ThatFishChick, Kat
@thatfishchick.bsky.social
Professional aquarist, unprofessional artist, questionably human, dispensing fun facts and weird tidbits about sharks, rays, fish, and aquatic invertebrates
Watching the 2025 Frankenstein movie. I feel like a ton of problems could be solved with enrichment and a solid welfare program early on #enrichment #justhusbandrythings #frankenstein2025
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Watching the 2025 Frankenstein movie. I feel like a ton of problems could be solved with enrichment and a solid welfare program early on #enrichment #justhusbandrythings #frankenstein2025
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Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🦑🌎🧪
Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone
Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect…
www.sciencedaily.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🦑🌎🧪
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🐮 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, .
A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..
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A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..
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November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🐮 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, .
A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..
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A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..
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Learn more about Fender at www.pdza.org/critically-endangered-bowmouth-guitarfish-arrives
Critically Endangered Bowmouth Guitarfish Arrives at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is excited to welcome bowmouth guitarfish, Fender, to the Tropical Reef Aquarium.
www.pdza.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Learn more about Fender at www.pdza.org/critically-endangered-bowmouth-guitarfish-arrives
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Meet Fender, a majestic 6′7″, 230-lb bowmouth guitarfish! One of only nine pups to survive after his mother was caught in a fishing net, Fender represents a critically endangered species.
Come see Fender at the Tropical Reef Aquarium and learn how you can help protect ocean wildlife. 💙
Come see Fender at the Tropical Reef Aquarium and learn how you can help protect ocean wildlife. 💙
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Meet Fender, a majestic 6′7″, 230-lb bowmouth guitarfish! One of only nine pups to survive after his mother was caught in a fishing net, Fender represents a critically endangered species.
Come see Fender at the Tropical Reef Aquarium and learn how you can help protect ocean wildlife. 💙
Come see Fender at the Tropical Reef Aquarium and learn how you can help protect ocean wildlife. 💙
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A gentle underwater zephyr wafts thru this Bernardpora coral in the Coral Morphologic coral museum #coralmorphologic #miami #coralcity
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A gentle underwater zephyr wafts thru this Bernardpora coral in the Coral Morphologic coral museum #coralmorphologic #miami #coralcity
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What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic
What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic
Abstract. Gray whales in the eastern North Pacific have been in steep decline for the past six years, and recent estimates of abundance, reproductive outpu
academic.oup.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic
I've been a bit crazy busy the last month or so. So let's get back into it with questioning how/why Gen Z got so into the Edmund Fitzgerald. I have no problem with it. Fitz was a mighty ship, the story is tragic, and the song has mad feels. But why? #edmundfitzgerald
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I've been a bit crazy busy the last month or so. So let's get back into it with questioning how/why Gen Z got so into the Edmund Fitzgerald. I have no problem with it. Fitz was a mighty ship, the story is tragic, and the song has mad feels. But why? #edmundfitzgerald
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Can Scientists Help Oysters Thrive Again? www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... 🦑🌎🧪
Can Scientists Help Oysters Thrive Again?
Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back
www.smithsonianmag.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Can Scientists Help Oysters Thrive Again? www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... 🦑🌎🧪
Sorry! Had to take a pseudo- break from socials following the events of 9/11/25. But, I'm back! Like the coelecanth!
September 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sorry! Had to take a pseudo- break from socials following the events of 9/11/25. But, I'm back! Like the coelecanth!
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I love being able to hang out with rare and threatened species at Heron Island like this Whitespotted Guitarfish. There are a few that hang around the channel at any one time, and they typically just rest on the sand.
Despite their appearances, this is not a shark but a ray!
Despite their appearances, this is not a shark but a ray!
September 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I love being able to hang out with rare and threatened species at Heron Island like this Whitespotted Guitarfish. There are a few that hang around the channel at any one time, and they typically just rest on the sand.
Despite their appearances, this is not a shark but a ray!
Despite their appearances, this is not a shark but a ray!
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Waaaaiiiittt.... Helicoprion *was* a species of ratfish???
September 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Waaaaiiiittt.... Helicoprion *was* a species of ratfish???
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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again:
The real villain in Jaws isn’t the shark, it’s a capitalistic mayor that values profit over people!
The real villain in Jaws isn’t the shark, it’s a capitalistic mayor that values profit over people!
September 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again:
The real villain in Jaws isn’t the shark, it’s a capitalistic mayor that values profit over people!
The real villain in Jaws isn’t the shark, it’s a capitalistic mayor that values profit over people!
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September 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Aquarium hot take : I love FINDING NEMO and MOANA, but I am sick to death of every TikTok and reel having music from those movies #aquaristproblems #moana #findingnemo #aquarium
September 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Aquarium hot take : I love FINDING NEMO and MOANA, but I am sick to death of every TikTok and reel having music from those movies #aquaristproblems #moana #findingnemo #aquarium
Thanks, I hate it (*I work with spotted ratfish)
Behold the Gloriously Weird Spotted Ratfish. It Has Teeth on Its Forehead for Sex
Behold the Gloriously Weird Spotted Ratfish. It Has Teeth on Its Forehead for Sex
Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating
www.scientificamerican.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thanks, I hate it (*I work with spotted ratfish)
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A neighbourly sort of coral 🪸💕
A resident of rocky environments, the mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) offers a haven for small animals seeking protection. A snailfish may hide near the umbrellas of stinging tentacles, or a shrimp might hang on to weather the storm of strong currents.
A resident of rocky environments, the mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) offers a haven for small animals seeking protection. A snailfish may hide near the umbrellas of stinging tentacles, or a shrimp might hang on to weather the storm of strong currents.
September 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A neighbourly sort of coral 🪸💕
A resident of rocky environments, the mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) offers a haven for small animals seeking protection. A snailfish may hide near the umbrellas of stinging tentacles, or a shrimp might hang on to weather the storm of strong currents.
A resident of rocky environments, the mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) offers a haven for small animals seeking protection. A snailfish may hide near the umbrellas of stinging tentacles, or a shrimp might hang on to weather the storm of strong currents.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hammer time! #hammerhead #hammerheadshark
September 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hammer time! #hammerhead #hammerheadshark
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Ok, it's just potential cremated remains, but I bet your imagination ran WILD for a second. #fernandinapirate #pirate
Ok, it's just potential cremated remains, but I bet your imagination ran WILD for a second. #fernandinapirate #pirate
Fernandina Beach investigating possible human remains inside downtown pirate statue
The city of Fernandina Beach is trying to figure out whether someone’s ashes were put into its nearly 50-year-old “Peg Leg Pete” pirate statue on Centre Street.
www.actionnewsjax.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Ok, it's just potential cremated remains, but I bet your imagination ran WILD for a second. #fernandinapirate #pirate
Ok, it's just potential cremated remains, but I bet your imagination ran WILD for a second. #fernandinapirate #pirate
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Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC : Shots - Health News : NPR | It is the official position of the US government that more Americans should drown.
Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC
A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.
www.npr.org
August 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC : Shots - Health News : NPR | It is the official position of the US government that more Americans should drown.
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Happy International Whale Shark Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
Whale Sharks are the world’s largest fish, yet they feed on some of the smallest creatures in the sea, filtering plankton as they glide through tropical waters.
Whale Sharks are the world’s largest fish, yet they feed on some of the smallest creatures in the sea, filtering plankton as they glide through tropical waters.
August 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy International Whale Shark Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
Whale Sharks are the world’s largest fish, yet they feed on some of the smallest creatures in the sea, filtering plankton as they glide through tropical waters.
Whale Sharks are the world’s largest fish, yet they feed on some of the smallest creatures in the sea, filtering plankton as they glide through tropical waters.
