Assoc Prof in @fsubio at Florida State ~ Interdisciplinary marine scientist passionate about solving ocean challenges ~ she/her ~ Co-PI of @RassterLab

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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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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Sarah Lester, PhD retweeted
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NEW: We just launched the first video of our campaign. “We choose freedom.”

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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 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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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
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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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Sarah Lester, PhD retweeted
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…

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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…
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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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Sarah Lester, PhD retweeted
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.…

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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)
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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 🧵 authors.elsevier.com/c/1gSTF…
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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
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New FSU program to fund research focused on sustainability and climate solutions: news.fsu.edu/news/university…

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Excited to hear all about @nezampieri’s interesting dissertation research tomorrow 👇🏼
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