Did you miss our Humboldt Day session on Islands or are eager to see one of the talks again? Here's the full session! y2u.be/jG0rLzTdkkk If you have any comments or curiosities, we are happy to hear more from you...📩! @Maxtitcomb @SietzeNorder Yuval Itescu/ @[email protected] Aaron O'Dea

1) How abundant were sharks on coral reefs before humans? Coastal #shark populations are depleted in many regions today, but long-term survey data are limited. Shark scales (dermal denticles) offer a time machine to reconstruct the deeper history of shark communities. #TropiCon20

Nice new paper led by current UCMP PhD student Maya Samuels-Fair, based on a Smithsonian REU. A very cool study system & results that raise a lot of interesting questions about the drivers of long-term trends in degree & prevalence of sexual dimorphism. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Lots of turbulence in Monterey today but got to see a bright white nudibranch, relaxed gobies, rainbow colored abalone shells, strange soft corals, a critter that seemed to be a hybrid of a scorpion and fan coral, and some overly friendly sea lions.

Took a quick break this week to find Kokomo. Davey Crocker Reef at Islamorada, Florida.

I’m excited to share our new paper, out now in PNASNews. We used #fossil #shark scales (denticles) preserved in coral reef sediments to reconstruct the pre-exploitation baseline of a reef shark community in Caribbean Panama. pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.107… Aaron O'Dea @mccauley_lab (1/18)

Yesterday’s writing break to visit Motu Ahi.

I can now close about 120 tabs on my browser.

An absolute game changer. I feel a massive amount of gratitude for the mentorship, guidance, and friendship I’ve received working with Seth Finnegan (@sethf.bsky.social) and Aaron O'Dea. I have worked with incredibly intelligent, empathetic, and enthusiastic scientists for 4 years. THANK YOU!!!

New paper in Evolution Journal! I am really excited to share some sea level reconstructions I worked on with an incredible group at the Aaron O'Dea. Check out the results!

Completed the first fieldwork of my Ph.D. with the Grouper Moon Project on Little Cayman! The team works each year to better understand the largest spawning aggregation of Nassau Grouper. Thanks to the great people at REEF, Cayman Islands Department of Environment, the Heppell Lab, Lynn Waterhouse, et al! 🐟

Last week I attended a fisheries stock assessment workshop UW SAFS and successfully got Stock Synthesis up and running. Thanks to Ray Hilborn, Allan Hicks, Ian Stewart, and Qi Lee for leading the class!

Had a great time presenting last week at #SpeciesOnTheMove! I got to meet loads of fantastic people, learn about some exciting research, and even collect a few megalodon teeth at the tail end. 🦈