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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Already here. I give you Holothuria fuscopunctata. But only effervescent after Baby Lemonade.

Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If no sea turtle has ever been recorded as nesting on a California beach, it suggests that they are not completely unable to reproduce if they can't return to the beach where they hatched. Although natal beach inaccessibility is presumably still a huge handicap to population survival.

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Tropical sea turtles discovered nesting in California for the first time in recorded history | CNN

Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches marking a historical first, according to officials.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

*"fish laundering" is informal shorthand for obscuring the origin, volume and potential illegality of the catch, or generally confusing the supply chain to avoid scrutiny.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Background: Transhipment on the high seas is generally banned for tuna vessels on the WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels, to reduce risk of "fish laundering"* But there is a loophole for tuna longliners whose flag states state that it would be "impracticable" for them to tranship in nearby ports.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very nice paper from the Marshall Islands (MIMRA) submitted to WCPFC this week, analysing high-seas tuna transhipment in the Western and Central Pacific. It's in the public domain at meetings.wcpfc.int/node/33159

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High-seas transhipment in the Western and Central Paciﬁc Ocean: ﬂeet structure, vessel economics, and the impracticability assessment | WCPFC Meetings

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You are not a total stranger - I have read your books. As for the rest of it though .... :-)

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Scare-argh Boo-arnard 👻 @sarahbpolar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Look, I didn't spend my childhood being driven around in a WW2 ambulance for nothing

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Amos Goldberg, Professor of Genocide Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem "Yes, it is genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained" Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

He just discovered the Dark Side of fishery management ...

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The best way to grasp nettles is firmly

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I have ordered the hardcover version. This is a book for the ages.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 03/06/2026

happy with some of those at the top but justice for the basking shark, I want a note that features this guy specifically

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Using large-scale oceanic fisheries revenue to directly subsidise the management of small-scale fisheries: Tuvalu’s Community VDS www.spc.int/digitallibra...

Master fisher Lota Resture and Captain Sakalia with their catch.
Coastal fisheries management programmes within fisheries agencies are also inadequately resourced compared with oceanic tuna fisheries programmes.
Tuvalu, as a party to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), has a steady revenue stream from tuna management, generated through the sale of allocated fishing days to foreign fishing vessels operating within its exclusive economic zones, known as the vessel day scheme (VDS).
The Tuvalu government recognised this as a sustainable funding source for directly supporting community initiatives and agreed to allocate a portion of these funds to Kaupules1 (island councils) for community use

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Gnomon Chronicles @gnomonchronicles.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#GnomonDinersClub Mesopelagium Tank-cultured seafood from the mesopelagic zone Today's harvest: —Bioluminescent Jellyfish Mousse —Filet of Lanternfish —Humpback Anglerfish Pie

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Is your lab full of Japanese macaques or Bonobos?

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

May 2 was World Tuna Day. It was also National Truffle Day in some places. An interesting combination.

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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 02/04/2026

‼️ Nearly three out of four of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage, says a new study by @wcs.org and the University of Queensland. 🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

... Inland Aquaculture Specialist. Sorry for not inserting the post title. I should have realised that inserting a graphic would override the title of the thumbnail linked to the post advert.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems Division of the Pacific Community is looking for an careers.spc.int/job/inland-a...

Boomers who served in the Peace Corps in Fiji in the 1980s will likely relate to this

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Pacific Community looking for someone to head the SPC's Pacific Islands aquaculture support team. Can be based either in Suva or Noumea. careers.spc.int/job/principa...

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Principal Aquaculture Adviser

Noumea, New Caledonia or Suva, Fiji based position Attractive expatriate package Join the principal development organisation in the region Description The Pa...

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Almost like the billionaire press barons are starting to collectively shit their pants…

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Yeah. Who goes fishing anymore anyway?

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I suppose 'fisheses' means a bunch of different fish genera then. And fisheseses refers to multiple families :-) Elevatio ad absurdum ...

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I'm sure you have some excellent photos to illustrate this Francisco.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Go North, Young Turtle As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters. Story by Adam Skolnick Photographs by Ralph Pace www.biographic.com/go-north-you...

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Go North, Young Turtle

As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I suppose this is the point when I should say again that: the amount of money the videogames industry brings into the UK economy every year is *more than double* the value of the fishing and steel industries *combined* what this country is really good at is producing culture

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Here's a quiz. Which of these are NOT WCPFC "Stocks of Interest"?

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Nice video, although FAC might need to authorise a budget to get these paintings touched up in December.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The Pacific Community (SPC) in New Caledonia is advertising for a Principal Fisheries Scientist (Coastal & Nearshore). Your office will be 80 metres from this beach, and your extended workplace will be the entire insular western and central tropical Pacific. careers.spc.int/job/principa...

Aerial photo of the Baie de l'Anse-vata on the south end of the Noumea peninsula, looking from the aquarium towards Mont Dore. Not a single shark is visible.
Photo credit to New Caledonia Tourism

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I have learnt a great deal from writing this paper. Although my contribution is minimal, I am honoured to have collaborated with the co-authors, aiming to address, in what is (for me) currently the most complex challenge in MCS, MPAS in ABNJ, I hope it helps. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...

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BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing MPAs in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction — Francisco Blaha

I wrote a few weeks ago about my involvement in a UNODC Issue Paper that was to be presented and discussed in 2 weeks in New York at the second meeting of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom II...

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

It helps a great deal, Francisco. This is exactly the kind of example we've been needing in order to help move things forward. It's long overdue for the high seas to host their fair share of large MPAs, and stop leaving it to small island developing states and territories to shoulder the burden.

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Francisco Blaha @franciscoblaha.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Today marks my last day out of a total of 700, spanning over six and a half years, as my three-times-a-year work placement as the NZ MFAT-funded “Offshore Fisheries Advisor” with the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authorities (MIMRA) has now concluded. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...

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My most rewarding role as a consultant, both professionally and personally. — Francisco Blaha

And yes… today is my last day. After 700 days, over six and a half years, my three-times-a-year visits as the NZ MFAT-funded “ Offshore Fisheries Advisor” Offshore Fisheries Advisor” to the Mar...

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The University of the South Pacific (Laucala Bay campus in Fiji), is looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer covering marine resource governance, marine spatial planning, and fisheries management focussed on the Pacific Island context. recruitment.usp.ac.fj/job/53269c01...

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Mary Delach Leonard @marydleonard.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I don’t know these homeowners, but I know we could be friends. 😊 #dogsofBlueSky

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 10/06/2025

A pay-to-release program for threatened sharks and rays significantly reduced bycatch in Indonesia, with 71% of wedgefish and 4% of hammerheads released alive; but it also led some fishers to intentionally catch these species to claim incentives.

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Pay-to-release program reduces shark deaths, but backfires in some cases

Researchers behind an incentive-based fisheries program in Indonesia have reported a drop in shark and ray bycatch, but also warned of an unexpected rise in the intentional capture of these…

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

But scientists around the region are beginning to find a way though. SPC CFAP is thinking about drawing together a network of interested practitioners and stakeholders to work on the Pacific SIDS small-scale coastal/reef fisheries science-policy interface soon. www.spc.int/updates/blog...

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Call for Abstract - Pacific Islands Ocean Conference - 2025

The Pacific Community (SPC) through its Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS), the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) and Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Prog...

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

SPC has a fine reputation for world-class oceanic tuna fisheries science, but the super-diverse small-scale fisheries around the coasts of the islands are a critical food and income source for rural people, and involve up to 1,000 species (www.spc.int/DigitalLibra...). A difficult nut to crack.

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Tim Adams @timonroad.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The 2025 Pacific Community (SPC) Fisheries Meeting was in Hobart, Tasmania this month. Coming through strongly was the desire by Pacific Islands for SPC to find and put more resources into the science needed for effective management of small-scale coastal fisheries. www.spc.int/digitallibra...

Participants at the 17th Pacific Community Heads of Fisheries Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, May 2025 in front of the venue - the CCAMLR HQ. This was the first time that HOF has been held away from Noumea, and scarves and jackets had to hurriedly dug out of cupboards to help participants withstand the Tasmanian summer.

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This #FungiFriday we want to share the latest issue of Field Mycology! This is the first issue to be edited by Kew Mycologist @clareblencowe.bsky.social and marks the publication now being #OpenAccess Check it out at fieldmycology.org

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