Assoc Prof in @fsubio at Florida State ~ Interdisciplinary marine scientist passionate about solving ocean challenges ~ she/her ~ Co-PI of @RassterLab
Tallahassee, FL
Joined August 2019
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Our new pub provides a great intro to the State Marine Aquaculture Policy Dashboard: a publicly-available, living database collating state-level policy and legislative data related to the management of the mariculture industry in the United States journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
Sharing for my wonderful colleagues: Multiple opportunities for PhD and MS students starting Fall 2025 in a variety of areas of ecology and evolution at FSU Biology. Please pass along to prospective students. drive.google.com/file/d/1QHJ…
The Dashboard - developed by the Lester Lab @ FSU & the Sea Grant Law Center (w/ support from the Builders Initiative) - is a centralized, accessible catalog of state laws, policies & regulations for marine aquaculture in the U.S., updated yearly. bit.ly/nsglc-tableau
Links to additional Dashboard resources, including a User Guide and a series of Policy Briefs, available on the NSGLC website: nsglc.olemiss.edu/projects/s…
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NEW: We just launched the first video of our campaign.
“We choose freedom.”
I am very proud of our paper, led by @DavidGillMarine.
Implementing a mix of MPA types based on our findings could result in more equitable outcomes for people, while also achieving greater conservation gains.
Check it out: pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pna…
Our new #PNAS paper comparing different types of marine protected areas (MPAs) shows that well-managed fished MPAs can provide strong conservation benefits, even similar to no-fishing MPAs
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ALT Credit: Emily Darling
If you work on marine aquaculture management or policy in the U.S., you'll want to check out our new State Marine Aquaculture Policy Dashboard. bit.ly/495MphM to explore policy info across the 23 coastal states. Join our webinar to learn more bit.ly/4b4oTn0
Very excited to see this paper out - read Jenn's thread to learn more about what we found about spatial variation in the ecosystem services provided by seagrass beds.
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New paper incoming from @bess_ruff ! Bess and team explore whether existing policy and legislative frameworks are prepared to manage diversifying methods of marine farming. Link here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1h960…
Check out this paper where we synthesize and harmonize the large collection of MPA design guidelines in the scientific literature. Awesome work leading this effort @echelle_burns!
We developed a set of synthesized marine protected area design guidelines to help streamline conservation planning and decision making to achieve desired objectives. Read the paper in @ConservationSP and check out the summary below 🧵conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
Check out this great new paper led by @katiearkema in @NatureEcoEvo. I was honored to be asked to write a News & Views piece about it: rdcu.be/ddxwU
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We're excited to announce that our petition is approved and available right now!
Download, print, and complete your own petition form. And print out a few extra for friends and family
floridiansprotectingfreedom.…
New paper alert, led by the fabulous @JennMcHenry.
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Excited to share this paper, led by @ThinkDeepReef, where we explore the broad diversity of fishery restrictions used in #MarineProtectedAreas around the world to help balance conservation and local resource use goals ⬇️
New paper! We discuss how #MarineProtectedAreas (#MPAs) with diverse fishing restrictions achieve gains for nature. We recommend that countries blend locally-appropriate protection levels — from full to partial protection — to achieve conservation goals. cc to #IMPAC5 👇🧵(1/9)
ALT New Paper Alert: Diversity in marine protected area regulations: Protection approaches for locally appropriate marine management. By: Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Laura Veverka, Amkieltiela, Nicole L. Crane, Estradivari, Helen E. Fox, David Gill, Jordan Goetze, Charlotte Gough, Nils C. Krueck, Sarah E. Lester, Shauna L. Mahajan, John Rulmal Jr., Marianne Teoh, Gabby N. Ahmadia. Now published in: Frontiers in Marine Science. Image shows paper title, author list, and journal name.
Check out our latest paper, just out in @OneEarth_CP, examining patterns of global innovation and spread of new farmed species in marine aquaculture ⬇️
📢New paper from @rassterlab! In an @NSF funded study, authors @ventetmer @a_rassweiler
@bess_ruff and @SarahELester analyzed mariculture innovation and spread globally. A 🧵
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Sarah Lester, PhD retweeted
We're hiring an Assistant Professor or Tenured Associate Professor in human-environment interactions. This is the third of three new hires that will start next year. <jobs.aag.org/jobs/view/assis…> @theAAG @PolEcoNet @Feminist_Geo @CAPE_AAG @DOPEUKY @FSU_Geography
New FSU program to fund research focused on sustainability and climate solutions: news.fsu.edu/news/university…
Excited to hear all about @nezampieri’s interesting dissertation research tomorrow 👇🏼
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Congrats @Jenny_Bueno_ - so proud of you!!
Congratulations @NOAA Davidson Fellow
@Jenny_Bueno_ for advancing to candidacy in @FSU_geography! Jen is conducting research on #oysters and #mangrove encroachment in the #GulfofMexico--look out for all her updates from the field (not to mention some cool drone landscape shots!)
