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Stacy Jupiter
@stacyjupiter.bsky.social
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Executive Director of the WCS Global Marine Program. Ocean and nature-lover. Outdoor enthusiast. All views my own.

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Stacy Jupiter is a marine scientist from Suva, Fiji. She won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2019. According to Newsday, she was the only "overseas" fellow recognized in 2019. Her research focuses primarily on working with the practices of local communities to develop effective strategies that conserve and protect the coastal systems. She performs her work primarily in Melanesia, a Pacific region including Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. .. more

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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 2d
One reason why I was excited to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Arcturus expedition by joining the livestream at @wcs.org's CPZ of the NOAA research cruise in #HudsonCanyon with contemporary artists is because 25 years ago I was on a deep sea expedition in #PNG with my own box of watercolors
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 3d
If you are at #IUCNWCC2025 and want to learn more, the guidebook will be presented by @nathanjbennett.bsky.social in a session on Supporting Rights and Equity in Practice in the Reimagining Conservation Pavilion on Friday, October 10 at 18:00-19:30
iucncongress2025.org/programme/su...
Supporting rights and equity in practice (continued)
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 3d
It's been a long time in development, but I am thrilled to say that our new "Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation" is now released, launched at the IUCN #WorldConservationCongress2025

Download your copy now here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
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Mark Andrachuk he/him @markandrachuk.bsky.social · 4d
The IUCN Guidebook for Assessing and Improving Social Equity in Marine Conservation launched this week. Available to download now: portals.iucn.org/library/node...

You can also join us for a webinar on October 28th to learn more!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#consocsci #marsocsci #marineequity
Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation | IUCN Library System
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 5d
Sharks & rays are vanishing. Whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, manta & devil rays face steep declines.

This Nov at CITES CoP20, governments will vote on giving them Appendix I protections - the strongest safeguard possible.

Add your voice: only.one/act/cites-2025
#CITESCoP20
Stop International Trade of Whale Sharks, Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, and Manta and Devil Rays
Add your name today to support greater regulations and protections for vulnerable sharks and rays.
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 6d
Coral reefs with high ecological integrity are able to quickly recover from extreme climate impacts. In our new study in Coral Reefs, we found high integrity Fiji reefs were able to rebound rapidly following a category 5 cyclone.
Full study:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reef in the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, Fiji, with new coral growth post Tropical Cyclone Winston. Photo (c) Tom Vierus
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 11d
100 years ago, WCS scientists explored #HudsonCanyon. What set this work apart was not just the science but how it was shared with the public.

Today, we carry this legacy forward, says WCS’s John Calvelli, as part of a campaign to protect it.

🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 17d
So excited to be launching @wcs.org’s new Coral Reef Conservation Strategy today, led by the indefatigable @emilysdarling.bsky.social ! We have goals to identify, manage and monitor high integrity climate resilient reefs around the world, working with governments and community partners.
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 17d
Launching today, our new 2025–2030 Coral Reef Conservation Strategy focuses our global ambition for the next 5 years on high integrity climate-resilient coral reefs.

Read more 👉 wcs.org/coral-strategy
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 17d
Launching today, our new 2025–2030 Coral Reef Conservation Strategy focuses our global ambition for the next 5 years on high integrity climate-resilient coral reefs.

Read more 👉 wcs.org/coral-strategy
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 19d
So pleased to see this @blueactionfund.org project signed to advance marine conservation and sustainable livelihoods in #Bangladesh. @wcs.org is excited to be partnering with @worldfish.bsky.social to deliver outcomes for biodiversity and human well-being.
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 20d
Yipiiieeh: We ✒️ €4.8million project with @wcs.org & @worldfish.bsky.social to drive marine conservation and #30by30 in Bangladesh 🇧🇩. 👇
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 @bmz.de 🇳🇴 @norad.no 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 20d
Yipiiieeh: We ✒️ €4.8million project with @wcs.org & @worldfish.bsky.social to drive marine conservation and #30by30 in Bangladesh 🇧🇩. 👇
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 @bmz.de 🇳🇴 @norad.no 🇫🇷 @afd-france.bsky.social 🇮🇪 @irishaid.bsky.social 🇸🇪 @swedishmfa.bsky.social
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 23d
Incredibly proud of @emilysdarling.bsky.social for this tremendously well-deserved honor.
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 24d
🎉 WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social was named a @forbes.com Sustainability Leader for 2025. bit.ly/3VWl10R

Emily leads coral reef conservation at WCS and is co-founder of MERMAID, a freely available, AI-powered database to ID the most climate-resilient reefs. Used by 2,000+ scientists worldwide. 🌏
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 24d
🎉 WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social was named a @forbes.com Sustainability Leader for 2025. bit.ly/3VWl10R

Emily leads coral reef conservation at WCS and is co-founder of MERMAID, a freely available, AI-powered database to ID the most climate-resilient reefs. Used by 2,000+ scientists worldwide. 🌏
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 26d
The WCS Ocean Giants Team does extensive research in the waters between Cape May, NJ, and Montauk, NY, to provide the science needed to protect marine species in the area and their habitat.

See their trip to #HudsonCanyon on our latest #DayInTheLife: bit.ly/3K9sEyl 🌎
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 26d
The Pacific Islands are charting a course for the world’s largest ocean protection effort with $37.5 million in new support from
@bezosearthfund.org.

Includes Solomon Islands, with support from WCS, advancing this work for people, culture, and the planet.

🌏 bit.ly/4mmhTWW
Solomon Islands to Protect Up to 24 Million Hectares of Ocean With Support From Bezos Earth Fund
New York, NY (September 16, 2025) — A new effort to advance Solomon Island’s ocean protection goals is moving forward with $4 million in support from the Bezos Earth Fund. The work is being implemente...
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 27d
100 years ago, the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition set sail from New York.

Led by our then-Department of Tropical Research (DTR), the 6-month voyage made an unexpected stop at the end at the little-known #HudsonCanyon.

Isabel Cooper, a DTR staff artist, made 100+ illustrations on the expedition.
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · Sep 12
What’s on the menu for whales in New York Bight?

New science from WCS Ocean Giants team shows humpbacks in nearshore/mid-shelf areas seem to eat wider variety of prey than those much further offshore—valuable info to guide conservation efforts and ecosystem monitoring.

🌎 doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · Sep 3
We are only now getting a true understanding of the scale and scope of the shark meat trade, says WCS's @lukedavid301.bsky.social.

Upcoming #CITES #CoP20 will include urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened species.

🌏 news.mongabay.com/2025/08/mong...
Mongabay shark meat exposé sparks call for hearing and industry debate
Endangered shark meat and heavy metals found in Brazil’s public food trigger a reckoning.
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · Aug 27
Luke Warwick of @wcs.org notes in the below article from @mongabay.com that "the shark meat trade is larger and more damaging to the survival of these ancient ocean predators than anyone has previously realized". Mongabay has exposed high volumes of shark meat traded in Brazil.
Mongabay shark meat exposé sparks call for hearing and industry debate
Endangered shark meat and heavy metals found in Brazil’s public food trigger a reckoning.
news.mongabay.com
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · Aug 27
Thrilled to see our @wcs.org Marine and Southeast Asia-Pacific staff presenting on the #WISH approach at #WorldWaterWeek. WISH is an innovative place-based example of planetary health in practice to implement holistic watershed management for public health, environment and climate benefits
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · Aug 27
DYK: Water pollution is the top threat to over 30% of coral reefs.

At #WorldWaterWeek, WCS’s Amelia Wenger, Alec Hughes, and Alice Latinne, spoke on the importance of integrated watershed management to achieve co-benefits for nature and people.

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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · Aug 27
DYK: Water pollution is the top threat to over 30% of coral reefs.

At #WorldWaterWeek, WCS’s Amelia Wenger, Alec Hughes, and Alice Latinne, spoke on the importance of integrated watershed management to achieve co-benefits for nature and people.
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