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Rachel A.S. Forbes

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MSc student in Fisheries Science @marineinstitute.bsky.social of @memorialu.bsky.social researching Greenland sharks (she/her) #BRUVS #Arctic 🧪🦈 https://linktr.ee/rachelasforbes

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Nov 29

Hi everyone!! 🦈 I'm an MSc in #Fisheries #Science student @marineinstitute.bsky.social in Newfoundland, Canada. I'm looking forward to connecting with those interested in #ecology, #marinebiology, #sharks, #conservation, #research, and much more!! 🌊
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Rachel Forbes | Linktree

MSc in Fisheries Science student at Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · 1d

A big win for the #Ocean 🌊 #MarineProtectedAreas #OceanConservation
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Treaty to Protect Ocean Biodiversity Ratified

High Seas Treaty Will Enter Force in January 2026

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Brian Hayden @drhaydo.bsky.social · 20d

Food webs are the blueprint of ecosystems.

Want to know what fuels migrating birds? Or how invasive species disrupt rivers and lakes? The answers are in the food web — and stable isotopes let us read it.

www.atomicecology.com/post/whats-i...

Whats in a food web?

Food webs are the blueprint for ecosystems, detailing how nutrients and energy fuel every aspect of life on Earth.

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Sep 5

What a great idea! Check out this new colouring book for all ages about the Inner Bay of Fundy, Canada.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Buy it here:
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#ScientificOutreach #OceanAwareness #MarineScience #ArtAndScience #OceanConservation #EcoArt #OceanLiteracy

‘People won't protect what they don't understand': New colouring book dives deep into the Minas Basin

Erica Porter and her father teamed up with a marine biologist and illustrator to make The Inner Bay of Fundy, Colouring and Activity Book.

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Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership @bayoffundy.bsky.social · Sep 4

From the bottom of the ocean to the heavens above, the Bay of Fundy is a wondrous place.
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Astrotourism on the rise over Bay of Fundy | CBC News

A group of New Brunswickers hopes to capitalize on the extraordinary darkness of the Bay of Fundy coast by creating a 180-kilometre "dark sky corridor" to both protect the region from light pollution ...

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Aug 14

Oh good to know! Thanks Chris !! I wish you were still working at MI :)

Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Aug 14

When you're dealing with huge video file transfers and the hard drive keeps overheating....
Do any other researchers using #BRUVS and #camera tech relate? 🧪📷

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Leonardo Feitosa 🦈🇧🇷 @manirfeitosa.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks @melissacmarquez.bsky.social for writing a great story on our recently published paper!

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 31

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Jul 31

NEW – IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/lh84pyn

Global electricity generation by source, terawatt hours, 1990-2026. Figures for 2025 and 2026 are projections. Renewables include wind, solar, hydro, bioenergy and geothermal. Source: IEA electricity mid-year update 2025.

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jul 31

There's so much life in the deep ocean, and there's still so much to discover! #deepocean #marinescience 🧪
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'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jul 21

Apparently it's called a Mega Hork 😂 I know what I want for Christmas...

Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jul 21

Something went evolutionary wrong with this one 🤔 @ripleysaquariums.bsky.social
Centaurs are so 900 BC, make way for the #sharktaur 🦈🐎
#shorse #hork ??

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jul 21

I loved seeing Greenland sharks being represented at the @ripleysaquariums.bsky.social ! Go #sharks! 🦈😍

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jun 20

#BRUVS #deepsea #ocean #marineprotectedareas #researchpartnership

Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jun 20

New pub! We outline how the themes of collaboration and optical technology have merged to facilitate the repeated monitoring and characterization of sensitive Arctic ecosystems. Read it for free: doi.org/10.48336/ceg...
Thank you to the JOT team for this opportunity! 🧪
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Flora Vincent @floravincent.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to share the lab's 1rst preprint! Rapid high-res immunofluorescence is now possible in cultured & environmental diatoms thanks to 4-fold expansion microscopy. A step-change for comparative cell biology in one of the most important phytoplankton groups on the planet 🥳
tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2

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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · Jun 9

Our focus for #UNOC3 includes climate-resilient coral reefs, advancing regional cooperation for #30x30, and elevating the leadership of coastal women worldwide, says WCS’s @stacyjupiter.bsky.social. 🌊 🌍

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Patrick Marques @pmarques35.bsky.social · Jun 10

[1/3] À #UNOC3 à Nice, la #Polynésie française a annoncé la protection de 900.000 km² d’océan, soit 23 % de ses eaux. Deux vastes zones autour des Gambier et des îles de la Société deviennent des refuges marins interdits à la pêche et à toute exploitation. #geography #marinereserves #AMP #MPA

La Polynésie française décide de protéger une zone maritime de 900 000 km2 – MARINE & OCÉANS

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · Jun 10

Sir David Attenborough’s #Ocean is a stark reminder of the damage we’re inflicting and the how we must act to restore Earth's underwater habitats. 🪸

With #UNOC3 underway, countries need to agree to, and follow, the UN High Seas Treaty so we can protect 30% of our oceans by 2030.

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jun 9

Check out the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research (CFER)'s website for more minimally invasive research conducted in Marine Conservation Areas around Newfoundland and Labrador!
sites.google.com/mun.ca/mcapr...

CFER

2024 Field Season

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jun 9

I had a great time chatting to the public about my MSc research on Greenland sharks using Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems for #WorldOceansDay at the @marineinstitute.bsky.social
#GreenlandSharkWhisperer 🦈🌊

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Rachel A.S. Forbes @rachelasforbes.bsky.social · Jun 4

Happy Pride! Nature and science are for everyone 🌿🌈🌊

WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · Jun 2

June 1 marks the start of #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈🌍

We’re proud to stand with our 2SLGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, and allies.

Everyone belongs in building a world where people and nature thrive—together.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · Jun 4

🚢 As Arctic sea ice melts, more ships are moving in — and so is more pollution.

WWF-Canada’s Sam Davin joins Yale Climate Connections to explore how rising ship traffic is affecting Arctic waters and why a lot more needs to be done to protect it.

🎧 Take a listen. ⬇️

Melting ice brings more ships – and more pollution – to Arctic waters » Yale Climate Connections

New rules will reduce airborne toxins, but an environmental group says discharge from scrubbers still threatens the fragile Arctic.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · Jun 3

What's at stake with Bill 5? 🤔

"Our data shows that without action, Ontario is on the path to losing iconic species such as the Eastern wolf, American badger & barn owl... The hopeful news is that we also know how to reverse the path we’re on." — WWF-Canada's Emily Giles

Read the op-ed here. ⬇️

Giles: Ontario must not dismantle protection for endangered wildlife

Bill 5 would scrap the province’s landmark Endangered Species Act — at a time when we are increasingly concerned about our natural world.

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Jean-Pierre Gattuso @jpgattuso.bsky.social · Jun 1

The One Ocean Science Congress (#OOSC) begins in just two days! If you are unable to attend in person but would like to follow some of the discussions, all plenary sessions will be live-streamed.
On day 1: Opening session, 3 June 09:00-10:00 CEST: youtube.com/live/XOSGl7P...

#ScienceForTheOcean 🌊

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