Scientist at GMGI • PhD Student at Northeastern University • Using molecular techniques to understand marine organisms and environments in a changing world 🌊🧬 linktr.ee/jmpolinskihttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3m7qsntjecs2rIt’s nudibranch season again in New England #coldwater #scubadiving #massachusetts #nudibranch 🦑12 Dec 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qsntjecs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lrar3o36gs2fJust published yesterday! #environmentalDNA #biodiversity #mpa #marinelife #science #womeninstem 🧬🌊🧪🌎 https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.7013810 Jun 2025 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrar3o36gs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lnfoknybw22aAnother successful #oceanx #YoungExplorersProgram in the books! This was a really fun group of students to teach about #eDNA as we sailed from #GranCanaria to the #Netherlands 🧬🌊22 Apr 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfoknybw22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lig6yx4eas2xRed-finger aeolis #nudibranchs spotted sharing a romantic hydroid dinner off Portsmouth NH for #molluscmonday and belated #valentinesday 🦑18 Feb 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lig6yx4eas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lhccaup7ss2t#molluscmonday My first frond aeolis nudibranch (𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴) sighting of 2025 at Plum Cove in #Gloucester #MA #marinelife #nudibranch03 Feb 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhccaup7ss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lgqcn6km222yAn Atlantic Ancula (𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘢) near the mouth of the Piscataqua River off Peirce Island (Portsmouth, NH) for #molluscmonday This was one of those shots you can’t believe actually turned out because the algae was swaying back and forth so much! #marinelife #macrophotography27 Jan 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqcn6km222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lg7qqlwqnk2eA little spot of sunshine on an otherwise sad day for the planet #molluscmonday #planetoverprofit Rim-backed nudibranch (𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑜 𝑑𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑎) in New Castle, NH yesterday #marinelife21 Jan 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7qqlwqnk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lfnndxajjc2hHappy #MolluscMonday 🐌 Red-finger aeolis nudibranch (Flabellina verrucosa) under the UNH Pier in New Castle NH in April 2024 #macrophotography #scuba #marinelife13 Jan 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnndxajjc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lfgf7anbuc22A beautiful sculpin for #fishFriday 💙 #marinelife Spotted while diving Back Beach in Rockport MA #divenewengland10 Jan 2025 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgf7anbuc22https://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lfaogi7cqs2hThe Jonah crab is integral to marine ecosystems, supports a valuable fishery in the northwest Atlantic, and is a model for neuroscience research. It’s also the cover of this month’s issue of G3! #crustacean #genomics #science #marinelife #jonahcrab (see my past post for a link to the genome paper)08 Jan 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaogi7cqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lerpkvm5es2r1st dive of 2025 #happynewyear02 Jan 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerpkvm5es2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lckyhdlm6227What better #crustmas present than a reference genome for Jonah crab! 🦀🎄 #marinelife #genomics #science #marinegenomics #marinescience https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae25405 Dec 2024 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckyhdlm6227https://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lcirtjgprs2uRed claws for #crustmas 🦞🎄 Photo of an American lobster taken off the coast of Manchester-by-the-Sea #massachusetts #marinelife 🦑04 Dec 2024 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcirtjgprs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lbso4hh7322kLife goal accomplished! I finally won the annual GMGI Chili/Soup Cook-Off and took home the Golden Pumpkin by following my heart instead of a recipe 🏆 #chilicookoff #firstplace #thanksgivingweek25 Nov 2024 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbso4hh7322khttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lbmuulzz7k2bIt’s almost nudibranch season here in New England! These beauties are the reason I started drysuit diving #nudivember Photo of a Flabellina nudibranch taken in March at Peirce Island, Portsmouth NH #marinelife #coldwaterdiving #underwaterphotography23 Nov 2024 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmuulzz7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lbdo3ek7gs2cVery adorable but very lost 😍 Spotted this juvenile Short Bigeye giving #FindingNemovibes on my last dive in #GloucesterMA. This tropical/subtropical species is typically found between Brazil and North Carolina, so it was a rare sighting this far north! #scuba #marinelife #photography20 Nov 2024 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdo3ek7gs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jmpolinski.bsky.social/post/3lbd5yuswyk2qThis study is officially old news since it was published back in April, but I’ve decided it’s worth resharing for my first Bluesky post! https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(24)00349-8?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2211124724003498%3Fshowall%3Dtrue19 Nov 2024 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:dymqfbf2k2o7uhl52xxpgvun/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd5yuswyk2q