Marta Ulaski
@ulaskimarta.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, Salmon Watersheds Lab, Simon Fraser University
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Studying multiple stressors in Pacific salmon systems: natural resource policy, stressor-response functions, and the safe operating space
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Studying multiple stressors in Pacific salmon systems: natural resource policy, stressor-response functions, and the safe operating space
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Marta Ulaski
@ulaskimarta.bsky.social
· Sep 3
New paper! #fishsci #bcpoli
Our study reveals that Pacific salmon in British Columbia face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the combined impacts of industrial development and climate change.
Read the paper here:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10....
Thread with key take-aways 👇
Our study reveals that Pacific salmon in British Columbia face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the combined impacts of industrial development and climate change.
Read the paper here:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10....
Thread with key take-aways 👇
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The EPA's new proposed definition of the WOTUS provision of the Clean Water Act, as written currently, would dramatically reduce the reasonable science-based protections for our nation's wetlands, streams, lakes, and rivers.
Read our statement: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
Read our statement: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
American Rivers Concerned EPA’s New Proposed Clean Water Act Rule Will Damage Wetlands, Increase Flood Risk
American Rivers is today announcing its disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposed definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) provision of the Clean Water Act.
www.americanrivers.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The EPA's new proposed definition of the WOTUS provision of the Clean Water Act, as written currently, would dramatically reduce the reasonable science-based protections for our nation's wetlands, streams, lakes, and rivers.
Read our statement: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
Read our statement: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
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🚨 Recruiting 12 PhD students for a new NSF-funded program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences! This program is for U.S. students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP within the last 3 years. @uafairbanks.bsky.social
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
www.uaf.edu
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🚨 Recruiting 12 PhD students for a new NSF-funded program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences! This program is for U.S. students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP within the last 3 years. @uafairbanks.bsky.social
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
What's an infographic you've seen that was really effective?
#scicomm #academicsky
I'm leading a workshop on making an infographic/graphical abstract for communicating scientific research and I would love to include some new examples.
#scicomm #academicsky
I'm leading a workshop on making an infographic/graphical abstract for communicating scientific research and I would love to include some new examples.
October 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What's an infographic you've seen that was really effective?
#scicomm #academicsky
I'm leading a workshop on making an infographic/graphical abstract for communicating scientific research and I would love to include some new examples.
#scicomm #academicsky
I'm leading a workshop on making an infographic/graphical abstract for communicating scientific research and I would love to include some new examples.
New co-author paper led by Dr. Jonathan Moore.
#fishsci #conservaton #bcpoli #salmon
We identify four syndromes of the combined local impacts of watershed pressures and climate change.
And identified several key management actions and policies that would help safeguard salmon watersheds.
#fishsci #conservaton #bcpoli #salmon
We identify four syndromes of the combined local impacts of watershed pressures and climate change.
And identified several key management actions and policies that would help safeguard salmon watersheds.
NEW PAPER!
A Safe Operating Space for Salmon Watersheds Under Rapid Climate Change - Fish and Fisheries - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Safe Operating Space for Salmon Watersheds Under Rapid Climate Change - Fish and Fisheries - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Safe Operating Space for Salmon Watersheds Under Rapid Climate Change
Local watershed management can exacerbate or ameliorate oncoming climate risks to important aquatic ecosystems. Even as there is a global need to address climate change, local watershed stewardship c....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New co-author paper led by Dr. Jonathan Moore.
#fishsci #conservaton #bcpoli #salmon
We identify four syndromes of the combined local impacts of watershed pressures and climate change.
And identified several key management actions and policies that would help safeguard salmon watersheds.
#fishsci #conservaton #bcpoli #salmon
We identify four syndromes of the combined local impacts of watershed pressures and climate change.
And identified several key management actions and policies that would help safeguard salmon watersheds.
Reposted by Marta Ulaski
👏Congratulations to Marta Ulaski for receiving the J. Frances Allen Scholarship Award from the American Fisheries Society for her impactful research on global change and fisheries.🌊🐟
Read more on our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
Read more on our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
August 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
👏Congratulations to Marta Ulaski for receiving the J. Frances Allen Scholarship Award from the American Fisheries Society for her impactful research on global change and fisheries.🌊🐟
Read more on our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
Read more on our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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New 📰| Barriers and opportunities for the effective management of cumulative effects in salmon ecosystems in British Columbia, Canada 🐟 buff.ly/p4Vm136
📷 facets-2024-0348, Figure 1.
👥 @sfu.ca @wcelaw.bsky.social @ulaskimarta.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @surlyscientist.bsky.social
📷 facets-2024-0348, Figure 1.
👥 @sfu.ca @wcelaw.bsky.social @ulaskimarta.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @surlyscientist.bsky.social
Barriers and opportunities for the effective management of cumulative effects in salmon ecosystems in British Columbia, Canada
The cumulative effects of climate change and human activities pose major challenges for environmental management, a problem exemplified by Pacific salmon ecosystems. We offer an integrative treatment…
buff.ly
September 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New 📰| Barriers and opportunities for the effective management of cumulative effects in salmon ecosystems in British Columbia, Canada 🐟 buff.ly/p4Vm136
📷 facets-2024-0348, Figure 1.
👥 @sfu.ca @wcelaw.bsky.social @ulaskimarta.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @surlyscientist.bsky.social
📷 facets-2024-0348, Figure 1.
👥 @sfu.ca @wcelaw.bsky.social @ulaskimarta.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @surlyscientist.bsky.social
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New research from @sfubiosciences.bsky.social researchers @ulaskimarta.bsky.social and @jon-moore.bsky.social finds that environmental regulations in BC are failing to protect salmon and watersheds from industrial development and climate change. ow.ly/5TGg50WQMtn
Death by a thousand cuts: salmon falling through the cracks in B.C.’s fragmented policy landscape
ow.ly
September 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New research from @sfubiosciences.bsky.social researchers @ulaskimarta.bsky.social and @jon-moore.bsky.social finds that environmental regulations in BC are failing to protect salmon and watersheds from industrial development and climate change. ow.ly/5TGg50WQMtn
New paper! #fishsci #bcpoli
Our study reveals that Pacific salmon in British Columbia face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the combined impacts of industrial development and climate change.
Read the paper here:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10....
Thread with key take-aways 👇
Our study reveals that Pacific salmon in British Columbia face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the combined impacts of industrial development and climate change.
Read the paper here:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10....
Thread with key take-aways 👇
September 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New paper! #fishsci #bcpoli
Our study reveals that Pacific salmon in British Columbia face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the combined impacts of industrial development and climate change.
Read the paper here:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10....
Thread with key take-aways 👇
Our study reveals that Pacific salmon in British Columbia face a fragmented policy landscape that fails to manage the combined impacts of industrial development and climate change.
Read the paper here:
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/epdf/10....
Thread with key take-aways 👇
Reposted by Marta Ulaski
Good news: bipartisan legislation to reauthorize Sea Grant programs around the country (including the Great Lake states), due to the high value generated compared to the cost
ecomagazine.com/news/policy/...
ecomagazine.com/news/policy/...
US Legislation to Reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program - environment coastal & offshore
Legislation was introduced to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program, a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and 34 university-based programs in e...
ecomagazine.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Good news: bipartisan legislation to reauthorize Sea Grant programs around the country (including the Great Lake states), due to the high value generated compared to the cost
ecomagazine.com/news/policy/...
ecomagazine.com/news/policy/...
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Excited to share this latest paper📃, reviewing and providing a searchable catalogue of >200 open access global datasets to study groundwater in social-ecological systems.
paper in ERL: tinyurl.com/55vtb8tb
The searchable catalogue is available thx to @igrac.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/yjdtd5bx
paper in ERL: tinyurl.com/55vtb8tb
The searchable catalogue is available thx to @igrac.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/yjdtd5bx
The Global Groundwater Data Catalogue: Your 'one-stop shop' to Groundwater Datasets - IGRAC
Global Groundwater Data Catalogue simplifies the process of identifying relevant datasets for interdisciplinary groundwater assessments.
un-igrac.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Excited to share this latest paper📃, reviewing and providing a searchable catalogue of >200 open access global datasets to study groundwater in social-ecological systems.
paper in ERL: tinyurl.com/55vtb8tb
The searchable catalogue is available thx to @igrac.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/yjdtd5bx
paper in ERL: tinyurl.com/55vtb8tb
The searchable catalogue is available thx to @igrac.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/yjdtd5bx
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Clear-cutting (#forestry) linked to 18-fold rise in extreme #floods, UBC study finds
news.ubc.ca/2025/07/clea...
news.ubc.ca/2025/07/clea...
Clear-cutting linked to 18-fold rise in extreme floods, UBC study finds - UBC News
New research finds long-term impacts on flood size and frequency decades after trees are removed
news.ubc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Clear-cutting (#forestry) linked to 18-fold rise in extreme #floods, UBC study finds
news.ubc.ca/2025/07/clea...
news.ubc.ca/2025/07/clea...
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"Nation building" doesn't have to come at the expense of the environment. Our calls to #FixBillC5 have led to improvements but there’s still work ahead to get it right. Add your voice and send a letter today ➡ wcel.org/blog/stop-ca... #cdnpoli
June 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Nation building" doesn't have to come at the expense of the environment. Our calls to #FixBillC5 have led to improvements but there’s still work ahead to get it right. Add your voice and send a letter today ➡ wcel.org/blog/stop-ca... #cdnpoli
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Published an op-ed the other day--fast-tracking actions to protect lands, waters, fish, and wildlife.
BC and Canadian policies are rushing natural resource extraction forward--there is a parallel need to fast-track safeguards of lands and waters.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
BC and Canadian policies are rushing natural resource extraction forward--there is a parallel need to fast-track safeguards of lands and waters.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: It's time to fast-track actions to defend B.C.'s lands, waters, fish and wildlife
B.C. recently passed Bills 14 and 15. As a scientist who studies the health of western Canada’s ecosystems, my alarm bells are going off
vancouversun.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Published an op-ed the other day--fast-tracking actions to protect lands, waters, fish, and wildlife.
BC and Canadian policies are rushing natural resource extraction forward--there is a parallel need to fast-track safeguards of lands and waters.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
BC and Canadian policies are rushing natural resource extraction forward--there is a parallel need to fast-track safeguards of lands and waters.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Please repost to get the word out! @nkgarg.bsky.social and I are excited to present a personalized feed for academics! It shows posts about papers from accounts you’re following bsky.app/profile/pape...
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Our PhD candidate, Britt Milner, recently had her Master's research published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences! Check out the full article here: doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
#AquaticScience #salmon #WomenInScience
#AquaticScience #salmon #WomenInScience
March 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our PhD candidate, Britt Milner, recently had her Master's research published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences! Check out the full article here: doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
#AquaticScience #salmon #WomenInScience
#AquaticScience #salmon #WomenInScience
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I conducted my graduate research under the USGS Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Outdoor enthusiasts, please reach out to your representatives.
These infographics were compiled and designed by several fish and wildlife graduate students at the University of Idaho.
These infographics were compiled and designed by several fish and wildlife graduate students at the University of Idaho.
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I conducted my graduate research under the USGS Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Outdoor enthusiasts, please reach out to your representatives.
These infographics were compiled and designed by several fish and wildlife graduate students at the University of Idaho.
These infographics were compiled and designed by several fish and wildlife graduate students at the University of Idaho.
How do we recover salmon when we are "handing out band-aids with one hand and cutting up a watershed with the other"?
Great presentations and dialogues at the first BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference. 📸 PSF
Great presentations and dialogues at the first BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference. 📸 PSF
December 19, 2024 at 7:26 PM
How do we recover salmon when we are "handing out band-aids with one hand and cutting up a watershed with the other"?
Great presentations and dialogues at the first BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference. 📸 PSF
Great presentations and dialogues at the first BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference. 📸 PSF
Going to the 2024 BC Salmon Recovery Conference? Come check out the session, "Paths out of a world of cumulative effects". I will be talking about the problem of cumulative effects and research we're doing with the Watershed Futures Initiative!
November 22, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Going to the 2024 BC Salmon Recovery Conference? Come check out the session, "Paths out of a world of cumulative effects". I will be talking about the problem of cumulative effects and research we're doing with the Watershed Futures Initiative!