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Sophia Kochalski
@sophiakochalski.bsky.social
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Fisheries scientist #MarSocSci; Postdoc @uni-kiel.de (CAU) (Mural in Vigo, Spain, by María José Pulido)
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Sophia Kochalski @sophiakochalski.bsky.social · 20d
It's already 2026 in the publishing world!

Out now in Marine Policy: Mendoza et al. (2026) "Impacts of invasive algae from the perspective of fishers in the Lagoon of
Venice, Northern Italy" 🌿🐟🎣

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#fishsci #fish #fishes #ocean
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Thuenenaktuell @thuenen.de · Aug 25
#Karrieremontag: Zwei studentische Hilfskräfte in #Rostock gesucht!

Unterstütze die #Forschung am Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei in den Bereichen:
♀ Gender in Fisheries (w/m/d)
thuenen.de/GenderFisheries
🌊 kritische Kartographie
thuenen.de/Kartographie

#Sozialwissenschaft #Humangeographie
Stellnetzkutter auf ruhigem Gewässer in der Ostsee, umgeben von Ufer mit einzelnen Bäumen unter klarem Himmel
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Sophia Kochalski @sophiakochalski.bsky.social · Aug 21
📖Authors on BlueSky include:

@natalilazzari.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social
@tanjastraka.bsky.social @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
‪Geertje Tijsma @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
Philipp J. Hummer @spotteron.net
@sebasvillasante.bsky.social @cretus.usc.gal
...

💶Funding @impetus4cs.bsky.social
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Sophia Kochalski @sophiakochalski.bsky.social · Aug 21
Book “Blue Kinships. An Exploration of Society & the Ocean” now out!

🪸Our chapter "Connecting People and the #Ocean Through #StreetArt and #CitizenScience" shares reflections by a team of 23 artists, scientists, activists & entrepreneurs

lnkd.in/dt_DMGBX

PM if you are interested in the chapter!
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Sangeeta Mangubhai @sangeetamangubhai.bsky.social · Jul 11
Our perspective piece in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social provides 8 strategies for "Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature". @romiteshkant.bsky.social @mereoni.bsky.social @rufinovarea.bsky.social Free to download: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011
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Matt Graham @mattgraham.bsky.social · Jul 15
Survey invitations often describe the topic of the survey. A simple, classic example of how this biases results: survey recruitment materials about bird watching led to higher estimates of the % of people who engage in bird-watching. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · Jun 27
It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.
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Dr Janne Haugen @jannehaugen.bsky.social · Jun 24
📣 Four+ years in the making, reviewed by 33 scientists, preceded by three papers and presentations on five continents 🌍 — my book on Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) will be released on October 1st, 2025! 📘🐟🧪🌊🦑
Flyer with book cover, title, author information, table of contents, and a short summary of the book. Click the link in the thread to read the flyer information online.
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · Jun 20
I don't know who needs to hear this but I wrote a book about why we hate some animals so very, very much.

And also why we LOVE some animals...even when they cause some of the same problems as the animals we love to hate!

Anyway it's on sale. www.harpercollins.com/products/pes...
Pests
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about...
www.harpercollins.com
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jun 17
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jun 12
Join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough Ocean movie and post thoughts in real time!

8:30 P.M. eastern on 6/26, use #OceanChat

I'll make a starter pack of participating experts, and I'll repost anyone sharing on the hashtag 🧪🦑🌎
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Sophia Kochalski @sophiakochalski.bsky.social · Jun 7
Check this paper out: The "Gollum effect" in academia ⚔️

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Systemic territoriality in academia: The Gollum effect’s impact on scientific research and careers
Addressing environmental challenges requires scientific collaboration, access to resources, and open knowledge exchange. However, possessive behaviors…
www.sciencedirect.com
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Chelsey Crandall, PhD @chelseycrandall.bsky.social · May 23
New pub: now open access!

More and more we are recognizing the importance of social science in conservation. As we work to incorporate social science at our fish & wildlife agencies, we wanted to ask: how's it going? Check out our survey findings!

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Social science integration at state and federal fish and wildlife organizations in the United States
Increasingly, conservation professionals and scholars recognize the need for more holistic integration of social science in fish and wildlife management. This call is often framed around the complexi...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Apr 25
Fisheries Transparency Initiative celebrating its 10 year anniversary in Berlin...
@bmz.de @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social @fiti-global.bsky.social
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · Apr 14
Since I have been getting so many questions recently about transformational adaptation, I just want to remind everyone that it's actually a very easy concept, explained very clearly by this diagram.
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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · Nov 14
Oh thank goodness, now I understand what transformational adaptation is all about.
A very complex diagram showing three dimensions with many arrows, boxes and circles that in some way are trying to explain transformational adaptation to climate change, while mostly just showing that it is extremely, extremely complex.
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Maraja Riechers @marajariechers.bsky.social · Apr 10
Wir suchen eine Leitung für eine neue Transformationsagentur!
Was Du mitbringen musst? Nicht unbedingt Fischerei-Know-how. Nicht unbedingt wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund. Was zählt ist Deine Vision, Führungskraft und der Wille nachhaltige Transformation zu unterstützen
www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-i...
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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · Apr 13
Undeniably, social media have transformed #communication. #Researchers, #policymakers, #decision-makers, & the public have embraced social media. In an overview paper, @whysharksmatter.bsky.social describes recent platform changes & offers advice on using Bluesky & Instagram doi.org/10.1093/fshm...
Title, author’s name, and abstract from a paper about using social media, e.g., Bluesky and Instagram, in fisheries science and management
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Sophia Kochalski @sophiakochalski.bsky.social · Apr 11
What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? 🦺🐟🌿

Now out & open access in @consletters.bsky.social

#fishes #oceanoptimism #conservation

Collaborative effort with @fisheriesprof.bsky.social, @valeriosbra.bsky.social, @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social et al.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
What Is(n't) Environmental Stewardship? Eliciting Unspoken Assumptions Using Fisheries as a Model
Environmental stewardship is often invoked as a net social good and an approach for achieving equitable and sustainable conservation outcomes, but it is rarely defined explicitly in management settin...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Apr 10
Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!

Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival

👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · Apr 10
10 April 1961: stamps issued in the GDR depicting sea fishing scenes
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Tobias Kuemmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social · Apr 3
Position 2: is on "Human Geography and Global Transitions". We look for candidates with a strong track record in studying global socioeconomic changes, within a focus on economic geography, development geography, or demographic change. haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
W1 Professorship in Human Geography and Global Transitions (with tenure track to W3)
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · Mar 27
📢 Calling all educators! The fourth and final ProBleu funding call is now open! 📢

Schools in the EU & 18 associated countries can apply for grants of up to €7,500 for marine & freshwater projects 🌊

Find out more and apply: probleu.school/probleu-fund...
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · Mar 27
💶 opportunity for the Baltic Sea 🌊. Application deadline 18 April.
www.nefco.int/financing/ot...
Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund | Nefco
The Baltic Sea Action Plan Fund finances projects that address the key challenges facing the Baltic Sea.
www.nefco.int
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Public Land Lover 🦋🌲🦬 @publiclandlvr.bsky.social · Mar 25
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social, I pulled over on the side of the road to take a picture of this La Paz street art for you. It's on the side of a bicycle repair shop.
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Society for Social-Ecological Systems @socses.bsky.social · Mar 25
📣🗓️ In case you missed it: SocSES is launching in 2 days!

📅 Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 CAT / 14:30 CET / 09:30 EDT
ℹ️ Learn more about the event here: tinyurl.com/SocSES-Launch
SocSES is launching soon. Register for the event! When? March 27, 2025 at 3:30pm Central African Time Where? Online – Register for the launch event Visit www.socses.org to learn more.
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