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Katie Matthews, PhD

@katieocean.bsky.social

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Lapsed geologist, Chief Scientist at @oceana.bsky.social, dog mom. DC born and raised. Philly is my 2nd home.🖖 Skeets my own, *not* my employer’s. Mostly oceans + science + climate + policy. A little politics (sorry) and Phillies (not sorry).

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 8h

in this Administration? all sharks get extraordinary renditioned to Chad or something

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 14h

you must be on the water drugs, David

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 14h

not the fisheries content I was expecting today but this is our life now 🤦‍♀️

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "We call them the water drugs. The drugs that come in through water. They're not coming. There are no boats anymore. Frankly, there are no fishing boats. There are no boats out there period, if you want to know the truth. Does anybody go fishing anymore?"

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 14h

🌊 The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: .
London: Printed for B. White, 1771..

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Illustration from 1771 depicting a dark-colored eel, labeled "Mureena maculata nigra," coiled gracefully among slender, branching orange coral. The eel's elongated body has a smooth, speckled texture and a pointed head with visible eye and mouth. The coral branches rise vertically behind and around the eel, providing contrast in color and form. The artwork combines scientific detail with artistic presentation typical of 18th-century natural history plates.

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

PHILLIES IN FIVE

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

GIF of the series?

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

My face is two feet from my tv

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

why the fuck not? We have been known to win two in a row on the road.

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

The TBS shot of the Phillies crowd… sounds like a weekday Marlins game right now 😬

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

He started pressing to break Howard’s record and it messed him up I think

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

He’s like 0 for 20 now? Cries to pay the man have indeed quieted. It’s your moment, buddy!

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Watching playoff Phillies is like watching your loved one diffuse a bomb.

Absolutely Hammered @ahpod.bsky.social · 3d

how is everyone doing.

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 18d

Skybrain: what is up with the two trees on either side of my condo building entrance? In theory they should be getting enough water because there are annuals planted around then that get regularly watered. Could it be a legacy of oversalting the sidewalk? Location: DC.

Tree leaves that are half brown along the sides and edges

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

Annual general meeting for @oceanabelize.bsky.social. It's a small country, so 300 showing up is like 216,560 showing up at a meeting in the US!

Oceana Belize @oceanabelize.bsky.social · 1d

Oceana celebrated its incredible Wavemakers at the 2025 Annual General Meeting on Oct. 4! Over 300 ocean advocates from across Belize came together to honor those making waves for ocean protection. 💙 Read more: bit.ly/4nCx1km

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 1d

Do we pay too much for food? Or not enough at all.

United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

Workers in the Gilroy area are weeding the parsley. Their backs hurt by the end of the day as they need to bend over/crouch to cut the weeds with a small curved harvest sickle, as using a hoe can damage the product. #WeFeedYou

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent Phillies analysis right here 😮‍💨

Monica @jolemamels.bsky.social · 3d

HIT. THE. GOD. D*MN. BALL.

two cats are sitting on a white couch and one is standing on its hind legs

ALT: two cats are sitting on a white couch and one is standing on its hind legs

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Not a sustainable path for sure

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah he came for Harper

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

We were laughing and asking the same thing

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Watching playoff Phillies is like watching your loved one diffuse a bomb.

Absolutely Hammered @ahpod.bsky.social · 3d

how is everyone doing.

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently so.

#phillies

Interior shot of Boundary Stone bar in DC, packed with Phillies fans and the game on TVs

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 3d

Any DC #Phillies fans going to the Boundary Stone tonight?

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 4d

🏁🐡🚁🐡🚁🏁🐡🚁🏁🐡🚁🏁 Huffle SZN is in full swing! Where do all these checkered pufferfish go in Autumn? What are they up to?? #checkeredpuffer #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #huffle #huffleofpuffers #school #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 4d

For you food system/climate transformation/planetary boundaries wonks, a new report just dropped. 🧪

The full publication is in @thelancet.com: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Banging the wild #fish drum here: requires no land, fresh water, low emissions footprint and micronutrient rich.

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