A novel device which creates a powerful, short-range electric field around fishhooks has been found to reduce blue shark bycatch by 91% and pelagic stingray by 71%. The device has potential to mitigate #bycatch. cell.com/current-biolog… #SharkConservation

Invest in early-career researchers in Brazil - see our Letter in this week's Science Magazine led by @guedestb: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Kew Science Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre Naturvetenskap/GU Agência FAPESP

We have a 2-year postdoc in Atlantic Technological University using non-invasive genetics to estimate badger population size/density in Ireland. All to inform Ireland's bTB eradication strategy. Application portal below and closes March 24th at noon. Feel free to get in touch also! gmit.ie/jobs-in-gmit

Congratulations and welcome, Chrysa! I am thrilled! It feels so good having you close Chrysoula Gubili. After so many arrivals/departures, being now at the same place is great. A big thank you to cody, it won't be possible without you! Sponsored by The Royal Society! 🥂

🚨I am delighted to share our article on husbandry of spotted ratfish 👻🦈: we talk about growth parameters, optimal breeding conditions, and more! We are so glad to show once more the benefits of collaboration between aquaria and academia 🤜✨🤛 ➡️onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Deadline for FSBI #PhD Studentships is less than 1 month away! 4 year funding covering stipend (on average £1000 more than UKRI), university registration fees (up to that required for UK residents) & annual research contribution of £3500 bit.ly/46smDCw Deadline 26/1/24

I'm looking forward to my online talk tomorrow (11am Central Time, 5pm UK time) for UT Austin's Paleo seminar series! Open to all, DM me for zoom link. 🦴🐒🌿🔬

New study on #SharksintheDark published in Science Magazine finds increasing human impact to deepwater sharks and rays. 🧵 #GlobalSharkTrends bit.ly/SharksInTheDark science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Impact of Quaternary Amazonian river dynamics on the diversification of uakari monkeys (genus Cacajao). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jb…. In this paper, we showed how river rearrangements influenced the geographic distribution, gene flow, and genetic structure of uakaris.

Very happy to share that this Heliconius hybrid speciation paper we contributed to is now out... nature.com/articles/s4158…

Last four days to apply!!!

Join our lab and VT FISHWILD department at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech CNRE for a Ph.D. starting in Aug 2024. Dive into fisheries science, management, and conservation with an interdisciplinary and quantitative research project using trawl survey data. Apply now! bit.ly/3Wl7JN6

VACANCY ALERT! We are looking for a dynamic marine scientist to join our team. If you’re passionate about #marineconservation and meet the minimum requirements please apply! SANParks #FrenchBiodiversityInstitute

The 2024 United Nations Endangered Species stamp series is out now - in English, French, Spanish and German! Discover the 12 CITES-listed animals and plants illustrated by Julia Izabela 🎨 Check out UNPA to order your own! #EndangeredSpeciesDay

I am recruiting for a 4-year #postdoc position and a fully funded #PhD position at Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway to study soil nitrogen cycling, GHG emissions and soil microbial ecology. For more information, see nature.com/naturecareers/… and nature.com/naturecareers/…

Great opportunity!

Fala lúcida e clara. A discussão devia ser ao contrário: todo o território é indígena. A destruição do planeta não importa para quem é cego pela ganância e pelo egoísmo. youtu.be/UH249kvzuiw?si…

Everyone, meet Colin. Colin is the holotype of a new species of long-nosed chimaera 👻🦈- the Australiasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish #sharkscience doi.org/10.1007/s10641…