Riley Pollom 🌎

Aspiring naturalist and conservationist. Species Recovery Program Manager for @SeattleAquarium. Views are my own. (he/him)

[NOAA Fisheries @NOAAFisheries]

While listening to recordings, a team from NOAA Fisheries and the University of Washington documented sounds from these rare right whales at all six acoustic mooring sites in the Aleutian Island passes and northern Gulf of Alaska.

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

An important new theme issue of #PhilTransB is out now: ‘Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future’. Read here: https://t.co/AlOrhVABSO #biodiversity

[ZSL Science @ZSLScience]

📢 Published today - a special issue of Phil Trans @RSocPublishing on Professor Dame Georgina Mace's significant legacy and contributions to biodiversity research and conservation

[ReShark @resharkorg]

We’re thrilled to welcome @SeaWorldAU as the newest breeder for the StAR Project! We have just received the first shipment of leopard shark eggs from @SeaWorldAU 🇦🇺

This latest shipment also includes more eggs from @GeorgiaAquarium & @shark_reef 🇺🇸

[Nathan Pacoureau @NatPacoureau]

Nouvelle analyse #GlobalSharkTrends financée par @SharkRayFund sert de signal d'alarme pour une action urgente afin d'inverser la tendance pour ces animaux extraordinaires!

🧵2/21
#surpêche

[Nicholas Dulvy @NickDulvy]

Chondrichthyans are an ecologically diverse and ancient lineage of over 1,199 fishes that occur in a wide range of estuarine, marine, and
even some freshwater habitats, dominating the higher trophic levels at the top of ecological pyramids
#SharkScience
#GlobalSharkTrends
🧵3/20

[Nicholas Dulvy @NickDulvy]

New #GlobalSharkTrends analysis funded by @SharkRayFund serves as a #wakeupcall for urgent action to turn the tide for these extraordinary animals:
https://t.co/hgqhWJOQyx
🧵2/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals

[Riley Pollom 🌎 @RileyPollom]

Our new study is out today:

[Nicholas Dulvy @NickDulvy]

New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @ScienceMagazine reveals that #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk
👉🏽Full article https://t.co/jI1sytbQht
Please SHARE & LIKE
🧵1/20

[Riley Pollom 🌎 @RileyPollom]

Thrilled to be here in Monaco with all my old and new friends and colleagues to help drive global conservation for the seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons and relatives!

[IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon @IUCNSeahorse]

Kicking off the first-ever meeting of our global expert group on seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons, hosted by @GVTMonaco.
Together, we’re advancing efforts to protect these iconic fishes. #SavingIconicSpecies #Monaco2024
📸 © Directorate of Communication / Stéphane Danna

[Global Fishing Watch @GlobalFishWatch]

🐋 #DYK? Ship collisions are the leading cause of death worldwide for large whales, but global data on ship strikes are hard to come by — impeding efforts to protect vulnerable #whale species.

🌏 A new study, led by @UW and published today in @ScienceMagazine, uses our data to better understand the global risk of ship strikes.

Dive into the #research here: https://t.co/T6pKmgwkRr

[IUCN Red List @IUCNRedList]

A new global assessment covering all reef-building corals found 44% are at risk of extinction.

Found in shallow, warm water habitats, #ClimateChange is their main threat.

Discover what actions can save them in the latest IUCN Red List update.

https://t.co/3KqD8Ux21r #COP29

[ReShark @resharkorg]

OUR 2️⃣0️⃣TH SHARK HAS BEEN RELEASED

Just hours after saying goodbye to Lydia, our team released Claudio into the waters of Misool. With this release, he marks our 20th shark released as part of the StAR Project Indonesia. Stay safe, Claudio!

[IUCN Species Survival Commission @IUCNssc]

“Saving Species Sustains Life” —At the 5th SSC Leaders’ Meeting, conservationists reaffirmed the critical link between biodiversity and human well-being, calling for collective action.

🔗 Discover the declaration: https://t.co/j9W1b0euHA

#WeAreSSC #SSCLeadersMeeting2024

[ReShark @resharkorg]

Another TRIO RELEASED! 🦈

Last week, we successfully released Christina, Karen & Anselm near our RARCC nursery, together with members of the Women Divers Association of Raja Ampat! We will continue tracking these sharks through our post-release monitoring program.

[ReShark @resharkorg]

Just received our LARGEST EGG SHIPMENT YET 📦🐣

Thanks to @shark_reef & @GeorgiaAquarium, 25 zebra shark eggs have arrived in Raja Ampat. 12 are headed to RARCC & 13 to our Misool Foundation nursery!

[ReShark @resharkorg]

All smiles from Misool as we bid farewell to Taran, Charlotte, & Dawn — the first three leopard sharks released this year! 🦈

[King County Council @KCCouncil]

Today, the Council proclaimed Aug 29, 2024, as ONE OCEAN DAY, celebrating the opening of Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion. Seattle Aquarium is committed to re-wilding, research, rescue and rehabilitation of critical marine life, with its local and global conservation partners and marine science experts to protect the ecosystem of our #oneocean for future generations. About the Pavilion: https://t.co/IM6XZrvVdc

[Seattle Aquarium @SeattleAquarium]

🔴 Ocean Pavilion live feed update: https://t.co/u5Kn3DQrw5

Can you identify this species that recently moved into the Ocean Pavilion? Here’s a hint: He’s often *spotted* gliding through the building’s largest habitat, The Reef, with his tail trailing behind.

[Seattle Aquarium @SeattleAquarium]

Initiative 2117 will be on the ballot this November and we are calling for Washingtonians to vote NO! ⚠️

I-2117 would undo progress made under the Climate Commitment Act—but we can help prevent that outcome. Pledge to vote no: https://t.co/yaTBeFnool