Anastasia Smith
@anastasiasmith.bsky.social
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PhD Researcher at Lancaster University Studying Ecological and Social Impacts of Reef Fisheries in Kenya🪸🇰🇪 Interested in all things Marine Conservation 🌊 Social Science 🌊Community management 🌊 Ecosystem Based Management!
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anastasiasmith.bsky.social
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend my first international conference, MARE,at the University of Amsterdam!I had an incredible time attending lots of insightful talks as well as getting the opportunity to pitch the first chapter of my PhD, and presenting a poster about my research! #Mare2025
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oceanauk.bsky.social
🚨 Bottom trawling is destroying our ocean. But right now, we have a shot to stop it!

The government is considering banning bottom trawling in 41 protected areas, but they want to hear from YOU before they do.

📢 ADD YOUR VOICE before the 1 Sept deadline: only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...
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lewispughfdn.bsky.social
Leatherback sea turtles can grow up to 1.8 metres long and weigh up to 450 kilograms. That’s heavier than a grand piano 🐢😲

🎥: ausmashmash
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davidho.bsky.social
Trump’s withdrawal of foreign aid and dismantling USAID will cause annually:

18 million cases of malaria, 166k deaths; 200k children paralyzed with polio; 1 million children not treated for severe acute malnutrition, often fatal; >28k new cases of diseases such as Ebola and Marburg

Why? Why??
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid (Gift Article)
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.
www.nytimes.com
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oceana.bsky.social
#BREAKING: We’re taking the Trump administration to court!

Oceana, alongside other environmental groups, is challenging President Trump's attempts to revoke ocean protections & open up millions of acres to offshore drilling. More 👉 oceana.ly/3EMOhSt
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simonkirby.bsky.social
A thread explaining our new discovery about humpback whale song published today in Science... We found key statistical properties that characterise all human languages in another species for the first time. We have more in common with whales than we previously thought! doi.org/10.1126/scie...
A picture of a humpback whale just below the sea surface taken by Marc Quintin
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oceanandice.bsky.social
Sea ice in the Arctic and around Antarctica cool our climate, drive ocean circulation across the planet, and provide a unique habitat for polar ecosystems.

Sea ice amounts have now fallen to their lowest since we started measuring them. This is not good.

🌊🥼❄️🧪

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
World's sea-ice falls to record low
The world's frozen oceans keep the planet cool, but they currently have less ice than ever recorded before.
www.bbc.co.uk
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anastasiasmith.bsky.social
A great starter pack to connect with people working on #ecology at a large scale 🌍🧪

Global Ecology Vol. 2 👉 go.bsky.app/L37W5uH

DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join the pack, there’s still room for more ! 😊
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nmouquet.bsky.social
Global Ecology 🌐 starter pack vol 1 & 2 are full and curated !! ✨💚

Please share so they will fly into the blue sky 🦋🌈

Vol1 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack...

Vol2 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack...

Will start a Vol. 3 soon, please reply if you want to be in !

🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁🦑🪴🦉🐍🌾
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anastasiasmith.bsky.social
Really interesting paper on coral reef composition!
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terumbudivers.com
Green turtles in Lombok - Gili islands
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #giliair #pets #trawangan #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #turtle #greenturtle #turtles
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oceanauk.bsky.social
Bosses of major polluters could face jail time under Scotland's new Ecocide Prevention Bill. Making Scotland the first part of the UK able to properly sanction executives responsible for major environmental harm, like oil spills. #BigOil polluters, we're coming for you 🛢️🫵
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bill to jail bosses of major polluters set to be introduced in Scotland
The Ecocide Prevention Bill would impose harsh penalties on executives responsible for major environmental damage.
www.bbc.com