Wishing you all the very best for this Sinhala and Tamil New Year

இந்த புத்தாண்டு சிறப்பாக அமைய வாழ்த்துக்கள்

ඔබටත්, ඔබේ පවුලේ සැමටත්, මේ අඑත් අවුරැද්ද සුබම සුබ වේවා

To everyone asking her name, I will share when her paper is out. Because that’s what I want everyone to remember her for. Peer-review takes time so please bear with me.

Journals are the gatekeepers of science and their role in making science more inclusive is enormous. But in this paper led by Henry Arenas-Castro we show that few of the 736 journals in biological sciences make a meaningful effort to overcome #languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2…

New paper on #rightwhales

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

TL;DR - all entanglements affect whether female right whales can calve. There's no such thing as a 'minor' entanglement.

Congratulations Josh Reed Rob Harcourt Dr. Leslie New

The UN Global Ocean Treaty adopted in 2023 would allow the creation of large-scale protected areas for the oceans. Ocean Sanctuaries designed to maximise the success of natural predatory species also have the best chance of preserving blue carbon stocks.

sundayobserver.lk/2024/03/10/new…

Read this!

'A distinct lack of equity and inclusivity in marine conservation,' is hindering our ability to save our ocean—and #PewMarineFellow Dr. Asha de Vos has witnessed it firsthand.

Her powerful reflection for The New York Times is a must-read. pew.org/47LyInN