Leonardo Feitosa 🦈🇧🇷
@manirfeitosa.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the Bren School, UCSB. Fisheries ecology, conservation, bioeconomics, and luxury seafood. Brazilian from Maranhão state. Views are my own. https://lmfeitos.github.io/leonardo-website/
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My alma mater, Leicester University, is dissolving its Geology Department leading to the loss of 14 staff. Palaeo is being completely axed, despite Leicester's long and storied history in this area (and its current strengths). Please sign this petition!!: www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
Sign the Petition
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
www.change.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My alma mater, Leicester University, is dissolving its Geology Department leading to the loss of 14 staff. Palaeo is being completely axed, despite Leicester's long and storied history in this area (and its current strengths). Please sign this petition!!: www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
The fisheries minister from Brazil has a point but needs to work harder to enact fisheries management and end open access fisheries in the country. Otherwise we’ll just end up with even more overexploited and collapsed fisheries, harming people, species, and the climate 👎🏼
[COMMENTARY]
The “blue” — or aquatic — foods sector is often overlooked as a climate strategy, despite its potential to help meet demand for protein with a smaller environmental footprint, fisheries ministers from Brazil and Portugal argue in a new op-ed.
** The views expressed are the authors'.
The “blue” — or aquatic — foods sector is often overlooked as a climate strategy, despite its potential to help meet demand for protein with a smaller environmental footprint, fisheries ministers from Brazil and Portugal argue in a new op-ed.
** The views expressed are the authors'.
Embrace ‘blue’ foods as a climate strategy at COP30, fisheries ministers say (commentary)
As two coastal countries connected by the Atlantic Ocean and five centuries of shared history, Brazil and Portugal have long appreciated the value of “blue” or aquatic foods, including our shared…
news.mongabay.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The fisheries minister from Brazil has a point but needs to work harder to enact fisheries management and end open access fisheries in the country. Otherwise we’ll just end up with even more overexploited and collapsed fisheries, harming people, species, and the climate 👎🏼
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With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
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Lucro da Vale é mais de 330 vezes maior do que investimentos da mineradora na área socioambiental na Amazônia, via @obsmineracao.bsky.social observatoriodamineracao.com.br/lucro-da-val...
Lucro da Vale é mais de 330 vezes maior do que investimentos da mineradora na área socioambiental na Amazônia - Observatório da Mineração
Texto: Lúcio Lambranho Edição: Maurício Angelo Revisão jurídica: Bruno Teixeira Peixoto A mineradora Vale tem executado uma série de ações como parte da campanha para tentar limpar a imagem negativa a...
observatoriodamineracao.com.br
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Lucro da Vale é mais de 330 vezes maior do que investimentos da mineradora na área socioambiental na Amazônia, via @obsmineracao.bsky.social observatoriodamineracao.com.br/lucro-da-val...
Successfully defended my PhD dissertation yesterday! Such a crazy feeling once you realize you’ve accomplished your dream from 10 years ago in one of the best research institutions in the world and being advised by such amazing scientists!
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Successfully defended my PhD dissertation yesterday! Such a crazy feeling once you realize you’ve accomplished your dream from 10 years ago in one of the best research institutions in the world and being advised by such amazing scientists!
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Lower-middle-income countries disproportionately face the burden of the Open Access publication model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.684097v1
October 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Lower-middle-income countries disproportionately face the burden of the Open Access publication model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.23.684097v1
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POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
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Happy International Sawfish Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
#IntlSawfishDay #shark #ray #chimaera #marine #conservation #biodiversity
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
#IntlSawfishDay #shark #ray #chimaera #marine #conservation #biodiversity
October 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Happy International Sawfish Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group!
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
#IntlSawfishDay #shark #ray #chimaera #marine #conservation #biodiversity
© IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group and Eloisa Pinheiro
#IntlSawfishDay #shark #ray #chimaera #marine #conservation #biodiversity
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Introducing BIRDBASE, which aims to be the world's most comprehensive avian trait ecology database. Article links to open access paper, & data in Excel spreadsheet. phys.org/news/2025-09... #science #environment #ecology #eco #biology #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #openaccess #datascience
BIRDBASE dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,589 species of birds
Çağan Şekercioğlu was an ambitious, but perhaps naive graduate student when, 26 years ago, he embarked on a simple data-compilation project that would soon evolve into a massive career-defining achiev...
phys.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Introducing BIRDBASE, which aims to be the world's most comprehensive avian trait ecology database. Article links to open access paper, & data in Excel spreadsheet. phys.org/news/2025-09... #science #environment #ecology #eco #biology #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #openaccess #datascience
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A pop up box on Tylenol dot com
September 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A pop up box on Tylenol dot com
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single best thing help the oceans: eliminate the harmful subsidies given to fishing fleets that make catching the last fish still profitable
@wto.org "Fish 1" agreement starts toward that but it's the first step in a journey of many miles - find out why 👇
theconversation.com/what-the-wto...
@wto.org "Fish 1" agreement starts toward that but it's the first step in a journey of many miles - find out why 👇
theconversation.com/what-the-wto...
What the WTO’s deal to curb fisheries subsidies means and what it could achieve
For decades, government subsidies have helped industrial fishing fleets to expand, often with little regard for sustainability.
theconversation.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
single best thing help the oceans: eliminate the harmful subsidies given to fishing fleets that make catching the last fish still profitable
@wto.org "Fish 1" agreement starts toward that but it's the first step in a journey of many miles - find out why 👇
theconversation.com/what-the-wto...
@wto.org "Fish 1" agreement starts toward that but it's the first step in a journey of many miles - find out why 👇
theconversation.com/what-the-wto...
Stoked to see the fruit of this great collaboration out into the world today!
🚨 New paper in Molecular Ecology Resources!
We compiled the most applied rapid DNA/eDNA-based ID tools & primers for #sharks and #rays 🦈
A practical guide to help scientists, managers & enforcement choose the right method for conservation action.
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/1755... #OpenScience #eDNA
We compiled the most applied rapid DNA/eDNA-based ID tools & primers for #sharks and #rays 🦈
A practical guide to help scientists, managers & enforcement choose the right method for conservation action.
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/1755... #OpenScience #eDNA
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Stoked to see the fruit of this great collaboration out into the world today!
Orgulhoso demais do meu país hoje!
Very very proud of my country today!
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Very very proud of my country today!
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JUST IN:
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
Brazil's Supreme Court forms a majority to convict ex-President Bolsonaro of a coup
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Orgulhoso demais do meu país hoje!
Very very proud of my country today!
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Very very proud of my country today!
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Researchers have built the first model mapping supply and demand in Indonesia’s vast songbird trade.
The model offers a blueprint for conservation strategies, highlighting the need for market monitoring and community engagement.
The model offers a blueprint for conservation strategies, highlighting the need for market monitoring and community engagement.
New model reveals hidden dynamics of Indonesia’s booming songbird trade
Researchers have developed the first model to map how supply and demand interact in Indonesia’s highly lucrative songbird trade, revealing patterns that could help curb poaching pressure on rare and…
news.mongabay.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Researchers have built the first model mapping supply and demand in Indonesia’s vast songbird trade.
The model offers a blueprint for conservation strategies, highlighting the need for market monitoring and community engagement.
The model offers a blueprint for conservation strategies, highlighting the need for market monitoring and community engagement.
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Heat extremes attributable to climate change have led to a 25–38% average reduction in monitored tropical bird populations since 1950, according to a study in Nature Ecology & Evolution. go.nature.com/3UIIpP7 🧪
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Heat extremes attributable to climate change have led to a 25–38% average reduction in monitored tropical bird populations since 1950, according to a study in Nature Ecology & Evolution. go.nature.com/3UIIpP7 🧪
Attending #ESA2025 and never heard of serial exploration for luxury seafood products? You’ve heard of this but want to know more? Come check out my poster later and learn all about it!
I’ll be at panel 129 from 5:30 to 6:30 🧪
I’ll be at panel 129 from 5:30 to 6:30 🧪
August 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Attending #ESA2025 and never heard of serial exploration for luxury seafood products? You’ve heard of this but want to know more? Come check out my poster later and learn all about it!
I’ll be at panel 129 from 5:30 to 6:30 🧪
I’ll be at panel 129 from 5:30 to 6:30 🧪
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Want to do a PhD on White Sharks using high-powered imaging to analyse form and function of their teeth and jaws?
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
August 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Want to do a PhD on White Sharks using high-powered imaging to analyse form and function of their teeth and jaws?
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
You will work with me and the dream team @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social @meyer-sci.bsky.social @weisbeckerbblab.bsky.social & #SARDI at Flinders Uni
🦈🦷🦴 Interested? Get in touch!
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The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina has been thinning at a sharply accelerated rate since 2019, scientists reported on Thursday. And if the thinning doesn’t slow, it could kick-start a series of changes that might cause the ice to shrink even faster. nyti.ms/4lgguR2
August 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina has been thinning at a sharply accelerated rate since 2019, scientists reported on Thursday. And if the thinning doesn’t slow, it could kick-start a series of changes that might cause the ice to shrink even faster. nyti.ms/4lgguR2
Thanks @melissacmarquez.bsky.social for writing a great story on our recently published paper!
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July 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Thanks @melissacmarquez.bsky.social for writing a great story on our recently published paper!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law
President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law
President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communities
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law
President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
President has 15 days to approve or veto legislation that critics say will lead to vast deforestation and destruction of Indigenous communities
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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🚀 Sharks International 2026 website is LIVE!
We’re thrilled to officially announce the launch of our brand new website: si2026.org
This is your go-to hub for everything related to Sharks International 2026.
Follow our page for the latest updates on #SI2026!
We’re thrilled to officially announce the launch of our brand new website: si2026.org
This is your go-to hub for everything related to Sharks International 2026.
Follow our page for the latest updates on #SI2026!
July 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚀 Sharks International 2026 website is LIVE!
We’re thrilled to officially announce the launch of our brand new website: si2026.org
This is your go-to hub for everything related to Sharks International 2026.
Follow our page for the latest updates on #SI2026!
We’re thrilled to officially announce the launch of our brand new website: si2026.org
This is your go-to hub for everything related to Sharks International 2026.
Follow our page for the latest updates on #SI2026!
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I'm thrilled to share our new Fish & Fisheries paper synthesizing U.S. fisheries quota allocation policies and best practices for advancing their equity and fairness goals under climate change: t.co/JqjYR32qHc
June 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm thrilled to share our new Fish & Fisheries paper synthesizing U.S. fisheries quota allocation policies and best practices for advancing their equity and fairness goals under climate change: t.co/JqjYR32qHc
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Great article on the rippling effects of ongoing insect declines.
"People may not be motivated to save the insects for their own sake, but a world without insects is a world without birds. It’s a world where nature offers no song to the rising sun."
🪲🪳🐦 🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
"People may not be motivated to save the insects for their own sake, but a world without insects is a world without birds. It’s a world where nature offers no song to the rising sun."
🪲🪳🐦 🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both
In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive
www.smithsonianmag.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Great article on the rippling effects of ongoing insect declines.
"People may not be motivated to save the insects for their own sake, but a world without insects is a world without birds. It’s a world where nature offers no song to the rising sun."
🪲🪳🐦 🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
"People may not be motivated to save the insects for their own sake, but a world without insects is a world without birds. It’s a world where nature offers no song to the rising sun."
🪲🪳🐦 🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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Elasmo #dreamjob. Join the lineage of great elasmobranch researchers who have filled this position at CSULB. Review of applications starts early September...
#sharkscience @iucnshark.bsky.social
csucareers.calstate.edu/en-us/job/54...
#sharkscience @iucnshark.bsky.social
csucareers.calstate.edu/en-us/job/54...
June 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Elasmo #dreamjob. Join the lineage of great elasmobranch researchers who have filled this position at CSULB. Review of applications starts early September...
#sharkscience @iucnshark.bsky.social
csucareers.calstate.edu/en-us/job/54...
#sharkscience @iucnshark.bsky.social
csucareers.calstate.edu/en-us/job/54...
New research out @ConLetters led by Trisha Gupta and Reshu Bashyal!
We gathered at Oxford in 2023 to discuss the widespread uncertainties in the legality of wildlife trade and created a summary of them across scales and a framework to resolve them
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We gathered at Oxford in 2023 to discuss the widespread uncertainties in the legality of wildlife trade and created a summary of them across scales and a framework to resolve them
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New research out @ConLetters led by Trisha Gupta and Reshu Bashyal!
We gathered at Oxford in 2023 to discuss the widespread uncertainties in the legality of wildlife trade and created a summary of them across scales and a framework to resolve them
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We gathered at Oxford in 2023 to discuss the widespread uncertainties in the legality of wildlife trade and created a summary of them across scales and a framework to resolve them
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...