Alec Moore
@alecbmmoore
Lecturer in marine top predator conservation @sos_bangor_uni. I research: sharks & rays | marine historical ecology | fisheries | ๐๐คฟ๐ฃ๐
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Witnessed at Walthamstow Wetlands yesterday: the astonishing sight of a peregrine falcon carrying its kingfisher prey! ๐ท by Max Li Pang Walthamstow Wetlands
New paper ๐จ Nature Communications Pinniped recovery creates challenges for fisheries. We map conflict hotspots and advocate for equitable management. With Katrina Davis John Jackson Rodrigo Oyanedel nature.com/articles/s4146โฆ ICCS Petri Suuronen Humboldt-Stiftung Robert Arlinghaus
SOSF project leader, Nikki Biskis (@unisunshinecoast & SARA - Sharks and Rays Australia) is using chemical traces in sawfish teeth to trace their origins - a new technique for sharks & rays - & one that aids in their conservation. More on this fascinating process below. saveourseas.com/update/unveiliโฆ
๐๐Thrilled to be leading this exciting cross-disciplinary marine historical ecology project with Co-Is Jan Geert Hiddink ISWE Dr Lee Raye Bangor University Ocean Sciences ukri.org/news/first-proโฆ
Excited to present my MScRes project as a poster (39) at #CoimbraSeabirds this evening - using DNA Metabarcoding of buccal and cloacal swabs in combination with Stable Isotope Analysis to study adult guillemot diet on Puffin Island ๐งฌ ๐ ๐ง Come and say hi! ๐๐ผ The Seabird Group
๐จJust launched: The Atlas of Ungulate Migration!๐จ Explore the epic migrations of Mongolian Gazelle, Saiga, Tibetan antelope & Wildebeest Created by global experts with Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), it could be a game changer for conservation ๐ฟ Discover more: cms.int/en/news/un-lauโฆ
RAYmarkable footage from Tonga Trench! The genus ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐บ๐ณ๐ข๐ซ๐ข has over 50 species with some reaching depths of up to 3000 metres. Alan Jamieson UWA Oceans Institute Inkfish School of Biological Sciences, UWA #rays #deepsea
Issah Seidu discusses the pioneering efforts of the AquaLife Conservancy in Ghana to transform elasmobranch conservation in West Africa. By partnering with local fishers, they are working towards establishing a new narrative around sharks and rays. saveourseas.com/update/sharks-โฆ
Always great to see critically endangered White-spotted guitarfish hanging around at Heron Island Research Station. Just one of the many amazing animals students were exposed to during their Capstone projects. Despite looking very sharky, these animals are actually rays! Griffith Science & Environment
Interested in a cool ecology/oceanography PhD project with field work in beautiful sites in the Northern Territory, working with marine turtles using satellite telemetry? Then look no further! Check out the add attached! IMOS Animal Tracking Luciana Ferreira Rob Harcourt @ianjonsen.bsky.social
"We ignore the past at our peril." A master class in shifting baseline syndrome by Alec Moore - posing interesting possibilities about the environment of the Irish Sea and its fisheries. #highlyrecommended #Wales #Ireland #marine #fish #IrishSea