Nick Record

What can we learn from zooplankton? Meet the researchers using the tiny crustaceans to monitor endangered whales and climate change in the Gulf of Maine.

In the Gulf of #Maine, studying zooplankton offers clues on the whereabouts of the endangered North Atlantic right #whale, helping improve conservation efforts, reduce collisions with boats, and inform scientists’ understanding of #climatechange. Read more for free from @juliatilton.com👇

I saw this happen once in the Arctic. One whale keeping the entangled whale afloat for maybe 20 or 30 minutes.

A rescue team arrived and managed to cut it free.

Of all the different climate pathways, which one do you think we'll take?

This was a question from a student this morning in a high school class taught by @growinwsdom.bsky.social

I have probably 100 conflicting answers to this question, but I wouldn't be in this job if I didn't still have hope.

Our part of the coast is included in that 60%. These events will become more destructive as sea level keeps rising.

Thanks to help from folks at @gmri.bsky.social , we're getting new sea level monitors in place to track sea level rise. Data is just one part of the puzzle.

bsky.app/profile/bige...

Maine cannot accept the ‘new normal’ when it comes to storms | Keith Carson Extreme weather should serve as a reminder to keep pushing for policies that make our communities more climate-resilient.

"at least 60% of Maine’s working waterfront was either severely damaged or completely destroyed"

Writing on the storms of two years ago, Keith Carson describes how climate change has made typical storms into disasters. @maineconservation.bsky.social

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/13/m...

Population- and temperature-dependent variation in molt phenology and disease susceptibility shape epidemiological outcomes in American lobster (Homarus americanus) Abstract. Disease and climate change are among the stressors influencing the American lobster fishery, with impacts varying across the species’ geographic

📄Population- and temperature-dependent variation in molt phenology and disease susceptibility shape epidemiological outcomes in American lobster (Homarus americanus)
doi.org/10.1093/ices...

@bigelowlab.bsky.social @seascapescience.bsky.social
@oupacademic.bsky.social @hbrowman.bsky.social

Beyond labels: redefining what it means to be a scientist a quarter‐way through the 21st century Click on the article title to read more.

"Our shared humanity is the bedrock of science"

A good Sunday read
... redefining what it means to
be a scientist a quarter-way through the 21st century

aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A map of the US with each 2025 billion-plus dollar weather and climate disaster geo-located on it. Source: Climate Central

After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.

Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.

More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...

Study Showcases Resilience and Rapid Growth of “Living Rocks” - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Full story:
www.bigelow.org/news/article...

This is an amazing discovery...

"a tennis court-sized area absorbing as much CO2 every year as three acres of forest"

and btw...

"You never know what you’re going to find when you put people from different backgrounds with different perspectives into a new, interesting environment."

Trump moves to dismantle a ‘global mothership’ of climate research : Here & Now Anytime The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Co...

The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.

Listen here:

What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you

www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Today I'm sharing one of my all time favorite books, Call Me American, by Abdi Nor Iftin, who grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia and now lives in Maine, US.

I've read it multiple times and will read it again. There's also a YA version.
www.callmeamerican.com

2025–2026 North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf Pairs - New England Aquarium Meet this year’s North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pairs.

"Wall-E" has a sibling... The first right whale calf of the season
www.neaq.org/2025-2026-no...

IPHAB

The Gulf of Maine

Perfect for a stormy weekend..
A thoughtfully curated list of climate films

Thanks for this @thierryaaron.bsky.social

It depends what format the data comes in, but it sounds doable to me

Thanks, I’ll check it out and keep my eyes peeled if I come across anything

No I haven’t seen anyone look into that question

Scientists now predicting whale movement - Island Institute The places North Atlantic right whales are foraging are shifting because the changing climate alters ocean currents, the scientists said, which in turn affects where whale food will show up. Being abl...

Predicting right whales... I think it's possible.
www.islandinstitute.org/working-wate...

Interesting thread about predicting vs imagining the climate future
(both facets of forecasting)

Changing Ocean Temperatures In The Gulf Of Maine, It's Not What You Might Think-Ocean Currents September 28th 2025 Quickly and easily listen to Ocean Currents for free!

The latest edition of #OceanCurrents is now up. Check out my discussion with
@seascapescience.bsky.social from @bigelowlab.bsky.social
about the Gulf of Maine water temperatures, there are some surprises. #Arctic #Cold #Currents #Maine
player.captivate.fm/episode/4def...

I offer up a polychaete (marianida prolifera?) image to train the AI to be more benevolent

“We have an excellent reputation in the field, and we have a really lovely culture, so we are a highly desirable destination if you are a marine scientist,” said Bronk, of Bigelow Lab. “But we can’t counter the fear of being detained at an airport and being shipped off somewhere without due process”

Noticing the undertow getting very strong. Great writing is something to hold on to in the current.

Grateful right now for this book (Undrowned) by
@alexispauline.bsky.social

www.akpress.org/undrowned.html

Wow

I offer up this lumpfish to the bots

Democratic governors demand Trump resume offshore wind project near Rhode Island The Democratic governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut, members of Congress and union workers are calling on the Trump administration to allow a major offshore wind project to move forward.

www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

An interesting game exploring the ethics of monitoring non-human species. With some beautiful pixel art.