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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 7h

A smorgasbord of fishes for #SundayFishSketch.

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Diego Ortega @diegooa.bsky.social · 14h

#SundayFishSketch 🐠I completed the 2nd row quickly, so third page completed! Top row: Corusichthys megacephalus, Maraldichthys verticalis, Gladiopycnodus karani Bottom row: Monocerichthys scheuchzeri, Ichthyoceros spinosus, Stenoprotome hamata #paleoart

Drawings of pycnodonts, a group of prehistoric fish
Top row: Corusichthys megacephalus, Maraldichthys verticalis, Gladiopycnodus karani
Bottom row: Monocerichthys scheuchzeri, Ichthyoceros spinosus, Stenoprotome hamata

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Quake & Quiver @quakeandquiver.bsky.social · 9h

A salmon 🐟 for today's #SundayFishSketch #sciart

A pen drawing of a male salmon, crosshatched in red, blue, and green

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

🥊 Hassett gets his ass kicked by Tapper 🥊 Hassett's efforts to insist Trump's economy is the greatest ever and POTUS has never failed to deliver on his promises did not go well on CNN, as Tapper brought receipts to back up the feeling the majority of Americans have about how hard it is to get by

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David Kerstetter, Ph.D. @fishguydave.bsky.social · 11h

So many ways to go with this... and almost every single one of them not wedding receiption-appropriate.

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Yvette Cendes @whereisyvette.bsky.social · 11h

This is like how every couple months I feel the urge to post a reminder that we should not, in fact, believe everything we read on the internet. Sometimes people lie too!

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11h

I’m once again begging otherwise smart people to realize that sometimes the answer to “why have I never heard this before?” Is “because it is not true”

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Max @swordznsorcery.bsky.social · 11h

On the plus side, at least they don't eat each other during mating!* * Usually.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12h

“I’m sorry, I only peer review for scientific society journals” is a perfectly reasonable stance. It is, however, a weird reason to decline to review for a scientific society journal.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

Getting your understanding of "progressive thinking" from X is as bad as getting it from Fox News.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 12h

"Wishing you a lifetime of happiness! P.S. Sharks are sluts and proud of it."

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12h

Yesterday I did a Cameo video as part of someone’s wedding gift. I always include a fun fact about sharks, and the folks ordering the video asked me if any sharks mate for life. Unfortunately they…extremely do not.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 12h

These are the 20th and 21st paragraphs of a story titled "Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...

Target dates have repeatedly slipped, and [highlight] few experts expect the countries to meet their deadlines. [/highlight] Nobody has a proven lander that can lower heavy, potentially radioactive material onto bumpy lunar terrain. Nobody has ever installed a reactor in low gravity.

The moon bases have not been built, and how much electricity they would need is open to speculation. That is why experts say that all or parts of the reactor designs could change.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

"It's important for you all to stay on the same team as Ken Paxton," says the woman who filed for divorce and ended their marriage

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Peter Gausmann @petergausmann.bsky.social · 12h

This is a very interesting approach as the results of this study have shown. The use of artificial bycatch has reduced shark bycatch remarkably! 🦈🌊💙

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 13h

Stomiidae? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13h

Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath Dam Removals, Study Finds| Conservation need not be complicated. Often humans just have to stop doing the thing that was harming nature and it’ll repair itself. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.

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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'

J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 14h

#SundayFishSketch is a quick little Red Handfish, since he ended up being the fish of choice for my field trip presentation this week!

Colored pencil drawing of a red handfish. As the name implies, his pectoral fins are red and very human hand-looking. He also has a fin coming out of his forehead shaped like a triangle that reminds me of a dinosaur.

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 14h

This past Monday, UCS President & CEO @gretchentg.bsky.social testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee about the Trump administration’s unrelenting attacks on science. Here's her testimony:

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Attacks on Science, Who's Behind Them, and Their Harm: My Congressional Testimony

Dr. Gretchen Goldman testified before the Senate Environmental and Public Works committee on the effects of attacks on science.

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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 14h

Our 3 weeks offshore on the R/V Neil Armstrong have officially come to an end! What a blast, I haven’t had this much fun on a fieldwork excursion in over a decade. Lovely people, successful science, & epic wildlife!

The sun setting over the ocean on our last full day of a research cruise at sea. The sky is orange, and wispy clouds partially cover the sun

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14h

Public support for establishing marine protected areas: an Italian case study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌎🦑🐟

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15h

🧪🌎🦑🐟 Testing artificial baits in the Mexican shallow-set longline fishery www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15h

Want more shark science and conservation on your Bluesky feed? go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 15h

4/🧵 For a lot of my projects, I chat about science or share what a science life is like on social media WClivestream presenters (for the 2025 @wclivestream.bsky.social) go.bsky.app/HuJzSQu #OceanChat (organized by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social) go.bsky.app/MGCbG19

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The starter pack cover art for "#OceanChat"

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 15h

3/🧵 I do a lot of different things within that general role title! Sometimes art Wildlife Art and Scientific Illustration go.bsky.app/ASnS846

The starter pack cover art for "Wildlife Art and Scientific Illustration"

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 15h

2/🧵 I'm employed as a science communicator Sci-Commers go.bsky.app/NMCFMcj Science communication experts go.bsky.app/J6GgzhV

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The starter pack cover art for "Science communication experts"

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 15h

Starter packs I'm in, in case you want to find people who are like me to follow (I'm in a few that I don't understand or are just for joke purposes tho and I'm not linking to those in this thread 😇 ) 1/🧵 I'm a marine ecologist Ocean Women go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo Science Intros go.bsky.app/At5DDri

The starter pack cover art for "Ocean Women"

The starter pack cover art for "Science intros thread"

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16h

Not that you asked, but the new Paramount deal also includes the Discovery Channel (and Shark Week). Donald Trump watched Shark Week with Stormy Daniels, and him talking about Shark Week played a key role in his felony convictions.

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You See It Is All Part of the Plan Meme

ALT: You See It Is All Part of the Plan Meme

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h

For years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA

“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” - Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget

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Eugene Freedman @eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 20h

It decimated the federal workforce - not overhauled it. The elimination of expertise. The destruction of capacity. It also did NOT slash government spending. Spending is UP. It has been reallocated to the secret police and military. Stop publishing falsehoods.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18h

How Mantis Shrimp Eyes Allow Them to See Differently The unique eyes of the mantis shrimp swivel and scan, and the animals may remember what they see www.scubadiving.com/marinelife/h...

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How Mantis Shrimp Eyes Allow Them to See Differently

<p>The unique eyes of the mantis shrimp swivel and scan, and the animals may remember what they see.</p>

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19h

More hair on bottom of face distract from less hair on top of face

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19h

If you’re attending IMCC and would like to join a group chat for planning social fun things like dinners while there, let me know.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 19h

No matter how bleak things may seem, just remember that in the 1960s the US Coast Guard received reems of earnest letters begging them to save those poor castaways on Gilligan's Island.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19h

Please enjoy this comment on my Facebook page, on an article about discovering a new species of shark that I shared, that resulted in me blocking someone.

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The News, But In Klingon™ @newsinklingon.bsky.social · 19h

qaStaH beSbal qaD mIr. ‹SIqagho› paSlogh chIS 'oH wa' jeStaHbogh ghom'e'. ghomvetlh maS tera' maqlegh'a' ghen vav ye ‹lIy'o› wa'maH loSDIch net Sov. ghom QaHlI''a' tera'ngan Qun? tuch wItu'!

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 21h

🦄 A history of the fishes of the British Islands.. London, Groombridge and Sons, 1862-65.. [Source]

Seahorse illustration from historical archives

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

there no conceivable time or occasion when you will find them in such countless numbers, and in gayer or more jovial spirits, than around a dead sperm whale

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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another name for a "synthetic AI focus group" is "not a focus group"

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’ve had three long days in a row and today was a hot field work day in Miami. 7:30 is too early to go to bed on a Saturday. But on the other hand…

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Three panel comic. Panel 1: a high school basketball game. The home team is down 9 points, and some players are looking discouraged on the bench. The coach points to a player just out of frame and says, “flippers, you’re in!” Panel 2: the away team attempts a deep 2-point shot, possibly to beat the buzzer, which is blocked by Flippers, a whale who doesn’t even have his arms up. Panel 3: the game ends and the home team excitedly crowd around Flippers, who won them the game. A player from the away team looks stunned, with his hands on his head.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 04/10/2026

A spokesperson for the Maryland Department of the Environment said in a statement Friday that inspectors estimate nearly 11,000 fish died across 25 species, with preliminary findings suggesting the die-off was caused by an overflow at a Kilby Farms manure lagoon. buff.ly/9z3DdQV

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026

Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.

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