Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions" authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E... 02512
Reposted by Josh CinnerCraig White @craig-white.bsky.social · 24/06/2025In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons… 2134129
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Big thanks to the @lec-reefs.bsky.social crew for hosting the Thriving Oceans team in Lancaster. Workshops in castles and walks in the woods made for an amazing collaboration. 0132
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Our Bright Spots 2.0 workshop team @christinahicks.bsky.social @evamaire.bsky.social @crisruanocha.bsky.social @jzamborainmason.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social @bessruff.bsky.social 0143
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Generations of my PhD students (4 former and 2 current) working together. @christinahicks.bsky.social @evamaire.bsky.social @jzamborainmason.bsky.social @crisruanocha.bsky.social 0131
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025In my way to a series of exciting workshops in Lancaster and Montpellier - we’ll be developing the next generation bright spots analysis. Watch this space… @lec-reefs.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social 182
Reposted by Josh CinnerSal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 11/06/2025BIG new paper on the MegaMove project with @netlab.bsky.social - portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new... Top areas to reach 30 x 30 for marine megafauna are highlightedportal.lancaster.ac.ukNews | PortalThe Portal is the home of news, events, timetables and study information for all students at Lancaster University. It also features useful services and tools. 032
Reposted by Josh CinnerProfessor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 9564253
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Got my first electricity bill after installing solar with a battery. $0… 4210
Reposted by Josh CinnerShark Safety WA @sharksafetywa.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Colin Simpfendorfer’s resignation from working group comes as conservationists lash expansion of lethal program they say ‘does nothing to improve beach safety’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.com‘Gut punch’: top shark expert quits Queensland advisory panel after LNP expands cull programExclusive: Colin Simpfendorfer’s resignation comes as other members of working group members say state government went against their advice against expanding lethal controls 163
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Awesome postdoc opportunity in our school to work with the amazing Sophie Webber on Australia’s climate economy usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E...usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Research Associate - Australia's Climate EconomyFull time (Part Time negotiable), Fixed term for 3 years Work with a team of interdisciplinary researchers and doctoral students building a conceptual and empirical map of the emerging Climate Economy... 031
Reposted by Josh CinnerDavid Schlosberg @dschlosberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025New article: Our team's reflections on the use of Q methodology in environmental justice research, and the ways we tried to embed EJ principles in the process - and interpretation of the data. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comQ methodology and environmental social science: adapting Q for complexity and inclusion in environmental justice researchThis paper details an application of Q methodology for a global environmental justice project, a novel use in terms of the scale and complexity of our research agenda. We provide a rationale for ou... 062
Reposted by Josh CinnerDr. Chris Pepin-Neff (they/them) @pepinneff.bsky.social · 25/05/2025The QLD $90 million on more shark nets, etc is disgraceful. My quote: “Today’s policy decision makes politicians more safe and Queensland beaches less safe by taking the focus off the personal responsibility and education in beach safety.” newshub.medianet.com.au/2025/05/quee...newshub.medianet.com.auQueensland Government dives backwards by declaring war on marine life - News HubSYDNEY 25 MAY 2025: The Queensland Crisafulli government’s ‘new’ Shark Control Program—that will amp up the slaughter of sharks—looks like it was written in the 1900’s and flies in the face of conserv... 042
Reposted by Josh CinnerColin Simpfendorfer @sharkcolin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025New #sharkscience from @hollieboothie.bsky.social Conservation impacts and hidden actions in a randomized controlled trial of a marine pay-to-release program. A deep dive into the ins and outs of pay to release. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @iucnshark.bsky.social @nickdulvy.bsky.socialscience.orgConservation impacts and hidden actions in a randomized controlled trial of a marine pay-to-release programPay-to-release program encouraged live release of endangered marine taxa but led some fishers to increase catches of those taxa. 0105
Reposted by Josh CinnerScience Magazine @science.org · 22/04/2025Most conservation initiatives require changes in human behavior. Insights from behavioral science may help bridge that gap. Learn more on #EarthDay:scim.agHow behavioral science can help conservationLeveraging cognitive biases and social influence can make conservation efforts more effective 05418
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Trump Opens a Huge Marine Protected Zone to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/c...nytimes.comTrump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial FisheriesThe president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.” 230
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...abc.net.auScientists collect unique sea creatures during voyage to East AntarcticaFrom giant sea spiders to "sea pigs" and "sea butterflies" — analysing the rich biodiversity in Antarctica has thrilled researchers studying the impacts of climate change. 040
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025THREE DAYS LEFT to apply for a 🔥 fully funded PhD scholarship to join our interdisciplinary Thriving Oceans Research Hub. Come be part of an epic global project focused on locating and learning from coral reef bright spots. Prior publications are helpful. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...sydney.edu.au 077
Reposted by Josh CinnerBlue Convergence Fund @blue-convergence.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Congrats to the 2025 Pew Marine Fellows! This is such a wonderful program and we are looking forward to seeing the great work the new class of Fellows will do. #PewMarineFellow pewtrsts.org/4c1h16qpewtrsts.orgPew’s 2025 Marine Fellows Work to Conserve Ocean Species and EcosystemsThe Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation has named six scientists from China, Curaçao, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Africa as the newest recipients of the Pew fellowships in marine cons... 052
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...abc.net.au'Thrown under the bus': Study concludes international students not to blame for rising rentsInternational students have been "thrown under the bus" and unfairly blamed for the rental crisis, according to new study. 000
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Exciting PhD scholarship opportunity to join our new Thriving Oceans Research Hub www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-.... Looking for candidates with training in social science, fisheries, and/or ecology. Prior publications are helpful. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships... 03012
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 15/03/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher EducationThis is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses. 021
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 22/02/2025youtu.be/1kYIojG707wyoutu.beHonest Government Ad | Our Last Fair Election?YouTube video by thejuicemedia 000
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The Thriving Oceans team assembled at last (11/13 of us at least). Such an amazing group of ECR talent. Watch this space for some exciting and interdisciplinary marine sustainability science! 091
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Fish and chips shouldn’t come with a catch: how Australia can keep illegal seafood off our plates theconversation.com/fish-and-chi...theconversation.comFish and chips shouldn’t come with a catch: how Australia can keep illegal seafood off our platesMost of the seafood Australians consume comes from overseas. This includes products from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing operations. We can fix this. 010
Reposted by Josh CinnerCorey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Marine reserves contribute half of the larval supply to a coral reef fishery doi.org/10.1126/scia...doi.orgMarine reserves contribute half of the larval supply to a coral reef fisheryMarine reserves generate more than half of coral groupers produced on the GBR and half of the fish caught by the fishery. 02412
Reposted by Josh CinnerRichard McElreath 🐈⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 19/09/2024If you hate statistics like I do, then you'll love my free lectures. Putting science before statistics, 20 lectures from basics of inference & causal modeling to multilevel models & dynamic state space models. It's all free, made with love and sympathy. 🧪 #stats www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 29852229
Reposted by Josh CinnerJames Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans? 2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍 17746
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Taking a much needed break on an island where the kava flows and the loudest sound is the rolling thunder- I could, however, do without the sea lice… 040
Reposted by Josh CinnerJosh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese.... Scholarship Ad: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...sydney.edu.auPostgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries SustainabilityA $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork. 16755
Reposted by Josh CinnerLaura Dee @lauradee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Foundations and future directions for causal inference in ecological research, forthcoming w/ @katherinesiegel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4mm57zzd. We wrote it based on our experience teaching causal inference to ecologists w/ some stuff we wish other papers had reviewed to share w/ the students 1/n 610847
Reposted by Josh CinnerJessica Zamborain Mason @jzamborainmason.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Just out in early view @Conbiology we show how to assess the sustainability of data poor reef fisheries leveraging information from global models! @joshuacinner.bsky.social @mikemihalitsis.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.comDownscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheriesMultispecies coral reef fisheries are typically managed by local communities who often lack research and monitoring capacity, which prevents estimation of well-defined sustainable reference points to.... 01210
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese.... Scholarship Ad: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...sydney.edu.auPostgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries SustainabilityA $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork. 16755
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Hot new #OpenAccess paper by ECR superstar @jzamborainmason.bsky.social on Downscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheries. We downscaled a global model to examine whether Ahus Island's fishery is sustainable. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.comDownscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheriesMultispecies coral reef fisheries are typically managed by local communities who often lack research and monitoring capacity, which prevents estimation of well-defined sustainable reference points to... 195
Reposted by Josh CinnerNick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Big paper drop by @reefjav.bsky.social ! Reef fish communities are undergoing substantial change on the Great Barrier Reef, with latitude and through time. Changing coral composition, not simply coral cover, a major driver. @lec-reefs.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comEmergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature CommunicationsCoral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger... 06720
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Ok, so what is up with all of the cat pictures in my Discover feed in Bluesky? I have muted several permutations (cat, cats, cat pictures, pets, etc) of words and tags and it is still about 10% of my feed. Anyone else have this problem? How do I make it stop??? 200
Reposted by Josh CinnerLaura Dee @lauradee.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Wildlife contributes to human well-being and values in visible and invisible ways that are under-recognized or dominated by conflict narratives. We review these critical contributions and what research and policy is needed to protect them: www.nature.com/articles/s44... 36323
Reposted by Josh CinnerColin Simpfendorfer @sharkcolin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Fascinating new paper out in @nature.com on the importance of Small Scale Fisheries. Lots of great information on catch, nutrition, livelihoods, etc. The #sharkscience factoid I found was that only 0.2% of the SSF catch is sharks, rays or chimaerans. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comIlluminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - NatureA study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ... 15019
Reposted by Josh CinnerJames Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Small-scale fisheries account for 40% of global catch, providing 20% of micronutrient intakes for up to 2.3 billion people and livelihoods for 1 in 12 people. Huge effort involving @fao.org & 800 experts, out now in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comIlluminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - NatureA study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ... 47051
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Our new Nature paper on the multi-dimensional contributions of small scale fisheries just dropped www.nature.com/articles/s41.... We find that SSF supply ~40% of global fish catch worth >$77billion, with knock on benefits that support numerous sustainable development goals. A truly monumental effortnature.comIlluminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - NatureA study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ... 44716
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 14/01/2025OK, just deleted my Twitter account, so am all in for Bluesky.... 090
Reposted by Josh CinnerTerry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · 10/01/2025"The (Australian) federal Environment Department published the offshore carbon capture & storage plans on 2nd January, for 2 weeks of public consultation".... Because they don't really want any public consultation on fossil fuel expansion or reef destruction. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comGreens attack Woodside proposal to bury CO2 from WA gas project under pristine reefParty labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef ‘nothing but greenwashing’ and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation 24826
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 10/01/2025So happy to be rid of that sling! Six weeks with my arm immobilised post shoulder surgery was more than enough for me. Now on to painful physiotherapy and eventually back to surfing. 050
Reposted by Josh CinnerJennifer Appoo @jenniferappoo.bsky.social · 05/01/2025A bit late but excited to share our new paper exploring how seabird nutrient inputs influence mangrove food webs! 🐦🌿 @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social @lec-reefs.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 04315
Reposted by Josh CinnerSimon J. Brandl @gobyone.bsky.social · 18/10/2024New paper in GEB: coral reefs are changing, but the most common shift is not what you think it might be. Systems dominated by live corals and small fishes are disappearing, while those dominated by algae and large fishes are becoming more common. #ecology #science doi.org/10.1111/geb.... 66930
Reposted by Josh CinnerKrista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 19/12/2024The last (🥺) story I'll ever edit for Hakai Magazine is live today. It's about an unfinished Haida canoe left to rot for over a century on a remote Alaskan island, and the modern-day carver who wants to learn everything he can from it. By @viajoshhunt.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/features/the...hakaimagazine.comThe Canoe in the Forest | Hakai MagazineAn unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building 615951
Reposted by Josh CinnerJessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 09/11/2024I'm loving all the food, climate, open data & other science starter packs showing up recently. Let's build up the fisheries, aquaculture & aquatic foods community here 🐟🍤🎣 Suggest folks to add below! go.bsky.app/EeZv5UT 177424
Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I’ve gotten to see lots of great concerts in my day, but one of the best was Glass Animals on the steps of the Sydney Opera House last week. Sydney can really turn it on!!! 000