Kay Zipp
@kaybythebay.bsky.social
Current Tuna Chick, Forever Fish Fanatic
PhD student, University of Maine
PhD student, University of Maine
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Professors at USGS coop units were absolutely critical parts of my education at 3 different universities. They're probably affiliated with more useful conservation research than any other agency on earth. Join the rally to defend science next week!
🌎🐟🦉🐍🦊🌿🧪 #hydrology #Invert mobilize.us/s/JyAqUI
🌎🐟🦉🐍🦊🌿🧪 #hydrology #Invert mobilize.us/s/JyAqUI
Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science · National Wildlife Federation
We need YOU as we rally in support of _critical_ federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs t...
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May 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Professors at USGS coop units were absolutely critical parts of my education at 3 different universities. They're probably affiliated with more useful conservation research than any other agency on earth. Join the rally to defend science next week!
🌎🐟🦉🐍🦊🌿🧪 #hydrology #Invert mobilize.us/s/JyAqUI
🌎🐟🦉🐍🦊🌿🧪 #hydrology #Invert mobilize.us/s/JyAqUI
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While we're debating what quotes the new Pope did or did not actually say, here's your regularly scheduled reminder that the Bishop of Pittsburgh read my book and has decreed that sandbar shark is #BestShark.
May 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
While we're debating what quotes the new Pope did or did not actually say, here's your regularly scheduled reminder that the Bishop of Pittsburgh read my book and has decreed that sandbar shark is #BestShark.
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CRISPR in the news: “KJ’s treatment — which built on decades of federally funded research — offers a new path for companies to develop personalized treatments without going through years of expensive development and testing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
CRISPR in the news: “KJ’s treatment — which built on decades of federally funded research — offers a new path for companies to develop personalized treatments without going through years of expensive development and testing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
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On #EndangeredSpeciesDay, spotlight on the Desmophyllum pertusum.
Listed as Vulnerable to extinction, this deep-sea coral faces threats from:
🎣 Bottom trawling
🌊 Ocean acidification
🌀 Climate change
Let’s protect all species, even those far beneath the surface.
📷 @oceanspecies.bsky.social
Listed as Vulnerable to extinction, this deep-sea coral faces threats from:
🎣 Bottom trawling
🌊 Ocean acidification
🌀 Climate change
Let’s protect all species, even those far beneath the surface.
📷 @oceanspecies.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
On #EndangeredSpeciesDay, spotlight on the Desmophyllum pertusum.
Listed as Vulnerable to extinction, this deep-sea coral faces threats from:
🎣 Bottom trawling
🌊 Ocean acidification
🌀 Climate change
Let’s protect all species, even those far beneath the surface.
📷 @oceanspecies.bsky.social
Listed as Vulnerable to extinction, this deep-sea coral faces threats from:
🎣 Bottom trawling
🌊 Ocean acidification
🌀 Climate change
Let’s protect all species, even those far beneath the surface.
📷 @oceanspecies.bsky.social
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If you are a scientist with experience communicating science to the public, and you want to do one of these Stand Up For Science teach-ins, I can help you plan it. DMs open.
Inspired by Vietnam-era activism, Stand Up For Science is hosting a series of teach-ins around the USA this summer, focusing on the importance of science and science funding. I’m doing one May 30th in Silver Spring. Many of you should consider doing one too, and I’m happy to help you plan it 🦑🧪🌎
May 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If you are a scientist with experience communicating science to the public, and you want to do one of these Stand Up For Science teach-ins, I can help you plan it. DMs open.
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Don’t shame people for not immediately reading all the books they buy. Some books aren’t made to be ready right away, okay? Some books need time to mature. Some books need to cure for a while. Some books are prosciutto, and don’t you forget it.
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Don’t shame people for not immediately reading all the books they buy. Some books aren’t made to be ready right away, okay? Some books need time to mature. Some books need to cure for a while. Some books are prosciutto, and don’t you forget it.
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I keep seeing heartbreaking stories about people who spend years in grad school, apply to jobs, and only then learn that their dream job needs a skill they didn’t learn during grad school.
Looking at job ads *now*, years before you’re applying, can help identify skills to develop.
🧪🌎🦑🐠
Looking at job ads *now*, years before you’re applying, can help identify skills to develop.
🧪🌎🦑🐠
Here’s what I teach my students about finding jobs in marine biology and conservation
Our field is competitive, some job postings are confusing, and some career advice is contradictory or wrong. Here’s an exercise I have my students perform that I hope can help you. Graphic vi…
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April 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I keep seeing heartbreaking stories about people who spend years in grad school, apply to jobs, and only then learn that their dream job needs a skill they didn’t learn during grad school.
Looking at job ads *now*, years before you’re applying, can help identify skills to develop.
🧪🌎🦑🐠
Looking at job ads *now*, years before you’re applying, can help identify skills to develop.
🧪🌎🦑🐠
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The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA.
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA.
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Sculpin fishing has a following in Japan, where anglers use a short rod and poke bait under rocks.
I made my own sculpin rod fastening a tip to a broken section of fly rod.
Sculpins are small but they bite aggressively. A niche sport.
#25DaysofFishmas
I made my own sculpin rod fastening a tip to a broken section of fly rod.
Sculpins are small but they bite aggressively. A niche sport.
#25DaysofFishmas
December 10, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Sculpin fishing has a following in Japan, where anglers use a short rod and poke bait under rocks.
I made my own sculpin rod fastening a tip to a broken section of fly rod.
Sculpins are small but they bite aggressively. A niche sport.
#25DaysofFishmas
I made my own sculpin rod fastening a tip to a broken section of fly rod.
Sculpins are small but they bite aggressively. A niche sport.
#25DaysofFishmas
Mentally preparing myself for another bundled up December tuna dissection
December 10, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Mentally preparing myself for another bundled up December tuna dissection
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3 funding opportunities for students in Michigan! https://buff.ly/3D5w95w
- Undergrad interns get $$ for Great Lakes stewardship/research
- Knauss fellows join federal offices to shape marine/Great Lakes policy/legislation
- NMFS fellows research marine economics or fishery population dynamics
- Undergrad interns get $$ for Great Lakes stewardship/research
- Knauss fellows join federal offices to shape marine/Great Lakes policy/legislation
- NMFS fellows research marine economics or fishery population dynamics
December 9, 2024 at 9:14 PM
3 funding opportunities for students in Michigan! https://buff.ly/3D5w95w
- Undergrad interns get $$ for Great Lakes stewardship/research
- Knauss fellows join federal offices to shape marine/Great Lakes policy/legislation
- NMFS fellows research marine economics or fishery population dynamics
- Undergrad interns get $$ for Great Lakes stewardship/research
- Knauss fellows join federal offices to shape marine/Great Lakes policy/legislation
- NMFS fellows research marine economics or fishery population dynamics