Clark Richards, PhD
@clarkgrichards.bsky.social
Physical oceanographer, father, musician, cyclist. Coauthor of the R oce and argoFloats packages. Arctic Ocean change and processes, autonomous systems, and open software. Opinions are my own. he/him
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Hi! I'm Clark, an observational physical oceanographer working at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Canada. I monitor Arctic outflows, manage a fleet of ocean gliders, and contribute to the international Argo program (see @argocanada.bsky.social). Also interested in internal waves. 🌊
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After the hard work and advocacy of the community, the Minister of Municipal Affairs has decided not to overturn the bylaw restricting infilling in Dartmouth Cove. We will look at their amendments closely, but at least for now, Dartmouth Cove won't be turned into a dump.
Minister Approves HRM’s Planning Changes for Dartmouth Cove With Amendments news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/11/2...
Minister Approves HRM’s Planning Changes for Dartmouth Cove With Amendments
news.novascotia.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
After the hard work and advocacy of the community, the Minister of Municipal Affairs has decided not to overturn the bylaw restricting infilling in Dartmouth Cove. We will look at their amendments closely, but at least for now, Dartmouth Cove won't be turned into a dump.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
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Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
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Hey author friends! Please help! I do freelance writing, and I’m trying to find my DC pro and semi-pro writer friends.
How do I find them? Are there Bluesky starter packs, meetup group, professional societies?
How do writers find each other?
How do I find them? Are there Bluesky starter packs, meetup group, professional societies?
How do writers find each other?
October 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Hey author friends! Please help! I do freelance writing, and I’m trying to find my DC pro and semi-pro writer friends.
How do I find them? Are there Bluesky starter packs, meetup group, professional societies?
How do writers find each other?
How do I find them? Are there Bluesky starter packs, meetup group, professional societies?
How do writers find each other?
Ok, now to make this happen for the North Atlantic Right Whale.
Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎
These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there's 50,000 of them
Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ok, now to make this happen for the North Atlantic Right Whale.
Just got featured as part of Science Literacy Week for my work with the @argocanada.bsky.social #AdoptAFloat program and for other outreach. What can I say -- I like to talk about what I do! 😀🌊
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For many Canadians, access to science starts in the classroom.
Dr. Clark Richards, a research scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, is passionate about helping students of all ages… | F...
For many Canadians, access to science starts in the classroom.
Dr. Clark Richards, a research scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, is passionate about helping students of all ages bett...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just got featured as part of Science Literacy Week for my work with the @argocanada.bsky.social #AdoptAFloat program and for other outreach. What can I say -- I like to talk about what I do! 😀🌊
www.linkedin.com/posts/fisher...
www.linkedin.com/posts/fisher...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Another beautiful September Halifax morning, another day watching visitors to our city trying to figure out to pay for the ferry by taking out cash from a private ATM, turning it into different cash, and feeding it into a little box. @samaustind5.bsky.social @tonymancini2025.bsky.social time for tap
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Another beautiful September Halifax morning, another day watching visitors to our city trying to figure out to pay for the ferry by taking out cash from a private ATM, turning it into different cash, and feeding it into a little box. @samaustind5.bsky.social @tonymancini2025.bsky.social time for tap
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i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is
September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is
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If there is a position you are interested in and the application process asks you to answer very specific things -- you should address them
Sending a form letter about why you love the ocean is a waste of my time and yours
This is a public service announcement
Sending a form letter about why you love the ocean is a waste of my time and yours
This is a public service announcement
September 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If there is a position you are interested in and the application process asks you to answer very specific things -- you should address them
Sending a form letter about why you love the ocean is a waste of my time and yours
This is a public service announcement
Sending a form letter about why you love the ocean is a waste of my time and yours
This is a public service announcement
Can confirm. Tides are weird. And awesome.
September 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Can confirm. Tides are weird. And awesome.
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![Comic. [Two people on shore looking at body of water] PERSON 1: Hey, where’s that big island we were looking at this morning? PERSON 2 with short hair: Oh, it’s underwater. The ocean’s depth here goes up and down by like ten feet every day. PERSON 1: What? PERSON 2: It’s because the planet has a big moon orbiting near the surface. It causes weird gravity effects. PERSON 1: *What???* [caption] People here are used to them, but tides are one of the weirdest and most sci-fi elements of life on Earth.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidj2tdqhkgoamiqf5reqt7kvbpt26x3cgjxsp4rtwwb46qumcltdq@jpeg)
September 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The reputational risk to #Dalhousie University from its misguided and ill-considered lockout of Faculty is massive. A glance at the Board makeup, mainly corporate types, makes me worry they may have no idea what makes a successful University, what Faculty do, and why.
August 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The reputational risk to #Dalhousie University from its misguided and ill-considered lockout of Faculty is massive. A glance at the Board makeup, mainly corporate types, makes me worry they may have no idea what makes a successful University, what Faculty do, and why.
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🌊The Southern Ocean is warming, is productivity changing? New paper by Liniger et al. uses the nitrate sensors on 274 SOCCOM/BGC-Argo floats to compute annual NCP. It has increased significantly over the past two decades.
@mbarinews.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social
@mbarinews.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🌊The Southern Ocean is warming, is productivity changing? New paper by Liniger et al. uses the nitrate sensors on 274 SOCCOM/BGC-Argo floats to compute annual NCP. It has increased significantly over the past two decades.
@mbarinews.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social
@mbarinews.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social @bgc-argo.bsky.social
🌊 Another beautiful day teaching kids about the ocean and how we measure it in Halifax NS, aboard the historic CSS Acadia at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. One of the oldest hydrographic research ships still afloat! #CSSAcadia
August 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🌊 Another beautiful day teaching kids about the ocean and how we measure it in Halifax NS, aboard the historic CSS Acadia at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. One of the oldest hydrographic research ships still afloat! #CSSAcadia
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I just learned a lab appropriate alternative to rock, paper, scissors- Kelp, Urchin, Rock. Kelp covers the rock, urchin eats the kelp, rock squashes the urchin!
August 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I just learned a lab appropriate alternative to rock, paper, scissors- Kelp, Urchin, Rock. Kelp covers the rock, urchin eats the kelp, rock squashes the urchin!
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Everything we've made will break, buildings and streets will crumble, and cities will be abandoned. But the CO₂ we emit into the atmosphere will persist for centuries, and the climatic impacts will last longer than human civilization has existed. This is our legacy for the future.
July 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Everything we've made will break, buildings and streets will crumble, and cities will be abandoned. But the CO₂ we emit into the atmosphere will persist for centuries, and the climatic impacts will last longer than human civilization has existed. This is our legacy for the future.
#FossilFriday !! I’d love to be able to date/identify these fossils!
Hey #FossilSky (is that a thing?)! These fossils are all over the shore at my family farm in NB Canada, along the Wolastoq (Saint John) river. I’d love to know if there’s a way to date them and/or identify species. Can someone help?? 🧪
July 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
#FossilFriday !! I’d love to be able to date/identify these fossils!
Hey #FossilSky (is that a thing?)! These fossils are all over the shore at my family farm in NB Canada, along the Wolastoq (Saint John) river. I’d love to know if there’s a way to date them and/or identify species. Can someone help?? 🧪
July 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hey #FossilSky (is that a thing?)! These fossils are all over the shore at my family farm in NB Canada, along the Wolastoq (Saint John) river. I’d love to know if there’s a way to date them and/or identify species. Can someone help?? 🧪
A strong wind, a hay field in NB, a recently-turned 7yo enjoying summer, and a kite made out of a garbage bag, duct tape, bailer twine, and an old sheet made for a perfect summer day.
July 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A strong wind, a hay field in NB, a recently-turned 7yo enjoying summer, and a kite made out of a garbage bag, duct tape, bailer twine, and an old sheet made for a perfect summer day.
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It's really too bad people are falling for the distraction of bike lanes. Like I said, there are some people, including those in power, who create drama and drag everyone into it but they have other motives. You all personally know people like this. Don't fall for the drama, #Halifax.
July 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It's really too bad people are falling for the distraction of bike lanes. Like I said, there are some people, including those in power, who create drama and drag everyone into it but they have other motives. You all personally know people like this. Don't fall for the drama, #Halifax.
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🌊 Argo Outreach: Adopt a Float programme
Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global.
The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global.
The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
July 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🌊 Argo Outreach: Adopt a Float programme
Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global.
The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global.
The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
Hey! That's me 😀
Seriously though, Adopt-a-float is a great outreach program, and one of the funnest things I get to do as part of my job. A highlight this year was hosting my daughter's grade 1 class at the Bedford Institute to tour and learn about Argo.
Seriously though, Adopt-a-float is a great outreach program, and one of the funnest things I get to do as part of my job. A highlight this year was hosting my daughter's grade 1 class at the Bedford Institute to tour and learn about Argo.
🌊 Argo Outreach: Adopt a Float programme
Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global.
The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
Adopt a Float lets students explore ocean science by adopting an #Argo float. Born at @imev-mer.fr, it’s now global.
The latest Adopt a Float #Canada Newsletter is live! Discover updates, research, and a researcher spotlight: 🔗 lnkd.in/e-zjHbEE
July 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hey! That's me 😀
Seriously though, Adopt-a-float is a great outreach program, and one of the funnest things I get to do as part of my job. A highlight this year was hosting my daughter's grade 1 class at the Bedford Institute to tour and learn about Argo.
Seriously though, Adopt-a-float is a great outreach program, and one of the funnest things I get to do as part of my job. A highlight this year was hosting my daughter's grade 1 class at the Bedford Institute to tour and learn about Argo.