Mercer Brugler @sandsharks.bsky.social Chair of USCB‘s Department of Natural Sciences and Professor of Marine Biology. My academic mission is to change the face of science by broadening access and opportunities.
Coral Nerd, Ph.D. @coralnerd.bsky.social Deep-sea biologist and Southerner living in the North
@yamalybarragan.bsky.social @yamalybarragan.bsky.social 
Ana Belén Yánez Suárez @belenocean.bsky.social National Geographic Explorer
Marine Biologist |Ecologist | Diver🤿
Open to postdocs🌊🪸
She/Her
#NatGeo
Focus: Corals and climate change from shallow to deep waters 🌊
Erasmus master scholar #IMBRSea / #ugent #SorbonneUniversity
#WomaInSTEM #deepsea #corals
@diginverts.bsky.social @diginverts.bsky.social Making marine invertebrate collections accessible for all. 🦀🦑🦞🦐
Funded by the National Science Foundation. #diginverts #NSFfunded
Instagram: @diginverts
Ariane Buckenmeyer @yannbuck.bsky.social californian lurking around @scilifelab.se
stoked about evolution, canids & ocean 'omics
Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social Deep-sea biologist. Two obsessions: the biodiversity of Earth's largest habitat, and why body size varies across all of life. Science communicator, ocean's weirdest animals daily.
Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social Deep-sea ecologist investigating how humans shape and reshape the sea floor. Conservation technologist developing open-source tools to understand our changing oceans. Ocean educator creating novel programs to help students interact with marine ecosystems.
MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social An oceanographic research institute focused on advancing marine science and engineering to understand our changing ocean
Dr. Kakani Katija @kakanikatija.bsky.social Bioengineer in MBARI’s Bioinspiration Lab, Smithsonian’s NMNH, Caltech, National Geographic Explorer, former USA ice dancer. Dog + cat + human mom. Spare time: President of cvvic.org. Hater of inefficiency and waste. Views are my own. she/her
Dr Rachel Hale Marine Biologist @seafloorscience.bsky.social Dr of small crawly things that live on the ocean floor.
I study what they do, how they do it, and how they respond to disturbance, including climate change.
Marine Biologist, Ocean Optimist, Invert Advocate, "Worm Girl"
Opinions mine. She/her
Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social The "starfish guy"(but also a little about a lot of marine invertebrates, #echinoday #echinoderms. Kaiju, comics enthusiast. Marine scientist, taxonomist, deep-sea researcher. Statements/posts made here are my own & DO NOT REPRESENT HOST organizations
George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social Manta photo by Jeff Milisen. I'm interested in deep-sea, open ocean (heck, anything ocean), education, supporting educators, and increasing our ocean literacy
Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social Associate Professor at the University of Georgia + Associate Director of UGA Institute of Bioinformatics. Marine Biology, Polar Science, Deep-Sea Worms (nematodes!), Environmental Genomics, and Science Writing. Views are my own. http://www.hollybik.com
Chris @drchriskellogg.bsky.social Marine microbial ecology, corals shallow to deep sea, snorkeling to submersibles. Happiest when a little salty. Basis for characters in 2 fiction novels. Listens to '80s big hair bands when working in lab.
Dr. Wormy McWormface @drwormymcwormface.bsky.social Principal Scientist @INSPIREenviron, Adj Prof @DukeU. Studies human disturbance of the seafloor. Blogger @SFriedScience. It's the n's that Justify the Means!
Steve Haddock @stevehaddock.bsky.social Marine biology, ctenophores, bioluminescence, deep-sea, genomics, computing for biologists.
The Radiant Sea. Photo book.
Cello? Views my own.
bit.ly/arms-deep bit.ly/radsea
Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social Explorer of oceans, crafter of nifty things, mother of rascals, avoider of COVID
@oceandiscleague.bsky.social Founder & President
@NatGeo Explorer
@aaas.org Ambassador
@theexplorersclub.bsky.social EC50
Posts & opinions mine alone.
Prof. Anna Metaxas @annamet.bsky.social Born at 320 ppm CO2
Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social 🌊 Marine scientist and co-founder of the Girguis Flying Circus™️. Aspiring blacksmith, father of sea monsters, and occasional yapper.
“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean”. -Arthur C. Clarke
Dr Nick Higgs 🇧🇸🇬🇧 @nickdhiggs.bsky.social VP for Strategy & Programs @templetonworld.bsky.social. Marine scientist.
Jesse van der Grient @jgrient.bsky.social Marine scientist, lover of ecosystem-based approaches, deep-sea systems are the best
Mike Vardaro @echinocrepis.bsky.social Marine biologist, invertebrate enthusiast, pop culture nerd, and Philly native. Sea urchins are cool. [he/him]
ROPOS ROV @roposrov.bsky.social The Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Sciences (ROPOS) is a submersible designed from the ground up to excel at scientific research. 🇨🇦
🌐 North Saanich, BC, Canada 🔗 ropos.com
📅 Joined October 2023
Thomas Dahlgren @mucofloris.bsky.social Deep-sea biologist. Invertebrate taxonomist. Environmental impact from offshore wind farms. Swedish representative at CCAMLR science committee.
Brian Schlining @schlining.bsky.social Turning the beauty, complexity, and wonder of the deep-sea into long strings of ones and zeros.
Often seen at https://hachyderm.io/@Schlining, https://github.com/hohonuuli, and Pacific Grove, CA.
©2023-2024 Brian Schlining. Views are my own. 
Julia Sigwart @sigwartae.bsky.social Professor of molluscan weirdness
Senckenberg / Queen's Marine Lab
chair IUCN MIRLA
🐚 surveying the sea in the time domain 🐚
Download my book! http://bit.ly/whatspeciesmean
Tammy Horton @tammyhorton.bsky.social Deep-sea taxonomist & Manager of the Discovery Collections. I ❤️ Crustaceans
C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social Deep-sea biologist / Malacologist @JAMSTEC and @Senckenberg. Chemosynthesis-based ecosystems. 海洋生物学者・深海・軟体動物・化学合成生態系。
Website: https://squamiferum.net
See the collection: https://www.conchology.be/?t=92
Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social The Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative: Uniting experts to inform policy for our global ocean.
https://www.dosi-project.org/ 
Helena Wiklund @hwiklund.bsky.social taxonomist working with deep-sea fauna using morphology and DNA
Paris Stefanoudis @parisstefanoudis.bsky.social Biodiversity and Ecology Specialist | Nature-based solutions for Business | Ocean & Marine Expert
The Biodiversity Consultancy | University of Oxford | Nekton Foundation
Sydney McDermott @sydneymcdermott.bsky.social Deep-sea ecology, McClain Lab phd student, M.S. from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, crab enthusiast, 🏳️🌈
Keiichi Kakui @tanaidologist.bsky.social Researcher/Taxonomy/Phylogeny/Biology/Tanaidacea/Crustacea/Japan. タナイス屋．北海道大学で無脊椎動物の系統分類学を主とした研究を行っています．私自身や所属講座のメンバーの研究成果などを書こうと思います．個人アカウントです．あまり反応はしないと思います．
Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Seafloor mapper, Chief Scientist of smart mapping company Esri, Oregon State U. GIS/oceans professor, EC50, cyclist, 1st Black submersible diver to Challenger Deep, builds w/LEGO, raised in Hawaii. NAS, NAE, ORCID 0000-0002-2997-7611; She/her; views mine
Torkild Bakken @torkildbakken.bsky.social Marine biologist at NTNU University Museum. Working with biological diversity in coastal and deep-sea areas. #taxonomy #polychaetes #nudibranchs #deepseamining #museum #scientificcollections https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/torkild.bakken 
Deep-Sea Ecosystems UK @deepseauk.bsky.social Deep-Sea Ecosystems Special Interest Group of the UK Challenger Soc for Marine Science (https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/DeepSea_Ecosystems)
Lauren M. Seyler, Ph.D. @darkmicrobio.bsky.social Biogeochemist, microbial ecologist, sea wolf, bog witch, granddaughter of a devil, vegan-ish ecocentrist whimsigoth anarchist punk. she/her 🖤❤️
The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com A punk take on a science podcast about everything deep sea.
New episodes every month!
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Everywhere else
Dr Thom can be found at @thomaslinley.com
https://linktr.ee/deepsea_podcast
Joana Xavier @joanaxavier.bsky.social Researcher at CIIMAR (🇵🇹), Associate Professor at University of Bergen (🇳🇴), and NatGeo Explorer • Deep-sea Biodiversity and Conservation • Science co-development and co-delivery.
https://www.ciimar.up.pt/teams/deep-sea-biodiversity-and-conservatio
Fudge Lab @fudgelab.bsky.social Douglas Fudge's lab at Chapman University: Marine Biology, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biophysics, Hagfishes, Slime, 1st-gen; opinions my own.
Ryan Howard @abyssalaquanaut.bsky.social PhD Candidate at the Auckland University of Technology studying the vision of deep-sea squids.
Teuthologist 🦑 | Nerd 👾| Science Fiend 🔭|
Tilly S Scott @tillysscott.bsky.social PhD student and artist discovering transposable elements in deep sea (Abyssal and Hadal) amphipods. No AI.
https://linktr.ee/tillyscott
Maria Baker @drmariabaker.bsky.social 
Dr Michelle Taylor @drmtaylor.bsky.social Deep-sea researcher, octocoral fanatic, gene obsessive, conservationist, and good policy pusher. President of @DSBSoc. Tweets my own
Dr. Daniel M Moore @danielmmoore.bsky.social Deep-Sea Biologist and Ocean Explorer. (Hon) Lecturer in Marine Biology at University of Exeter. Studies cetaceans and deep-sea sharks. PI: Deep Shark Research Group. FRGS. He/Him
AC Vasquez - 安娜 @criskotsu.bsky.social Geochemistry | 🌊 | Deep-sea | UNCLOS |
Assoc. Prof. at ULACIT 🇨🇷 Visiting AP at 同济大学 🇨🇳
@geolatinas.bsky.social Mentoring Team | @aslo.org Early Career Committee | @eageo.bsky.social DEI Committee
Tessa Hill @tessahill.bsky.social Climate change, oceans, blue carbon and coastal communities. Professor, researcher, educator, author. 🌊
📕: At Every Depth @ateverydepth.bsky.social
AtEveryDepth.com
bio.site/Tessahill
Dr Tim O’Hara @drtimohara.bsky.social I am a marine biodiversity scientist at Museums Victoria in Melbourne Australia. I love biogeography and evolution.
Moriaki Yasuhara @moriakiyasuhara.bsky.social Professor@HKU - Marine paleoecology, macroecology and biodiversity, deep-sea biology, conservation paleobiology, paleontology of Ostracoda, etc.
David Bapst @dwbapst.bsky.social Paleontologist, Graptolite Geek, R Programmer, creator of paleotree, Tabletop Roleplaying Game Nerd, Catcher of Pokémon, faculty senator. All comments are my trash opinion alone.
Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social Sharing some of what scientists find in the deep sea. I do my best w/ IDs. Help if you feel like it. NOT AI
Marc A. Milne @forthespiders.bsky.social Spider taxonomist / conservationist / ecologist. Professor of Biology at the University of Indianapolis. Canadian. Lover of metal, cats, and hockey. 🌹
Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com ADHD Artist, Author & Retired Art Teacher.
Elsewhere @kathewelch @FourOceanPress @FrogEagleFarms
I live in Oregon with Goats and Chickens.
🐐 🐓 🦏 🚜
If I could have a pet Rhinoceros, I would!
Deep-Sea Biology Society Arts @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social The art/science channel of #DSBSoc @dsbsoc.bsky.social Join us for art inspired by the deep sea, supporting artists and interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities 🌊🎨 https://dsbsoc.org/art-science ~ ArtSea Matchmaking https://forms.gle/TkepzKFrGkqvKarC8
Julie Huber, PhD @julesdeep.bsky.social I watch volcanoes explode in the deep sea and wonder how life continues to survive such drama. Scientist, Ocean Explorer, & Storyteller
Chloé Fourreau @chaoticchloeia.bsky.social PhD Student at MISE Lab, Univ. of the Ryukyus👩💻Also a chaotic evil bard 🎲 underwater brunette Barbie 💅🌊 and polychaete detector🧐🪱
Freya G. @claynerd.bsky.social Nerd who loves the ocean, invertebrates, symbiosis, diving, playing in the mud (ceramics) and biking
Mar Benavides @marbenavides.bsky.social Microbial Oceanographer
@noc.ac.uk
@ird-fr.bsky.social
www.ocean-bridges.net
Anna Selbmann @annaselbmann.bsky.social Research Specialist at Suðurnes Science and Learning Center | Bioacoustics 🎶 | Whales 🐳 | Behavioural ecology | Interspecific interactions | Open for collaboration 🤓
Dr Gemma Harper OBE @jncc-ceo.bsky.social CEO, JNCC - UK’s statutory advisor on nature | Award-winning Leader | ENDS Power List 2025 | Mentor of the Year 2025 | Non-Executive Director | Trustee | Keynote Speaker | On a mission for nature 💚
www.jncc.gov.uk
Centre for Deep Sea Research @cdeepsea.bsky.social Located at the University of Bergen, we deliver world-class, collaborative research on the biology, geology and chemistry of the deep ocean.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥!
Ifremer 🌊 @ifremer.bsky.social Des abysses à la surface, de la côte au large
https://lnk.bio/Ifremer
Judith Camps @judithcaamps.bsky.social PhD student at @ub.edu | MSc Marine Ecology (Chile)
| BSc Marine Science (UB) | Ecology & Gorgonians | Genetics 🧬🌊
Dr. Kelsey Archer Barnhill @kelseybarnhill.bsky.social Deep Sea Ecology • Cold-water corals • Ocean Exploration • Towards IPOS • Former University of Edinburgh PhD Researcher
Scott Morrissey @scottjmorrissey.bsky.social Marine molecular ecologist | Jellyfish eDNA 🪼, eDNA ecology 🌊, Mapping and monitoring benthic environments 🌱
Dewi Langlet @dewilanglet.bsky.social Marine biogeochemist, specialist of benthic foraminifera, interested in ecology, symbiosis, behaviour, metabolism, bioturbation, climate change.
Researcher @IFREMER - Brest - France
@DewiLanglet@fediscience.org
Sebastian Unger @oceanunger.bsky.social Leiter Unterabteilung Meeresschutz / Director Marine Protection @bmuv.de | Hier privat / views my own 🌊🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳
Christina Belanger, Ph.D @belaforams.bsky.social Paleoecologist using the past to understand the future. Forams are the best! Associate professor at Texas A&M in College Station teaching about fossils and Earth’s deep past.
Faviel López Romero, Dr. rer. nat. @faviel.bsky.social Evolutionary biology of sharks, skates, and rays. EcoEvoDevo, Morphometrics.
@cnidarians.bsky.social @cnidarians.bsky.social 
Phil Doherty @phildoherty.bsky.social Lecturer in Marine Conservation Science at Uni. of Exeter with @exetermarine.bsky.social
Satellite tracking | BRUVS | Fisheries | Sharks & Rays
Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social Scientific journal publishing research, overview and commentary across all of biology. All of it!
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/home
Part of CellPress @cellpress.bsky.social
bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social 
bioRxiv Genetics @biorxiv-genetic.bsky.social 
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social 
Nature Reviews Genetics @natrevgenet.nature.com Publishing reviews and commentaries across the fields of genetics and genomics. Part of Springer Nature and Nature Portfolio.
https://www.nature.com/nrg/
Science Magazine @science.org Cutting-edge research, news, commentary, and visuals from the Science family of journals. https://www.science.org
Charlotte Clay @charlotte-clay.bsky.social Extinction DTP PhD student at the University of Leeds. Coral reefs, environment, climate, marine protection, diving, functional traits, species interactions, interdisciplinary research.
Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social Marine evolutionary genetics, conservation, enchanted by too many phyla...
#popgen #MarEvol #coral
Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social Just a bunch of crabs in a trench coat, but also a professor of marine biology. My social media does not represent my employer. No AI. Please bring croissants 🥐
https://linktr.ee/rebeccarhelm
Megan Velasco Schwartz MS, PhD @megansc.bsky.social mother of marine worms (nemerteans) and Eddy. Biology professor at UW and invertebrate zoologist in Seattle.
Nila 🌊🦈 @blyghaj53.bsky.social I'm interested in learning about all sea animals ( except for snails, they scare me )
🐠🦞🐋🦭🪸🦑🦐🪼🐡🐬🦪🦀🐟🐚 ❌🐌
Prof. Martin Solan @profbenthos.bsky.social A marine ecologist with interests in benthic biodiversity-environment interactions and the ecosystem consequences of altered biodiversity and environmental change.
Professor in Marine Ecology
University of Southampton, UK
Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Kristen Brown @kristenbrown.bsky.social Coral Reef Watch Scientist @ NOAA 🪸 | Visiting Scientist @ University of Pennsylvania 🔬 | National Geographic Explorer 🤿
Dr. Gledis (Gled) Guri @gledguri.bsky.social Marine Ecologist 🐠🐙🦈🦀
Advancing the field of quantitative eDNA metabarcoding 🧬🔍
Currently: Postdoc at University of Washington
Lucy Goodwin @deepsealucy.bsky.social Abyssal food-webs and other deep-sea squishy things 🐙
PhD student @ University of Liverpool 
Gemma🦈 @gemmaizcara.bsky.social Environmentalist and Oceanographer. Passionate about marine biodiversity, scientific dissemination and diving. Working for better management of the marine environment.
Menorca-Barcelona
Maria Beger @mariabeger.bsky.social conservation, coral reefs, biodiversity, fish ecology, spatial planning, climate
Vinicius Giglio @vjgiglio.bsky.social Professor at the Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (Amazonia, Brazil), interested mainly in marine conservation, historical ecology, reef fishes, ecosystem services. 
Nicole Pittoors @npittoors.bsky.social Postdoc at Marine Biological Laboratory | molecular ecology | mesophotic and deep-sea ecosystems | connectivity and life history strategies of invertebrates | https://linktr.ee/npittoors
Sara Shapiro @skshapiro.bsky.social Marine Biologist and Oceanographer 🦑🐠🦞
Scientific Illustrator and Artist (open to collab!)
Nature & Underwater Photographer 🏞️
SCUBA Diver (PADI Dive Master) 🤿
Research Assistant and WHOI
Cory Berger @caberger.bsky.social Postdoc at UC Santa Barbara in the Oakley Lab, studying circadian rhythms and trait evolution in cnidarians 🪼 | good science is equitable, inclusive, and accessible | he/him
Marina Stoilova @stoilovamarina.bsky.social 🪼 Cnerdarian studying evolution and development in all things squishy and stingy | Cartwright Lab PhD Candidate & Self Graduate Fellow @ KU | Scientific SCUBA Diver | UCSB CCS Alum | she/her
Arthur Tireau Aloncle @artiro.eurosky.social Marine biologist, love the deep sea. European Federalist 🇪🇺
Mike Connelly @michaeltconnelly.bsky.social Postdoc Fellow at NHGRI, Research Associate at Smithsonian NMNH. Cnidarian evolution, symbiosis, cell biology, and conservation genomics. PhD at University of Miami Rosenstiel School. Posts are my own. 🪼🪸🧬💙
Allen Collins @agcollins.bsky.social Appreciator of comb jellies, medusan jellies, medusan polyps, medusan other stages, sponges (particularly the glass ones). I speak for myself. 
The Conversation @theconversation.com News by experts. Free, independent and based on evidence.
This is a placeholder account - we're active on our national editions, which you can see on our pinned post.
Ocean Discovery League @oceandiscleague.bsky.social Our mission is to accelerate deep ocean exploration by developing accessible systems to broaden the community of those who explore and understand the deep sea. www.oceandiscoveryleague.org