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Paola Batta-Lona
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Eukaryotic Plankton Ecology and Evolution | Assistant Professor
@uconn.bsky.social |Hablo Español
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copepodology.bsky.social
Digital copies for sale plus a few limited hard copies at:
www.copepodcabinet.com

If interested in a hard copy, use the “Ask a Question” button on the bottom of the website
December 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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lusantof.bsky.social
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Microbiology

Come and join great students and colleagues at Hofstra Biology. Please apply using the link below and/or spread the word!

hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/6542
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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blancobercial.bsky.social
Publication accepted!! so releasing the scripts deposited on @github.com, the raw data from #NCBI... Happy day, @zooplanktomics.bsky.social!!
December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
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Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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socialepi.bsky.social
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty

Tenure-track faculty are up to 25 times more likely to have a parent with a Ph.D. Moreover, this rate nearly doubles at prestigious universities and is stable across the past 50 years.

#AcademicSky
Socioeconomic roots of academic faculty - Nature Human Behaviour
Studying socioeconomic backgrounds and intergenerational transmission in the US academia, Morgan et al. find that faculty have a parent with a Ph.D. degree a striking 25 times more often than the gene...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
New London #nokings @indivisible.org
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Just in from @bobbyallyn.bsky.social
YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension
YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
n.pr
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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uslter.bsky.social
Next step in a really nice bit of translational ecology, kick-started by a (very modest) bit of seed funding through the APEAL project (lternet.edu/engaging-com...) @johnbesley.bsky.social
pie-lter.bsky.social Plum Island Ecosystems LTER @pie-lter.bsky.social · Sep 25
Whether predation or poor larval settlement has caused the decline in iconic softshell clams is being studied using recruitment boxes that protect larval and baby clams from predators. Local aquaculture is increasing oyster harvests. Efforts like these can help restore and support the fishery. 4/5
David Kimbro presents a poster done by REU student Lindsey Davies showing results from recruitment box that were harvested mid-season. Bar graphs on the poster show that yes, the boxes had clams! On a table is an example of one of the boxes, and an aquarium holds some predatory crabs.
September 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
Successful 2 oral presentations and 3 posters of on going research at the #BattaLonaLab #icesasc2025 this wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of my coauthors and students. Was able to do some networking and learned a lot about topics outside my expertise even if I was sick for the entirety
September 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
If you are interested in learning about : A) monitoring time series of zooplankton and detection of climate migrants, B) impacts of offshore wind structures in plankton and C) prey composition of juvenile Black Sea bass stomachs. Stop by the the poster session today @17:30 #icesasc25
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
Last minute change, I was asked to give a presentation at the #ICESASC2025. Theme Session A - Global evidence on effects of offshore marine art​ifici​​al structures to inform resource management decisions. Hope to see you tomorow (Tuesday 16th) @ 10:38am
September 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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blancobercial.bsky.social
Three days left to register for #OSM2026 in Glasgow!! If you are working on deep-sea communities, consider submitting your abstract to our session - we would love to see you there!!
blancobercial.bsky.social Leocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · Jul 24
Are you going to OSM 2026 in Glasgow?? Are you working on the communities and processes of the deep layers of the ocean, from viruses to the charismatic megafauna?? The please consider submitting your abstract to our session at #osm2026 “Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”, Due August 20th,2025!
August 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
Super proud of the undergraduate and graduate student outreach activities @mysticaquarium. Sharing their findings and experiences during this summer @uconnmarinesciences on topics such as DNA metabarcoding, fish ecology, changes in hormones in belugas. #nsfREU #Batta-LonaLAB
August 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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blancobercial.bsky.social
Are you going to OSM 2026 in Glasgow?? Are you working on the communities and processes of the deep layers of the ocean, from viruses to the charismatic megafauna?? The please consider submitting your abstract to our session at #osm2026 “Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”, Due August 20th,2025!
July 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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zooplanktomics.bsky.social
Join our session at #osm2026 #DS005 “Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”. Abstracts due August 20th,2025
Our team includes @blancobercial.bsky.social (BIOS) and Jenn Questel (UAF). #1stTimeChairing
July 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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blancobercial.bsky.social
For proper monitoring of the oceans, we need to know what we have, and what we do not have. But, sometimes, it is very difficult due to taxonomic challenges. Here we review some of the major issues in the ICES and Mediterranean waters for zooplankton uncertainties
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
Taxonomic uncertainty in North Atlantic and Mediterranean zooplankton limits species-level monitoring accuracy
Abstract. Taxonomic discussions often permeate the broader scientific community slowly, yet they may hold more relevance than typically assumed. In many zo
academic.oup.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
Join our session at #osm2026 #DS005 “Shining Light on the Dark Pelagic”. Abstracts due August 20th,2025
Our team includes @blancobercial.bsky.social (BIOS) and Jenn Questel (UAF). #1stTimeChairing
July 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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scifri.bsky.social
Today on the podcast, proposed budget cuts for NASA would jeopardize space research. Plus, an executive order could change the political tides for deep sea mining.

Listen here 🎧:
pod.link/73329284/epi...
Cuts To NASA And A Fast-Track For Deep Sea Mining President Trump issued an executive order to fast-track access for deep sea mining. Soon after, The Metals Company submitted the first application to NOAA. This has raised environmental and climate concerns.
May 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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damninteresting.bsky.social
Humans still haven’t seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
Humans still haven't seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor
Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists want to change how they explore these regions.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
zooplanktomics.bsky.social
This week has been a busy and productive one. Processing/prepping zooplankton samples for sequencing. Developing projects and working groups. Couldn’t have done it with out the support of my partner and family #KeepOnGoing
April 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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nrdc.org
President Trump and Elon Musk have already laid off about 10% of NOAA’s staff, and no one knows how far DOGE plans to go. These cuts have immediate and rippling effects on our ability to understand, manage, and respond to environmental crises. 🧵👇
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Southern Ocean #Biooptics Workshop in Nov. 2025 - get the details: aappartnership.org.au/seminars/#bi... 🌊
March 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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kateschapira.bsky.social
#PVDlocal: Undercover DHS agents are driving the following vehicles:
Silver Jeep 4x4, License 501240
Silver Nissan Murano License 1MF648
They arrested somebody today. If you see these plates around PVD/Pawtucket/CF, or see ICE/DHS harassments or arrests, call 401-675-1414, the RI ICE watch hotline.
March 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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katycroffbell.bsky.social
@noaa.gov is due to cut another 1000+ employees as part of a "reduction in force" (RIF).

NOAA was already underfunded and understaffed for what they do, and it's going to get so much worse for *everyone*

Posted by RADM Gallaudet over on LinkedIn:
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Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret)Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret) CEO Ocean STL Consulting / Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Deputy NOAA Administrator / Former Oceanographer of the Navy / Fellow at The Explorers ClubCEO Ocean STL Consulting / Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Deputy NOAA Administrator / Former Oceanographer of the Navy / Fellow at The Explorers Club 9h • 9 hours ago My latest interview about the damage being done to NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. For non-subscribers, here are my quotes: 🌊 "We were already into the muscle of the agency with the probationary cuts" 🌊 "With this next round, things are going to break, and they're going to break badly." 🌊 "The Trump administration's purge of NOAA resonates deeply across the government and among scientists and the public because its services are so critical to public safety and the health of the world's climate and oceans." 🌊 "There's a large part of the public that's already very upset by this, and members of Congress will be getting an earful from their constituents." 🌊 "We're an agency that's liked on both sides of the aisle. At some point, Congress is going to have to take some action." 🌊 This is stuff the administration should care about. They don't know what they're doing is the bottom line."
March 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM