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Thrilled to share that Mkambati Nature Reserve has been designated a #RamsarSite, thanks in part to Prof David Bilton's #research on #WaterBeetles, including the discovery of a new species! A significant win for global conservation! 🌱🐞 🧪🌍 #Entomology #BugSky #Conservation #ConservationWin

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Our latest newsletter focuses on exciting work from our #EarlyCareerResearchers! Read the full newsletter in your browser here: 5liu3.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/6rq... 📬 Subscribe to newsletter updates straight to your inbox: pml.ac.uk/newsletter

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NEW PAPER: Temperature influences on shell growth & microstructural variations in Bay #scallops: Insights from multiscale #microscopy pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... Contrary to predictions, higher #temperature did not affect relative shell strength. Important implications for #climatechange

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We are collaborating with the Ocean Conservation Trust (National Marine Aquarium), to offer two funded PhD studentships starting 1st October 2025!🦑🌍🧪🌊 🗓️ Deadline: 14/03/25 #FundedPhD #PhD #MarineConservation #PlymouthResearch #StudyUK 🔗 Apply Now: www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

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Well done Anneliese! 🧪🦑🌊🌍

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This will be the future for all #coralreefs if we don't get serious about tackling #climatechange: Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... 🪸 🔥 ☠️

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Great talk tonight on Marine Protected Areas by Jean-Luc Solandt @bluemarinef.bsky.social for the SHIPS project in Plymouth. Take home message: Marine conservation is hard & messy & takes time, but we are making progress. Don't let perfection be the enemy of the good #oceanoptimism 🐟🦞🐙🪸

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Congratulations to Anneliese Hodge, PhD Researcher at @plymuni.bsky.social & @plymouthmarine.bsky.social, whose recent publication has been featured in the @theguardian.com Her critical review highlights an estimated 6,000-14,000 tonnes of #Sunscreen is released into #CoralReef zones annually!🧪🦑🌊🌍

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🧪🦑🌊🌍 How can we forecast climate tipping points? By capturing the pulse of our #ocean. @alexnimmosmith.bsky.social & I are jointly leading on sensor innovation and new platform deployments to provide low cost, sustainable & scalable #plankton observations in the #Arctic👇@aria-research.bsky.social

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With a £3.75m award from @aria-research.bsky.social the #CANARY project— led by R&D Creators @lilianlieber.bsky.social @alexnimmosmith.bsky.social & @clareostle.bsky.social — will revolutionise early detection of climate tipping points using #AI powered #plankton imaging Read here 🔗 buff.ly/410WCth

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Fantastic second place of the Botanists of the Barbican, @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social team at the first round of @bucbotany.bsky.social They are only getting started!!!

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Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! 🌊 At the MBA, we’re proud of our diverse team of female scientists whose groundbreaking research is shaping the future of our ocean. Dive into our latest update to explore the journeys & career advice of our female Research Fellows ➡️ buff.ly/3WYFjYK

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All set to kick off our Angling for Sustainability & Pollack FISP final conference today. Excited for the day & delighted to have such a great turnout 🐟 @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @anglingtrust.bsky.social 🐟

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Super happy to be part of this great group of scientists 🙌🏼🙌🏼 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

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We are collaborating with the #OceanConservationTrust on two #FundedPhD studentships: 1. Reef to Rescue: Advancing Ex Situ Breeding for #MarineConservation 2. The Ecology & Conservation of Goldsinny Wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. 📅Apply: 14.03.25 📅 Start: Oct 25 🦑🦤🌍🧪🌊

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Are you interested in working aboard a multidisciplinary research vessel? We're looking for a Seagoing Research Coordinator to help lead exciting marine research & outreach activities! 🌊 🗓️ Apply by 2nd March 2025. 📍 Plymouth, UK. For more details and to apply ➡️ https://buff.ly/3EqRQO7 #OceanJobs

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ARGYLE BEAT THE PREMIER LEAGUE LEADERS! 💚

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𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞 (𝘾𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨) 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 The #UniversityofPlymouth offers a #FundedPhD 🌊 Starts 1 Oct 2025 🦑 Apply by 14 Mar 2025 🌍 UK students only www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear... #PhDSky #MarineConservation 🦤🧪🌐

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Following our team's recent attendance at #CoastalFutures25 we wrote a piece on our long-term monitoring work in the Lyme Bay MPA and the Fish Intel Network. Read about this important work & find out how to get involved www.cmscoms.com?p=42846@coas... @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

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Had a blast yesterday running a workshop on monitoring #MPAs for the MSc in Marine Conservation students @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Plus, how about this for a view from the lecture theatre! Find out more here: www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/post... @plymuni.bsky.social @amcquatters-gollop.bsky.social 🤿

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What does the future hold for the UK #fishing industry & marine #environment? Inspired by #coastaltutures25, I've penned a few thoughts. Key to a #sustainable future? Better #collaboration & embracing #innovation commentcentral.co.uk/what-does-th... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

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University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social showed up and showed out at Coastal Futures 2025 @coastalfutures.bsky.social ! #coastalfutures25

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Check out our new paper discussing the importance of maintaining long-term #plankton monitoring time-series to reveal important changes in our oceans, and how imaging and molecular techniques can complement, rather than replace existing monitoring programmes: doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...

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🌊 New FREE Webinar! Discover our latest research on the ecological impacts of the UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm! Our experts share key findings from the Ropes to Reefs project! 🦑🧪🌎 #Fisheries #Aquaculture #Webinar #MusselFarm #PlymUni Watch now 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd9Q...

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An inspiring second and final day at #CoastalFutures25. Brilliant to be part of the @plymuni.bsky.social delegation for this conference, reconnecting with a lot of familiar faces and meeting lots of new people within the UK marine sector. Looking forward to next year already!

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PML and @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social bring the issue of #LightPollution to Parliament for #EvidenceWeek, speaking to dozens of MPs, peers and policy advisers about the impacts of light pollution on #MarineEcosystems. Find out more: pml.ac.uk/news/pml-and...

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Two exciting new aquarist/aquaculture PhD opportunities jointly with @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social and Ocean Conservation Trust’ National Marine Aquarium. First: “Reef to Rescue: Advancing Ex Situ Breeding for Marine Conservation” 1/2 www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

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Extremely proud to share that Anneliese Hodge, PhD researcher with ourselves and the University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social has begun a three month fellowship with the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST): pml.ac.uk/news/plymout...

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The recording of our Ropes to Reefs project webinar is now available online! If you didn't catch the live event you can find out about our methods, results and outputs here youtu.be/Bd9QhW9vRnw?... @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

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Great to speak to academics from @plymuni.bsky.social who came into Parliament as part of Evidence Week I spoke to Dr Davies and Prof Smyth on the affects of underwater light pollution and learned about the UK's first offshore mussel farm from Dr Sheehan, Dr Mascorda-Cabre and Amy Cartwright

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Don't miss our #𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 this Thursday on our 𝐑𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐬 project! Learn about our research on the UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm. Register Now! 🦑🌍 #MarineConservation #MarineResearch #SustainableAquaculture #Fisheries #FishSky #UniversityOfPlymouth @plymuni.bsky.social

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We're in Westminster for #EvidenceWeek! Yesterday we attended a reverse select committee with public questions on government use of evidence in decision making, tomorrow we will be talking to MPs about our offshore aquaculture research,exciting! @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

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Last night's celebration of the Marine Research Plymouth Alliance—the UK’s largest cluster of marine scientists & researchers! We also took the opportunity to toast to our MRP Work Package within NERC's ECOFLOW Frontline project with @alexnimmosmith.bsky.social & @peterimiller.bsky.social 🧪🌊🦑🌍

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Surprised and delighted to have received the Bernie McConnell prize for Innovation, for a short talk on my (very in-the-works) PhD outline. Huge thanks to all my supervisory team for giving me the chance to get stuck in, excited to see where we end up!! 😎

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Had such a great time at @ukirsc.bsky.social conference learning about all the wonderful student work on marine mammals and presenting some preliminary results on cetacean distribution in southern England 🐬 well done to @katie-rapson.bsky.social on her prize for most innovative research!

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Overfishing, illegal fishing and increasing marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks and rays that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new study 🦈 Read more www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/mediter...

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Major new project involving all Marine Science Plymouth partners. The team @plymuni.bsky.social has been investigating the impacts (“good” and “bad”) of offshore renewables since our 2009 major review with @exetermarine.bsky.social (see in reply) www.marineresearchplymouth.ac.uk/news/2s6ynt0...

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So good to start the year by catching up with the great science that we do at the @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social in @plymuni.bsky.social! And first time as a session chair 🫣😃

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I presented findings from a little side project we’ve been busy with over the last year. Thanks @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social for having me! Paper is also in review, so watch this space if you’re interested in #marine #microplastics, #sewage overflows, local water clarity, and onshore #aersolisation 🌍🛰️

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Proud to share that the Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network (GOALANN) has been endorsed as one of the UN Ocean Decade's new actions! Find out more: pml.ac.uk/news/marine-... #LightPollution

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Ever wondered where we’ve sampled and where we haven’t? Well if you came to my talk, then now you know! Huge thanks to #17DSBS for having me present our recent work in the strategic prioritisation of biodiversity data collection 🗺️ 🌎. As always, it was a wonderful space to share this science in!

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Angling for Sustainability and Pollack FISP Conference Join us 12th Feb to hear how these projects have worked with fishers to collect vital data on black #bream, #sharks, #rays and #pollack, to inform evidence-based #fisheries management. 🦈 🐟 🎣 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angling-fo...

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Nice summary of the 1st year of the blue #shark tagging project led by NOAA (Michelle Passerotti, John Carlson & Kate Zewinksi) that I am lucky enough to be involved with. Huge thanks & kudos to all the anglers and partners who made it such a success @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🦈

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Wonderful to be at the celebration of the Marine Research Plymouth Alliance this evening. Plymouth really is a powerhouse of Marine science - it's great to be here! @thembauk.bsky.social @plymouthmarine.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social 🌊

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