen. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...nytimes.comScientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease 010
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 03/08/2025# oceanography # fisherieslinkedin.comOceanography for recreational game fishers: | Sam McClatchieOceanography for recreational game fishers: The currents shown by Fishing Maps (https://lnkd.in/e8mBDKsz) are what is called "residual currents". The tides have been removed, and what remains is the ... 000
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 22/07/2025With return of sunny weather, the main recreational bluefin tuna fishing areas in New Zealand (Waihau Bay and Hokitika) are developing more complex surface temperature structure and fronts, and we are seeing some unusually clear chlorophyll imagery coming through. (www.fishingmaps.info). #fisheries 020
Reposted by Dr. Sam McClatchiePeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The monitoring station on Mauna Loa provides the longest direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere. Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange 14599235
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 20/07/2025www.linkedin.com/posts/craig-...linkedin.comGet NOAA the Budget it Needs, Not Trump's. | Craig McLeanGet NOAA the Budget it Needs, Not Trump's. Tactics: Take a look at this video. Target a strategic audience. Pound the message. Trump's political party has turned its back on their people'... 010
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 19/07/2025" The media showed that killing Atlas 15 in the face of recorded increased warming in the ocean and air which carries and dumps more rain, killing people in flash floods, is an act of callous disregard for the protection of American lives. And they reversed themselves. "linkedin.comCallous Negligence Revealed: Secretary of Commerce Reverses Funding Denial | Craig McLeanCallous Negligence Revealed: Secretary of Commerce Reverses Funding Denial Atlas 15 precipitation outlook will live on. I was live on NewsNation yesterday describing how an enemy of the United Stat... 010
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Some very good news concerning NOAA FY 2026 funding. Not done and dusted yet by any means, but great news at this step along the process nevertheless. michaelrlowry.substack.com/p/congressio...michaelrlowry.substack.comCongressional Committees Reject Deep NOAA Cuts Proposed by Trump AdministrationBipartisan appropriations committees in the House and Senate widely reject severe cuts affecting the future of hurricane forecasting 021
Dr. Sam McClatchie @fishocean.bsky.social · 15/07/2025linkedin.comThe defunding by the Army Corps of Engineers of the Coastal Data Information Program run out of Scripps Oceanography is a mind-blowingly stupid decision with seriously damaging consequences for… | Sam...The defunding by the Army Corps of Engineers of the Coastal Data Information Program run out of Scripps Oceanography is a mind-blowingly stupid decision with seriously damaging consequences for coasta... 000