Marcus Reamer
@marcusreamer.bsky.social
Environmental communication scholar/practitioner. Currently studying environmental media and its role in right whale conservation at the University of Miami. Learn more: marcusreamer.com
Letters to a Pre-Scientist is recruiting #STEM role models for their annual #penpal program. Share your story and inspire the next generation of STEM leaders.
This will be my 4th year and I highly recommend.
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This will be my 4th year and I highly recommend.
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August 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Letters to a Pre-Scientist is recruiting #STEM role models for their annual #penpal program. Share your story and inspire the next generation of STEM leaders.
This will be my 4th year and I highly recommend.
🔗 Learn more and register: prescientist.org/volunteers
This will be my 4th year and I highly recommend.
🔗 Learn more and register: prescientist.org/volunteers
If you work in #STEM (incl. social sciences!), please consider volunteering for Letters to a Pre-Scientist as a STEM pen pal this school year.
This will be my 4th year and I can't recommend it enough. Minimal commitment, big impact. Learn more & register by July 31: prescientist.org/volunteers/
This will be my 4th year and I can't recommend it enough. Minimal commitment, big impact. Learn more & register by July 31: prescientist.org/volunteers/
July 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you work in #STEM (incl. social sciences!), please consider volunteering for Letters to a Pre-Scientist as a STEM pen pal this school year.
This will be my 4th year and I can't recommend it enough. Minimal commitment, big impact. Learn more & register by July 31: prescientist.org/volunteers/
This will be my 4th year and I can't recommend it enough. Minimal commitment, big impact. Learn more & register by July 31: prescientist.org/volunteers/
I've joined the Editorial Board of People and Nature as an Associate Editor.
It's one of my favorite journals and I'm excited to work with the journal team and authors to put out innovative work that advances science and practice.
Learn more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2575...
It's one of my favorite journals and I'm excited to work with the journal team and authors to put out innovative work that advances science and practice.
Learn more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2575...
June 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I've joined the Editorial Board of People and Nature as an Associate Editor.
It's one of my favorite journals and I'm excited to work with the journal team and authors to put out innovative work that advances science and practice.
Learn more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2575...
It's one of my favorite journals and I'm excited to work with the journal team and authors to put out innovative work that advances science and practice.
Learn more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2575...
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Last year, I wrote about how Donald Trump'ssecond term agenda would be devastating for endangered species of ocean animals.
Today, his Interior Secretary is convening the so-called God Squad to discuss how to remove protections from Rice's Whales.
therevelator.org/donald-trump...
Today, his Interior Secretary is convening the so-called God Squad to discuss how to remove protections from Rice's Whales.
therevelator.org/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s Second Term Will Be Bad News for Endangered Ocean and Coastal Animals • The Revelator
The waters around the U.S. are home to threatened species who need conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.
therevelator.org
March 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Last year, I wrote about how Donald Trump'ssecond term agenda would be devastating for endangered species of ocean animals.
Today, his Interior Secretary is convening the so-called God Squad to discuss how to remove protections from Rice's Whales.
therevelator.org/donald-trump...
Today, his Interior Secretary is convening the so-called God Squad to discuss how to remove protections from Rice's Whales.
therevelator.org/donald-trump...
I was a guest on The Fisheries Podcast this week. We talked about the role of communication & media in conservation conflicts, with my research on whale conservation as a backdrop. Take a listen on the podcast website (also available on Apple & Spotify): fisheriespodcast.podbean.com/e/354-dr-mar...
354 - Media's role in conservation conflicts: American lobster fisheries and North Atlantic right whales with Dr. Marcus Reamer | The Fisheries Podcast
This week, Elise (IG: @elisemobranchii) sits down with Dr. Marcus Reamer, a Lecturer at the University of Miami, to discuss his research on communication and media as an invisible and influential forc...
fisheriespodcast.podbean.com
March 29, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I was a guest on The Fisheries Podcast this week. We talked about the role of communication & media in conservation conflicts, with my research on whale conservation as a backdrop. Take a listen on the podcast website (also available on Apple & Spotify): fisheriespodcast.podbean.com/e/354-dr-mar...
Over the next few weeks you may see headlines about the Rice's whale. It's a population of ~50 in the Gulf of Mexico that you have likely never heard of before. My latest #openaccess #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social explains why that is and what you can do about it 🧵
🔗 bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
🔗 bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
March 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Over the next few weeks you may see headlines about the Rice's whale. It's a population of ~50 in the Gulf of Mexico that you have likely never heard of before. My latest #openaccess #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social explains why that is and what you can do about it 🧵
🔗 bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
🔗 bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
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All at sea: #Whales caught in middle of conflicting Canadian, U.S. regulations www.squamishchief.com/highlights/a... via @squamishchief.bsky.social
All at sea: Whales caught in middle of conflicting Canadian, U.S. regulations
Canada and the U.S. are playing by different rules when it comes to protecting threatened whales, experts warn.
www.squamishchief.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
All at sea: #Whales caught in middle of conflicting Canadian, U.S. regulations www.squamishchief.com/highlights/a... via @squamishchief.bsky.social
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Catch amazing PhD candidate Emily Yeager @emilyyeager9.bsky.social on public radio talking about her recent publication!
The secret lives of Florida's elusive, giant manta rays
According to a new study and hundreds of videos shot mostly in waters near Palm Beach County, manta rays can act as a mobile home, providing food, shelter, even honeymoon suites for fish in sometimes ...
www.wlrn.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Catch amazing PhD candidate Emily Yeager @emilyyeager9.bsky.social on public radio talking about her recent publication!
Check out this new open access article just published in Marine Policy. It cites my critical analysis of two right whale documentaries, "Entangled" and "Last of the Right Whales".
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North Atlantic right whale Unusual Mortality Event prompts increased legislation and partisan variation at state and federal levels
North Atlantic right whales are a critically endangered species of baleen whale facing threats from vessel strikes, fishing gear entanglement, and ant…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Check out this new open access article just published in Marine Policy. It cites my critical analysis of two right whale documentaries, "Entangled" and "Last of the Right Whales".
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest research on Rice's whale media coverage is included in this 2025 wrap up by @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/this-year-in...
This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads • The Revelator
We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
therevelator.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our latest research on Rice's whale media coverage is included in this 2025 wrap up by @therevelator.org: therevelator.org/this-year-in...
Issue-attention cycles are the foundation of my recent research on the role of communication & media in whale conservation. But what are they? Five stages that help us follow the rise and fall of public attention to social & environmental topics.
Read more: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read more: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Issue-attention cycles are the foundation of my recent research on the role of communication & media in whale conservation. But what are they? Five stages that help us follow the rise and fall of public attention to social & environmental topics.
Read more: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read more: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Don't forget to check out our new research.
We analyzed four years of news media about Rice's whales & compare the results to the media cycle about North Atlantic right whales. Worth reading even if you don't work in whale science & conservation.
Available Open Access: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
We analyzed four years of news media about Rice's whales & compare the results to the media cycle about North Atlantic right whales. Worth reading even if you don't work in whale science & conservation.
Available Open Access: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Don't forget to check out our new research.
We analyzed four years of news media about Rice's whales & compare the results to the media cycle about North Atlantic right whales. Worth reading even if you don't work in whale science & conservation.
Available Open Access: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
We analyzed four years of news media about Rice's whales & compare the results to the media cycle about North Atlantic right whales. Worth reading even if you don't work in whale science & conservation.
Available Open Access: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Reposted by Marcus Reamer
#Journalists are important actors in environmental #conservation. @marcusreamer.bsky.social & @emilyyeager9.bsky.social analyzed #newspaper texts re endangered Rice’s whale & found limited media attention, highlighting the importance of strategic communication re conservation doi.org/10.1007/s132...
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#Journalists are important actors in environmental #conservation. @marcusreamer.bsky.social & @emilyyeager9.bsky.social analyzed #newspaper texts re endangered Rice’s whale & found limited media attention, highlighting the importance of strategic communication re conservation doi.org/10.1007/s132...
What did newspapers cover after the discovery of Rice's whales? Disagreements about policy proposals. It's a human story featuring whales, not a whale tale. Our new study shows that this approach serves news orgs well but can work against conservation and management.
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What did newspapers cover after the discovery of Rice's whales? Disagreements about policy proposals. It's a human story featuring whales, not a whale tale. Our new study shows that this approach serves news orgs well but can work against conservation and management.
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
From our new #research: Of the 35 newspaper texts we analyzed (2021-2024), 60% focused entirely on Rice's whales. The remaining 40% often included the whales as an example, but in the context of some other topic.
Read to find out what this means & why it matters: doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02265-y
Read to find out what this means & why it matters: doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02265-y
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
From our new #research: Of the 35 newspaper texts we analyzed (2021-2024), 60% focused entirely on Rice's whales. The remaining 40% often included the whales as an example, but in the context of some other topic.
Read to find out what this means & why it matters: doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02265-y
Read to find out what this means & why it matters: doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02265-y
#ICYMI: 🐋 📰 My latest #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social on the role of news media in marine conservation, this time about Rice's #whales. Worth reading even if you're not in whale science and conservation. Available #OpenAccess at bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews. 🐋 📰
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#ICYMI: 🐋 📰 My latest #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social on the role of news media in marine conservation, this time about Rice's #whales. Worth reading even if you're not in whale science and conservation. Available #OpenAccess at bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews. 🐋 📰
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New Publication:
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management - Ambio
Issue-attention cycles (IACs) follow the predictable rise and fall of media and public attention to topics through five defined stages. Using content analysis and critical discourse analysis, we analy...
link.springer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New Publication:
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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There are only around 50 Rice's whales (confined to the Gulf of Mexico) - this new publication describes how difficult it is to raise issues about the conservation and management of one of the rarest species of whale on the planet
New Publication:
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management - Ambio
Issue-attention cycles (IACs) follow the predictable rise and fall of media and public attention to topics through five defined stages. Using content analysis and critical discourse analysis, we analy...
link.springer.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
There are only around 50 Rice's whales (confined to the Gulf of Mexico) - this new publication describes how difficult it is to raise issues about the conservation and management of one of the rarest species of whale on the planet
New #research: discovering the world's most endangered whale species in 2021 didn't inspire much media/public attention. We found and analyzed only 35 articles published over 4 years. More than 1/2 were from 2023 during debates about oil and gas leases in the Gulf.
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New #research: discovering the world's most endangered whale species in 2021 didn't inspire much media/public attention. We found and analyzed only 35 articles published over 4 years. More than 1/2 were from 2023 during debates about oil and gas leases in the Gulf.
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
🐋📰 New #OpenAccess #Research 📰🐋
In 2021 scientists id'd a new species of endangered whale in the Gulf of Mexico: the Rice’s whale. @emilyyeager9.bsky.social & I wanted to know if that discovery started a news cycle. Tl;dr - it didn't.
Read it in Ambio by @springernature.com: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
In 2021 scientists id'd a new species of endangered whale in the Gulf of Mexico: the Rice’s whale. @emilyyeager9.bsky.social & I wanted to know if that discovery started a news cycle. Tl;dr - it didn't.
Read it in Ambio by @springernature.com: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🐋📰 New #OpenAccess #Research 📰🐋
In 2021 scientists id'd a new species of endangered whale in the Gulf of Mexico: the Rice’s whale. @emilyyeager9.bsky.social & I wanted to know if that discovery started a news cycle. Tl;dr - it didn't.
Read it in Ambio by @springernature.com: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
In 2021 scientists id'd a new species of endangered whale in the Gulf of Mexico: the Rice’s whale. @emilyyeager9.bsky.social & I wanted to know if that discovery started a news cycle. Tl;dr - it didn't.
Read it in Ambio by @springernature.com: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
I got to chat with Andrew Lewin on the "How to Protect the Ocean" #podcast about my latest #research on #environmentalmedia and #rightwhale conservation, and the episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Check it out:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Less than 400 Left: How Media Coverage Shapes the Fate of North Atlantic Right Whales
Podcast Episode · How To Protect The Ocean · 08/22/2025 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I got to chat with Andrew Lewin on the "How to Protect the Ocean" #podcast about my latest #research on #environmentalmedia and #rightwhale conservation, and the episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Check it out:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Don't forget to check out my latest #research letter, available #OpenAccess in Environmental Research Communications by IOP Publishing: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
August 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Don't forget to check out my latest #research letter, available #OpenAccess in Environmental Research Communications by IOP Publishing: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
🐋📰 New #OpenAccess #Research 📰🐋
We continued studying the issue-attention cycle about North Atlantic #rightwhale #science, #conservation, and #policy in six U.S. newspapers for the years 2023 and 2024. 🧵 below for key findings and read here: bit.ly/RWnews2.
We continued studying the issue-attention cycle about North Atlantic #rightwhale #science, #conservation, and #policy in six U.S. newspapers for the years 2023 and 2024. 🧵 below for key findings and read here: bit.ly/RWnews2.
July 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🐋📰 New #OpenAccess #Research 📰🐋
We continued studying the issue-attention cycle about North Atlantic #rightwhale #science, #conservation, and #policy in six U.S. newspapers for the years 2023 and 2024. 🧵 below for key findings and read here: bit.ly/RWnews2.
We continued studying the issue-attention cycle about North Atlantic #rightwhale #science, #conservation, and #policy in six U.S. newspapers for the years 2023 and 2024. 🧵 below for key findings and read here: bit.ly/RWnews2.
Thanks @oceana.bsky.social for hosting me today to share some of my #environmentalcommunication #research with team members from across the organization! We discussed the findings of my studies on #rightwhale media and how to use communication and media to understand & support #marineconservation.
April 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thanks @oceana.bsky.social for hosting me today to share some of my #environmentalcommunication #research with team members from across the organization! We discussed the findings of my studies on #rightwhale media and how to use communication and media to understand & support #marineconservation.
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November 24, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Here’s a starter pack of conservation scientists on Bluesky- you can follow them all or pick and choose.
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