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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

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If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this.

Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.”

What?!

👀
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
Dinner with an eagle, Shearwater, BC
Picture of one person sitting on the patio of pub by the ocean on a sunny evening, with a bald eagle sitting on the deck railing about 1.5 meters away, looking at the food
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The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #Canada2025
Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025 🍁
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
It's herring season here in British Columbia #oceanoptimism, so here is a herring for #Sundayfishsketch
Black ink, pencil, and water color pencil sketch of a single Pacific herring. Side view, with the head on the left side.
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Francesca Gains

markcarneyforpm.bsky.social
Elbows up, Canada!
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Science friends!

Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.

Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Julia K. Baum

aerinj.bsky.social
Hey Canada, we should all listen to this interview.

@petermacleod.bsky.social describes what a 🇨🇦 Civil Defense Corps could look like (starts @ 10m in).

It includes preventing mis/disinfo, disaster response, & each of us contributing skills.

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Let's build a Civil Defence Corps!
Podcast Episode · Elbows Up · 2025-03-11 · 42m
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

sarthurs.bsky.social
In his Substack, Cole highlights how PP & the Cons. are "courting Maga".

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Canada's MAGA Takeover: The Conservative Shift We Can't Ignore
Canadians need to wake up—our country is being taken over by a version of MAGA, not in the U.S., but right here in our conservative governments.
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Reto Knutti, Christoph Scherber , and 6 more

whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.

It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
Will this be recorded? It's a bit early in my time zone!
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
What is perhaps most depressing about watching the orange turnip grab power is that so many American approve. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
CNN Poll: Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | CNN Politics
At the one-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his approval rating in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS tilts negative but still lands above the level he reached at any point in his ...
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
Watching in agony as our southern neighbour is self-destructing.
newseye.bsky.social
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Feb 18
If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this.

Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.”

What?!

👀
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.
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marinecons.bsky.social
I'd love to be added. Here are a couple of my monitoring related papers: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10..... Thanks!!!
Indigenous food harvesting as social–ecological monitoring: A case study with the Gitga'at First Nation
A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
I'd love to be added. Thanks :)
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davidlowry.bsky.social
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What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Daniel C. Dunn, Ibon Galparsoro

sylvainegiakoumi.bsky.social
New publication in TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Given the political momentum for greater nature protection and restoration articulated in the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework, we assessed the state-of-the-art of Systematic Conservation Planning. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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by Stelios Katsanevakis — Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

skatsanevakis.bsky.social
Just published in TREE!
Advances in systematic #ConservationPlanning to meet global #biodiversity goals.
💡New tools improve resource allocation & decision-making, but trust-building is key for adoption. Future SCP must address trade-offs & uncertainties.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
🌍🌐🧪 #MarinePlan
Advances in systematic conservation planning to meet global biodiversity goals
Systematic conservation planning (SCP) involves the cost-effective placement and application of management actions to achieve biodiversity conservation objectives. Given the political momentum for gre...
www.cell.com
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by Colin A. Simpfendorfer — Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

sharkcolin.bsky.social
Fascinating new paper out in @nature.com on the importance of Small Scale Fisheries. Lots of great information on catch, nutrition, livelihoods, etc. The #sharkscience factoid I found was that only 0.2% of the SSF catch is sharks, rays or chimaerans.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...
www.nature.com
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

rnewmannd.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science - Nature Communications
Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, this perspective discusses actions that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across ...
www.nature.com
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by Nathan Bennett — Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Rodolphe Devillers

nathanjbennett.bsky.social
What are the social impacts of large-scale marine protected areas? We reviewed the evidence in this paper.

Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.

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Human well-being outcomes of large-scale marine protected areas
Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, >100,000 km2) account for over half of the global ocean under protection, yet little is known about their …
www.sciencedirect.com
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
Awesome list. Could you add me? I work on marine fisheries and conservation. Thanks!
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ubcoceans.bsky.social
RESEARCH: Making the case for #genderinclusive #fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation. By Ayodele Oloko, Louise Teh, Philippe Le Billon, William Cheung Sarah Harper & Rashid Sumaila @ubccoru.bsky.social @solvingfcb.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #OpenAccess
Making the case for gender-inclusive fisheries governance, policies and climate adaptation - Discover Oceans
Gender equality has been a key consideration for policymakers and natural resource managers in assessing climate risk and developing effective adaptation strategies. However, the interests and concern...
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
My most cited paper has a simple message: we have to think about people too in conservation planning esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
A social–ecological approach to conservation planning: embedding social considerations
Many conservation plans remain unimplemented, in part because of insufficient consideration of the social processes that influence conservation decisions. Complementing social considerations with an ...
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Zoë A. Doubleday

zoedoubleday.bsky.social
Brand new review paper that sums up the thing I do. In short, there is a whole lot of overlooked chemical data ready and waiting inside aquatic taxa that can be used to monitor the environment and support species and ecosystem health.

aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Stylized tree of life diagram that demonstrates the range of useful chemical data that can be extracted from 19 classes of organisms.
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban

joshuacinner.bsky.social
Hey Folks,
I was a bit of a late adopter here, but have finally jumped the Twitter ship and am now blue skying. I look forward to reconnecting with old peeps and connecting with lots of new ones.
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
Seems about right 🤣
mcsweeneys.net
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Dec 3
"Under my leadership, we have instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all of the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important."
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
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Reposted by: Natalie C. Ban, Leanna Archambault, Anand Iyer

mcsweeneys.net
"Under my leadership, we have instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all of the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important."
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
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by Natalie C. Ban

marinecons.bsky.social
Thanks for setting this up and including me!
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