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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
about 12 hours ago
Some exciting news- for my ocean conservation and sustainable fisheries research, policy, and education efforts, I’ve been named one of the 500 most influential people shaping policy by the Washingtonian! @washingtonian.com
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
about 8 hours ago
Thanks to today’s guest scientists! We caught a nurse shark and a bonnethead! @diverdarien.bsky.social @vicky.science @sarahmackattack.bsky.social @snarknado.bsky.social
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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
about 8 hours ago
This is Honeymoon Lagoon. It is lovely. One of the great communications challenges of the next decade is that, most of the time, this is what the Climate Crisis looks like.
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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
about 14 hours ago
I will be tuning in to the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the NRC hearing on Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s75c...
Oversight Hearing | Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

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Oversight Hearing | Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
1 day ago
The deep-sea mining news is grim, but I want to talk about why the deep ocean is so exciting and why we still know very little about how the ecosystems function. Why don't we know more about large, mobile fauna in the deep sea? It's because we are loud and they are fast.

First live video of a colossal squid highlights one of the most exciting knowledge gaps in deep ocean exploration www.southernfriedscience.com/first-live-v...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
about 18 hours ago
Thrilled to report that the Lewis Pugh Foundation has named me one of their 2025 #SharkChampions for my policy and education work. You can read all about it, and meet the other awardees, here: lewispughfoundation.org/shark-champi... @lewispughfdn.bsky.social
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
1 day ago
I recently had a Star Wars related post go viral on Instagram- my most-liked post ever. I forgot how many Star Wars “fans” actually hate Star Wars and hate people who like it. It’s bizarre. Star Trek doesn’t do this.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
1 day ago
I told people “send me a silly hat and I will wear that hat on a shark research expedition,” and you delivered!
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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
1 day ago
The Colossal Squid is the largest invertebrate on the planet, that we know of. It weighs half a ton. It is found throughout the Southern Ocean. It was first described a century ago. And it was only last month that we saw one in its habitat for the first time.

But this is also a huge opportunity. The weird dudes saying we were born too late to explore the earth and too early to explore the planets are lying to you. Almost all of the ocean is still waiting to be discovered.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social
1 day ago
I absolutely love the first morning of a shark research expedition. The first sunrise over the water The smell of bait thawing The anticipation and potential The absolute chaos of trying to make sure everyone and all the gear gets to the dock
a close up of a stuffed animal with its mouth open .

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a close up of a stuffed animal with its mouth open .

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Dr. Solomon David
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
about 14 hours ago
“Gars” but rhyming with “Jaws” Part of my prep for a Shark Trek with @whysharksmatter.bsky.social this weekend 🦈
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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
1 day ago
I've been an honest-to-cod fan of VR and an early adopter and it is wild to me that after years of Zuck dumping billions into it, the absolute best thing in VR is still Beatsaber, a game made by 3 people that came out in 2019.

The next time someone tells you some dumb-ass tech thing is "inevitable" even if a company has spent tens of billions of dollars on it

"Remember Zuckerberg's Cherished Metaverse? Now He's Firing the People He Hired to Build It" accompanied by a picture of Zuckerberg's ridiculous-looking avatar
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Dr. Catherine Macdonald
@drcatmac.bsky.social
about 16 hours ago
Thanks to whoever sent this one for being a tower of normalcy next to yesterday’s deranged turtle hat.

Today’s “send me a funny hat and I’ll wear that hat on a shark research expedition!” Go ‘Topes!

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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
1 day ago
It's Patreon plugging time again! Southern Fried Science and the OpenCTD are entirely supported by contributions from Patreon. Every month we release a new ocean critter sticker to reward our backers. This May, it's the Gnarly Narwhal! Subscribe to get one! patreon.com/Andrew_Thaler
A gnarly narwhal sticker that says "That's Narly"
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Dr. Solomon David
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
2 days ago
INFURIATING killing of native species and waste of natural resources by bowfishers. SMH. Grateful for folks who bring this to public attention and working toward better stewardship of our wildlife.

This makes me so angry. The longnose gar are spawning as are the white bass. Some bow fishers just slaughtered the shit out of them, lined them up neatly and left them to die. At least eat them, they’re delicious. There needs to be actual enforcement of the no wanton waste regs.

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Dr. Solomon David
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
1 day ago
Spoiler Alert: I WILL be aboard the GARvin next weekend with @whysharksmatter.bsky.social & @drfishsg.bsky.social🦈👍

Wait a second…the GARvin?? Is @solomonrdavid.bsky.social with you?

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