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Laurie Sellars

@lauriesellars.bsky.social
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Environmental Studies PhD student at NYU studying aquatic animals and humans’ relationships with them 🐟🐡🦈

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Laurie Sellars @lauriesellars.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Destroying someone’s home is a harm, full stop. ‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining
Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Unnamed = unprotected. The international aquarium trade loves new and novel species. But many of these fish have not been named or identified by science, and we don’t know if the trade is sustainable. #wildlifetrade @therevelator.org therevelator.org/catfish-l046...
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The Armored Catfish Known as L046: Protecting the Unnamed • The Revelator
The international aquarium trade loves new and novel species. But many of these have not been named or identified by science, and we don’t know if the trade is sustainable.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I am getting a lot of questions about the angler in Massachusetts who "accidentally" caught a great white shark and then released it, resulting in lots of viral media coverage. Some quick thoughts here, in no particular order. wbsm.com/nantucket-fi... 🧪🌍🦑🦈
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Massachusetts Man Catches Great White Shark With His Bare Hands
A 9-foot great white shark off Nantucket? See how this local boat captain safely released the massive beast back into the surf in under 15 seconds.
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Laurie Sellars @lauriesellars.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thrilled to share a policy report that I co-authored about how city governments can incorporate wild animal welfare into their approaches to human-wildlife conflict! 🏙️🕊️ Led by Adalene Minelli, @jeffsebo.bsky.social, and NYU’s Wild Animal Welfare Program enviroanimal.org/human-wildli...
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Wild Animal Welfare in Local Policies on Human-Wildlife Conflict - Center for Environmental and Animal Protection
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states. The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor. One collision and the whale is dead. We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
AI slop has made it to the deep sea. That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
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That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightfu…
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spencer roberts 🦈 @unpopularscience.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
NEW: Public records show Florida licenses capture of thousands of wild sharks and rays to major aquarium corporations around the world. >2/3 of animals permitted for capture were IUCN-redlisted. 95% of licenses list one contractor — remember this name — Dynasty Marine 🧵
Sharks and rays permitted by Florida for capture into aquarium exhibition
(FWC, 2015-2025)

total: 15549
top facilities (not in order):
Marineland Dolphin Adventure
SeaWorld Orlando
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Georgia Aquarium
Frost Museum of Science
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Miami Seaquarium
St. Augustine Aquarium
Gumbo Limbo
Walt Disney - The Seas
Volusia County
Daytona Aquarium
Zoo Tampa / Lowry Park
Florida Aquarium (Tampa)
Mote Aquarium
Florida Oceanographic Society
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Laurie Sellars @lauriesellars.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Fantastic piece by @kennytorrella.bsky.social exploring what aquaculture is doing to farmed salmon. It’s exciting to see captive dewilding included in the conversation!
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Laurie Sellars @lauriesellars.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I’m a bit late, but excited to share this op-ed by NYU Professor Becca Franks and me about the risks aquaculture poses to farmed animals 🐟🦐 foodtank.com/news/2025/09...
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Aquaculture Is Expanding. What About the Animals in Them?
We can and should ask: how can we farm with an eye toward minimizing or altogether avoiding welfare harms?
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