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Jessica Blythe, PhD

@jessicablythe.bsky.social

I am an Associate Professor @brocku.ca studying small-scale fisheries and marine conservation. Posts are about ocean equity, blue justice, climate adaptation, and all things sustainability! #MarSocSci #OceanOptimism ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŸ

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Please join us October 16 at 3pm Paris time for a webinar on some of the Blue Justice working group's research on ocean equity!

25.09.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WTOโ€™s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Enters into Force While this marks a milestone, more action is needed to safeguard fish and the communities that depend on them before time runs out.

BREAKING: The @wto.org's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force todayโ€”a long-awaited step towards curbing the billions in public funds that fuel overfishing.

This marks a milestone, but more action is needed to safeguard fish & communities that depend on them. https://oceana.ly/46qQ0qZ

15.09.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Environmental Justice for Fair and Effective Global Nature - FutureLearn Ready to lead the change in ecological restoration? In this online course, you'll learn to integrate justice, create sustainable outcomes, and advance your career.

We are proud to announce the launching of our new free Just Restoration online course. To register visit: bit.ly/4fHIXy1

18.08.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ก DYK that in Kalimantanโ€™s tropical peatlands, fish often hold more value to Indigenous and local communities than timber or other forest resources?

๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŸ Our new #OpenAccess review explores the rich, underrepresented world of peatland fisheries.

๐Ÿ”—https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2025.2543806

03.09.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Frontiers | Ocean equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance Inequity is ubiquitous in the ocean, and social equity receives insufficient attention in ocean governance and management efforts. Thus, we assert that propo...

Interesting stuff from @nathanjbennett.bsky.social on monitoring approaches to measure progress towards "ocean equity" ๐Ÿ‘‡. @oceanpia.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

31.08.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks to the Blue Justice working group members
@joachimclaudet.bsky.social
@marinecons.bsky.social
@nathanjbennett.bsky.social
@shaunamahajan.bsky.social
@rachelturner.bsky.social
@stephaniedagata.bsky.social

07.03.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Requesting expressions of support for suggested addition of "Supporting thriving ocean societies" section to UNOC3 Declaration The current zero draft of the third United Nations Ocean Conference Declaration (UNOC3 Declaration) titled โ€œOur ocean, our future: accelerating actionโ€ demonstrates commendable emphasis on a healthy ...

๐Ÿ“ข Please add your voice here ๐Ÿ‘‰: tinyurl.com/4585789b

07.03.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A sustainable ocean needs thriving ocean societies | Nature Letter to the Editor

โš ๏ธAttention all ocean scientists! ๐ŸŒŠ A group of us just wrote a piece in Nature explaining why the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference declaration (#UNOC3) needs a โ€œSupporting thriving ocean societiesโ€ section: rdcu.be/eakuB

07.03.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš ๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ÿ“ข Opportunity to make #wave in the #UN #Ocean Conference process! #UNOC

๐Ÿ“ข ๐Ÿ’ฌ Please, add your voice here: ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ“‘ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@cnrs.fr @ocean-climate.bsky.social

18.02.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ“ƒ Don't miss the opportunity to add your voice to support the suggestion of adding a "Supporting thriving ocean societies" section to #UNOC3 Declaration! ๐ŸŸ The questionnaire will close on January 30 ๐Ÿšจ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Add your voice here: tinyurl.com/3wtkvfr3

17.01.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The responses of freshwater fish to global warming. Our analyses in @pnas.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Made possible by #RivFishTIME

09.12.2024 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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New Year - new job?
Weโ€™re looking for a Science Professional Officer๐Ÿ“ข
๐ŸŒAre you passionate about advancing science, driving innovation, and making an impact? Advance the scope and impact of ICES science & advice - Join our team in Copenhagen
๐Ÿ“…Deadline to apply 12 January
โ„น๐Ÿ”—https://shorturl.at/iaXKZ

20.12.2024 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One billion face palms ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

11.12.2024 04:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Advance your career in environmental sustainability & join a global network of sustainability professionals @brocku.ca ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿƒ Apply today brocku.ca/esrc/graduat...
#career #gradschool #PhD #masters #climatechange #biodiversity

11.12.2024 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Environment and Sustainability in a Globalizing World From the Foundations in Global Studies series, this student-friendly text follows a two-pronged approach to help readers understand the globalizing processes relating to environment and sustainability...

Hey academic BlueSky! Can you recommend a book for a graduate class on sustainability? I use Andrea Nightingaleโ€™s Environment & Sustainability in a Globalizing World, but Iโ€™m sure there are other great ones!
www.routledge.com/Environment-...

09.12.2024 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Calling all those working in #MarSocSci to this starter pack with some folks from the community. Great initaitive, thanks @asterinidae.bsky.social!

go.bsky.app/Sj7NX5D

27.11.2024 08:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Please follow my list of Indigenous scientists! I accidentally deleted my first starter park -- but recreated it with even more names. Who else needs to be added?

go.bsky.app/9LhnuCY

29.11.2024 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 408    ๐Ÿ” 156    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
A flyer that says "Jobs in conservation" in white text inside a white box, where the background is beautiful mountains with patches of snow, blue sky, and the foreground is green grass, shrubs, and scattered trees.

A flyer that says "Jobs in conservation" in white text inside a white box, where the background is beautiful mountains with patches of snow, blue sky, and the foreground is green grass, shrubs, and scattered trees.

A thread of #ConservationJobs (and career resources) in conservation-related science, policy, practice, communication, etc.

I'll add to it over time. Focus will be mostly in Canada, with occasional posts for other parts of the world.

Share job ads with me and I'll link here.

๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿงช

18.09.2024 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 288    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Blue Food Futures Program is excited to announce its inaugural Research Grant Program! This 12 month research grant is designed for early career scholars dedicated to advancing the role of blue foods in food systems transformation.

Learn more: bit.ly/BFFPFellow
Read about BFFP: lnkd.in/ehD65iir

20.11.2024 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For new people, this is a great way to find environmental social scientists: go.bsky.app/GNpJZBo

30.11.2024 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 226    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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