Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS)
@MISS_Elasmo
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Non-profit organization promoting diversity and inclusion in shark research! 400+ members and counting👩🏾🔬🦈 IG: @miss_elasmo
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THE THRESHER SHARK PREVAILS!!!!! That’s right everyone, the Thresher shark is our 2021
#SharkMadness
champion!
Thank you all SO MUCH for voting! We had a blast seeing everyone rallying for their favorite sharks!
Congrats to team thresher on this amazing victory!🦈👏🏽🎉
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We have been open for membership 1 week and we already have 65+ members representing 11 different countries. We're led to believe that people of color are uninterested in shark science. We are inundated with images of white men in shark science. We reject that narrative
#WOSea
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Today we have the Salmon Shark! Can we talk about how cool counter-current exchange is?
#animalfacts
#SharkWeek
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We’re back with
@soFISHtication
’s
#animalfacts
!! Today: The Cookie Cutter Shark. Sadly, they don’t get their name because they really love chocolate chip cookies 🍪☹️. Next time you catch a fish with a perfectly circular bite out of it, you can thank these sharks.
#SharkWeek
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#BigAnnouncement
! Introducing
@MISS_Elasmo
, an org created to support WOC in shark sciences! We have exciting things planned but we need YOUR help! We would greatly appreciate donations. If everyone donated $2 (or more) we'd be able to financially support 9 students (link below)
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#MeetTheTeam
@CarleeMJ_
is a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University, studying the effects of provisioning tourism on nurse sharks in Belize and a member of the shark tagging crew at NSU. She is also a Marine Turtle Specialist at
@GumboLimboNC
🐢🦈
#WOSea
✨✊🏾
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ALL HAIL THE LAND SHARK! (No not the beer) Today’s
#SharkWeek2020
#animalfacts
is the smol Epaulette Shark 😍 Wondering how this shark can be out of the water? Why evolution of course!! This little guy deals with hypoxia in tide pools by altering its brain activity.
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WHAT A RESULT!! The thresher beat the great hammerhead and will be moving on to the final round!! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, THE FINAL MATCH UP! Who will win 2021
#SharkMadness
? Will it be the whale shark or the thresher?! You decide! (Poll below)🦈👏🏽
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It’s the last day of
#SharkWeek
! Do you know what that means? An extra fun
#animalfacts
featuring the Greenland Shark! Cool fact: These sharks are aged using radiocarbon dating since their vertebrae does not harden 🤩 science is SO COOL
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One of my favorite fieldwork memories was getting to see this gorgeous Chilean devil ray when I was out tagging whale sharks! I had read so much about them and though this wasn’t the species we were looking for, it was a beautiful surprise to see one😍💙
~Jaida
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This Wednesday’s
#WCW
and
#WOSea
is
@InkaCresswell
! Inka is a wildlife film maker, marine biologist, dive tech, and conservationist. She captions award winning and breathtaking underwater photos and film. She hopes to inspire other girls to get involved with wildlife and STEM!💙
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Guess who finally met?! After 9 months of running MISS the co-founders have FINALLY met in person! These next two weekend are going to be AMAZING 😃
@Curly_Biologist
@soFISHtication
@CarleeMJ_
@Elasmo_Gal
#MISSWorkshops2021
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Who needs basketball when we have SHARKS🦈🦈
Join us this month in picking a winner of SHARK MADNESS!
Our first match up is a tough one… great white shark vs. the (short fin) mako shark! Take the poll below to pick this round’s winner!
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Exactly 1 year ago, the Jasmin, Carlee, Jaida and Amani found each other on Twitter! They each had discovered they were not alone in the shark science world, and decided that no other WOC should feel this way!
Be on the look out for the full story leading up to our MISSiversary!
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Fun fact: The 4 of us co-founders have never actually met in person! Thank you to
@Blackmudpuppy
for the incredible avatars. We are so happy to finally have a picture together 😁
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#AnimalFacts
Today learn from
@soFISHtication
why SandbarSharks are cool. A certain someone (
@WhySharksMatter
) think these guys are the
#BestShark
. But we'll let you decide that for yourself.
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Shall we continue to start off your day with cute little sharks?😍🦈
Raven is taking a girth measurement of this lil bonnethead shark! This is taken 'round the widest part of sharks, behind the pec fins. It helps us get a good idea of body condition!
#MISSWorkshops2021
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#MemberSpotlight
@OceanExplauren
studies shark olfaction & how sharks are affected by the antipredatory chemical defenses of their prey. Specifically, she looks at how ink from California sea hares, cuttlefish, and pygmy sperm whales acts as a naturally occurring shark repellent.
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#SharkFacts
let's talk about the winghead shark, because they are just weird creatures that should not exist. First of all, they aren't even in the same genus as the other hammerheads
#BlackSheep
. Second their cephalofoil (hammer) is 40-50% of their total length
#WTFEvolution
?
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Today we want to recognize all of the women of color who love the sea. Tweet us a picture of you or a woman of color who inspires you enjoying the sea using the hashtag
#WOSea
. And don't forget to donate to support our organization at
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Happy
#PrideMonth
!
Our first Pride Month feature is our very own co-founder and Director of Public Relations, Jaida!
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#MeetTheTeam
@soFISHtication
is an incoming graduate student at the University of Washington and is very excited to get started on a fun and interesting research project! Her focus is movement ecology of elasmobranchs. Jaida is incredibly proud to be
#BlackInSTEM
#WOSea
😎✊🏽🦈💙
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We have some bomb members doing really cool field work💁🏾♀️
Michelle Baptist is shown here outplanting staghorn coral in the Bahamas (all done under research permits). Staghorn coral are important habitats to many reef fishes, including sharks!
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Out drumlining for the day with our participants! What sharks do you think we might catch today?
#MISSWorkshops2021
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Here co-founder’s Jasmin and Amani bring a nurse shark on deck for our workshop participants to complete a workup on it. Unlike the other species we caught, nurse sharks are buccal pumpers which means they can move water over their gills without needing to swim.
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Happy Shark Week/Sharkfest🦈
Look out for some familiar faces on Sharkfest this year 👀
MISS Co founder & director of communications
@CarleeMJ_
will be featured in a few episodes of the Sharkfest series “Shark Attack Files”!
Check her out tonight, July 12 at 9pm EST on
@natgeotv
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Still not over this. Will never be over this. 🥹💙🦈
For the first time ever, a newborn Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) has been recorded on camera.
🎥by Carlos Gauna
@TheMalibuArtist
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🦈🤯WE HAVE A WINNER!! The world’s largest fish has come out victorious in
#SharkMadness2022
!
Thank you to everyone that filled out a bracket and to everyone who just followed along for fun! We have a blast and we hope you did too
Stay tuned to find out the prize winners!
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💁🏽♀️We are workshop ready! Today, we’ll be drum-lining. What sharks do you think we’ll catch today??🦈✨
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Are you ready for some absolutely fire pictures from our first ever MISS workshops? Get ready to see these amazing women of color in action!
#missworkshops2021
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It’s officially
#SharkWeek
! Though there are things many of us would like to change about Shark Week. We are here to make some lemonade out of some of these limits and use this week to inform and educate while introducing some of our rad members. It’s going to be a JAWesome ride!
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We are excited to announce we're collaborating with
@LatinxMarineSCI
,
@MIAZS_Now
,
@BlackinMarSci
,
@Official_BWEEMS
and BIPOC in Ocean Science to bring you
#POSea2021
, a conference dedicated to amplifying the voices of BIPOC marine scientists. Abstract submissions will open June 1
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#SharkFacts
Let's talk about the less popular cousins of some of the spotlight-stealing Great Hammerhead. Did you know there are 10 species in the hammerhead family? Including one recently identified cryptic species. We're going to learn about them today.
#STAYTUNED
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As you can see here, the MISS co-founders have no fun ever and are very very serious.
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Get to know one of our founders,
@CarleeMJ_
! The poll below has 2 truths and 1 lie about Carlee. Try to guess which is the lie!
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The gang is all here!!! Super excited to welcome 5 participants onto the boat with
@Field_School
#MISSWorkshops2021
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TEN THOUSAND FOLLOWERS?! Wow!🤩
We are so incredibly grateful for the love we have received so far from all of you💙
To all of our followers/supporters, we appreciate you so much! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you🦈
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MISS Research Highlight✨
Our co-founder
@Elasmo_Gal
has done amazing work focusing on the Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)! Check out the tweet below to get a glance at what she’s been working on🦈
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#SharksNearMe
Let’s see all of your shark themed decor, clothing and trinkets. Bonus points for shark face masks.
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This itty bitty nurse shark says “happy Thursday!” We hope this precious little girl gives you the boost to finish your week strong!
Don’t let her small stature fool you! Nurse sharks are notorious for their feisty attitudes during workups, no matter their size!!
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‼️ We need your help!
MISS is entered in the $5,000 Shark Awareness and Protection Grant Contest hosted by Turtle Island Restoration Network!
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Sorry to all you great white fans out there but the makos have it!
Considering the short fin mako is the fastest shark in the world, it’s no surprise the white shark couldn’t keep up🦈💨
#SharkMadness
ROUND TWO!! A filter feeding face off!! Basking vs. whale shark! (Poll below)
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‼️ How would you like to see shark scientists in the field up close and IN PERSON?!
You can be a shark scientist for a day by joining MISS on a shark survey!
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This week, we’re celebrating a
#SharktasticSUNDAY
and we’re doing so by playing a game. So let’s play two truths and a lie with the great hammerhead shark! Answer the poll down below to see if you can guess the lie!
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We come again to another
#SharktasticSaturday
and so it’s time for a game!! Are you ready for two truths and a lie with our friend the whale shark??
Check out the poll below to test your knowledge of this amazing fish!
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MISS in the Media 📰
Catch our cofounders Jasmin and Carlee featured in the USA Today/NatGeo special edition on
#SharkFest
!
We’re so thankful to be featured on this platform to further spread the MISSion and highlight the work our cofounders are doing.
Here’s a sneak peak:
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IT’S SUMMER☀️You know what that means: FIELD WORK🦈👏🏽
This month we will be featuring some awesome field work from our incredible members. To start off, we’re throwing it back to our workshops in March/April!
Any guesses as to what shark we have here?🦈
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We are officially on Patreon! . Please consider subscribing and helping us raise this last $5000
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Our first order of business as an organization is to chat with a little girl with big dreams of being a Black woman in shark science. Her dad shared this invitation he made to tell her that he set up her up a Zoom call for her to meet us all. This is why
#RepresentationMatters
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For many of our participants, this was their first time seeing a shark in nature. Here, Raven prepares to insert a tag into the dorsal fin of this blacktip shark! Do you remember how you felt the first time you tagged a shark?
#MISSWorkshops2021
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For our final
#HowItPants
drawing of
#SharkWeek2020
, we have the pocket shark! There is only one way they’d wear pants but what style would they prefer? Cargo pants with tons of pockets or overalls?
#SundayFishSketch
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Happy
#SharktasticSaturday
friends! Who’s ready to play a game? This week’s topic is the Greenland shark, our favorite old men of the Arctic! Can you figure out which statement is a lie? Take the poll below to test your knowledge!
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Did you hear?! MISS is coming out with a BOOK!
"Minorities in Shark Sciences: Diverse Voices in Shark Research" is a book written by MISS members and other diverse voices on different aspects of shark research topics and the research being done.
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#SharkFacts
the last hammerhead we want to mention today is the bonnethead because they are our faves. Not only are they adorable, but they can survive on sea grass, which makes them the only known
#OmnivorousShark
. If
@Elasmo_Gal
were a shark she'd be a bonnethead
#FunFact
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We are proud to announce that one of our amazing MISS members,
@mcmsharksxx
made it on the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the science category. Congratulations!!!!
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🚨New Program🚨
DiverSEAfying Ocean Sciences is a hybrid program to provide folks with a stepping stone into marine science who are otherwise struggling to break into the field
Applications are open from now until Oct 1
For more info & application visit:
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Take a look at our member Aneysa with a cow nose ray🤩
Rays are sometimes caught as bycatch during bottom long lines. Since they're not being targeted for this particular research, this cute cow nose was released after it was caught!
You can follow Aneysa here!
@ecobiorebel
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This is SO COOL! 🤯🤯🤯🤯
For those in the
#sharkscience
world... this is HUGE.
Drone Footage Reveals Newborn Great White Shark:
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It's time for
#animalfacts
with
@soFISHtication
. There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding the *definitively* extinct Megaladon. Here is Jaida to separate fact from fiction.
Today marks the first day of
#SharkWeek2020
so I have a special
#animalfacts
today! My first video on an extinct animal: let’s talk about the Megalodon🤩🦈💕Honestly, I kind of wish these guys weren’t extinct… but they are. They DEFINITELY are😂
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We're so excited to take part in the most epic and thrilling
#SharkFest
event ever kicking off July 5 at 9/8c on
@natgeotv
! Be on the lookout for some MISS faces!
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We didn't get tagged in
@Discovery
's MISS feature during
#SharkWeek
for some reason and we missed it. 😱 So, here it is in case you missed it like we did:
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◾️Black History in the Making◾️
We would like to recognize the 4 Black women shark scientists who cofounded MISS (a small thread)
🦈Jaida Elcock
@soFISHtication
🦈Jasmin Graham
@Elasmo_Gal
🦈Amani Webber-Schultz
@Curly_Biologist
🦈Carlee Jackson
@CarleeMJ_
#blackhistorymonth
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WE HAVE OUR FINAL 4 BRACKET Y’ALL!! For
#SharkMadness
2021 final 4 we’ve got the whale shark, bonnethead, great hammerhead, and thresher!!
Today, we are choosing between the whale shark and the Bonnethead shark to make it to the final round. Who are you picking??
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#MeetTheTeam
@Elasmo_Gal
studies the movement ecology of smalltooth sawfish & is the project coordinator for
@MarSci_LACE
, a program created to recruit, support & retain minority students in marine science. When she's not at Mote, she assists
@CoastalElasmos
with research
#WOSea
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In shark science it is often expected that those trying to get into this career pay for experiences. This is a norm MISS is hoping to change. We encourage others in the shark science world to join us in this mission as well. ⠀
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Happy Wednesday Sharky Peeps!
MISS Co-founder Carlee
@CarleeMJ_
did some in-water research with nurse sharks in Belize for her master's! She's seen here observing nurse shark behavior in response to provisioning (feeding) tourism.
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☀️Everyone loves summer camp right? Well now we are providing a science summer camp for FREE!
🦈Applications close March 15th so if you or any teens you know are interested I this opportunity, head over to our website in the link in our bio to apply!
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There is clearly only one correct answer to this but I gave you two options anyway. How would a frilled shark wear pants?
#HowItpants
#SharkWeek
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Happy
#SharkWeek
! Ready for more field work pictures from our members?!
Here Meghana Binraj is collecting weight related info of an endangered spinetail deveil ray during a landing site survey. Meghana calls these “elasmo workout days” since she spends the day lifting elasmos!
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‼️We're OFFICIALLY a 501c3 nonprofit organization!
Best Christmas gift ever! What a way to ring in the New Year 🍾
We appreciate
@field_school
for being our fiscal sponsors since we began MISS 💙
Help us end 2021 with a BANG by donating at the link below
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I’m sure no one is surprised but the whale shark beat the bonnethead and will be moving on to the title match up!
Who will be facing the whale shark in the final match up of
#SharkMadness
2021?? The great hammerhead or the thresher? You decide!🦈🦈 (Poll below)
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Introducing Raven Harrison! Raven is an undergraduate at Florida Southern College. She is a marine biology and biotechnology double major and hopes to pursue a masters and PhD in the future.
#MISSWorkshops2021
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science!👸👩🔬
..
We just want to shout out the amazing women at MISS who are amazing, intelligent scientists. Our members are making moves in Shark science, changing the game in this field!💙🦈
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Kickin’ off
#SharkWeek2020
with a new
#HowItPants
by
@Curly_Biologist
!! How would this lovely lantern shark wear pants? A or B? Tune in here every day this week for a new drawing
#SundayFishSketch
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🦈Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!
Our workshop participants were beyond excited to help work up this baby nurse shark. Can you blame them?!🥰
Link in bio if you’re interested in donating! Help us keep bringing experiences and smiles to women of color in shark scie
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#MemberSpotlight
Devanshi Kasana's project aims to get an accurate picture of the volume and value of the shark meat trade in Belize, to understand the product’s contribution to livelihoods and simultaneously investigating the ecological costs of the transitioning shark fishery.
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We did it!!!!! Thanks to everyone for the support
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#BigAnnouncement
Introducing some of our members! We now have more than 100 members from all around the world. Visit the page and explore the diverse group of women in shark science 🤩
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Mark your calendars because on September 1 at 11:30AM PT
@Curly_Biologist
and
@soFISHtication
will be talking sharks over the Monterey Bay Aquarium shark cam! You can watch their sharks swim around and listen to them nerd out for an hour. Watch here:
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@allnbowtane
@nowthisnews
@Elasmo_Gal
We'd like to reframe this discussion and ask why do you assume diversity and quality can't coexist? Why do you assume including women of color in science will bring down the quality? Women of color can't be quality scientists?
#CheckYourAssumptions
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Ending
#SharkWeek
with 4k followers! Welcome, we're glad you're here. We are a brand new organization dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices in shark science and supporting women of color interested in shark research. To learn more about us visit
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🦈We know you all need more elasmo books to add to your collections!
"All About Sawfishes" by Dr. Ruth Leeney, is an illustrated educational book that introduces readers to the amazing sawfishes - some of the most endangered of all sharks and rays worldwide!
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We have been talking a lot about diversity in
#SharkWeek
, you're probably getting tired of hearing us talk about it, but it's critical to changing the culture of shark science.
#RepresentationMatters
find out more about our mission here:
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Our contribution to the sidewalk chalk at
#SFOPride
. Shark drawn by our very talented MISS member, Karin.
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If you feel so inclined to donate and support us, you can do so here: . If you're interested in applying to be one of our female undergrads to participate in our program, check out our website: . (Logo courtesy of
@lacroixboys
)
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Are you (or do you know) a woman of color interested in or already in the field of shark science?
We'd love to have you as a MISS Member! MISS is a safe space for women of color in the field of shark science.
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🦈Did you know there are MULTIPLE
#MISSMembers
that will be feature in
@NatGeo
’s
#SharkFest
shows this year?!
If you didn’t know, don’t worry! We’ve compiled a list of who will be in what shows and when! Check out this thread to make sure to don’t MISS any of our members!✨
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We’ve just finished tallying up the
#SharkMadness
2023 votes! And the winner is…
🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
THE WHALE SHARK! The largest fish in the planet holds on to last year’s crown and remains champion of
#SharkMadness
!
But who had the best bracket…?? The leader board is posted below!
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🎊 Today for National Hispanic/LatinX Heritage, we are featuring one of our awesome members, Dr. Lauren Eve Simonitis!
Dr. Simonitis is an aquatic sensory biologist focusing on shark olfaction. She's interested in how shark noses work and how they use their sense of smell.
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#FundraisingUpdate
: We want to thank everyone who spread the word & donated. This weekend's launch was a huge success. We raised $16,630 this weekend & received an additional $2,500 pledge. Our original goal for the YEAR was $25,000. We made it 80% of the way there in 1 weekend!
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Get to know one of our founders,
@soFISHtication
! The poll below has two truths and one lie about Jaida. Can you pick out the lie?
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Hello all, we are publishing a book and we can't decide what cover we like best. Please cast your vote for your favorite cover design and help us decide!
It's cover poll time again! We're about to put this exciting new
#sharkscience
book edited by
@MISS_elasmo
into production. We'd love your vote on the best cover! Poll in comments...
#shark
#womeninscience
#diversityinscience
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These are some funny looking sharks! Weekend 2 participants really embraced the dorsal fin life.
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☀️Get ready for Camp MISS:
A FREE marine science sleep-away camp for minority teens age 13-17 at Nature Coast Biological Station in Cedar Key, FL
Applications close March 15, 2022
🔗Applications available at the link in our bio. Share with minority teens who may be interested!
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#FlatSharkFriday
Can we all just take a minute to appreciate the flat sharks? Sharks get all of the attention during
#SharkWeek
, but today we want to highlight some of their flatter relatives.
#teamsawfish
#teamguitarfish
#teamcownoseray
#teamstingray
@MoteMarineLab
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#MemberSpotlight
Lily Rios-Brady is a grad student at Coastal Carolina University getting her MSc. in coastal marine wetland studies. She is observing interactions of baitballs and sharks on the coastline of Myrtle beach via drone footage.
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For the record, we now have 315 members. We are so grateful to
@WhitenackLab
et al. For conducting this important research. The first step is acknowledging the problem. This is what a shark scientist looks like
#RepresentationMatters
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#MeetTheTeam
@Curly_Biologist
Amani recieved her B.S. in Marine Science from Rutgers University. She is now a fellow at Field School in Miami. Amani is interested in elasmobranch functional morphology and biomechanics! ⚓️🤿
#WOSea
#BlackInSTEM
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