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Paddy Burke

@sharkburke.bsky.social
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Ph.D., Marine ecologist, shark enthusiast

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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Excited to announce I am starting a new position with the South Australian government as a Marine Biogeochemist! Excited to get started and be a part of the amazing research this organization does.
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨 New paper out today! 🚨 We tested whether you can ID marlin species just by scanning their fin spines with a handheld XRF scanner — and turns out, you (mostly) can. 🐟🔬💥🧪
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Colin Simpfendorfer @sharkcolin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
@fao.org released their 2025 report on the status of marine fisheries resources (openknowledge.fao.org/items/ac6d51...). In talking to the media about the report at #UNOC FAO stated that ~57% of sharks stocks are sustainably fished (t.co/fVFnZkY4vQ). This fact is WRONG 1/
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Review of the state of world marine fishery resources – 2025
Marine fisheries are crucial to the food security and nutrition, economy and overall well-being of coastal communities. Maintaining the long-term prosperity and sustainability of marine fisheries is t...
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Finishing up 2 weeks of field work on Wreck Island in the great barrier reef! Really rewarding opportunity studying nesting green and loggerhead sea turtles on a remote island with such lovely people! 🧪🐢
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
How fun is this? Here is my research focus generated through a word cloud! shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/sc... 🦈🦈🦈
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Loéva Martin-Podevin showing us how AI can be used to survey recreational fishing in New South Wales. Really cool approach to a very complicated issue @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social #asfb2024
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
@krisfish.bsky.social introducing the million dollar question about long term trends in sea cucumber fisheries in the great barrier reef. @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social #asfb2024.
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Casey O'Connor giving a good chat about shark electro sensory systems and electro deterrent work for sharks @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social #asfb2024
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@elasmobro.bsky.social illustrating a data deficient sector for Australia's deep water elasmobranchs. #asfb2024 @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
@pristis.bsky.social introducing whiprays and highlighting some serious data gaps we have on these cool fish. @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Julia constance presenting some really interesting movement data on one of the coolest sharks around, the speartooth sharks. #asfb2024 @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Had a great time last night presenting some visual ecology work on sawsharks from my PhD at #asfb2024.
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Paddy Burke @sharkburke.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Excited for four days of fish science talks at #asfb2024!
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