Dr. Tiff Stephens

*giggles in kelp*

@JennSeasSeaweed This looks like the endophyte Streblonema, to me!

#jobalert from @BantryMarineRS They are looking for a #Seaweed Production Manager click here to find out more euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/141184 #algae #macroalage #microalgae #alga #kelp #aquaculture #marine #marinejob #aquaculturejob #phycology

@Martonelab @morgan_vis @HakaiInstitute I mean…some waters around Prince of Wales Island were as warm as areas in Puget Sound a few years ago (not this year, thankfully!). Wonder if it is winter temperature or summer temperature that drives distribution more.

Behold the new northern limit of Sea Palm, #Postelsia! This #kelp was long assumed to peter out at Hope Island, BC… but now found 50km north at Cranston Point, almost (but not) to Calvert Island & @HakaiInstitute. Will ocean warming push it farther north? We are watching! 👀

@BeringFisherman I noticed large coho at the start of the season on POW and then they got smaller. I read about a time where runs from the prior were delayed into the next yr, resulting in a bumper yr…but then runs were wonky for a couple of yrs after. Hopefully not like that this year.

@BeringFisherman Agree, it’s impressive.

Mola mola in Southeast Alaska (Prince of Wales Island). El Niño ✅

CODIUM! Also, holy cow, this "easy" side project reveals I'm a total Jon Snow when it comes to siphonous green seaweeds. Despite teaching #seaweed courses for years...

🚨The Global #Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer! Hosted by our founding partners from @CNRS, the Scientific officer will manage GSC funded projects and be the main contact point with project holders. Apply here before August 14: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR…

This week @graceemelchers & I collected spores from likely the last Bull Kelp bed off Gabriola Island, right at the edge of where #SalishSea kelp forests are vanishing due to warming waters from #climatecrisis. Part of our #kelp conservation+restoration research for @kelprescue

Past climate-driven range shifts structuring genetics of the giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) at global scales - Tasmanian giant kelp more similar to Patagonia than New Zealand/ Chile 🤔 nature.com/articles/s4159…

Ok, ok. This is going to take some time…there are barely any seaweed folks over on Bluesky. And no aquaculture people?

@AFredston What the what?

I was quite honored to be included in this important conversation about black seaweed (Pyropia abbottiae), hosted by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest are concerned for a critical resource: sealaskaheritage.org/node/1827

@rogue_bander the activity on bluesky is reminiscent of younger science twitter...just need to bet more people over there and 👩‍🍳💋

It seems like a big shift is happening right now with #ScienceTwitter. Where is everyone moving to? What do you recommend? I want to stay connected with folks in my field!!

*moving in progress* Please come find me at Bluesky Social! My new handle is "drkelp" since it was actually available and not claimed by a Spongebob account. 😊 We're building a new science community over there.

@TrevorABranch I want Bluesky but might have to settle for Threads until I can get in.

Probably going to have to switch away from Twitter at some point, where are my followers at now?

@ClonalAntibody That's why I'm asking the ether for a code.

@ecophyte I have been on their wait list for eight months now - still no invite

Seaweed and «Carbon» : everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask! Professor @CatrionaHurd will share the results of her extensive research on Seaweed and Carbon Dioxide Removal on July 25th, 12PM CET. Link: lnkd.in/e5diDbkh Save the date! 🌊🌊🌊 #Science

Team effort to bring in this 43.6 lb king salmon (but he caught it). Looks smaller in the pics! This is the largest I’ve seen; every time we opened the fish hold, I was 😳.

Finally got a hold of these classics; happy #phycologyfriday to me! Now I need to put them somewhere safe. 🤔