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But it shows you how social media as part of your research strategy, and I am certain this will be an essential work desk book for scientists and researchers to begin outreach on social media.

(And I am not just saying that because I am interviewed in the book or because I got a signed copy!)

I have just received Social Media for Research Impact by Marcel Bogers and Mike Young, and I wish something like this had existed earlier in my career.

This is not a book about chasing likes or becoming famous.

(Although, that would be a nice side effect!)

Very few of us learn how to communicate in public spaces, and certainly not on social media.

However, the latter is increasingly the place to be to communicate our research.

Most of us just figure it out as we go.

Now there is an alternative.

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Scientists are increasingly told to be visible.

But how do we reach the right audience?

Our colleagues in the field know about the work from papers and reports, but how do we reach the community to let the results have real world impact?

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#SocialMediaForResearchImpact

Happy new year!

As above, so below.

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a close up of a sea anemone with a lot of tentacles Alt: a close up of several sea anemones in different colors (white, yellow, brownish orange) waving their tentacles

Science and marine life folks! Does anyone on here study sea anemones (or know someone who does)? I'm particularly interested in talking to someone about the biomechanics of their tentacles and stinging cells. 🧪🦑

The genome of the holothuroid Parastichopus tremulus The sea cucumber Parastichopus tremulus is an important holothuroid species inhabiting the eastern North Atlantic Ocean benthic zone at depths from about 20 to 3000 m. Geographical distribution is fro...

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To see more about the authors:
Gyda: www.researchgate.net/profile/Gyda...
Roger: www.researchgate.net/profile/Roge...

Beyond that, genomic data opens exciting opportunities in bioprospecting, which could lead to innovative products in seafood and health.

This marks a major step forward for marine research, and it’s only the beginning!

This breakthrough is crucial for sustainable resource management and enables the development of tools to study populations along the coast.

The genome of the holothuroid Parastichopus tremulus The sea cucumber Parastichopus tremulus is an important holothuroid species inhabiting the eastern North Atlantic Ocean benthic zone at depths from about 20 to 3000 m. Geographical distribution is fro...

Møreforsking's researchers Roger Meisal and Gyda Christophersen has recently mapped and sequenced the genome of the red sea cucumber, published in the journal Genome cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

Yet we still know too little about its ecology, biology, and population structure along the Norwegian coast.

To manage this resource responsibly and sustainably, we need deeper knowledge.

Genomic data provides an entirely new level of insight.

The genome of the holothuroid Parastichopus tremulus The sea cucumber Parastichopus tremulus is an important holothuroid species inhabiting the eastern North Atlantic Ocean benthic zone at depths from about 20 to 3000 m. Geographical distribution is fro...

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱?

The red sea cucumber (𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴) has long captured our interest.

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Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global!

🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org

Why is the Arabian Sea a hotspot for myctophids? Myctophids are the dominant mesopelagic fishes in most of the world’s oceans. They play a key ecological role and also have a potential for harvest. W…

Their ability to tolerate low oxygen levels and the regular length of day and night in the study area are also key aspects.

To read more see our paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

MEESO funded by @ec.europa.eu
#Ocean#TwilightZone#MesopelagicFish
#Research
#MarineEcology

In the Arabian Sea, the biomass of lanternfishes is particularly high, but dominated by only a few species.

Much of the high production of the Arabian Sea is channelled via zooplankton to the stock of lanternfishes due to the low abundance of competing small pelagic fish.

𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲

Why are so many lanternfishes in the Arabian Sea?

Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae) are one of the most common and abundant families among the fishes living in the twilight zone and play a key ecological role in the pelagic ecosystems.

When I read about the Arabian sea it's mosly focused on the distriburion of benthic snails, Interestign to read about what is going on in other parts of the water column!🐟

Indian ink, water colours and guach.

Vampire squid by Carl Chun, 1903. Image from the NOAA Photo Library (Public Domain) Bela Lugosi as Dracula, anonymous photograph from 1931, Universal Studios (public domain).

Vampire squid • MBARI Swift and mysterious, vampire squid are an icon of life in the deep midwater.

So behind the Dracula cape hides not a monster, but a gentle recycler keeping the deep sea clean.

More about the squid:
www.mbari.org/animal/vampi...

#spookyspecies #biodiversity

Vampire squid • MBARI Swift and mysterious, vampire squid are an icon of life in the deep midwater.

It lives in the dark, deep sea.

But Instead of hunting the living, it drifts silently through the deep, collecting “marine snow”, tiny flakes of dead plankton and detritus sinking from the surface.

Vampire squid • MBARI Swift and mysterious, vampire squid are an icon of life in the deep midwater.

Here's my take on a vampire squid dressed up as Bela Lugosi's version of Dracula.

Here’s the twist: it doesn’t drink blood.

I am all in a sea of wonders. 

Dracula, Bram Stoker

The vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis, it's name literally means “the vampire squid from hell.” 

Sounds like a Halloween nightmare, right?

🪸Marine biologist @trondoskars.bsky.social calls iNaturalist the 'Twitter for species' (let us call it Bluesky for species 😆! ) Amateurs post photos + locations of organisms. Researchers and other skilled amateurs then help ID them. The result: verified, open data on #biodiversity.

🤣 sorry, we already went with Confettiella, but I will keep it mind if it's cousins turn up. Cutilucens has a nice ring to it. Taxonomist often give funny names and hide them in latin

Today, on Carl Linnaeus’ birthday, we celebrate the science that names, classifies, and safeguards life.

The Image is Confettiella malaquiasi, a genus and species I had the joy of naming in 2024

#nameittosaveit