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Ivy Baremore, PhD

@ivalina.bsky.social

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I am a marine scientist in Central America studying deepwater and small scale fisheries, sharks, etc.

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · Nov 8

Hiya, I'm Ivy and I work in conservation and research of threatened marine wildlife in Central America. Lately I've been focusing on deepwater fisheries and sharks.

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 5h

It's become so difficult to make informed decisions, this just sucks

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Alex Maile @anoplogaster.bsky.social · 16h

Just a few more pieces left to glue — the monkfish is nearly complete!

🦑 🌊 🧪

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 13h

Goats are so stupid that it's pointless to try to outsmart them, you have to out dumb them. Do the thing that would put them in mortal danger and they will run toward it.

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 14h

Would you believe me if I said there's new farm-animals-on-the-loose news from the Nutmeg State? #nutmegsky www.ctinsider.com/shoreline/ar...

Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 13h

Oh boy, more lead!

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 17h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 16h

i feel like this story is particularly important right now, because protein-maxxing is *so* in vogue. before working on this, i believed i was woefully protein deficient

it turns out that's just a myth that has been floating around for decades—the average american gets more than enough protein!!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 19h

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 19h

Can folks in the know please share good local community groups for donations/ support for people impacted by the floods in Alaska? I'd love to donate and signal boost.

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 1d

I've been trialing brave and waterfox, and I like waterfox a lot better. Brave has trouble toggling between more than one google account (if you need that) and is a RAM hog when you have several tabs open. It also does ai summaries. Waterfox seems to use fewer resources and manages cookies well.

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Christy Schnitzler @christyschnitz.bsky.social · 15d

Now Hiring! Whitney Laboratory Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Bioscience
Apply & More Info - explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
We seek a creative, collaborative scientist whose research harnesses or advances cutting-edge tools. Please help spread the word & reach out with any questions!

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 2d

Sharks (and rays) have two penises maralliance.org/how-to-diffe...

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Murk @ginkgogoes.bsky.social · 2d

elephant shrews are more closely related to elephants than to shrews
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephan...

Elephant shrew - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

if we are going to have a supreme court that is as powerful as it is, i basically think justices should be forbidden from public comment on their work as well as any supplemental source of income while they are on the bench. (they should also ride circuit again but that's a bit separate.)

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2d

The substance of what she's saying is bad and unconvincing, but more fundamentally, I really don't think Supreme Court justices should be going on book tours where they publicly comment on their work and respond to criticism of it. Either put it in a written opinion or hold your peace.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 2d

A little nurse shark to celebrate Ava's first #SundayFishSketch.

A sketch of a young nurse shark in shades of green.

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 2d

Ok this is amazing

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

There was a brief Die In on the Burnside Bridge

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Alexa Fredston @afredston.bsky.social · 3d

niche #rstats tweet: does anyone have a nice snippet of code they would share to download, import, and reshape GLORYS12 ocean data?

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, I hadn't read about using it to add weight! I've considered pulverizing the sticks rather than buying the powder, but the local brands where I live have even less regulation, so I'm not very confident that they're much better.

Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 2d

The cinnamon thing is extra scary because it's so common in things you make for kids. I don't think there's any way to know if a brand is safe since the contamination likely takes place at the place of harvest from dust from machinery and roads.

Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 3d

Yet another FDA alert on lead in cinnamon was issued yesterday. This is the fifth update warning of risk in additional brands since the agency first flagged the problem in July 2024.

Safety Alert

The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and not to buy the ground cinnamon products because samples of products listed in the table were found to contain elevated levels of lead.

www.fda.gov

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 6d

🚨PhD opportunity w/ @venditti.bsky.social and @watershedlab.bsky.social on sediment supply and transport in mountain watersheds in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 🧪⚒️ Full ad: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jo09s...

The River Dynamics Laboratory at Simon Fraser University, in collaboration with WaterSHED lab at the University of Calgary (https://ucalgary.ca/labs/waterSHED), seeks a PhD student to work on sediment supply in mountain drainage basins in the Rocky Mountains. The candidate would develop and validate a morphodynamic model of changes in river channels caused by coarse sediment delivery by landslides. The candidate will join a large group of students and postdocs at Simon Fraser University and the University of Calgary with expertise in river geomorphology and natural hazards.
The PhD candidate will:
1) Build a one-dimensional numerical model to predict channel evolution that is based on the Parker family of morphodynamic models
2) Collect topographic and sediment texture information to parametrize model in the field
3) Validate the model using channel profiles and newly acquired lidar
4) Experiment with the model to explore sediment removal and augmentation strategies
Minimum qualifications include:
1) A Masters degree in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Physical Geography
2) Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
3) Experience with hydraulic and/or morphodynamic modelling.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 6d

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 6d

Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎

These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there's 50,000 of them

Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.

www.abc.net.au

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 6d

Are you curious about graduate studies in ocean science or engineering? Find out if the #MIT_WHOI Joint Program is right for you at our virtual info session on Wednesday, October 8 at 6 pm (EST)!

📲Get the details and register: mit.whoi.edu/admissions/info-sessions

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American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 7d

The American Fisheries Society extends our support to the furloughed fisheries and aquatics professionals affected by the U.S. federal government shutdown. Read our full statement on the shutdown and its impacts on natural resources here fisheries.org/2025/10/afs-...

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 15d

The Alabama sturgeon is one of the rarest fish in North America. No one has seen one for nearly two decades. But environmental DNA shows that these ancient fish persist, propelling a tiny group of scientists to keep trying to find--and save--them. Read more:

Shadow Fish

The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.

www.biographic.com

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 7d

And of course the follow up