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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This is in two hours and there’s still time to register

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joeymaier 🌊 @joeymaier.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"Abandoned FADs pose numerous problems. They shed plastic as they break down, damage coral reefs and collide with artisanal fishing boats...scientists routinely find sharks, turtles, sea lions, seabirds and other wildlife entangled in the netting " news.mongabay.com/2026/02/aban...

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Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve

SANTA CRUZ, GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — “Good morning,” Walter Borbor, a social media-famous fisher, says to his followers in a 2022 Instagram video. “What we have here is a plantado.” He points to a...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The new Fisheries of the United States report is out! I use this amazing dataset in several of my classes, and in my latest book on sustainable seafood. 🧪🦑🌍🐟 www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/doc...

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Fisheries of the United States Reports

The annual Fisheries of the United States report is a yearbook of fisheries statistics for the nation. The most recent report provides data on commercial landings and value and recreational catch in 2...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Artificial light reduces elasmobranch bycatch in gillnets across multiple wavelengths and taxonomic groups | "net illumination can reduce catch rates of a diverse array of elasmobranchs while revealing taxonomic-specific responses between bony and cartilaginous fishes" doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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Artificial light reduces elasmobranch bycatch in gillnets across multiple wavelengths and taxonomic groups

Globally, the incidental capture of non-target species (bycatch) in fisheries has been linked to declines of ecologically, economically, and culturall…

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the jEfE @thejefe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

And btw if you're like "I want to help Sarah get the work she's doing done, but I actually don't need valentines" You can always donate to @skypeascientist.bsky.social directly. This is 100% a thing you can do. It'll help me host more events & MUCH more givebutter.com/SupportSAS26

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Everyone’s sharing this “cows use tools” news like they’re harmless creatures. You guys know that cows kill more people than sharks do, right? Right?

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This will be my new profile pic because it is everything I have wanted for ages.

A great white shark on land wearing a party hat under a rainbow surrounded by stuffed white unicorns. Above it says in script "I'm just trying to fit in, man.

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Requinoesis✨ @requinoesis.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I tried modeling the little Ocelot Shark, a proposed mob idea for the seas of Hytale, attempting something different from just aggressive sharks with no depth. Despite the stress of being rusty with 3D, it was fun. 🦈✨

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Folks, the Important Shark and Ray Areas project is coming to North America! This international team collects a variety of data and evidence, and creates a standardized list of habitats that should be prioritized for future shark conservation. 🦑🌍🦈🧪

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It's Valentine Packing time at Skype a Scientist HQ. Get your pack at SquidFacts.net (These support science education nonprofit @skypeascientist.bsky.social !)

A pile of valentines, including a gulper eel saying "you make my jaw drop", a grimalditeuthis saying "I find you a-LURE-ing" a whale skeleton at the bottom of the ocean with snailfish and two octopuses making heart arms under the words "I've whale-fallen for you", and an anglerfish saying "You're my light in the darkness", and then two packs of cards that are all nice and tied up

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I’m picking these valentines up from the printer tomorrow and will be shipping them all week! Things are DARK. Bring a little silliness to your February with some deep sea valentines. As with all merch on the Squid Facts Shop, sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social Get em at SquidFacts.net

4 valentines in a grid, a pelican eel with the words "You make my jaw drop", an anglerfish that says "You're my light in the darkness", a grimalditeuthis that says "I find you a LURE ing" and two octopuses and a snailfish on the skeleton of a whale that says "I've Whale Fallen for you" lmao. The octopuses are making a heart with their arms together.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

If you're in the DC area, I'm giving a seminar about my research on public misunderstanding of ocean conservation! Free and includes snacks! If you're not in the DC area, or if you are but you don't want to put on pants, it will be livestreamed. 🦑🧪🌍 #SciComm events.georgetown.edu/earthcommons...

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ECo Talks: The Causes and Consequences of Public Misunderstanding of Shark Conservation with Dr. David Shiffman

Dr. David Shiffman, Environmental Studies and Earth Commons adjunct, will present his talk, “The Causes and Consequences of Public Misunderstandi...

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

N.S. artist helps kelp grow in homemade clay pots in underwater art installation The pots were deposited in the waters of Cranberry Cove in December #NovaScotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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N.S. artist helps kelp grow in homemade clay pots in underwater art installation | CBC News

The pots were created using a mix of wild and commercial clay, and were placed in the waters of Cranberry Cove in December.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It's about time someone in the Senate fought for fish. (Seriously though, fisheries in Alaska are extremely economically important, and the US law that governs them is co-named for former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens)

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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Giant phantom #jellyfish spotted deep in #Pacific. These rare sea creatures live where the sun doesn't shine. Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This course was part of what made this account happened and I've heard amazing things about the field work! The Garvin crew are amazing, lovely and inclusive, highly highly recommended. #sharkbitez

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Patricia Correll @authorpcorrell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Hey people! My son's science fair project is about how people visualize things when they read. It's very short and he'd appreciate it if you could fill it out, and share for more responses! (info: 'print books' also includes ebooks) Thank you! ☺️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Mental Imagery Science Project Survey

The results of this survey are intended to be used as data for a science project meant to determine the correlation between the vividness of a person's mental imagery and four other factors. Please an...

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Healthy reefs have reef sharks. They’re graceful and totally unthreatening. 🤿 #marinelife

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Also one of the facts that blew my mind and first gave me the idea for this account! #sharkbitez

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Always use the mic at a conference even if you’re loud. People who can’t hear you *can’t hear you * when you ask if you can hear them in the back. Some of us went to one too many hardcore shows in our youth without ear plugs and our hearing ain’t what it used to be 🥺 #SICB2026

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Y'all wanna go to space, we got aliens right here.

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

if you're like me, you probably geeked out over Jurassic Park. Well, you don't need a billion dollars and some suspect amber to see a living fossil, you can see one right on this page. The goblin shark is so like its ancestors that its referred to as a living fossil in its deep sea dwelling.

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So like, don't freak, cause you're more likely to be harmed by like a selfie stick than a shark, but did you know there are more kinds of sharks that could be in rivers than just bull sharks? Cause I didn't til today. www.sharkguardian.org/top-100-shar... #sharkbitez

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Top 100 Shark Facts | sharkguardian

Explore Shark Guardian’s Top 100 Shark Facts—fascinating insights into shark evolution, anatomy, behaviors, species diversity, and conservation challenges, all brought to life with vivid photos and vi...

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

As someone who has literally been to the Ganga, I am literally just sitting here going "Wait...there's sharks there? Wait how do they live, there's so much stuff in there....Holy heck if they made it a marine preserve, could they do rituals there?" Things I have never thought of before for 5000

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I have gone down a rabbit hole that is South Asian marine biology research and I have very few regrets, minus that I kind of need sleep. But shaaaarrrkkks

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Even the most intense of shark buffs can be surprised, as I learned today. Today I learned about the ganges shark! india.mongabay.com/2020/06/the-... An incredibly rare shark, often confused with the bull shark and suspected to be a true river shark, this shark is listed as critically endangered.

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The rare shark of the Ganga

The Ganges shark remains under-researched, with challenges like low population size, long gestation period and small litters that prevent deeper study.

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Stately Plump Buck @statelyplumpbuck.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

The Trump administration just released a five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1+ billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will only push imperiled wildlife closer to extinction. Take action. act.biologicaldiversity.org/OvxlEQSpoEGj...

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Defend the Ocean From Offshore Drilling

The Trump administration just released a horrific five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1.27 billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will...

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Female sharks have dramatically thicker skin than male sharks to assist with surviving necessary parts of mating, namely being bitten by the male shark in order to stay in proximity while mating. Things that make you appreciate hands. dlnr.hawaii.gov/sharks/about... #sharkbitez

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Mating and Reproduction

A shark’s existence revolves mostly around eating, avoiding being eaten, and making more sharks. Adult sharks get together to mate at specific times of the year. For female tiger sharks, […]

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

The age of sharks was previously determined by the growth rings in their vertebra, similar to a tree’s trunk. However, scientists have found that sometimes the depositing can be done unevenly based on changes in length and girth throughout the shark’s lifetime. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

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The Campana lab » Ageing Sharks

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Coconuts may not migrate, but sharks definitely do! Sharks can range over huge areas. We don't know why all these migrations take place, so more study is needed. oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/why-... #sharkbitez

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Why Sharks Migrate: Understanding the Movement of Apex Predators

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Both the swell shark and the chain catshark have biofluorescent abilities, due to fluorescent proteins embedded in their skin. They absorb blue light and re-emit it as green light. Who knew there were shark night lights? sharksandco.com/the-shark-th... #sharkbitez

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The Shark That Glows Green Under UV Light

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Shark Facts, Wooo! @sharkbitez2026.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

In the Pacific ocean, 3.3 million sharks are caught each year as bycatch. That means that these sharks are caught while fishing for other species. This is a huge part of why overfishing is more dangerous to sharks than any other conservation threat. australian.museum/publications... #sharkbitez

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Why oceans need sharks

Apex predators such as big sharks play a crucial role in keeping the ocean’s delicate ecosystem in balance. Intense overfishing has not only had devastating effects on shark numbers but also placed hu...

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

' #Greatwhitesharks in the Mediterranean Sea are in danger of disappearing, with illegal fishing contributing to their decline.' The massive, unsustainable scale of human taking from the environment is far from limited to fossil fuels. #overfishing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers

Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.

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Ocean Hoptimism @oceanhoptimism.org · 01/01/2026

The ocean’s smallest life forms do outsized work. New research shows even the most common marine bacteria adapt to where they live—shaping how oceans absorb carbon, recycle nutrients, and respond to climate change. Tiny shifts, planetary consequences. #OceanHoptimism

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Wellll well well if it isn't a new year. Join us for a semester of connecting classrooms w/science! We'd love to get 1000 volunteers into the database before our first match (at 582 now). Scientists, sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Educators, here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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