Three researchers in white lab coats stand smiling in a specimen room, holding a Mobula thurstoni specimen. Behind them are shelves lined with tall glass jars containing preserved fish.
A person gloves uses a measuring tape on a preserved ray specimen (Urobatis jamaicensis) on a lab tray. The photo focuses on the spiracles and eyes.
Four people smile for a selfie with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Two researchers in white lab coats hold a large preserved guitarfish specimen (Glaucostegus cemiculus). Theyโre smiling in front of shelves filled with jars containing preserved fish specimens.
A bit late, but weโve (@rachhson.bsky.social @nickdulvy.bsky.social) wrapped up our second week measuring rays across Europe. Goodbye Paris and thank you to the teams at @mnhn.fr who made it possible! ๐ซ๐ทโจon to London ๐ฌ๐ง!
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
#labwork #mobulamonday #scienceinaction #womeninstem
20.10.2025 09:40 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
A selfie of four researchers in white lab coats smiling around a large ray specimen on a metal table. Measuring tapes are draped across the specimen (species: Dasyatis pastinaca)
Amanda standing among shelves filled with glass jars containing preserved shark and ray specimens. Several large sawfish rostra hang on the back wall.
Rachel examining rows of preserved specimens in glass jars inside a zoological collection room. Large sawfish rostra hang vertically in the background.
Nick and Olivia removing Ray specimens preserved in large vats.
Just wrapped up a great week measuring rays at the Museum der Natur Zoologie @leibnizlib.bsky.social in Hamburg ๐ฉ๐ช for @rachhson.bsky.socialโs PhD, over 135 specimens measured! ๐ฆโจ Next stop: Paris ๐ซ๐ท, as our whirlwind tour through Europeโs ray collections continues
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
10.10.2025 15:59 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Two women scientists, Rachel Aitchison and Amanda Arnold, examine a museum specimen of a reef manta ray as they prepare to measure it.
Always glad to celebrate my sisters in STEM! Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐ฆ- Grateful for the incredible women who have supported me and for all the amazing women scientists blazing trails and making a difference every day. #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM @rachhson.bsky.social
12.02.2025 07:58 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Dive into the exciting work of the Earth to Ocean Research Group! Follow our brilliant students, research assistants, lab managers, postdocs, and faculty as they explore, discover, and make waves in science. ๐โจ
go.bsky.app/153jnvd
09.12.2024 23:52 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) IUCN Critically Endangered ยฉ Masayuki Agawa_Ocean Image Bank
New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @science.org reveals #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk
๐Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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05.12.2024 22:04 โ ๐ 188 ๐ 124 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 13
Was my great pleasure to spend two weeks here at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity measuring #metabolic #morpholgy traits of rays w/ @earth2ocean.bsky.social @sfuscience.bsky.social grads. Here is
@jaymatsushiba.bsky.social to
give you a sense of the size of the collection...
28.11.2024 05:16 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
My research uses publicly available data to assess how well marine protected areas cover shark and ray species ranges. I focus on identifying gaps in protection & prioritizing areas to protect species most at risk of extinction.
Letโs connect on sharks, spatial conservation, and the future of MPAs!โจ
25.11.2024 19:09 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐๐ Hi Everyone! thought I would take a second to introduce myself! I'm Amanda Arnold, a PhD student with @nickdulvy.bsky.social in the @earth2ocean.bsky.social research group at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
25.11.2024 19:05 โ ๐ 25 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
I've made a starter pack of scientists who study sharks and rays, and environmental advocates who work to protect them.
Follow these fine folks, and let me know if I missed anyone! ๐งช๐ฆ๐
go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB
20.11.2024 12:53 โ ๐ 58 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 11 ๐ 3
Me! And @jaymatsushiba.bsky.social
20.11.2024 16:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The SFU team outside the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Amanda Arnold measures and oceanic whitetip shark
Phew! after 2 weeks working @NRF_SAIAB its a wrap. We measured 25+ #MetabolicMorphology traits from 43 sharks & 240 ray specimens, spanning 60 species, from endemic catsharks, skates & electric rays to pelagic and deepsea sharks
Thanks to @SFUResearch & @NSERC_CRSNG ๐งช๐ฆ๐
01.11.2024 18:35 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
@vanderwright.bsky.social @rachhson.bsky.social good thing we donโt go outside cause apparently weโre terrible at spotting sharks
23.03.2024 18:15 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What a great weekend for E2O!
The Palen & Cรดtรฉ labs made waves at #PEEC2024 at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.
Meanwhile, the Dulvy lab shared insights at #NEPSSVI at the Seattle Aquarium.
From local invasive species to global protected areas, we are passionate about sharing our science! ๐๐ฆ
22.03.2024 04:03 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Deepwater sharks captured in a targeted deepwater shark liver oil fishery off the coast of Liberia. Photo by Melissa Romao/Sea Shepherd.
New analysis on #SharksintheDark funded by @SharkRayFund shows one in seven deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, more than twice the number reported a decade ago. ๐ฆ๐๐
#GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
07.03.2024 19:06 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) off Puget Sound, United States. Photo by Greg Amptman
A global fishing prohibition below 800 m would provide 30% vertical refuge for 30% of threatened deepwater sharks and rays. ๐ฆ๐๐
ย
#SharksintheDark #GlobalSharkTrends #OceanOptimism
bit.ly/SharksInTheD...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
07.03.2024 19:11 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Rachel discovers the high point of SFU
Rachel and the Passenger Pigeon at California Academy of Sciences
Rachel and Amanda Arnold thrilled to find super cute SF mako shark
Its just like unwrapping a birthday pressie, opening tank of preserved shark and ray specimens at California Academy of Sciences
Super excited to welcome new PhD student Rachel Aitchison to the Earth to Ocean Research group at Simon Fraser University. She's working on "Metabolic morphology of rays"
06.09.2023 03:12 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Marine biologist, deep-sea explorer, and unyielding fish devotee๐ .
PhD student at UH Mฤnoa studying how marine biodiversity supports ecosystem functions and provisions to humanity.
Searching for new sharks, rays, and chimaeras๐ฆ
He/Him ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
๐ฟ Connaรฎtre et prรฉserver la Terre et le vivant
Centre de recherche et dโenseignement, conservatoire de la biodiversitรฉ, le Musรฉum se dรฉploie sur 12 musรฉes, jardins et zoos en France.
Sโabonner ๐ mnhn.fr/la-newsletter-du-museum-sur-la-terre-et-le-vivant
Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University. www.sfu.ca/biology
Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitรคtswandels (Bonn & Hamburg)
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (Bonn & Hamburg)
#biodiversitychange #collections #naturalhistorymuseum #outreach #exhibitions #evolution #taxonomy #genomics
The Faculty of Forestry at UBC equips the next generation of leaders with the tools to discover solutions to some of the most pressing challenges affecting communities around the globe.๐๐ฑ
https://forestry.ubc.ca/
Educating and training the next generation of environmental and marine stewards on ocean systems, policy, and management for over 50 years!
#SMEAatUW ๐๐๐ฒ
https://linktr.ee/uwsmea
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Aquatic biologist studying Pacific salmon ecology and habitat restoration โข Living in Coast Salish territory & working in Secwepemcรบฤบecw
Conservation science, adventuring, and coffee โข Voidfather ๐โโฌ โข He/him
The premier international org of professionals who dedicate their work to advancing the science & practice of conservation.
Visit conbio.org to join.
Promoting sustainable research, education, and
conservation of Ireland's marine wildlife.
https://www.baskingshark.ie
https://linktr.ee/irishbaskingsharkgroup?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=2ad234ad-6176-4e8d-a400-feb6ce6d79bd
The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global aquatic research, data management & partnership platform headquartered at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Aquatic ecology lab focused on salmon systems at Simon Fraser University ๐๐ Passionate about linking science to collaborative change and conservation action.
Early career scientist with a background in freshwater ecology and molecular biology. Sampling and shedding eDNA in a river near you.
PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University and the Earth2Ocean Lab modeling the invasions of zebra and quagga mussels. (he/him) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Tom Buell BC Salmon Conservation Postdoc at Simon Fraser University
she/her
Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, Proud Papa, Nature Defender, Salmon Scientist
We're uncovering solutions to today's challenges and helping students find their big potential at Simon Fraser University, one of Canada's top research universities. www.sfu.ca/science
Sharks, Rays, and Sea Turtles are kind of my thing. UCF MTRG Ph.D. Candidate. East Coast Biologists Scientist. He/Him/His All views are my own. ๐ฆ๐ก๐ ๐ข
