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Tobey Curtis 🦈

@mojoshark.bsky.social

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Equal opportunity shark tagger based in Massachusetts. PhD in Marine Science. 🦈 Fisheries Ecology. Views are my own.

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Nov 21

As a manner of (re)introduction to new followers I updated my Scholar Goggler word cloud of publication titles. Try it out! 🦈🦑https://scholargoggler.com/

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · 23d

NOAA research cruise and ROV live streams from the depths of Hudson Canyon this week. 🦑 🐟

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Explore the Depths: Hudson Canyon Live!

From Sept. 14 to 26, 2025, coral scientists, ecologists, and ocean explorers will embark on a two-week expedition to investigate the canyon's rich and under-explored ecosystems. Using the remotely ope...

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks @melissacmarquez.bsky.social !

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Why You Can’t Count On Seeing Sharks From The Air In New York

Sharks in New York waters spend very little time near the surface, and even when they do, murky water and waves make them hard to spot from the air.

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Aug 26

www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

NOAA scientists are tagging Sharks making mega hurricane hunters. How it works.

Scientists are studying how sharks could be used as free moving monitors to collect ocean data for better hurricane forecasts.

www.usatoday.com

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Aug 13

Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say ca.news.yahoo.com/gulf-sharks-...

Are Gulf sharks really an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated, experts say

Scientists are using everything from angler surveys to videos to DNA testing to study shark populations in the Gulf.

ca.news.yahoo.com

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Irish Basking Shark Group @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social · Jul 25

We have some great keynote speakers lined up for our Conference on the 29-30th at ATU.

Remember that you can register on-site or attend virtually: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Aug 12

I somehow accidentally got a not-so-boring image of the most boring shark in the world: the sandbar shark. 🦈 🐟
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Underwater photo of a boring shark with its mouth open. PC: T. Curtis

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Aug 3

Another beefy sand tiger shark tagged with a @lotektelemetry.bsky.social PSAT to study their habitat use in New York waters! @fishguyphotos.bsky.social

#SOFOsharks 🦈 🐟🦑

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 26

Looks like they’re targeting blue mussel beds. Way more abundant.

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Irish Basking Shark Group @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social · Jul 25

One month to go until the International Conference on Basking Sharks at ATU in Galway, Ireland! If you haven’t registered but want to attend, you can register on the day. Check out the conference page on our website for details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

Conference | The Irish Basking Shark Group

Please join us for the International Conference on Basking Sharks in Galway August 29-31st.

www.baskingshark.ie

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hide your bay scallops! Cownose rays have invaded Shinnecock Bay! 🐟 PC: @fishguyphotos.bsky.social

Aerial photo of a large school of cownose rays. PC: FishGuyPhotos

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 21

One of the more poignant and under appreciated moments in Jaws is when the privileged politician finally decides to do the right thing because he was suddenly personally affected. #Jaws50

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 20

A feisty sand tiger shark about to be tagged and released by the #SOFOsharks team off New York! Just one of 5 different species already tagged this season. 🦈 🦑

Photo of a sand tiger shark being caught on rod and reel.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jul 11

Drymon at #AES25 #JMIH25 asks what have we learned about shark depredation in the last ten years?

Referenced this paper, with several coauthors here today

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Shark depredation: future directions in research and management - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Shark depredation is a complex social-ecological issue that affects a range of fisheries worldwide. Increasing concern about the impacts of shark depredation, and how it intersects with the broader co...

link.springer.com

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 11

NEW PAPER: Pooled, ensemble, or integrated? Examining tradeoffs in blue shark SDMs. Led by @sdsuresearch.bsky.social and @whoi.edu. 🦈 🧪 🌎

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Integrating diverse marine predator data for robust species distribution models in a dynamic ocean

Abstract. Species distribution models (SDMs) are an important tool for marine conservation and management, yet guidance on leveraging diverse data to build

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joeymaier 🌊 @joeymaier.bsky.social · Jul 10

The disputed paper was Myers, et al.'s 2007 paper

Cascading Effects of the Loss of Apex Predatory Sharks from a Coastal Ocean

Here is the 2015 Grubbs et al paper explaining why some of the trophic Cascade claims in the Meyers paper are wrong

www.nature.com/articles/sre...

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 9

Taking my kids swimming with feeding whale sharks last week was definitely a top Proud Dad moment. The conditions off Isla Mujeres, Mexico were excellent. Sticking our heads in the sand for a few days was also therapeutic.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jun 23

These scientists will be posting from the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists #JMIH25 #AES25 ! Give them a follow, and let me know if I should add you!

go.bsky.app/8EaDAnG

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 6

This week I was excited to introduce my kids to whale sharks! We visited an aggregation site off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, where we got up close and personal while following responsible guidelines. Hoping this gets them hooked on more shark adventures in the future! #WhaleShark 🦈

Underwater photo of a snorkeler and a whale shark

Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 6

Video: youtu.be/df6o-m93IDw?...

Juvenile White Shark in the Hamptons

YouTube video by Fish Guy Photos

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 6

It’s baby white shark season off Long Island, New York! This little one, less than 5 feet long, was photographed yesterday off Southampton. PC: C. Paparo, FishGuyPhotos. #SOFOsharks #WhiteShark

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jul 3

“Whale sharks are still apex predators. It’s just a very short food chain.” —Rachel Graham @maralliance.bsky.social

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Erin Spencer, PhD @etspencer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Proud to share that my second dissertation chapter is now published in Oecologia! Great hammerheads often eat other elasmobranchs, which suggests there must be some kind of advantage to going after big prey instead of smaller fish. (1/4)🦑🧪🌊🐟

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jun 22

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...

Fifty Years After ‘Jaws,’ Shark Science Is Still Surfacing

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Canadian Science Publishing @cdnsciencepub.com · Jun 20

Now open for submissions! A new @cjfas.bsky.social collection on the use of telemetry to support freshwater and marine conservation. This includes work from @icft2025.bsky.social and beyond! Submit by Sept 30, 2025 ▶️ buff.ly/SfcYJZN

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences social card to promote call for papers on new collection 'Fish telemetry to address management and conservation' with image of boat and fish underwater.

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Tobey Curtis 🦈 @mojoshark.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Geek Talks lecture series delivers a decade of community - Riverhead News Review

When Chris Paparo, owner of Fish Guy Photos, started the lecture series that would become Geek Talks, his plan was simple.

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