Please sign our petition to #SaveObanChamber
As of 01/04/24, NHS Grampian have withdrawn funding and support of the Oban Recompression Chamber. This facility provides vital support for all diving operations on the west coast of Scotland and the islands.
change.org/saveobanchamber

We are recruiting! Seeking a new Environmental/Enforcement Officer.

Closing date midnight this Sunday, so don't miss your chance to apply - check out the vacancy here: nifca.gov.uk/careers/

The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records theconversation.com/the-heat-is-on…

We have already gathered 1500+ signatures to #SaveObanChamber ! Please sign & share: change.org/SaveObanChamber. If you are a business/organisation impacted by the withdrawal of funding please consider sending a letter in support to [email protected] - cc to your MP if appropriate.

Prevent the closure of the NHS Recompression Chamber at Dunstaffnage, near Oban. - Sign the Petition! chng.it/W82tN4SV via Change.org UK

LAST CHANCE! Calling postgraduate students & early career researchers 🎓 Join us at the 20th MBA Postgraduate Conference!

Held in Plymouth & hosted by @Thembauk,
Plymouth Marine Lab and University of Plymouth.

Secure your tickets by 1pm today. Book here ➡️ buff.ly/3Ss96Hi

Great seeing the NCL Dove Marine Lab team all working together to help achieve each others research. Team work makes the field work 🤣

A reminder that from the 1st April until the 31st December 2024 not more than TWO seabass may be retained per angler per day.

More information on bass regulation can be found here Bass Fishing Guidance 2024 - gov.uk/government/pub…

It is not too late to register for the NIFCA Species Challenge this year. Register and send details of your catch and you could win a massive £500! We have received some great photos this month including #shorerockling and #bass !
To register please visit nifca.gov.uk/challenge24

What is a #heatwave , I hear you ask?
I could talk to you about them for hours 😅
Here's the abridged version ⬇️🥵💃🌡

A good piece in The Conversation by Cat Wilding & Hannah Earp on the potential for seeding kelp to gravel and scallop shells to restore degraded kelp forests theconversation.com/attaching-seaw… via

Another record we don't want to see - the global ocean experienced an average daily MHW coverage of 32% exceeding previous records

Our Summer Schools for 9-14 year olds are open again!!!! Come join us for fun and marine science
Bit.ly/SplashdownSumm…

Great seminar by⁦ ⁦Hannah Earp⁩ on her PhD research on all things kelp. Great audience with people listening in from Chile, Germany & ⁦NCL Dove Marine Lab⁩. Great last two slides - the treat of ⁦Skunk Anansie⁩ karaoke across 3 continents must be a highlight!

Dove tank back in action…..see if you can spot the divers 🤿

What should we name the divers?

Peter Almond NCL Dove Marine Lab NCL Marine

Delighted to share our paper describing structure and diversity of holdfast/understorey assemblages associated with kelp Eisenia cokeri in Peru. High species richness and vital habitat forming species. Great collab between 🇵🇪 & 🇨🇱 & 🇬🇧 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A massive congrats to ⁦Hannah Earp⁩ on passing her viva. Covid changed the direction of your PhD, but you took it in your stride. Thanks to ⁦Nessa O'Connor⁩ & Dylan Gwyn Jones for examining. Now off to Norway with ⁦Thomas Wernberg⁩ & ⁦Karen Filbee-Dexter⁩

A great finish to #CoastalFutures24 with a session chaired by Clare Fitzsimmons on engagement, participation and priorities in marine resource management. Already looking forward to next year, and proud to representing Newcastle and the NE! Sciences at Newcastle NCL Marine Ocean & Coastal Futures (OCF)