The second annual WoSiStA event is underway (Women in Ocean Science at St Andrews) with SMRU's Jess Montabaranom up first talking about her career journey and the advice she'd give her younger self

So The Conversation asked if I had any thoughts about talking to whales. Turns out I do... Thoughts invited, please share SMRU Philip Hoare Brandon Keim theconversation.com/are-we-really-…

wonderful to see the passing of Prof Simon Northridge SMRU University of St Andrews noted at the European Cetacean Society conference and his huge contribution to #bycatch studies honoured. Thanks to Tilen Genov for organising this. Still reeling from the suddenness & the gap he leaves is real

👀👀👀We're hiring! 👀👀👀 SMRU Consulting is expanding our offshore wind team - seeking marine professionals with experience in pre- and post-consent services supporting our UK, Ireland (and potentially further afield) marine mammal consulting work. lnkd.in/ej2vGNBz

New collaborative research from University of St Andrews and University of Oregon reveals that the body length of Pacific coast gray whales has shrunk by 13% since 2000. Read more 👇 ow.ly/MFu950ShRPx #EvertoExcel

SMRU Instrumentation are recruiting for two exciting new roles. Experienced tech manager with a track record of leading a group? Researcher who has used animal-borne tags? For details see static1.squarespace.com/static/6232250… SMRU SMRU Consulting #nowhiring #jobsearch #marinecareers

SMRU SMRU Consulting As well as a great working environment, a fantastic team and competitive salaries and benefits, these two posts offer an opportunity to help shape the future of our latest generation of biologging tags.

Today we introduce a brand new committee member, Eva 🦭 Welcome to the team!

🐳CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!🐋 Really excited to be hosting a special session at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting (5-7 Nov) on 'Marine mammals in an ocean of change' 🐳🚢🔊🎣☢ We are seeking abstracts for 12 or 5 min talks 🗣 All career stages welcome🐋 🔗 masts.ac.uk/annual-science…

Many thanks to Captain Alexandros for taking me on his fishing trip today to deploy a soundtrap on his gear as part of the paraACOUME project (knowledge exchange and impact in the Aegean Sea funded by University of St Andrews ) SMRU Jamie Macaulay Doug Gillespie #PAM 👂🐬

🔔2 x #job: Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU, @SMRU_consulting) ▪️Salary: competitive ▪️Location: St Andrews, Scotland ▪️Closes: 12 July ▪️Full details here 👉cmscoms.com/?p=39765 Sign up for #OceanJobs alert emails here 👉 bit.ly/3MiyV7i #hiring #vacancy

Just over a week left to apply for these two exciting new opportunities to join our team just as we transition over to the latest generation of our unique #marine #biologging tags (see smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/Instrumentatio…) #nowhiring #jobsearch #engineering #scotland

I like theory, but sailing is good as well. From R to sailing, and back to PAMGuard. Lessons verified 1) nm at sea are longer than nm on a computer screen 2)Visual absences are not evidence of PAM absences etc #LIFEMareNatura #NCC #MOm SMRU #IMMA_ThracianSea #pam #conservation

You have met some of our returning members but today we introduce a new member of our committee, Rosie Day! Welcome Rosie 🐬🐳

📢New Dataset Update📢 Comprehensive location and metadata for offshore energy structures in the North Sea updated to June 2024! Get data here: doi.org/10.17630/16395… Paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.marp… Authors: Maria Clara Iruzun Martins Debbie JF Russell Matt Carter Sally Rouse

Yesterday was an important day in our work understanding of the expanding range of our east coast popn of bottlenose dolphins - our first photo ID survey south of the border! Led by SUPER Doctoral Training Partnership student Grant Ellis in collaboration with Lighthouse Field Stn NatureScot and Natural England

Huge congratulations Jules - it's been an absolute pleasure and we're very excited to continue working with you

I'll be giving an Oregon State University HMSC Research Seminar this Thursday from 15:30 to 16:30 PDT on the use of DNA profiles in long-term studies of humpback whales. You can join in person or on Zoom if you'd like.

Congratulations Hannah!!! 👏👏👏🍾🍾🍾🦭🦭🦭

🚨 2 days till the deadline to submit an abstract!! 🐳🌊 Want to go to MASTS? Want to present your work on marine mammals? It doesn't matter whether you're an early stage researcher, student, Prof.. we are welcoming all stages to submit and get together to chat about whales! 🫶🏽