Emily Theobald
@emilytheobald5
Cornish Marine Ecologist, with a love for seabirds, big fish and nature in general. Work in fisheries. Views my own.
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26-04-2019 08:43:45
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First #PhD paper out now, w/Neeltje Boogert Laura Kelley! I tested whether wild herring gulls approach objects in their environment w/o food associated (termed neophilia). Contrary to expectations, we found most gulls were reluctant to approach objects. doi.org/10.1111/jav.03…
Today we ran 44 miles on the SW coast path from the lizard to lands end. Brutal terrain and weather - we’re raising money for the ME Association, as 3 years ago I was struggling with ME/CFS. And today I did this, recovery is possible ❤️ justgiving.com/fundraising/Em… link to donate! :)
Great to be joining Isles of Scilly IFCA Cornwall IFCA Devon & Severn IFCA workshop on SW UK crawfish fishery conservation today. Lots of exciting exchange of knowledge & ideas between researchers, managers, regulators and fishers to try and ensure recent recruitment boom is maintained. 🦞🛥️🪝