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Katie Matthews, PhD

@katieocean.bsky.social

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Lapsed geologist, Chief Scientist at @oceana.bsky.social, dog mom. DC born and raised. Philly is my 2nd home.🖖 Skeets my own, *not* my employer’s. Mostly oceans + science + climate + policy. A little politics (sorry) and Phillies (not sorry).

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 14h

I'm a scientist. Can't help it. ;)

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 15h

even that isn't exactly true :(

www.climate.gov/news-feature...

Can we slow or even reverse global warming?

While we cannot stop global warming overnight, or even over the next several decades, we can slow the rate and limit the amount of global warming by reducing human emissions of heat-trapping gases and...

www.climate.gov

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 15h

I say let her run and let her get beat. I am a fan of some of the things she has done as a Gov but that doesn't mean she should win the primary...

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 15h

well now someone is just messin with you

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 15h

Tipping points are real but get garbled in reporting. This piece explained the nuance well.

"Every fraction of a degree in warming that humans prevent reduces the risk of runaway #climate conditions... #Tippingpoints highlight the stakes, but also underscore the [value of the choices we can make]."

Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 2d

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

theconversation.com/climate-tipp...

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

A report warns that coral reefs may have reached their tipping point, and ice sheets, ocean currents and the Amazon are at growing risk. But, what does that actually mean?

theconversation.com

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 18h

Look for AZA accreditation www.aza.org

Association of Zoos & Aquariums | AZA.org

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums leverages the wildlife expertise of its members to promote animal welfare, conservation efforts, and scientific education. Learn more about our mission, our members...

www.aza.org

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 18h

any remote option? and will they talk about fish? :)

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19h

primaries are good and people shouldnt clear the field whether thats the establishment or progressives. let them fight.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19h

The whining about Janet Mills jumping into the Maine Senate race is pretty hard to take. It's fine and healthy for our candidates to run in contested primaries. It's dangerous to simply nominate people by acclamation based on internet vibes. Mills isn't even bad, she's just extremely old.

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

I am so so so happy 🥳

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @oceanknigge.bsky.social look at our friend! :)

Oceana in Europe @oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 2d

We're happy to announce that @verampcoelho.bsky.social has been appointed as Oceana in Europe's Vice President & Executive Director!👏

She has been key in securing 20+ policy wins for our ocean and will now lead our campaigns to protect & restore European seas.

➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

Ahh I missed you’re in Tokyo! Have an amazing time!

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

Only took til October 13th but finally feels like fall

Wet residential street in Philly, leaves on the ground, black Lab in foreground and brick row homes in background

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

This is great - where is it from?

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Equinor spent a decade offering hollow promises with CCS then dropping them, and now its hollow promises for electrification are seeing the same fate.

Ultimately, the company's main climate harm come from the products it sells, not how it manufactures them for sale.

www.nrk.no/vestland/res...

Equinor will drop two projects with power from land
High costs are causing Equinor to shelve plans to electrify the Snorre A and B fields in the North Sea off Florø.
The company states this in a letter sent to the Ministry of Energy, which E24 has seen.

Equinor is currently carrying out electrification projects on the Snøhvit, Troll, Oseberg and Njord fields.

Electrification is controversial because it takes up power resources on land.

On Monday, the Center Party submitted a representative proposal to the Storting to stop all further electrification of the shelf with power from shore.

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

Ife Okafor-Yarwood and @dyhia.bsky.social pointed out some similar hypocrisies re EU and West Africa. #fisheries www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 2d

Understandable!! 😳

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 2d

The visiting scientists should know this too. You think any of them will speak truth to power?

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 2d

#fisheries and #marineinvert alert

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Kani Bucho, an office boss with an entire crab for a head, is the mascot for Yokobiki, a company that makes metal roller shutters for store windows.

A mascot in a blue suit with a red crab for a head enters a building.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 3d

Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪
This was Week 38:
- MIT declines loyalty oath/compact & I review latest at other 8 universities
- Newest RIFs gutting CDC
- “Payroll pirates” targeting university HR

& so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

Week 38

Oct 4-10, 2025 - failure state

buttondown.com

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 4d

Les ‘n Doreen’s Happy Tap is a fantastic name

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 5d

good strategy I will do the same

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 5d

whelp regardless of what happens next with Onion Ring, I have enjoyed this little Phillies bluesky community and hope you all remain sane and safe til we meet again

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 5d

onion rings give me heartburn

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 5d

I think I'm having a stroke

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 5d

#phillies

a cartoon of spongebob and patrick eating a sandwich with the nick logo in the background

Alt: a cartoon of spongebob and patrick hyperventilating into paper bags

media.tenor.com

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