@isabeldeblock.bsky.social
Deep-sea benthic ecologist.
On the 3-D mgmt needs of deepsea hydrothermal vent ecosystems, where science supports protection of subseafloor, seafloor, AND water column, intl law supports global protection of all active vents, BUT current protection from #deepseamining insufficient.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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wake up babe, new taningia observation dropped
one of my faves, great piloting by the ROV folks at @schmidtocean.bsky.social
Have a great weekend everyone ๐
25.07.2025 07:03 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The hexagonal fossil on stone.
Take the case of paleodictyon. One of my favourite deep-sea mysteries. *Something* creates these hexagonal traces. Below is a trace fossil (a fossil imprint left behind by the activity of an organism).
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My first paper is out! ๐ฅณ๐ ๐
30.04.2025 10:27 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Masterful outreach strategy by @oceanspecies.bsky.social to get @zefrank.bsky.social on (the advisory) board! #taxonomy m.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7k...
15.04.2025 19:09 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Interested in the #DeepSea and/or #IndianOcean?
Check out our new review of the Indian Oceanโs diverse deep-sea ecosystems ๐
Feat. straightforward knowledge summaries, cool maps & awesome deep-sea critters
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๐ Deepness alert! ๐ Join the launching of EMBโs Future Science Brief. It highlights the need to expand our knowledge on the largest biome of our ๐ and how science, global cooperation and policy engagement are crucial to ensure its sustainability. #FutureOcean #OceanGovernance #DeepOceanExploration
03.04.2025 08:41 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Needle felted Barbie Pig!
Barbie pigs are a new scientific discovery โญ They are sea creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This site has been proposed for deep-sea mining : (
#oceanlife #seacreatures #biodiversity #ethics #ecology #felting #needlefelting #needlefelted #feltart #animalart
Stared too long into the abyss. Now the abyss wants snacks.
29.03.2025 17:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A new study led by NOC has revealed the long-term impacts and first signs of biological recovery in deep-sea mining tracks, 44-years after deep-sea trials in the Pacific Ocean. ๐
Learn more about the long term impacts of the trials on our website ๐ฐ noc.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
Attention UK researchers interested in the deep ocean - if you haven't already done so, please join the Challenger Society Deep-Sea Ecosystems Group (www.challenger-society.org.uk/DeepSea_Ecos...)
13.03.2025 19:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
VOTE NOW! Mollusc of the Year 2025
Arctica islandica - worldโs oldest mollusc
Cellana exarata - Hawaiian limpet
Glaucus atlanticus - blue dragon
Muusoctopus sp. - Dorado Octopus
Xenophora conchyliophora - shell / collector
YOU decide - we do its genome
moty.senckenberg.science
@cgreve.bsky.social
Will wonders ever cease? Crocheted coral on display in our halls!
05.03.2025 17:45 โ ๐ 40 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
The scaly-foot snail doesnโt bow to pressureโit thrives under it. Living in toxic hydrothermal vents, it armors itself with iron, turning the very forces that should destroy it into protection. Thatโs how you resist oppressionโadapt, fortify, and endure. ๐๐ฅ #MolluscMonday #Resist
03.03.2025 20:59 โ ๐ 182 ๐ 48 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 7
A deep-sea researcher is standing outside on the deck of a boat, smiling in a green hardhat, rain gear and blue latex gloves. She has a sea star laying in her outstretched palm. The deck of the ship is a dark green, and you can see the ocean on the horizon. Photographer credits: Morgan Trimble, PhD.
Hey members!
Did you know? #DSBSoc launched an online mentoring network for #DeepSea scientists in 2018!
There are 10 groups worldwide, each with 2 senior & 4-6 early-career researchers. Meetings are usually monthly or bimonthly, covering career advice, paper writing, work-life balance & more.
And thatโs a wrap on my last day at @noc.ac.uk! Iโm truly going to miss working there and collaborating with such amazing colleagues. Grateful for all the great science we accomplished togetherโexcited for our upcoming publications! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐งฝ๐ชจ
28.02.2025 18:06 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Chondrocladia sp. (Carnivorous sponges) โ When the system refuses to feed you, you adapt. These sponges donโt rely on passive filtration like their kinโthey snare and digest prey directly. Fascism thrives on controlling resources. Some revolutionaries build alternatives. Photo from MBARI.
27.02.2025 17:19 โ ๐ 77 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1
Giant isopods (Bathynomus giganteus) โ Slow-moving but unstoppable, they scavenge and recycle, ensuring nothing goes to waste. The revolution will be efficient. ๐๐ฆ #DeepSea #Ecology
25.02.2025 14:54 โ ๐ 78 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 3
For my first #FossilFriday post:
Bernissartia fagesii, my beloved ๐
This basal eusuchian used to crawl around in between the Iguanodons ~130 MYA in what is now Bernissart, Belgium. It measured only 60 cm at maturity and is therefore one of the smallest - and cutest - crocodyliforms known to science
I love seafood and federal science.
20.02.2025 02:26 โ ๐ 403 ๐ 79 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 2
A pile of simply drawn cuttlefish of many colors, lying on and embracing each other. Their eyes are closed and they look happy.
Cuttlefish cuddle pile! Thank you!!
20.02.2025 06:05 โ ๐ 52 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0If you want to read more about the #jellyfish -hugging deep-sea #octopus, here is the original paper:
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www.nature.com/articles/sre...
gorgeous!! Here's the model Barbie Pig
10.02.2025 20:58 โ ๐ 75 ๐ 25 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 3
Super excited that our review on the ecology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition is now out on how ecology changes across scales from organisms to communities to the world through time. Fab art @franzanth.bsky.social showing the build up of ecological complexity
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This is officially my horizontally longest image to date, depicting some of the earliest complex animals on the planet from 565 to 505 million years ago and how they changed over time.
Thank you to @egmitchell.bsky.social and Steve Pates for trusting me with this gargantuan task! #Art #SciArt
The glass amphipod Cystisoma is transparent because in the open ocean there is nowhere to hide, and its round head is completely covered in giant eyes. So when you're swimming far from shore just remember: you can't see them, but they can see you.
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1 DAY LEFT to nominate your favorite mollusc for the 2025 International Mollusc of the Year! Winner gets FREE genome sequencing!
More info & Nominate here: tinyurl.com/2025MOTY
@sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social
There is a new Giant Isopod and its name for Darth Vader! Meet Bathynomus vaderi with those dark black eyes that will stare into your very soul #invertebrare #marinelife
www.sciencealert.com/species-of-d...
This illustration is one of the coolest I've ever seen. I desperately want copy to put up in my research lab. www.bu.edu/articles/202...
21.01.2025 20:15 โ ๐ 36 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 2
