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Rebecca Gruby

@rebeccagruby.bsky.social
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Professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School. Director @umiamiconservation.bsky.social #MarSocSci Lab: ocean-governance.earth.miami.edu

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John Palfrey @palfrey.org · 18/06/2025
‪How should philanthropy respond to the crisis facing the charitable sector? I’m honored to introduce this series created in partnership with @macfound.org and @ssir.org and be in conversation with philanthropic leaders with different viewpoints. ssir.org/philanthropy...
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Philanthropy’s Response to the Radical New Reality (SSIR)
The nonprofit sector is experiencing seismic disruption. Since the start of 2025, the new US administration has aggressively slashed social spending, defunding and dismantling major domestic and inter...
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Jenna C. Hill @chillocean.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
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Notice of Changes
Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.
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Sarah Lawless @sarahlawless.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
New paper: Climate interventions in oceans are popular (e.g. marine restoration, bioengineering & mCDR) but bring social risks. We find foresight and mgmt of such risks are constrained by methods, public engagement & expertise. Governance reforms urgently needed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Terry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
New study highlights the lack of appropriate governance for emerging (and potentially dangerous) interventions in the ocean. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Novel marine-climate interventions hampered by low consensus and governance preparedness - Nature Climate Change
Oceans are on the front line of new planned climate actions, but understanding of novel marine-climate intervention development and deployment remains low. Here a survey among intervention practitione...
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Blue Convergence Fund @blue-convergence.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Introducing Blue Convergence Fund! We are pleased to announce the launch of a new philanthropic venture – Supporting Research, Fostering Collaboration, Empowering Communities Read more and sign up for our newsletter at blueconvergence.org
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Blue Convergence Fund
Supporting Research, Fostering Collaboration, Empowering Communities
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
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cstawitz.bsky.social @cstawitz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"In 2023, Miller was awarded NOAA Fisheries employee of the year...and in March 2024, she was promoted. On Thursday afternoon, while on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job." www.kuow.org/stories/noaa...
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NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year
Until Thursday afternoon, Hanna Miller focused on protecting whales from oil spills, ship strikes, and fishing gear. While on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her per...
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Dr. Larissa @rissarwx.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 27/02/2025
Every single philanthropic institution needs to do this rather than retracting right now. abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews....
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MacArthur Foundation to increase giving for two years in response to 'crisis'
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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
"These kinds of shocks are going to lead to a mass exodus … for minorities in particular.” For my latest @science.org story, I spoke with early career researchers who have been affected by the federal upheaval and are concerned about what it means for their future. www.science.org/content/arti...
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U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/02/2025
Remarkable thread offering guidance to current and prospective NSF grantees about how to navigate the times ahead — from an NSF program officer who was fired in yesterday's DOGE purge (!)
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Dr. Catherine Macdonald @drcatmac.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I study sharks, including restraining them for data collection. People often think my job must be a scary adrenaline-fueled thrill ride (it’s not). But without question, the most heartstoppingly, gut-clenchingly terrifying day of my professional life was the day my sample freezer almost thawed. 1/3
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
NOAA saves lives during tragedy and feeds millions of people every year Mess this up and people will die www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
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Jessica Gephart @jagephart.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Another funding opportunity is gone. NSF archived the the Career-Life Balance program which provided supplemental funding when researchers are on family leave. The small strides we had made toward improving representation in science are being undone so fast. new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests
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Dr Pamela Buchan @asterinidae.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Hello bluesky. I've done a bit of an update to the #MarSocSci starter pack. A flurry of new followers suggests it was needed. Let me know if you are engaged in marine social science and would like to be added. Suggest including the hashtag in your message so people can find you! go.bsky.app/Sj7NX5D
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 31/01/2025
Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
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Rebecca Gruby @rebeccagruby.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Some happy news: our Center has welcomed a fabulous new colleague who applies approaches from archeology to sea turtle conservation in exciting and innovative ways! Our work continues.
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Robert K. Johnson Center for Marine Conservation @umiamiconservation.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Research News! 📣 Johnson Center faculty affiliate Juan Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez has co-authored a new study in Science on the benefits of large-scale marine protected areas for highly migratory species AND economically valuable fisheries. Read more: news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/s...
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Study shows spillover benefits from large marine protected areas
No-fishing zones protect species and possibly lead to increases in catch rates
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Joachim Claudet @joachimclaudet.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🚨 Paper Alert! 🚨 🐟 Conservation benefits of large #MPA #network can span multiple ecosystems. 👉 Conservation performance should be framed at multiple ecologically relevant scales, from individual MPAs to MPA networks. 📰 doi.org/10.1111/cobi... 🤓 @thebraveecologist.bsky.social @cnrs.bsky.social
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Rebecca Gruby @rebeccagruby.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Massively important Nature study affirms global significance of small-scale fisheries: *SSF provide at least 40% of global fisheries catches *Globally, the livelihood of 1 in every 12 people, nearly half of them women, depends at least partly on small-scale fishing www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A 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 ...
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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Prospective 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...
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Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries Sustainability
A $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork.
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Rebecca Gruby @rebeccagruby.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This will be a great one, folks! Join us in person or online. Please give our new Center a follow too, for news about our interdisciplinary marine conservation research, education, and outreach!
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University of Miami Rosenstiel School @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🎉30th Anniversary!🎉Our 2025 Sea Secrets Lecture Series starts January 14, with @drcatmac.bsky.social director of our Shark Research and Conservation Program, discussing the biology, ecology and conservation of sharks and rays in So. Florida. Join us in person or online. 🦈 👇
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Sea Secrets Series 2025
Join us in person or online for Sea Secrets 2025.
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Rebecca Gruby @rebeccagruby.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Our department is recruiting for a lecturer position: careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1... The focus of the position is spatial analysis and environmental policy/law, along with student advising across our programs. Review of applications begins January 6.
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Mark Andrachuk he/him @markandrachuk.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I haven't seen a conservation social sciences starter pack so I decided to make one #ConSocSci #MarSocSci I am sure that I have missed people... please help me identify more people to add and let me know if you'd like me to add you! go.bsky.app/AdXdpZd
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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Meet some of the people advocating for 30x30 and marine protected areas Who am I missing? go.bsky.app/FpG4eqU
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Kendall Calhoun @kendallcalhoun.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hey all! 🦋 A really lovely group of co-authors and I wrote this recent piece for the special issue @society4conbio.bsky.social. We talk about both the challenges and strengths that come with being Black and queer in conservation ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🌱 Always a re-energizing read for me! ❤️ doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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Queer Black voices in conservation
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Furqan Asif @furqanasif.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
📣Attn Marine Social Scientists! 📣 The Call for Papers for the MARE 2025 People and the Sea Conference is here! 🌊 Theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond Date: 24-27 June 2025 Deadline for submission: 31 January 2025 🔗https://marecentre.nl/call-for-papers/
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2025 People & the Sea Conference
MARE conference People and the Sea XIII Dates: 24-27 June 2025 Conference theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond This year’s conference focuses on th…
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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · 24/11/2024
Because of popular demand we have now a number II Conservation Science starter pack since the first one is full since a while 🙃. If you are not yet on the first one, pass me message. I preferentially add folks with clear conservation research focus in profile and skeets. go.bsky.app/9RdjmCX
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Rebecca Gruby @rebeccagruby.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Massive congratulations to Ann Singeo on her recognition as a Pacific Conservation Hero by Nat Geo, Disney, and the Polynesian Voyaging Society in celebration of the launch of Moana 2. She’s certainly one of mine! www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/topic/...
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Answer The Call
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Alice Vadrot @alicevadrot.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Ocean protection, especially in the high seas, needs a spirit of compromise. This implies that the United States must ratify the #BBNJ #marine #biodiversity treaty now. Check out my @natureportfolio.bsky.social correspondence piece on why this is important. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The United States, as a marine superpower, must ratify the high seas biodiversity treaty now
Letter to the Editor
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Dr Pamela Buchan @asterinidae.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Here's the beginnings of a starter pack for marine social science content. Let me know if you want to be added to it. We had a strong #MarSocSci community on twitter and I looked forward to welcoming the same over here. go.bsky.app/Sj7NX5D
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Dr. Catherine Macdonald @drcatmac.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hi, new bluesky friends! I’m a marine conservation biologist at @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social who mostly but not exclusively studies sharks and rays. Following me delivers random shark content and thoughts about improving science, teaching, and conservation practices.
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Rebecca Gruby @rebeccagruby.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
New paper from the Ocean Philanthropy Research Initiative: We evaluate how philanthropic foundations working in marine conservation engage communities in grant-making decisions. Bottom line: Engagement is limited, we can & must do better. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making
<em>Conservation Biology</em> is the leading global journal in the field of conservation, publishing groundbreaking papers contributing to the conservation of biological diversity.
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