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Melissa Cronin

As seen in: Medium, Business Insider, Fisheries Magazine, HuffPost, Nature, USA Today, Wiley Online Library, The Verge, WIRED Magazine, Motherboard and
PhD marine conservation ecologist + writer. I study fishing, conservation, + people | Director @fieldfutures | Currently @SmithFellows @DukeU | @NatGeo Explorer

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Evidence for a fisher‐designed solution to manta and devil ray bycatch in tuna fisheries

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By Melissa Cronin, Donald A. Croll, Melanie Hutchinson, Jefferson Murua
| Wiley Online Library Verified
INTRODUCTION Manta and devil rays (mobulids) are an iconic group of slow-growing, filter-feeding rays (Couturier et al., 2012). Found globally in tropical and subtropical waters, the ten described mobulid species range widely in size, from Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana) (up to 1.1 m disc width) to the oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) (up to 7.1 m disc width) (Couturier et al., 2012; Stewart et al., 2018).
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Beyond reporting: proactive strategies for safer scientific fieldwork

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By Melissa Cronin, Roxanne S. Beltran, Erika S Zavaleta
| Cell Press Verified
Fieldwork is crucial for science but poses heightened risks of gender-based harassment and assault. Current practices prioritize post-incident reporting, despite the demonstrated potential of preventive approaches. We recommend proactive practices, training strategies, and systemic policy changes to build safe and inclusive fieldwork settings from the outset.
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A Whaleship Full of Cannibals (Who Happen to Be My Family)

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By Melissa Cronin
| Narratively
Dreading awkward conversations with extended family over the Thanksgiving table? You’ve got nothing on this writer! Melissa Cronin’s tale of carnivorous family lore is one of our all-time favorite reads. (BTW If you have your own family story—awkward or otherwise—that demands to be told, don’t forget you have just 10 days left to enter the 2023 Narratively Memoir Prize.) My mother clutches the drumstick in her hand, growling like a dog.
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