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beckygiesler.bsky.social
Marine ecologist @ UHI Shetland | Marine planning, marine bioinvasions, seagrass, coastal habitat mapping | Sea swimming, wildlife, art
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๐Ÿ“ข Webinar alert! I'll be presenting my PhD research as part of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Winter Webinar series on Weds 22th Jan. Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...

Reflecting on the old year as we start a new one, and all the things our small team achieved last year. For those who know me, it'll be no surprise who the 1 seasick researcher was... ๐Ÿ›ฅ๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿคข #marineresearch

PHD OPPORTUNITY: Understanding the primary drivers for seagrass (Zostera marina) recovery and regeneration (Plymouth, UK) www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear... #phdopportunity #seagrassphd #zosteramarina #seagrassmolecularecology #seagrassecology #marineecology #marinescience #marinebiology

Get ready to share your #research! ๐Ÿ“ข Abstract submission for our #conference opens on ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ and closes on ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ. Donโ€™t miss your chance to contribute to the latest discussions in #marine #bioinvasions. We canโ€™t wait to hear from you!

Pleased to share a blog on one of my favourite papers I've worked on so far ๐Ÿณโš“๏ธโ„๏ธ We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ—บ appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/11/21/c...

#MarSocSci alert! All presentations from MSEAS 2024 - the 2nd Marine Social-Ecological Systems symposium - in Yokohama, June 2024, are now available online. ๐Ÿ”ฝ meetings.pices.int/publications...

Have you ever wondered what kind of research impacts real-world policy and practice? ๐Ÿ’ญ @jappliedecology.bsky.social 's new Virtual Issue showcases a range of articles that have led to management changes or have been highly cited in online policy documents! ๐Ÿ“š Read more: https://buff.ly/3OE10IY

๐ŸŽญ๐ŸŽจWe will launch our next call for #EMBracingtheOcean artists-in-residence on 6 Jan. We provide grants for creative individuals or groups to co-create work with #Ocean scientists that inspires behavioural change for a sustainable future. More here soon: www.marineboard.eu/open-calls

Our Scottish Killer Whale Photo Identification catalogue is a free resource and is available for download at bit.ly/2QQ6oOJ Work already underway for a 2025 update ๐Ÿ–ค ๐Ÿค #MarMam #MarineMammals #Scotland #CetaceansUK #Orca #citzenscience #Shetland #Orkney #Westernisles

"Futures thinking in biological invasions has not engaged with decision-makers or other stakeholders adequately and thus outcomes have been light on policy and management priorities." #bioinvasions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hiyi BlueSky! ๐ŸŒŠ Iโ€™m a marine researcher based in Shetland, focusing on #marineplanning, policy and marine #bioinvasions, but exploring seagrass, citizen-science and using drones to map habitats. Looking forward to connecting and sharing some #Shetland wildlife and research!