We are hiring! If you have technical marine survey skills🪛🔧 & you'd like to join our multidisciplinary vessels team, then we'd love to hear from you! mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/sea-going-… MBA - Marine Biological Association The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey MBA Ecology Group Marine Research Plymouth

This is an extraordinary find. The blue carbon benefits are one thing, but the #biodiversity that a maerl bed this size must support is even more significant. I hope its future protection is assured. 'Cornwall researchers discover huge ancient seaweed bed' bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

New infographic just dropped 📢📢📢 If you missed our session on decoloniality, take a look at our infographic summarising the paper and some of our conversation points 🗣️🍃🌿 Read below to find actions to take forward towards more ethical research practises 🍀✊🌱

Bad news for anyone hoping for a jellyfish apocalypse

Cannot believe I caught this on camera — a sea angel (devil?) feeding. These slugs live in the open ocean feeding almost exclusively on swimming snails (Limacina sp.). They do this in a pretty spectacular way — watch the video to see! #SeaSlugSaturday

This male sumatran orangutan is Raku: he got a wound on his right cheek. Scientists were surprised to spot him applying a medicinal plant on his face: akar kuning (Fibranaurea tinctoria), a type of climbing vine that acts as an analgesic. After about 8 days he applied the chewed

Scilly Underwater video survey is on! Boat loaded - kit set up! Can’t wait to get going 🦞🦞🦞 University of Plymouth @plymbiolmarsci Shion Ronan Conlon Jenny Hickman Natural England Defra UK Applied Marine Ecosystems Research (aMER) Plymouth

A great first day doing #BRUVS with my amazing team Shion Jenny Hickman Ronan Conlon off the #islesofScilly -we saw thousands of by the wind sailors at the surface and the wildlife at 70+ m is incredible 🩵 University of Plymouth Isles of Scilly IFCA Natural England Defra UK Duncan Vaughan

What a send off from the deck of the Scillion Ferry !! Bye guys -bye Scilly - hope rest of survey is fun and easy 😁🦞🦞🦞Ronan Conlon Jenny Hickman Shion University of Plymouth Applied Marine Ecosystems Research (aMER) Plymouth Isles of Scilly IFCA

When you're dog sitting the most misrepresented dog in the world #justiceforGilli #restorehisname #lookatthosebigears Emma Sheehan

Happy PRIDE Month! ✨ MISS will ALWAYS celebrate diverse representation and continue our mission to provide a safe space in shark science for the LGBTQ+ community. Remain fearless in showing your PRIDE! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Really excited to see my paper turned into a Journal for Kids by the clever people at ScienceJournal4Kids! An incredible way to make science super accessible, not just for kids, but for everyone to enjoy 🤩🤓 thanks team!! 🙏🏻💙🌊 Dr Adam Rees Blue Marine Foundation Emma Sheehan

Our recent work on ecological benefits of shipwrecks led by Jenny Hickman has been brilliantly adapted by the special people at ScienceJournal4Kids - making our research accessible for in the Journal for Kids!🪸 Published just in time for the new school year😁👇 Blue Marine Foundation University of Plymouth

📚 Looking for a stimulating long-weekend read? Whether you're by the water or chillin' in the backyard, immerse yourself in Our Living Ocean with the digital version of #WHOI's flagship magazine, Oceanus. 📲 Dive in: go.whoi.edu/our-living-oce… (It's free!)

Bluefin tuna hunting garfish in South Devon yesterday. Taken on my phone, so please forgive the quality.

Novel ecosystems raise a hard question – if we can’t compare them to historical systems, what should ecologists measure? Increasingly we are looking at the scale of the whole system rather than identity – are systems properties being exhibited, such as functioning & resilience?

This rare #isopod was seen paddling with seaweed by scientists in #Alvin. In a recently-published study, #WHOI researchers share another surprise: that seaweed isn’t a #deepsea native! 📲 Find out how this species has adapted to an abundant food source: go.whoi.edu/isopod-food

Please RT: Come and help me run the Exeter Marine network as Project Coordinator! (Link below) We have a vacancy suitable for a recent graduate with a passion for marine education, research and associated communication. Closing date 29th September, interviews week of 7th October

Hot queen conch seeks cool mates: Florida’s new ‘speed dating’ service to save endangered shellfish theguardian.com/environment/20…

🚨BREAKING🚨: Nearly 60 dogs and several cats rescued from a heartbreaking alleged cruelty case in Lenoir, North Carolina need to be transported to safety! Please, DONATE today to help transport these animals to our care and rehabilitation center and support all our lifesaving