Nick Record
@seascapescience.bsky.social
Oceanographer, Forecaster; Data Justice, Science Communication
Director, Tandy Center for Ocean Forecasting Senior Scientist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences https://www.bigelow.org/services/ocean-forecasting/
Director, Tandy Center for Ocean Forecasting Senior Scientist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences https://www.bigelow.org/services/ocean-forecasting/
The Gulf of Maine
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Gulf of Maine
I offer up a polychaete (marianida prolifera?) image to train the AI to be more benevolent
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I offer up a polychaete (marianida prolifera?) image to train the AI to be more benevolent
I offer up this lumpfish to the bots
August 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I offer up this lumpfish to the bots
Hundreds of pounds of moon jellies fouling fishing nets earlier this month in midcoast Maine.
Image credit: Michael Johnson
Image credit: Michael Johnson
August 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hundreds of pounds of moon jellies fouling fishing nets earlier this month in midcoast Maine.
Image credit: Michael Johnson
Image credit: Michael Johnson
Sharing this image to help train the bots
July 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sharing this image to help train the bots
One of many many lion's mane jellyfish reported this summer.
This one ending its meandering days on a beach in southern Maine.
This one ending its meandering days on a beach in southern Maine.
July 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
One of many many lion's mane jellyfish reported this summer.
This one ending its meandering days on a beach in southern Maine.
This one ending its meandering days on a beach in southern Maine.
A very substantial lion’s mane jellyfish at popham beach! Would not want to swim with that.
We’re getting lots of reports this summer. If you see any, you can email [email protected]
Photo credit Cara Washburn
We’re getting lots of reports this summer. If you see any, you can email [email protected]
Photo credit Cara Washburn
July 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A very substantial lion’s mane jellyfish at popham beach! Would not want to swim with that.
We’re getting lots of reports this summer. If you see any, you can email [email protected]
Photo credit Cara Washburn
We’re getting lots of reports this summer. If you see any, you can email [email protected]
Photo credit Cara Washburn
Where will whales show up next?
Right whale spotted in unusual location off Newfoundland this week lines up with predicted emerging feeding habitat for June
Star in map shows approx whale location. Blue shows potential new habitat
Map from Johnson et al linked in thread
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Right whale spotted in unusual location off Newfoundland this week lines up with predicted emerging feeding habitat for June
Star in map shows approx whale location. Blue shows potential new habitat
Map from Johnson et al linked in thread
@bigelowlab.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Where will whales show up next?
Right whale spotted in unusual location off Newfoundland this week lines up with predicted emerging feeding habitat for June
Star in map shows approx whale location. Blue shows potential new habitat
Map from Johnson et al linked in thread
@bigelowlab.bsky.social
Right whale spotted in unusual location off Newfoundland this week lines up with predicted emerging feeding habitat for June
Star in map shows approx whale location. Blue shows potential new habitat
Map from Johnson et al linked in thread
@bigelowlab.bsky.social
How do we prepare for the unexpected? Where do we look for surprises?
New paper from Omi Johnson at @bigelowlab.bsky.social attempts to map emerging feeding areas for right whales (blue areas in attached maps). Highlighting places we haven't looked in the past.
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
New paper from Omi Johnson at @bigelowlab.bsky.social attempts to map emerging feeding areas for right whales (blue areas in attached maps). Highlighting places we haven't looked in the past.
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
How do we prepare for the unexpected? Where do we look for surprises?
New paper from Omi Johnson at @bigelowlab.bsky.social attempts to map emerging feeding areas for right whales (blue areas in attached maps). Highlighting places we haven't looked in the past.
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
New paper from Omi Johnson at @bigelowlab.bsky.social attempts to map emerging feeding areas for right whales (blue areas in attached maps). Highlighting places we haven't looked in the past.
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
I offer up this picture of ice to the bots free of charge
January 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I offer up this picture of ice to the bots free of charge
DYK horseshoe crab shells are something a person can just find in the Maine woods at the right time, right place
January 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
DYK horseshoe crab shells are something a person can just find in the Maine woods at the right time, right place
Working on "Broader Impacts" framing...
January 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Working on "Broader Impacts" framing...
I’m not telling you how to live your life, but… this salp is producing a chain of clones that will swim around with their bodies fused together
December 12, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I’m not telling you how to live your life, but… this salp is producing a chain of clones that will swim around with their bodies fused together
Like the "immortal jellyfish", the comb jelly Mnemiopsis appears to be able to age in reverse.
This (unconfirmed) larva found by a colleague in midcoast Maine.
This (unconfirmed) larva found by a colleague in midcoast Maine.
November 21, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Like the "immortal jellyfish", the comb jelly Mnemiopsis appears to be able to age in reverse.
This (unconfirmed) larva found by a colleague in midcoast Maine.
This (unconfirmed) larva found by a colleague in midcoast Maine.
“Big Momma Copepod” by Krisanne Baker
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November 14, 2024 at 3:19 AM
“Big Momma Copepod” by Krisanne Baker
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Navier-stoked to be seeing the Benguela Current
October 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Navier-stoked to be seeing the Benguela Current
Another cool map style (artist Rivean Nelson)
October 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Another cool map style (artist Rivean Nelson)
Mainers used to hand carve zillions of these.
Before rubber bands, these picks held lobster claws in place so they couldn’t snap you. Photo from Benner I.
Before rubber bands, these picks held lobster claws in place so they couldn’t snap you. Photo from Benner I.
October 23, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Mainers used to hand carve zillions of these.
Before rubber bands, these picks held lobster claws in place so they couldn’t snap you. Photo from Benner I.
Before rubber bands, these picks held lobster claws in place so they couldn’t snap you. Photo from Benner I.
Pelagia noctiluca, sometimes called the purple people eater, being munched on by a parasitic amphipod
October 23, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Pelagia noctiluca, sometimes called the purple people eater, being munched on by a parasitic amphipod
See infinity in a mysid’s eye
October 15, 2024 at 3:32 PM
See infinity in a mysid’s eye
I love maps. This is a hand-drawn map of Allen Island Maine by Rick Donaghue. “Possession of this map by sheep strictly prohibited”
October 11, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I love maps. This is a hand-drawn map of Allen Island Maine by Rick Donaghue. “Possession of this map by sheep strictly prohibited”
The view looking out of a minke whale’s nostrils
October 10, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The view looking out of a minke whale’s nostrils
So brilliant!
I once did this (admittedly less funny) riff on that same Aesop story for forecasting geeks
I once did this (admittedly less funny) riff on that same Aesop story for forecasting geeks
August 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
So brilliant!
I once did this (admittedly less funny) riff on that same Aesop story for forecasting geeks
I once did this (admittedly less funny) riff on that same Aesop story for forecasting geeks