Science journalist and author of THE HIGH SEAS. You won't find me here. Find me on LinkedIn, Instagram or at @oliveheffernan.bsky.social.
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“THE HIGH SEAS is a must-read book that will speak to everyone…. …
Even as scientists who work on high-seas issues, we encountered mind-blowing facts and anecdotes in nearly every chapter”
Thank you @NATURE for an amazing review of THE HIGH SEAS, out Thursday in the UK xitter.cf/Walsh_e_Patrick/…
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"There’s a serious question around the deterioration of that MPA and whether appropriate steps have been taken", says John Condon of Client Earth, about Lough Hyne Marine Reserve in County Cork, Ireland.
Read my full reporting on Lough Hyne, supported by the Pulitzer Center, here:
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This story by @O_Heffernan was supported by @pulitzercenter
Olive wrote about her trips to Lough Hyne in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/thejournal/tji-ne…
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Excellent piece I’ve been swimming there a long time and the deteriorating diversity and water quality very concerning. Hope people pay attention. Thank you. (New version as last tweet had unfortunate typo 🤣 - definitely swimming!)
It's been an incredible privilege to work with the team at Hakai Magazine on this piece about Lough Hyne, funded by the Pulitzer Center.
Their attention on detail on every aspect, from the editing to the visuals, was heartening. A truly amazing experience! With huge gratitude. 🙏
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@hakaimagazine @pew_literary @pulitzercenter @ProfileBooks @greystonebooks
Great news....
Egypt becomes the 105 State to sign the #BBNJ🐙 Treaty to protect biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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Cargo vessels known as reefers are often used to transfer fuel, supplies etc to fishing vessels, allowing them to stay at sea for longer (and keep slaves, and overfish etc). Up until, it's been unclear who owns the reefers, but a new study shows that 65% of the reefer fleet are flagged to China, Russia and Panama. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia….
V interesting!
#highseas #oceans
Marine Protected Areas Bill Due Before End of 2024, but not before a general election, Noonan Promises: afloat.ie/marine-environment…
#oceans
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For @YaleE360, I spoke to the great @ClimateOfGavin about what's known -- and not known -- about the last 18 mos. of record-breaking heat: e360.yale.edu/features/gavin…
Excited to be taking part in this year's @IrelandsEdge. In conversation with @ellamcsweeney and others on Saturday, Nov 30 in Dingle.
#oceans @pulitzercenter @pew_literary @ProfileBooks
This year’s theme ‘Open Channels / Bealaigh Oscailte’ will centre on themes of dialogue, movement and exchange. In an ever more fractured world, this tenth edition will seek to give voice to why collective discourse and interchange are indispensable to our shared future and what we might do to keep the channels open.
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Totally inexcusable: the management of mackerel fisheries by NE Atlantic coastal states.
I have observed this developing over many years & now able to comment. This is a political failure. We have the science, control & enforcement, & industry good will. ices-taf.shinyapps.io/advice….
What else? A few more here:
Mapping the Deep - Robert Kunzig
Kings of their Own Ocean - Karen Pinchin
Outlaw Ocean - Ian Urbina
Reflections on a Summer Sea - Trevor Norton
Susan Casey’s The Wave is one of my all-time favourites. Amazing storytelling.
Gorgeous review of THE HIGH SEAS in Classic Angling Magazine.
"Quite the most important book I've read in years", says Clement Booth.
Wow, thank you! 😊
#highseas2024 #thehighseas @profilebooks @pew_literary @greystonebooks
It was great to speak with Waseem Ahktar on the Demystified podcast, also on Dublin City FM. We talked about the high seas, pillaging of the ocean and reasons for ocean optimism!
You can listen to the broadcast here:
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#highseas2024 #thehighseas @pew_literary
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"one-fifth of the 70 endemic shark and ray species in the [southwest Indian Ocean and adjacent waters] region are threatened with extinction".
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#PLOSONE: Overfishing and climate change elevate extinction risk of endemic sharks and rays in the southwest ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
@RileyPollom @IUCNShark @NRF_SAIAB @SharkRayFund
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Please remember the rule, folks:
Some summers are hotter than others, but every summer is now warmer than if the same weather patterns happened decades ago.
The summer of 2024 was still warmer than the vast majority of the summers of Julia's childhood.
CHANGING TIDES: Is life in our marine protected areas safe or still in danger?
Fund our Noteworthy investigation into the status of Ireland's MPAs at: tinyurl.com/3n57njth
Reporting for this investigation will be supported, in part, by the Pulitzer Centre, as part of its Deep Dives Initiative. The crowdfunding target covers the cost for Noteworthy to undertake this project.
