Sign in

Jessica Gephart

@jagephart.bsky.social
5.8K followers 920 following 101 posts

Asst Prof at University of Washington SAFS Globalization of aquatic food systems & sustainable seafood Lab website: seafood-globalization-lab.weebly.com ARTIS website: artisdata.weebly.com

PostsRepliesMedia
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Where are the fish ponds? This Q has limited many studies on the environmental and human impacts of aquaculture. In an important step toward closing this gap, our new paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) maps fish ponds across Nigeria, a country experiencing rapid aquaculture development.
nature.com
021
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Why are bivalves, one of the most sustainable sources of animal protein, out here catching strays
410215
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Great to see this new doctoral programme announced. Look out for 30 PhD studentships advertised over the next 3 years, on topics related to food for nature and society (including related to fisheries..)
072
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Echelle Burns @echelleburns.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨New paper in Nature Communications🚨! We find that shark finning regulations have little impact on the global trade of shark products in the short-term, but might lead to more noticeable changes several years (7+) after regulations are implemented. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org
Global trade responses to shark finning regulations - Nature Communications
The study finds limited evidence that shark finning regulations alter global shark trade volumes. While overall effects are not significant, long-term trends suggest gradual trade shifts, including de...
293
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/06/2026
Children weren’t the target of federal food program changes, but they’re increasingly “collateral damage,” one expert said. The drop in the number of children receiving SNAP benefits is a “public health crisis” in the making, said another expert.
propublica.org
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
42728369
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Help Shape the Future of Blue Food! The BFPP fosters research collaborations that accelerate the incorporation of blue foods into food system policies & programs. Researchers, practitioners, and professionals engaged in blue foods' research are invited to join: tinyurl.com/bffp-interes...
tinyurl.com
Blue Food Futures Program Membership Interest Form
Thank you for your interest in joining the Blue Food Futures Program! We invite you to fill out the following form to provide us with essential information about your background and research interests...
012
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#academicJob Professor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Community-Engaged Conservation Arizona State University, Tempe apply.interfolio.com/185163
apply.interfolio.com
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio
011
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Yesterday—4 days after OMB released its proposal to revamp all federal funding—there were 3500+ comments. Today there are nearly 4,500. Our story on the damage the proposal could inflict on science and the researchers pushing back. Reported w/@marilenharo.bsky.social:
nature.com
White House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you need to know
The Trump administration’s proposal aims to improve transparency in federal funding, but critics fear the proposed rules would politicize research
413091
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Sandy Kawano, PhD @sandyk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Job Alert! I am recruiting a postdoc (and soon a lab tech) to study the functional morphology and biomechanics of walking-like behaviors in fishes at the University of Virginia. Details at: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0.... Ads for postdoc+lab tech on salamander locomotion grant coming soon! 🧪🐟🦎
jobs.virginia.edu
Research Associate in Biology in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Research Associate in Biology job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia
05255
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is announcing a new Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity! Priority review starts June 15, 2026. Help us spread the word to the #MarineScience community. Details and Apply ➡️: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627
recruit.ucdavis.edu
Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute (CMSI) Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
11535
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Umm, no they aren’t…
Picture of small crabs in someone’s hand with overlayed text saying “These are whole, tiny shrimps”
140
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Dear Friends, Please send this to your networks. Project Drawdown is offering full-time, paid (with benefits) fellowships to scientists and engineers working on climate solutions in the public interest. Deadline is April 17. drawdown.org/careers/clim...
drawdown.org
Climate Science Serving America Fellowship
Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
1202185
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 28/03/2026
🌎✨ Fully funded for early & mid-career researchers across the Americas! Join the Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America Symposium 2026 in São Paulo, Aug 25–27. 🔗 Apply by April 15: ow.ly/HVhY50YyUla #NASEMCapacity #LatinAmerica #LAConnections
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine logo. Academia Brasileira de Ciencias logo. Connections to sustain science in Latin America Symposium 2026. August 25-27, 2026. São Paulo, Brazil. Session Topics (Bulleted List): Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences, Oceans, Biomedicine & Omics, The Amazon & Sustainability, and Resilience in Extreme Events. Apply by April 15, 2026. QR code.
082
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
As a point of comparison, the US spent $21 billion in FY 2022 to feed billions of breakfasts and lunches to kids in schools across our whole country for an entire year under the universal school meals program that was later discontinued.
161109456
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Ginger Allington @gigirose.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Are you interested in complex social-ecological systems, pedagogy, sustainability education, and working with bright students and engaged faculty? I'm hiring a postdoc for a cool new initiative! More Info & Apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31747
nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Job #AJO31747, WDR-00057430 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
045
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
China’s Pacific squid fishery rife with labor, fishing abuses: Report
news.mongabay.com
China’s Pacific squid fishery rife with labor, fishing abuses: Report
Labor abuses including violence, debt bondage and withheld wages and medical care, overfishing, shark finning, marine mammal killings: A new report exposes bad practices and a weak regulatory…
0164
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Jacob Eurich @jacobeurich.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New paper 🐟 Ever wonder how blue nutrients found in #seafood flow through international #supplychains? We explored how trade redistributes blue nutrients across borders blogs.edf.org/edfish/2026/... @envdefensefund.bsky.social @keikonomuraa.bsky.social @jahwaiian.bsky.social @jagephart.bsky.social
blogs.edf.org
Trading Away Blue Nutrients
In Pacific Island Countries, blue foods play a central role in diets, culture, and livelihoods. However, global trade patterns often redistribute seafood - and thus blue nutrients - away from where th...
073
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Trump opens only US marine national monument in Atlantic to fishing — again news.mongabay.com/2026/02/trum...
news.mongabay.com
Trump opens only US marine national monument in Atlantic to fishing — again
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Feb. 6 to open a marine protected area off the northeastern U.S. to commercial fishing, in his latest move to deregulate the country’s waters and f...
21318
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Kyle Wilson @klwilson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
We are hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Indigenous Environmental Governance and Management. Very excited for this position. Please circulate widely among your networks: www.sfu.ca/rem/about/em... #academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky
sfu.ca
Faculty Positions
02225
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
But wait, there's more go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
45524
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends. 🧪🦑🌍🐟 go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo
220294
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🦐🐟 Who benefits nutritionally from aquaculture? While most production benefits domestic consumers, we find nutritional inequities in trade. This new @pnas.org paper has been a LONG time in the making with @chrisgolden.bsky.social & expertly led by Laura Elsler ⬇️ www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
071
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Job: Dean of the College of the Environment at the University of Washington www.washington.edu/provost/lead...
washington.edu
Leadership search: Deanship of the College of the Environment
The University of Washington is seeking a visionary leader to serve as the next Maggie Walker Dean of the College of the Environment. An advisory committee, with support from executive search firm...
058
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Wow. This is devastating. www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
311620796
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Nathan Pacoureau @nathanpacoureau.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Check out our new paper on one of the most quantified marine biodiversity crises—with proven pathways to recovery. Découvrez notre nouvel article sur l’une des crises de la biodiversité marine la plus nettement quantifiée—avec des solutions de rétablissement identifiées.
062
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants
0610
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A second levee broke south of Seattle last night as our relentless parade of atmospheric rivers continues. Thinking of the John Holdren quote that we have three options: mitigation, adaptation or suffering. The third is growing ever more apparent as progress lags on one and two.
16592311
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and Friday Harbor Labs is hiring an assistant professor WOT in marine invertebrate organismal biology 🦐🪸🐙 For details and to apply: apply.interfolio.com/178804
apply.interfolio.com
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio
031
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions.stanford.edu · 14/11/2025
In the latest Currents newsletter, you'll find: 🌍 A call for applicants for the Blue Food Futures Fellowship 🌊 Research on actions at port that can help deter illegal fishing 🎣 Insights on how blue foods can support country climate goals & more! Read & subscribe ⤵️ mailchi.mp/oceansolutio...
An overhead perspective of two people wearing blue and orange rubber gloves as they pass a bucket of fish to one another. Photo credit: Hong Wu/Getty Images
053
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
science.org
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
56583299
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Jon Puritz @jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com · 10/11/2025
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.

The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) at the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for an academic year (9 month), tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Marine Ecology. URI, the top public university in New England, is a land and sea grant research university located in Kingston, Rhode Island, a beautiful seaside community that is well connected by car, bus, and rail about 40 min from Providence, an hour from Boston and 3 hours from New York City.
25073
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
15857781934
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Halley E. Froehlich @dochfroehlich.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Ever notice small scale #aquaculture (SSA) doesn't seem to get much attention? Us too. We ran a semi-quant synthesis of the the literature and found it is poorly defined, missing from the US & Europe, & underrepresented in marine systems (e.g., oysters) dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq....
1143
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Halley E. Froehlich @dochfroehlich.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
A recent Science Advances special issue focused on #aquaculture, but seemed to have missed the mark in a multitude of ways. My incredible colleagues and I wrote this sweeping Open Access opinion article (with 80 citations!) in response. Hope it's useful! 🐟 🦐 🎣 doi.org/10.1111/raq....
doi.org
No Free Lunch: Sustainable Aquaculture Requires Recognizing Past Science, Improvements, and Comparative Assessment
Aquaculture has become an established and important part of the global food system. Several critiques of aquaculture continue to resurface, seemingly ignoring past research and improvements of (1) aq....
2147
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🚨 Recruiting 12 PhD students for a new NSF-funded program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences! This program is for U.S. students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP within the last 3 years. @uafairbanks.bsky.social www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
uaf.edu
EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
23134
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The Blue Food Futures Fellowship application is now open! Fellows receive 6 mo support at their home institution to address pressing issues in blue food + mentorship from a global blue research network + opportunities to present research at international fora ⬇️ More bluefood.earth/fellowships/
bluefood.earth
Fellowships | BFFP
Blue Food Futures Fellows research critical questions about blue foods, filling knowledge gaps and providing actionable insights for global food and climate initiatives.
067
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
476164624868
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/10/2025
Only a third of Americans even somewhat support drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Source: @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social
A map of the United States showing the percentage of people by county that support drilling for oil in the Arctic National wildlife refuge.
1017590
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
There is still time to submit! The special issue "Blue Foods in Local to Global Food Systems" deadline was extended to November 30 🐟 🦐 🍣
065
Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
If you have some blue foods work that you are looking for a home for, consider our special issue in Environmental Research: Food Systems! Submission deadline extended to November 30
000
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Rachel Carlson @rachelspatial.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Come work with us!
001
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
No words
America’s brain drain
902179853
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11/10/2025
Trump’s chaos will punish students. It’s not the billionaires’ kids who will suffer. It's working families' kids who will fall further behind.
27746197
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
nsf.gov
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
2115106
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Oceana @oceana.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
A new study reveals that although they are often overlooked, dried fish are critical to helping feed millions of people across Africa. Read more: bit.ly/4nItEIj @lancasteruni.bsky.social
0134
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Jessica Zamborain Mason @jzamborainmason.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Leading a HDSI nutrition sensitive aquatic food systems workshop with this amazing group of people! Feeling extremely grateful for them sharing their time and expertise with the group! @christinahicks.bsky.social @james-robinson.bsky.social @chrisgolden.bsky.social Aaron, Nisha, Chris Free & Laura
141
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Oceana #Ghana VP job posting here. Please share with any promising leaders who are ready to build and run campaigns! oceana.org/employment/v...
oceana.org
Vice President, Ghana | Oceana
126
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Huh. Unprecedented substitution of seafood species with non-aquatic species was found...Almost 60 % of shark products were identified as pork. "Face-off: Shark or pork? DNA barcoding authentication and labelling analysis of shark products"
doi.org
Redirecting
1337
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Rachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
🚨postdoc opportunity at UBC🚨 applications are now open for the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, due internally Oct. 15 - www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam... I can nominate 1 person and give feedback on that nominee's materials - if interested plz email me by Sept. 10 - join us!
Kayak trip with the lab in Deep Cove BC
14751
Reposted by Jessica Gephart
Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Stanford Doerr School is hiring at assistant prof level in Global Environmental Policy. Search is broadly scoped and aimed at anyone in quantitative social sciences or related fields, including econ, polisci, env policy, or data science as applied to env policy. Plz share, RT! tinyurl.com/3enzuubc
tinyurl.com
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Social Sciences (Global Environmental Policy)
0119