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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez

@belenocean.bsky.social

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National Geographic Explorer Marine Biologist |Ecologist | Diver🤿 Open to postdocs🌊🪸 She/Her #NatGeo Focus: Corals and climate change from shallow to deep waters 🌊 Erasmus master scholar #IMBRSea / #ugent #SorbonneUniversity #WomaInSTEM #deepsea #corals

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm exited to give a seminar at University of Washington 🇨🇦🇪🇨🌊🪸🪸🪸. I'm flying today and the work never stops!! But I enjoy it. Contributing to a bigger purpose gives strength. To save our oceans we need to understand them! #nationalgeographicexplorer #phdcandidate #latinainscience

Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌊 Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 #OSM26!
📍 Glasgow, Scotland | February 22–27, 2026
🪸 Call for Abstracts " Advancing Knowledge of the Atlantic Deep Sea"
🗓️ Deadline: August 2026
🌊 Submit here: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
@drshmoo.bsky.social‬ @dsbsoc.bsky.social @deepseaecol.bsky.social

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · May 15

Last week, I had the honour of being one of thirty National Geographic Explorers invited to Ottawa for the NGS Leadership Workshop and Spotlight. A powerful and moving experience where we shared our journeys on stage at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very thankful 💙🪸🌊 #NationalGeographic

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Prof. Anna Metaxas @annamet.bsky.social · May 11

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Scars from the world's first deep sea mining test 50 years on

Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal.

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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · Apr 5

"The most important place on the planet is not on land, but at sea." Super stoked & excited to see the trailer drop for 'Ocean' the new film of hope by David Attenborough youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g?... Globally released in cinemas May 8th #oceanwithattenborough #davidattenborough #oceanoptimism 📽 🌊 🐟 🪸 🐙

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | OFFICIAL TRAILER | GLOBAL CINEMA EVENT FROM MAY 8 | Altitude Films

YouTube video by Altitude Films

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · Jan 17

Meanwhile @divaamon.bsky.social and Sheena Talma kicked off the open session at #17DBS with brilliant talks reflecting on equity, capacity sharing & democratising #deepsea science 🌎🌍🌏
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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · Jan 17

Meet Oenone “Nonny” Scott, a PhD student at the University of Essex modelling larval dispersal of #octocorals in the Scotia Sea to understand connectivity in vulnerable ecosystems. With a background in biology, coding, and conservation, she’s passionate about #SciencePolicy and ecosystem protection.

"Nonny (Oenone) Scott is a PhD student at the University of Essex. She is working on larval dispersal models of octocorals in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean), with a goal to help improve our understanding of the connectivity of these vulnerable marine ecosystems.

At the 17DSBS she presented two posters – one covering the larval dispersal work and her progress to date, and the other proposing a framework for working with hydrodynamic models in ecology and biology.

She got her BSc in Biology, with a concentration in Marine Biology and minor in Environmental Science & Policy. From there she joined a start-up in the energy/ tech space. As one of the first employees her role was incredibly broad, and developed considerably over the three years she was there. Working in the tech space inspired her curiosity in coding, which lead to her seeking a masters in Computational Methods in Ecology & Conservation, which facilitated her move back into the marine space. Alongside computational work, Nonny is also really interested in science-policy overlaps, resource management and conservation, and outreach.

When she isn’t doing her PhD, she is working for a freediving club, listening to who-dun-its, or trying to get to the sea!

She is very appreciative to be part of such a vibrant and welcoming community of deep-sea scientists, and is very grateful to the Deep Sea Biology Society for supporting and facilitating her in-person participating in the 17DSBS."

(Image: Oenone “Nonny” Scott smiling and gesturing to her 17DSBS poster titled “A New Framework for Assessing Hydrodynamic Model Suitability for Biological and Ecological Studies")

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · Jan 16

Prof Kerry Howell presented a brilliant talk #DSBS17 this week, sharing the development and biological validation of a global benthic habitat map. The map can be used to help inform the use of area based management tools and protect the #DeepSea in #ABNJ.

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · Jan 17

Our final #17DSBS support feature, for the final day of #17DSBS!

Meet Flávia Tiemi Masumoto, a master’s student at the University of São Paulo studying #DeepSea biodiversity and litter and now researching the impacts of #microplastics in #DeepSeaFishes collected from the DEEP-OCEAN expeditions.

"I’m Flávia Masumoto. I am a master’s degree student at Oceanography at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. During my undergraduate studies, I joined the Laboratory of Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution of Fishes (DEEP Lab), coordinated by Prof. Dr. Marcelo Melo, where I still work today. I had the opportunity to participate in two expeditions of the DEEP-OCEAN project, whose main objective was to improve knowledge about deep-sea fishes in Brazilian waters, using bottom trawl nets
and fish traps for sampling."

(Image: Flávia grinning while holding some sort of puffer fish. She’s outside on a boat and wearing an orange safety vest while others behind her look off the side of the boat.)

"It was my first time on a research vessel and a huge opportunity that started guiding my path toward deep-sea research. During the expeditions, I observed many different and unique species of fish and invertebrates, such as deep-sea corals, ophiuroids, and anemones, including new and rare ones."

(Image: Flávia smiling and holding the side of a CTD instrument. She’s accompanied by three other smiling scientists, one of them being another 17DSBS conference support awardee (Heloísa de Cia Caixeta). Everyone is on the deck of a boat and wearing orange safety vests and hard hats.)

"Despite all the biodiversity we sampled, what shocked me the most was the amount of macro-litter found among the organisms and the biodiversity associated with it, which captured my attention. One of my biggest surprises was discovering that there were no publications about deep-sea litter sampling in the southwestern Atlantic!

During the second expedition, now more experienced and having read up on the subject, I was more meticulous. As a result, we published an article reporting with the first report and characterization of litter sampled in the area (DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4467286), and more publications are on the way.

For my master’s degree, I was encouraged to continue this work, but now with a focus on the impacts of litter. This led me into the world of microplastics, where I am now investigating their presence in the fish sampled during these expeditions."

(Image: A white plastic tray lying on a green floor on the outside deck of a boat, filled with deep-sea litter mixed with deep-sea fishes and invertebrates. The largest is a metal canister labeled “chemical products, 25 litres”. )

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Ocean Census @oceancensus.bsky.social · Jan 17

That's a wrap on the 17th Deep Sea Biology Symposium, #17DSBS! Check out the thread to see our team members and network colleagues in action at the conference.

@dsbsoc.bsky.social @drmtaylor.bsky.social @deepstewardship.bsky.social

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jan 16

#17-dsbs

Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jan 16

Thank you Kurt for attending. I enjoy presenting this work. Hoping it helps to raise awareness of the problems climate change represents to the deep sea of the Eastern Tropical Pacific and the Tropics despite the local actions to protect this pristine ecosystem such as the Galapagos MPA

Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jan 16

It was wonderful to present at the 17DSBS. I love to talk about this project as I hope it helps to raise awareness about the threat that climate change represents to the deep sea of MPA like the Galapagos and Isla del Coco @dsbsoc.bsky.social. it was a happy birthday 🎂 🪸😊

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jan 10

Flying from Chengdu to Hong Kong to present at the 17thDSBS after seeing pandas 🐼🐙🐙 🤩, can this get better? @dsbsoc.bsky.social

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Mónica Medina @momedinamunoz.bsky.social · Nov 26

Here is a second Coral Reef Science starter pack! Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/QSafBeL

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · Nov 25

In case some mentors may want to read this. #Nature #PhD #scisky #student #mentor

Source:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jan 3

Are you attending the 17th-DSBS? It will be nice to meet again!

Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Jan 2

@katharinehayhoe.com this is wonderful news!, I opened blue sky recently, I'm a marine Ecologist creating a base line of the effects of climate change in the Galápagos and Costa Rica's MPA. I will appreciate it if you can add me to this list. Thank you.

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Dec 30

Life brings cool surprises, like this curious skate who DECIDED to turn around and explore ROV SuBastian 😊. Have a new year full of good surprises🍾 🌊!
This happened while we explored hydrothermal vents in the Pacific on my second expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too).
credits SOI🐙
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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Dec 26

Paper formally out❗🪸🌊Cold-water corals and sponges can thrive in heterogeneous vertical walls, selecting their preferred habitats. This study highlights how niche differentiation can drive biodiversity in vertical walls and the need to protect these complex deep-sea [email protected]😌

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Raphael Viscarra Rossel @ravr19.bsky.social · Dec 26

Good piece by @natureportfolio.bsky.social. The erosion of thinking time—driven by admin, bureaucracy, industry agendas, and unrealistic output targets—stifles curiosity-led science. These pressures undermine innovation and the intellectual freedom vital for real progress. 🧪🌱🌍 #ScienceIsNotBusiness

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Dec 26

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Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social · Dec 23

Hi everyone, I just opened this account hoping to help contribute to a new free speech place for scientists ☺️. I am hoping no billionaire purchases and corrupts Blueskye. Let's connect🪸🌊🐟🦈🐙!
I'm interested in marine biology, ecology and climate science. My focus is corals 🪸