She may work on tiny things, but Allison Cusick is a giant when it comes to science and science communication!

New paper alert! We examined the risk of #endangered smalltooth #sawfish being captured as bycatch in US commercial fisheries. Not surprisingly, the shrimp trawl fishery is the greatest risk for this species off SW FL threatening recovery. DM for a copy! doi.org/10.1002/aqc.37…

I have been meaning to listen to The Sharkpedia Podcast for a while and finally found a moment. It is amazing! my evening dog walks now have a soundtrack!

JOB ALERT | GS-7/9/11 marine ecologist at Channel Islands National Park to run the kelp forest monitoring program Unicorn position w/ a career ladder meaning many levels of education & experience can apply and if you start lower you can move up quickly🦄 usajobs.gov/job/639028600

We have a #jobopening! 🦈 We're seeking a highly-motivated #marinescientist to lead the delivery of a @Darwin_Defra Plus-funded #Shark Project! Work closely with an international team of researchers from @ExeterMarine, ZSLMarine and University of Plymouth! Apply now 👉ascension.gov.ac/vacancy/marine…

Wellness and work ethic!

Anyone in my network who loves the intersection of sharks, running, and social justice?

San Diego is lovely this time of year (and all times of year)

Talk about a jaw-some find! Learn more about the recent #Megamouth #Shark sighting off the coast of San Diego from Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist Dovi Kacev (He/El/Him) below!

A great opportunity for a potential postdoc who wants experience applying AI and computer learning.

Emotional self care is important and it’s less talked about because it doesn’t always feel good and it isn’t always easy. Why you need emotional self care: A THREAD 🧵:

For those that don’t know, I did my dissertation analyzing the cycle of graduate student that occurred at UC San Diego led by workers of @uaw2865 between 2012 and 2017. Their struggle is critical for a number reasons, but especially the following:

Sharks are on the agenda at #CITESCoP19 here in Panama and for the next couple of days I'm taking over the Shark Conservation Fund Twitter account (Shark Conservation Fund) to keep you up to date on what is happening. #CITES4Sharks #SharksAndRays #SharkConservation

📣 Breaking news! #ICCAT agrees world’s 1st int'l quota for shortfin mako🦈s. South Atlantic limit covers landings + discard mortality w/in level advised by scientists. Party allocations are calculated to cut landings by 40-60%. #SharkLeague press release: sharkleague.org/2022/11/21/fir…

Cool. So maybe #Spielberg can use some of the profits from #Jaws to do some good and donate to great nonprofits who are working on #shark conservation, like ⁦Shark Advocates⁩ 🤷🏻‍♀️ yahoo.com/entertainment/…

Thrilled to share our paper evaluating rheotaxis in larval zebrafish is now online Communications Biology ! DeepLabCut 🦄 Dr. Kyle Newton ⚡️🦈🧲 Simon Nilsson @GoldenNeuron Dovi Kacev (He/El/Him) rdcu.be/c3UP6

Larval zebrafish are subjected to ototoxic compounds to evaluate their impact on rheotaxis, and compound-specific behaviour profiles reveal unique effects on zebrafish rheotaxis behavior: nature.com/articles/s4200… Lavinia Sheets Dr. Kyle Newton ⚡️🦈🧲 @GoldenNeuron Simon Nilsson Dovi Kacev (He/El/Him)

What would be more fun than seeing a Megamouth Shark? Well 2 of course! Check out our just published paper. #LostShark Found w/ @factskelton Dovi Kacev (He/El/Him) Ben Frable 🐟 #LostSharks #BeyondJaws Save Our Seas Andrew R. Lewin Elasmobranch Society SAIAB California Academy of Sciences Moss Landing Marine Labs Shark Week

We got a species I haven’t collected before on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography RVSproul! Lepidopus fitchi, Pacific Scabbardfish. A benthopelagic species found from 150-500 m. Caught in a 340 m bottom trawl off SD conducted for the undergrad Methods in Biological Oceanography class!

Responding to a question by Adham El Ebrashi what’s your advice to learn stock assessment Below is a list I put together based on my personal experience. Some might be unexpected, but they are important. I am sure others can provide some additional advice.