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NAVSA @navsa.bsky.social · Aug 19

CFP: Journal of Postcolonial Writing Special Issue, Telling the Story of Oceans and Archives: Rethinking the Novel Form (Abstract Deadline: 11/15/25) bit.ly/4miqNpa

CFP: Journal of Postcolonial Writing Special Issue, Telling the Story of Oceans and Archives: Rethinking the Novel Form (Abstract Deadline: 11/15/25) | NAVSA

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · Aug 19

Invites candidates in three thematic areas to apply including "Human dimensions of oceans" (e.g. ocean social science, resource economics of fisheries, aquaculture, and other marine sectors, ocean cultures and heritage, gender studies, marine policy and governance).

Assistant Professor in Oceans - Stanford, California and Pacific Grove, California job with Stanford University | 674610

Stanford University invites applications for appointment at the assistant professor level in the Oceans Department, in the Stanford Doerr School of...

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · Aug 8

With government science and regulation under attack, I thought I’d reshare this:

The Myth That May Have Doomed the Titan www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/o...

Opinion | The Myth That May Have Doomed the Titan (Published 2023)

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · Aug 8

"The livestream over the past week has transformed a marine exploration project into an internet sensation and shellfish into unexpected standard-bearers for those who oppose President Javier Milei’s threats to cut and privatize state-funded science."

A Starfish, a President and a Deep-Sea Frenzy in Argentina

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · Aug 6

"the sea is back in vogue. Blue Humanities has taken over large parts of the academy in the last decade, bringing the human relationship with oceans, rivers, lakes and seas to the top of the scholarly agenda just as those waters gather to end humanity for good." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Josephine Quinn · Born on the Beach: Ancient Coastlines

Seas are repetitive creatures, working in cycles of tides, migration and climate change, which is normally to say the...

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Jul 23

“Predator populations exploded & prey plummeted” immediately after the first smallpox outbreak, suggesting not enough Tsleil-Waututh people survived to effectively steward the #environment, said @mefford.bsky.social vancouversun.com/news/smallpo... @vancouversun.bsky.social

Smallpox, overfishing, industrialization destroyed 88% of harvestable food sources in Burrard Inlet: Study

Tsleil-Waututh’s Michelle George called the study "scientific proof of what my ancestors and family have been saying for generations.”

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Jul 23

Why U.S. dominance at sea is shrinking

The U.S. still has an advantage on the waves, but ocean science needs more — not less — investment. To lead at sea, we must understand the sea!
by Peter DeMenocal, Margaret Leinen and ret. Admiral John Richardson
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Why U.S. dominance at sea is shrinking

The U.S. still has an advantage on the waves, but ocean science needs more — not less — investment.

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · Jul 4

Check out this interesting #histocean oral history project by Beatriz Martinez-Rius: talesofoceanscience.com

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Visit the post for more.

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Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Jul 3

On a day like today, might be worth reminding y’all that there’s an entire community loving ❤️ on ocean life in #FathomVerse. 🦑🧪🌊 #onwardsanddownwards

Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social · Jan 21

Tired of doomscrolling? Play #FathomVerse @fathomverse.bsky.social to discover all ocean life. 🦑🧪🌎🌊 Download to your device by visiting the App Store or Google Play; more details at www.fathomverse.game. #playingfortheplanet

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Ellen Arnold @medievalpenguin.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'll be the keynote here, talking about river monsters!
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Fall 2025 Meeting

Midwest Medieval History Conference October 24 & 25, 2025 at University of Notre Dame Call for Papers Water, Rivers, and the Environment in the Middle Ages Keynote speaker: Ellen F. Arnold, Ph.…

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URI Graduate School of Oceanography @urigso.bsky.social · Jul 2

🪸🦈 Human fishing reshaped Caribbean reef food webs ⬇️

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute studied fossilized reefs in Panama & the Dominican Republic, uncovering thousands of fish ear bones and shark scales that allowed them to reconstruct ancient reef communities. 🦑 🌊

The well-preserved fossilized reefs from the Dominican Republic date back 7000 years and reveal important changes in Caribbean reef ecosystems over time. Credit: Sean Mattson
The well-preserved fossilized reefs from the Dominican Republic date back 7000 years and reveal important changes in Caribbean reef ecosystems over time. Credit: Sean Mattson

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · May 12

Read about the human intimacy with the deep sea in Stacy Alaimo’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘺𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬—an excerpt is now available on the Environment & Society Portal.

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#envhum #envhist #ocean #bluehumanities #sea @uminnpress.bsky.social

The Abyss Stares Back: Encounters with Deep-Sea Life

In this book, Stacy Alaimo explores the influence of the newfound human intimacy with the deep sea might have on our broader relationship to the nonhuman world.

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The University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · Jul 1

At #ICHST2025? Dive into our Oceans in Depth series and explore the historical and modern impact of the ocean on humanity through interdisciplinary narratives. Learn more about the series here: buff.ly/JBdVWe1.

Text: Oceans in Depth.
Image: side by side book covers of Sea Level, Oceans under Glass, and Ocean Bestiary.

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · Jul 2

It's hard to overstate the importance of this resource to historians of science. #hstm #histsci

Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · Jul 2

Foundations: please step up and take over the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). This is an absolutely essential scanned archive of all of the old journals and books from the 1500s to about 1920. Has been indispensable for my research.
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Call for Support: – About BHL

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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌊🌊🌊New on H-Oceans 🌊🌊🌊

Check out “Gauging and Engaging Sea Levels,” Christine Keiner (@rittigers.bsky.social‬)’s review of @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social (Humboldt Uni Berlin)‬’s book _Sea Level: A History_ pub 2024 @uchicagopress.bsky.social

#oceans

Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social

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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · Jul 1

🌊🌊🌊 New on H-Oceans 🌊🌊🌊

Check out James W. Seabrooke III (U of West Florida)’s review of Satsuki Takahashi (Hosei University)‬’s book _Fukushima Futures: Survival Stories in a Repeatedly Ruined Seascape_ pub 2023 @uwapress.bsky.social ‬

#oceans

Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social

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Wilko Hardenberg @wilko.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · Mar 21

An excerpt from my book Sea Level: A History has been published in Issues in Science and Technology!

https://issues.org/sea-level-history-hardenberg/

#envhist #histsci

Our Bases Are Precarious!

Our ideas about sea level, why and how we measure it, and how it varies have changed radically over the centuries.

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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · Jun 11

Hey, #oceans #fisheries peeps.

I'd like your help finding a reviewer for this book, for H-Oceans.

Super flexible due date. Looks like a fantastic edited volume. One catch is that we have the e-book only.

Want to review it? Know someone I should ask? Drop me a note.

Ichthyology in Context (1500–1880)

"Ichthyology in Context (1500–1880)" published on 28 Dec 2023 by Brill.

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ICHO @histocean.bsky.social · May 26

Congrats to @mshea.bsky.social!

The 2025 Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History Winner Announcement

The DHST Commission on the History of Oceanography (ICHO) is pleased to announce the winner of its 2025 Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize. The award aims to provide recognition …

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · Mar 20

Why do we draw journeys as lines on maps?

Historian @saracaputo.bsky.social reveals their histories in 'Tracks on the Ocean', exploring how oceanic navigation and cartographical 'ship tracks' have profoundly shaped our understanding of movement.

Discover more - link below ⬇️

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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · Jan 24

"Hardenberg gives us a richly detailed yet very accessible history of how over five centuries, the concept of measuring mean sea level was a painstaking process." 🌊📏

@forbes.com reviews Wilko Graf von Hardenberg's new book "Sea Level: A History"

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#HistSci #EnvHist #Oceanography

New Book Offers Reality Check On Sea Level Rise

Sea level rise due to human induced climate change is a hot button topic. But as a new book reveals, its history has long been a struggle.

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David J. McCaskey @davidjmccaskey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Spring touring schedule out! Come hear me talk about aquatic environments, French colonialism, and other fun things at the following conferences over the next three months:

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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · Nov 19

So ... who else belongs in an OceansHSTM starter pack? go.bsky.app/CKYMfBU

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Lincoln Paine @lincolnpaine.bsky.social · Jan 14

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A woman seafarer in high-visibility orange apparently riding a broomstick with a freighter's white mast and a bright blue sky in the background. Photograph from a review of Mainsheet: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Maritime Studies.

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · Jan 16

When World War II broke out, and "nations repurposed many of their whaling ships for the global conflict, whales experienced a rare moment of respite."

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How Whales Found Peace in War - bioGraphic

A forgotten museum collection reveals how a pause in industrial whaling during World War II changed whales at the molecular level.

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