"How to incorporate Underwater Cultural Heritage into Maritime Spatial Planning": a new study by the European MSP Platform has been published ccms.bg/en/news-and-ev…

After the meeting, the Chair took me to task for “badgering” the Minister Ah yes, of course - men “cross-question”, women “badger”🙄

We are looking for second-hand binoculars, scopes and books to help young people access the tools they need to get involved with birdwatching and citizen science. Do you have any you no longer need? Donate today at bto.org/equipment.

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 How are marine mammals 'living with' the human age (i.e. the anthropocene)? In our new paper, out in Aquatic Mammals J., we share an example of a group of orcas hunting a harbour seal, which seeks refuge within the headlines and structure of a mussel farm 🧵1/7

Finally, a big thanks to co-authors: Southspear Media & Surveys Ltd. (especially Nick for capturing this by drone🕹! 👏🏽) Rachel Shucksmith Lauren McWhinnie UHI Shetland ILES Heriot-Watt EGIS UniversityOfVictoria, and a great many thanks to Blueshell Mussels for your support! 😍 (6/7)

If you'd like to read the full article, or see more of the incredible drone footage from Nick, follow the link below and click through to download it for free (it's open access 🥳) and check out the Supplementary Video 😁🐳🦭 aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?opti… doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.… (7/7)

Working on both killer whales & aquaculture at the moment, I found this is a very cool observation and story! And a stunning video/abstract. Killer whales hunting seals..and seals hiding in mussel rafts! Who will win this weeks episode of cunning predator vs cunning predator!?

Did we show you this?👇🤔 “From individual responses to population effects: integrating a decade of multidisciplinary research on blue whales and sonar” by Enrico Pirotta, John Harwood CREEM_cake SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) & al.: ow.ly/KIQ350MmB3x 1/4

A great talk by ⁦Hannah Earp⁩ on the faunal diversity of understory macroalgae communities within UK kelp forests. Only 65,0000 beasties identified and counted ⁦Aberystwyth University DLS/AGB⁩ ⁦NCL Marine⁩ ⁦NCL Dove Marine Lab⁩

📢PhD opportunity📢Fully funded SUPER Doctoral Training Partnership "Linking predator and prey dynamics: spatio-temporal trends in seals, seabirds and fish around Shetland" DEADLINE: 6th Feb, Oct 2023 start. Details & how to apply FindAPhD tinyurl.com/3t4zr3nk

New Research: The road to incorporating Scottish pelagic industry data in science for stock assessments: Fisheries data collection through industry-science partnerships have significant potential to support stock assessments and… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #MarineScience

We are recruiting a marine scientist, with a range of training available to support the successful candidate

We have a new PhD opportunity at #uhishetland exploring ocean literacy in rural communities

➕ PhD Opportunity at UHI Shetland!  "Being and becoming ocean citizens- the role of rural communities in informing and participating in marine governance".  Application deadline is Monday 15th May. #UHIShetland #PhD Perth College UHI FindAPhD UHI  lnkd.in/eVN8nQBb

Very pleased to see Inne’s first paper from her PhD in press on the topic of Just Transition for fisheries 😊#thinkuhi UHI Shetland

I’m really pleased to have contributed to this new book on ocean governance edited by Catherine Jones University of St Andrews published by Edward Elgar e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/gover… with Inne Withouck, PhD and @BethMouat_60N at UHI Shetland #thinkuhi #msp #fisheries

Really pleased to see this policy brief on natural capital published by MASTS and has been developed by myself, Sinead and Lucian as part of the work of the MASTS marine planning and governance forum MASTS #thinkuhi

🌊 New Publication Alert: Enhancing Marine Management through Spatial Resolution! 🌊 #MarineScience #EcologicalModelling #EnvironmentalManagement #MarineEcosystems #SpatialResolution #GoodModellingPractice #uhishetland #thinkuhi

🐋 Starting the second day of our kick-off! ✨ 🦞 Today we will mainly have interactive sessions, the presentation of our demo sites and discussions around stakeholder engagement 📒 A long and exciting agenda for the day! 📸 Below our first photo together 🤩