@barnaclebarclay.bsky.social (Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship @uvic.ca in collaboration with #uvic researchers @juliabaum.bsky.social & @iainmckechnie.bsky.social as well as a Tseshaht First Nation representative, Denis St. Claire.

A new study reveals that the Broken Group Islands off the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC, are a bright spot for shellfish populations in the northeast Pacific Ocean—demonstrating a sustainable relationship between local First Nations and shellfish over millennia. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/5psvxjsa

This work was conducted in partnership with Tseshaht First Nation, and was part of my Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship with @iainmckechnie.bsky.social and @baumlab.bsky.social at UVic @uvic.ca!

exciting new Crab🦀 science🧪 publication led by @barnaclebarclay.bsky.social Banting postdoc working to apply paleobiology techniques to learn about Indigenous crab fisheries via the scars left on clam shells

New paper alert! We combined modern ecology, archaeology, and a palaeontology technique of examining crab 🦀 claw marks on their clam prey to examine how these shellfish populations have changed over 3000 years.

Find it open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

#ConservationPaleobiology #CPB

🌊 @noaa.gov was a leader on ocean acidification (OA) and marine carbon dioxide removal (#mCDR). This research is decimated by the firings of many outstanding staff, including the leaders of the OA and mCDR groups, my close colleagues Sarah Cooley and Gabby Kitch. #StandUpForScience

And here, we estimate clam size based on shell fragments from Indigenous archaeological shell midden sites!

doi.org/10.1139/face...

In this paper, we look at how interactions between crabs and their prey can influence the generation and rates of crab predation marks (repair scars).

doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Here, we look at differences in the shape of predation scars/claw marks generated by 3 crab species, including #Dungeness, red rock, and #EuropeanGreenCrabs.
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Hi, Bluesky! After taking an extended break from socials, I'm trying to ease my way back! Had several pubs come out recently that I should share 🦀🐌🦪 👇