Laurie Sellars
@lauriesellars.bsky.social
Environmental Studies PhD student at NYU studying aquatic animals and humans’ relationships with them 🐟🐡🦈
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The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
Reposted by Laurie Sellars
AI slop has made it to the deep sea.
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightfu…
www.southernfriedscience.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
AI slop has made it to the deep sea.
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
Reposted by Laurie Sellars
NEW:
Public records show Florida licenses capture of thousands of wild sharks and rays to major aquarium corporations around the world.
>2/3 of animals permitted for capture were IUCN-redlisted. 95% of licenses list one contractor — remember this name —
Dynasty Marine 🧵
Public records show Florida licenses capture of thousands of wild sharks and rays to major aquarium corporations around the world.
>2/3 of animals permitted for capture were IUCN-redlisted. 95% of licenses list one contractor — remember this name —
Dynasty Marine 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
NEW:
Public records show Florida licenses capture of thousands of wild sharks and rays to major aquarium corporations around the world.
>2/3 of animals permitted for capture were IUCN-redlisted. 95% of licenses list one contractor — remember this name —
Dynasty Marine 🧵
Public records show Florida licenses capture of thousands of wild sharks and rays to major aquarium corporations around the world.
>2/3 of animals permitted for capture were IUCN-redlisted. 95% of licenses list one contractor — remember this name —
Dynasty Marine 🧵
Fantastic piece by @kennytorrella.bsky.social exploring what aquaculture is doing to farmed salmon. It’s exciting to see captive dewilding included in the conversation!
I set out to write a story about the practical ills of salmon farming (and I did), but also found an even bigger story kinda hidden in plain sight: How humanity is speedrunning the domestication of hundreds of aquatic species, and what it means for them.
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fantastic piece by @kennytorrella.bsky.social exploring what aquaculture is doing to farmed salmon. It’s exciting to see captive dewilding included in the conversation!
I’m a bit late, but excited to share this op-ed by NYU Professor Becca Franks and me about the risks aquaculture poses to farmed animals 🐟🦐 foodtank.com/news/2025/09...
Aquaculture Is Expanding. What About the Animals in Them?
We can and should ask: how can we farm with an eye toward minimizing or altogether avoiding welfare harms?
foodtank.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I’m a bit late, but excited to share this op-ed by NYU Professor Becca Franks and me about the risks aquaculture poses to farmed animals 🐟🦐 foodtank.com/news/2025/09...