A.L. Munro (she/her/hers)
@munrocean.bsky.social
Advancing measures on 🦈elasmobranchs, 🪶seabirds, 💪🏼 labor, and 🐟 Pacific bluefin at Pacific tRFMOs
* social media communications reflect only my personal views and do not represent the views of my employer
* social media communications reflect only my personal views and do not represent the views of my employer
Comments on proposed rule re: Pacific bluefin tuna 🐟 are open until January 29, 2025. #tunaconservation #PBF
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2025-2026 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
NMFS is proposing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to implement Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-24-02 (Measures for the Conservation a...
www.federalregister.gov
January 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Comments on proposed rule re: Pacific bluefin tuna 🐟 are open until January 29, 2025. #tunaconservation #PBF
📣 A number of sharks, rays, birds, and other animals are under consideration for proposed amendments under CITES. Public comments are being accepted on these amendments until January 27, 2025.
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Twentieth Regular Meeting: Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES A...
The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may propose amendments to the CITES Appendices for consideration at meetin...
www.federalregister.gov
January 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
📣 A number of sharks, rays, birds, and other animals are under consideration for proposed amendments under CITES. Public comments are being accepted on these amendments until January 27, 2025.
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❗️PAID FISHERIES INTERNSHIP FOR UNDERGRADS❗️This opportunity is intended to build a diverse and inclusive workforce, so please share widely. Projects range from biology to international policy. Applications open until Feb 3, 2025.
Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program (IN FISH)
The Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program helps to build a diverse and inclusive workforce of scientists and managers.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
November 29, 2024 at 11:44 PM
❗️PAID FISHERIES INTERNSHIP FOR UNDERGRADS❗️This opportunity is intended to build a diverse and inclusive workforce, so please share widely. Projects range from biology to international policy. Applications open until Feb 3, 2025.
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A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to control the robot’s movement in the water.
Cool. #Robots #Robotics #SoftRobots 🧪🤖
news.ncsu.edu/2024/12/mant...
Cool. #Robots #Robotics #SoftRobots 🧪🤖
news.ncsu.edu/2024/12/mant...
Manta Rays Inspire the Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet
A team of researchers has drawn inspiration from manta rays and beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot.
news.ncsu.edu
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to control the robot’s movement in the water.
Cool. #Robots #Robotics #SoftRobots 🧪🤖
news.ncsu.edu/2024/12/mant...
Cool. #Robots #Robotics #SoftRobots 🧪🤖
news.ncsu.edu/2024/12/mant...
WCPFC is the first tRFMO to agree to BINDING crew labor standards!
ISSF Welcomes Strong Outcomes for Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries at Management Meeting, including the Adoption of Minimum Standards for Electronic Monitoring
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) recently wrapped its annual meeting in Fiji. With the majority of the world’s tuna catch sourced from the Western and Central Pacific Ocean...
www.iss-foundation.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:40 PM
WCPFC is the first tRFMO to agree to BINDING crew labor standards!
❗️FED JOB: Natural Resource Management Specialist at NOAA West Coast Region in Protected Species Division 🐋
Apply by 12/16/24
Apply by 12/16/24
Natural Resource Management Specialist
This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR) with (1) vac...
usajobs.gov
December 4, 2024 at 8:36 PM
❗️FED JOB: Natural Resource Management Specialist at NOAA West Coast Region in Protected Species Division 🐋
Apply by 12/16/24
Apply by 12/16/24
❗️SEABIRD JOB: 🪶 Paid Wildlife Technician (CA) with Common Murre Restoration Project.
Paid Technician: Wildlife Technician (CA) – Pacific Seabird GroupExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandToggle MenuPreviousContinueExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpandExpand
pacificseabirdgroup.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:33 PM
❗️SEABIRD JOB: 🪶 Paid Wildlife Technician (CA) with Common Murre Restoration Project.
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hard decision, but probably this one. it was such a joy to write with @jacanamama.bsky.social and @doc-brock.bsky.social
basically, "sex" is a bucket we throw a lot of things in, and we can better understand the ecology + evolution of the animals we study by breaking it down to its component parts
basically, "sex" is a bucket we throw a lot of things in, and we can better understand the ecology + evolution of the animals we study by breaking it down to its component parts
December 4, 2024 at 8:23 PM
hard decision, but probably this one. it was such a joy to write with @jacanamama.bsky.social and @doc-brock.bsky.social
basically, "sex" is a bucket we throw a lot of things in, and we can better understand the ecology + evolution of the animals we study by breaking it down to its component parts
basically, "sex" is a bucket we throw a lot of things in, and we can better understand the ecology + evolution of the animals we study by breaking it down to its component parts
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Research expedition to Mag Bay, Mexico, to study social foraging in striped marlin
December 2, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Research expedition to Mag Bay, Mexico, to study social foraging in striped marlin
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Frontiers | Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) https://buff.ly/4gaWL3q
Frontiers | Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the apex predator in global oceans, and as such they are afforded access to prey species at all trophic levels and sizes. Du...
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November 29, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Frontiers | Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt, kill and consume the largest fish on Earth, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) https://buff.ly/4gaWL3q
I joined Bluesky for the biology/conservation content but somehow my feed is all cat photos… 🤷🏼 not mad about it.
November 30, 2024 at 1:14 AM
I joined Bluesky for the biology/conservation content but somehow my feed is all cat photos… 🤷🏼 not mad about it.
❗️PAID FISHERIES INTERNSHIP FOR UNDERGRADS❗️This opportunity is intended to build a diverse and inclusive workforce, so please share widely. Projects range from biology to international policy. Applications open until Feb 3, 2025.
Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program (IN FISH)
The Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program helps to build a diverse and inclusive workforce of scientists and managers.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
November 29, 2024 at 11:44 PM
❗️PAID FISHERIES INTERNSHIP FOR UNDERGRADS❗️This opportunity is intended to build a diverse and inclusive workforce, so please share widely. Projects range from biology to international policy. Applications open until Feb 3, 2025.
❗️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ❗️📣
If you’re passionate about advancing conservation by ensuring people in the fishing industry play by the rules, this one may be for you.
If you’re passionate about advancing conservation by ensuring people in the fishing industry play by the rules, this one may be for you.
Enforcement Technician
<strong>This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), with one vacancy that may be filled in Long Beach, CA or Seattle, WA.</strong><br>
<b...
www.usajobs.gov
November 29, 2024 at 11:37 PM
❗️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ❗️📣
If you’re passionate about advancing conservation by ensuring people in the fishing industry play by the rules, this one may be for you.
If you’re passionate about advancing conservation by ensuring people in the fishing industry play by the rules, this one may be for you.
❗️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ❗️ 📣 Any marine archaeologists out there?
Archaeologist
<strong>This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR), with one vacacny in Portland, OR; Boise, ID; Long Beach, CA; Sacramento, CA; Seattle, WA.</st...
www.usajobs.gov
November 29, 2024 at 11:33 PM
❗️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ❗️ 📣 Any marine archaeologists out there?
🐟 Old news but much-needed good news: Pacific bluefin tuna have made an epic recovery a decade ahead of schedule.
From Overfished to Sustainable Harvests: Pacific Bluefin Tuna Rebound to New Highs
New stock assessment reveals largest recorded biomass since assessments began.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
November 29, 2024 at 11:26 PM
🐟 Old news but much-needed good news: Pacific bluefin tuna have made an epic recovery a decade ahead of schedule.