π¦ Dr. Lauren Smith
@SaltwaterlifeUK
π€Ώ ~ Marine Biologist focusing on elasmobranchs ~ π ~ Project Manager & Researcher @TTPTnortheast ποΈ ~ Also partial to mountains & mushrooms ~
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Dr. David Shiffman π¦
Research associate at @ASU @ASUinDC studying sharks and their conservation, science officer @scbmarine, author and consultant
Shark Advocates
A non-profit project of The Ocean Foundation dedicated to advancing science-based conservation of sharks & rays. Tweets by founder, Sonja Fordham.
Bryce Stewart
Marine scientist & scallop wrangler. Searching for sustainable ocean solutions @thembauk @PlymUni @SharkHubUK @SMMR_Pyramids #BeMoreScallop
PADI
Professional Association of Diving Instructors. Seek Adventure. Save the Ocean. Tweet us your diving stories and pictures! #padi
David Steel
NatureScot National Nature Reserve Manager for Isle of May home to 46,200 pairs of Puffins & 200,000 seabirds! (Spent 14 years managing Farne Islands 2001-2014)
π§ͺ π Researchers have found the oldest known sex chromosome in animals β the octopus Z chromosome β which first evolved in an ancient ancestor of octopuses around 380 million years ago
#marinelife
nature.com/articles/d4158β¦
New by me for Scientific American: deepwater sharks are threatened by demand for shark liver oil and meat, 1 in 7 species are threatened with extinction. Quotes Brit Finucci Shark Advocates Scientific American
scientificamerican.com/article/deepwaβ¦
BREAKING: new study led by Brit Finucci finds that 1 in 7 species of deepwater sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, driven by shark liver oil markets and the meat trade.
Paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/scβ¦
Press release: dulvy.com/sharksinthedarβ¦
Starboard strikes solo!
Every time i hear of Orca(s) predating on Great Whites Iβm struck by the sheer power of the Orca(s), having been in the water with Great Whites & seen first hand how solid they are its incredible to think of them being taken out!
amp.theguardian.com/science/2024/mβ¦
Last Saturday photographer Katerina Barvirova attended the #MarineForum24 in Elgin to showcase a selection of photographs and testimonies from our Coastal Testimonies project.
πΈ Great to see the Our Seas Coastal Testimonies project i took part in showcased at the #MarineForum2024 today!
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
SMASS
Alan Munro from Coastal Communities Network (CCN) discusses how to become a community steward for the seas.
Sophie Smith presents her work on the behaviour of the harbour porpoise around Shetland
& Carol Sparling from SMRU gives an overview of marine mammal research
#MarineForum2024
Lauren Hartny-Mills from Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust presents 30yrs of Minke Whale research. Ewan Edwards explains the challenge of energy transition. Ellie Maclennan discusses the Scottish Entanglement Alliance & Rona Sinclair from NatureScot discusses Whale & Dolphin monitoring
#MarineForum2024
Opening keynotes: George Hoagy Morris on the West coast Orca pod. Andrew Brownlow from SMASS SMASS discussed the mass stranding of Pilot Whales on Lewis & Emma Eastcott from Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) talks about embracing complexity & diversity in conservation work
#MarineForum2024
Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust
About to kick off here in Elgin at the #MarineForum2024 π
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) SMASS
Great first day on our South African Shark Safari. East London: always bad viz here, but the best/only place in SA to see brown shysharks.
Plus pajama catsharks, a raggedtooth, and some Natal colour morph leopard catsharks which have very bold spots!
bigfishexpeditions.com/trips/scuba-diβ¦
