Commercial fisheries make important contributions to community well-being, but subsistence fisheries - efforts to fish just enough to feed households/extended familes - are often overlooked. This leads to limited data about which species are relied upon by communities. 1/3

Field team leads on our Panama blue carbon project (Tania Romero, Smithsonian Panama & Hannah Morrissette, SmithsonianEnv) were interviewed by Pew Environment on their recent work >> pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…

🌿Meet-the-Team Monday🌿 Mary Cortese (PhD Biology, Temple University) just joined us and the Spatial Ecology & Conservation lab (@JustiNowakowski) last week to start her 3-year multidisciplinary postdoc SmithsonianEnv

Great new paper out by Susan Kotikot, a collaboration between SmithsonianEnv, Penn State, Samford University, University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) ROTC, FWC fish and wildlife research institute, NOAA Fish Southeast building a mangrove ecosystem monitoring tool. authors.elsevier.com/c/1jYOg3RKK--r…

Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing #ArcGIS #StoryMaps that focus on our collaborative ongoing science & amazing partners Our 1st map, #BlueCarbon, includes projects in the #GlobalSouth #MesoAmericanReef >> Eng: arcg.is/0H8CDm0 Esp: arcg.is/1Dr0ju0 1/3

The Marine Conservation Lab just had an incredible week and a half with a visit from our Belizean colleagues 🇧🇿 Ninon Martinez, Tony Lizama, Indali Cawich, & Elias Alamina joined us SmithsonianEnv for lab method training on samples collected together in the mangroves 🌿 1/3

In recognition of #WorldHabitatDay earlier this week, we share our 2nd #ArcGIS #StoryMap, showcasing efforts to strengthen resilience in the coastal habitats of the #MesoAmericanReef & #Caribbean using #RemoteSensing & field techniques. Eng: arcg.is/4yeOi0 1/4

En reconocimiento del #DíaMundialDelHábitat esta semana, compartimos nuestro 2º #StoryMap, mostrando nuestros esfuerzos para fortalecer resiliencia en hábitats costeros del #ArrecifeMesoamericano y el #Caribe usando #RemoteSensing y técnicas de campo arcg.is/0iOPeT 1/4

🌿 Meet-the-Team Monday 🌿 Elizabeth Francis, a PhD student at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder 🦬) is a new graduate fellow in the lab! 1/3

Fisheries are the foundation of many nat'l & local economies, providing livelihoods & food security to >3 bn people. We are sharing our 3rd #ArcGIS #StoryMap, highlighting work with fisheries & the people that rely upon them #LatinAmerica #Caribbean arcg.is/19X1fz1 1/4

La pesca es la base de muchas economías, facilitando seguridad alimentaria a más de 3 mil millones de personas. Estamos compartiendo el 3er #ArcGIS #StoryMap - nuestro trabajo con las pesquerías y personas que dependen de ellas #Latinoamérica #Caribe arcg.is/1T4Svf2 1/4

✨New Paper✨ A new publication by lab members Sara Bonilla and Steve Canty highlights the critical role of addressing gender equity in the management of Marine Protected Areas >> sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 1/4

The human dimension of env research -how people use, depend on, & are affected by ecosystems- can be overlooked. We bring focus to the people through knowledge sharing, social sci, & extensive collabs- highlighted in our final #ArcGIS #StoryMap Eng: arcg.is/0f8KiC 1/4

La dimensión humana de la investigación medioambiental puede pasarse por alto. Nos centramos en las personas a través del intercambio de conocimientos, las ciencias sociales y amplias colaboraciones, destacadas en nuestro último #StoryMap de #ArcGIS > arcg.is/0rmu14 1/4

🌿Meet-the-Team Monday🌿 Our first feature of 2025 is A. Israel Muñiz-Castillo, marine science officer at the Healthy Reefs Initiative. His background as a marine ecologist has focused on examining spatial and temporal patterns in coral reef ecosystems 🪸 1/3

🌿Meet-the-Team Monday🌿 Miguel Cifuentes is a global change ecologist with close to 25 yrs of experience in research, technical assistance, & policy development. Our lab is excited to continue working closely with Miguel across blue carbon efforts in the LAC region 🌎 1/4

New opportunity in Southeast Asia: SmithsonianEnv and Conservation Intl are #hiring a scientist to help collect and share #bluecarbon data! Preferably based in Singapore but open to other CI locations in the region. Apply by March 14: s.si.edu/4bC5ZV2 📸Hannah Morrissette

📍New paper alert. We assess how improvements in remote sensing imagery changes how we define and characterize ecosystems, in this case #mangroves. We find that as mapping resolution increases mangrove cover estimates and associated carbon sticks decrease. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss…

🚨New postdoc opportunities🚨 Apply to be part of a collaborative cohort with the Smithsonian Institution (SmithsonianEnv) and The Nature Conservancy (The Nature Conservancy) to improve our understanding of coastal wetland dynamics to enhance their resilience. Details below >> 1/4

Our Marine Conservation Lab prioritizes applied science, co-developing efforts to sustain people & the sea 🌊 This #WorldMangroveDay, we’re featuring highlights from lab members from this year, working to understand & conserve mangroves & seagrasses across the 🌎 a 🧵 1/