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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 1d

Seamounts of Cabo Verde: A review of their ecological and economic significance, anthropogenic impacts, and conservation needs
#openaccess

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Idealized representation of the Cabo Verde Seamounts (oceanographic processes, faunal groups, depth zones, and human activities) based on the information compiled in the paper. On the top of the figure, location of the two most extensively studied seamounts—Cadamosto (southwest of Brava) and Senghor (northeast of Sal).

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Patrícia Guedes @patriciaguedes.bsky.social · 4d

Out last friday 📣 want to learn more about habitat use and diel activity of insectivorous bats 🦇 in different land-covers🏝️? Check our study in the endemic-rich Princípe Island, Central West Africa👇:
@ricardonature.bsky.social @tallyyoh.bsky.social

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Habitat use and diel activity of insectivorous bats across land‐cover types on an Afrotropical oceanic island

Using acoustic surveys, we investigated habitat use and diel activity patterns of insectivorous bats across the main land-use types of the endemic-rich Príncipe Island, in Central West Africa. We sam...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Global Ocean Accounts Partnership @oceanaccounts.bsky.social · 25d

👀 #ConsultancyOpportunity for a #SocialScience team interested in integrating the social domain for #OceanAccounts in Belize 🇧🇿

Led by Belize Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation & @oceanaccounts.bsky.social

🤔 Find out more: www.oceanaccounts.org/consultancy-...

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Sep 1

A UE quer reverter proteções ambientais vitais. Prazo para travar isto: 10 de setembro ⏰
Diz-lhes para manterem as suas #HandsOffNature 👉 spea.pt/campanhas/ha...

Não deixe a UE destruir a proteção da natureza | #HandsOffNature - SPEA

Temos 10 dias para impedir a Comissão Europeia de destruir proteções ambientais vitais. Diga-lhes para deixarem a natureza em paz.

spea.pt

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is @oceancommunity.bsky.social's first paper! He looked at MCS policies in India and explored how they could be improved for managing IUU fishing. Well done for the great work! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @exetermarine.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social

Bridging policy and practice: A review of monitoring, control, and surveillance in managing illegal fishing in India

With increasing pressure on marine ecosystems, effective Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) measures are critical in managing Illegal, Unregu…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Aug 22

Last week, a devastating wildfire struck the Douro International Natural Park, burning over 15,000 hectares of vital feeding and breeding habitat of the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) in Portugal. Donate to help recovery #Conservation www.gofundme.com/f/ajuda-o-ab...

Donate to Ajudar o abutre-preto após incêndio no Douro Internacional, organized by Palombar ACNPR

[PT] Ajude-nos na recuperação após o incêndio: Apoie o abutr… Palombar ACNPR needs your support for Ajudar o abutre-preto após incêndio no Douro Internacional

www.gofundme.com

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Jul 25

Innovative leader with a conservation/climate solution that works & has potential to go big?
Henry Fellowship offers:
🌊strategy retreats & coaching
🌊100K unrestricted grant upfront
🌊consideration for longer term funding
Recommendation deadline 7 August
www.mulagofoundation.org/henry-fellow...

Mulago Foundation | Henry Fellows Program

Through our Henry Arnhold Fellowship we find leaders with promising conservation and climate solutions and help them to design and deliver them at scale.

www.mulagofoundation.org

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David Kroodsma @davidkroodsma.bsky.social · Dec 6

🚨🚨Job Alert!🚨🚨
We are looking for a senior scientist to help my team at Global Fishing Watch drive impact.

This is an opportunity to build relationships that apply our technology to help make change. Please share!

job-boards.greenhouse.io/globalfishin...

Job Application for Senior Scientist, Head of Research Impact at Global Fishing Watch

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Jul 16

NGO funding opportunity for marine conservation in West Africa.
🌊 €30-40K over 12 months.
🌊 Deadline 25 August
🌊 Call for proposal by #PRCM ➡️ ogy.de/j7t3
#OceanOptimism

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Jul 10

From rising seas to disappearing forests, small island developing states are facing some of the fiercest fallout from the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.

But many of these countries are fighting back: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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IO Marine Science @iomarinescience.bsky.social · Jul 9

Meet some of our senior researchers in the programme!

Our researchers work across different areas of the marine world and these researchers look at a mixture of turtle ecology, shark genomics, oceanography and social science
@ananuno.bsky.social‬
#MarineScience #Scientists

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · Jul 8

Research based on our first project with @faunaflora.bsky.social in 🇸🇹 ogy.de/ftuk
Thanks @ananuno.bsky.social and colleagues for sharing your experiences...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Establishing a Marine Protected Area network using a Marine Spatial Planning approach: A reflection on practical challenges and opportunities for social–ecological integration

Often, the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the application of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) occur in parallel. Using São Tomé and Príncipe as a case study, we illustrate how MSP wa...

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Sharks International 2026 @sharks-int.bsky.social · Jul 8

Call for Abstracts is NOW OPEN for Sharks International 2026! 🦈

Help shape Sharks International 2026 - the world’s largest conference on sharks, rays, and chimaeras - taking place 4–8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

🔗 More info: si2026.org/participate/...

📸 Fabrice Dudenhofer

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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Jun 30

Systematic conservation planning (SCP) has been established as key approach to identify where conservation efforts are to be prioritized. But how can they be assessed, compared or interrogated 🧐 Here we present ODPSCP, a new open protocol for the intercomparison of SCP doi.org/10.1111/csp2... (1)

An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects

A new standard protocol for contextualizing systematic conservation planning studies is presented and the potential benefits highlighted. By adopting such community reporting standards, scientists an...

doi.org

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menardpsychgroup.bsky.social @menardpsychgroup.bsky.social · Jun 18

Bots are breaking our field's data. Our latest research shares hard lessons from 3 of our recent studies disrupted by bots and scammers. We tested standard #frauddetection tools and many failed. #research #researchintegrity

Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/1050...

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jun 5

New paper on recreational fisheries in Diego Garcia (Chagos) led by Claire Collins: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Part of a SI I am putting together with @ricardonature.bsky.social in @conservationsp.bsky.social ! @zslofficial.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social #conservationscience🌎

Participatory approaches to improving recreational fisheries management in a remote island system

Marine recreational fisheries management is often impacted by data deficiencies and conflicting stakeholder views. Using participatory approaches can help to increase fisher engagement and identify t...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Apr 30

Small-scale fisheries are vital to coastal communities across the globe, but do we really understand how they operate? Our new paper is out!

Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · Apr 30

NEW RESEARCH lead by Exeter Marine researchers assesses the global research on small scale fisheries behaviour and reveals just how young and limited the data really is.

👉 Full paper in Marine Policy - doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🦑🌍🦤🌊🌐🧪🐟🎣
#AcademicSky #Fisheries #MarinePolicy

image showing small fishing boats in Asia. Text overlayed reads 'new research. a synthesis of research into marine small-scale fishers' operational behaviour. warner et al 2025 marine policy'

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Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · Apr 30

NEW RESEARCH lead by Exeter Marine researchers assesses the global research on small scale fisheries behaviour and reveals just how young and limited the data really is.

👉 Full paper in Marine Policy - doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🦑🌍🦤🌊🌐🧪🐟🎣
#AcademicSky #Fisheries #MarinePolicy

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Ash Simkins @ashsimkins.bsky.social · Mar 18

*Positive news* Despite global declines in biodiversity, we find conservation has driven improvements in >100 species. This suggests with greater resource allocation to more species, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
(c) Octavio Jimenez Robles

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MUSER PRESS @muser.press · Feb 7

A new marine conservation model integrates ecological recovery with economic growth. Marine Prosperity Areas aim to protect oceans while supporting communities. Published in Frontiers in Marine Science.
DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
#MarineConservation #Sustainability #ProtectedAreas

'Marine Prosperity Areas': A new path for ocean conservation • Muser Press

A new conservation model known as 'Marine Prosperity Areas' (MPpAs) could transform marine protection by integrating ecological restoration with human

www.muser.press

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Eoin @eoinobrien.ie · Feb 5

Beavers build planned dams in protected landscape area, while local officials still seeking permits

english.radio.cz/beavers-buil...

Beavers build planned dams in protected landscape area, while local officials still seeking permits

A beaver colony has gained overnight fame by building several dams in the Brdy protected landscape area, creating a natural wetland exactly where it was needed.

english.radio.cz

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jan 28

It was a pleasure to work with Ennia Bosshard et al on this brand new paper! Read to learn more about factors that encourage or discourage adoption of pro-environmental practices by smallholder farmers besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uniexecec.bsky.social #conservationscience🌎

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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Jan 28

Actually a welcomed reminder that google & co are not neutral knowledge providers, but tough co-operations that put profits first.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in US

Tech firm to make change in line with Trump’s executive order, using both names in world outside US and Mexico

www.theguardian.com

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jan 22

Quer saber mais sobre as abelhas selvagens de Portugal? Há um novo livro e é gratuito www.publico.pt/2025/01/22/a...

Quer saber mais sobre as abelhas selvagens de Portugal? Há um novo livro e é gratuito

Universidade de Coimbra lança livro para identificação de abelhas de Portugal onde se resumem as famílias, subfamílias, tribos e géneros presentes no país. Em Portugal há 750 espécies destes insectos.

www.publico.pt

Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jan 22

Useful examples of unintended and overlooked consequences of exclusionary marine conservation illustrated in new "ICES Journal of Marine Science" paper by Lopes et al academic.oup.com/icesjms/adva... @icesmarine.bsky.social

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jan 22

While this type of change is being driven by different actors, I believe funders can take advantage of their position/power to push it further and go beyond funding (e.g. promoting standards). Definitely food for thought!

Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jan 21

Funders play such an important role in setting requirements that drive change on the ground, while being flexible/open to discussions about how these work in practice. Thank you for pushing for best practice in the social dimensions of these projects!

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Ana Nuno @ananuno.bsky.social · Jan 19

A summary of our findings on the socioeconomic significance of the invasive West African giant land snail, in @natureecoevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... You can also check our findings published in Conservation Biology here: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Introduced snails bring a new economy - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Introduced snails bring a new economy

www.nature.com

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James Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · Jan 15

Small-scale fisheries account for 40% of global catch, providing 20% of micronutrient intakes for up to 2.3 billion people and livelihoods for 1 in 12 people.

Huge effort involving @fao.org & 800 experts, out now in @nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature

A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...

www.nature.com

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