Erin Dillon

erinmdillon.bsky.social

14 August 2026 01:38

We found that shark #baselines differed by more than an order of magnitude across oceans. Over millennia, shark populations in Pacific Panama have persisted in the face of much higher fishing pressure, whereas those in the Caribbean have declined substantially.

Erin Dillon

erinmdillon.bsky.social

14 August 2026 01:38

How many #sharks should there be on a coral #reef? Our new publication in Science tackles this question using thousands of fossil shark dermal denticles—tiny, tooth-like scales that are shed and preserve in sediments—from Panama's two oceans. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Erin Dillon

erinmdillon.bsky.social

14 August 2026 01:38

Huge thanks to an amazing team of co-authors: Douglas McCauley, Migdonio González, @connollyseanr.bsky.social, Brígida de Gracia, @jonscibulski.bsky.social, Richard Norris, María Mercedes Gómez, Irene García-Pérez, Nicole Leonard, Jian-xin Zhao, Kimberly García-Méndez, and @odealab.bsky.social

The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS)

swimshku.bsky.social

28 February 2026 02:26

Calling all isotope ecologists! We are delighted to welcome you to the 14th International Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies (IsoEcol 2026), at the University of Hong Kong. The submission deadline is 13 April 2026. www.isoecol.com/2026/

Mónica Medina

momedinamunoz.bsky.social

08 February 2026 03:15

Just finished guest teaching a 2-week module in evolutionary and ancient DNA genomics for Hong Kong U’s masters program on Integrative Marine Ecology & Conservation. Great students! Great fun! Great location! Thabk you for the invitatiob! www.scifac.hku.hk/prospective/...