biologist @DFO_NL | groundfish stock assessment, working mainly on flatfish (squatcodz) 🐟| Greenland shark enthusiast 🦈 | cameos by Jack 🐕 | she/her
St. John's, Newfoundland and L
Joined June 2016
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Laura Wheeland retweeted
We’re hiring! 👩🔬 We’re looking for Aquatic Science Technicians (EG-04 & EG-05) to support scientific work in our Arctic Region.
Learn more about what opportunities are available: ow.ly/W0Gm50R1ooK
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Remember, we want to hear from you before Dec 22 on the potential listing of Lumpfish, Harbour Porpoise, northwest Atlantic population, and Ringed Seal under the #SpeciesAtRisk Act. Click on Consultations here: Species at risk public registry - canada.ca/en/environment-cli…
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Keep your eyes peeled! Someone spotted a North Atlantic right whale skim feeding at the surface just off Long Pond, Conception Bay on 1 Nov. Lots of copepods in the area. New England Aquarium IDed her as #1408 , "Freckles", born in 2013 and never before recorded in Canada.
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Observers on the Twin Otter sighted a group of 30 (!!) killer whales SE of Newfoundland yesterday (small red "fish" symbol)(+ 3 killer whales earlier). This is one of the largest groups reported in Newfoundland & Labrador waters. Mariners let me know if you sight these whales?
Laura Wheeland retweeted
1/5 If you catch a tagged fish this year, please mail us your tags and details about the fish. We’ll send you back a reward! For cod, you’ll receive $10-$25 for yellow tags, $100 for pink tags and $25 for an electronic tag. For flatfish there’s a $20 reward for any tag returned.
Laura Wheeland retweeted
An extraordinary marine heatwave has developed off the east coast of Canada, with hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean experiencing sea surface temperatures more than 5°C (9°F) above normal and max anomalies approaching 10°C (18°F) above normal.
Thermal stress from this marine heatwave could have major impacts on marine life in the Northwest Atlantic.
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Have you seen a squid this year? Be a citizen scientist!
Download the Squid Recreational Survey on the Survey123 app. We’ll use the information like time, weather conditions, location, and gear to learn more about squid.
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Do you own or operate a commercial vessel? Want to work with us on scientific missions? 👩🔬
Perfect.
Apply to join our inventory of qualified vessels to help advance ocean sciences:
ow.ly/nCEh50MYnvw
Laura Wheeland retweeted
We’re seeking people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join our team and fill various positions in Newfoundland and Labrador!
Does this interest you? Apply now! dfo-mpo-gc1.hiringplatform.c…
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Walkouts for better early career researcher funding are happening across Canada!
Inflation has eaten away at the scholarships, fellowships, and grants over the last 20 years. It’s time for change @cafreeland @JustinTrudeau #SupportOurScience
ALT Office meme: find the difference between these two pictures (funding in 2003 funding in 2022) - they’re the same picture. Credit: Isabela L
Laura Wheeland retweeted
Odile Crick, my grandmother, drew the first published diagram of #DNA as a figure in the first of the three papers published together in @nature on the structure of DNA. (Papers by Watson & Crick, Franklin & Gosling, Wilkins et al)
70 yrs ago #OTD 🧬
#SciArt #Scicomm #DNADay – at Portland, OR
