Delighted to announce I’ve joined University of Hull as a PDRA looking into the physiological effects of offshore wind vibrations on benthic marine invertebrates as part of the ECOWind BOWIE project. Working with Krysia Mazik and Jordan Burgess 🔊🌊 instagram.com/reel/C4Q3C6wL0…

Life outtakes while writing my thesis. Lil outdoor breaks, stroking a dog and lil treats keeps the mind fresh. So happy to be finishing this journey and grateful to everyone involved instagram.com/reel/C2VrllYoI…

EmbryoPhenomics comes to #christmasIsland in uncovering secrets of egg development during #landcrabmigration . University of Plymouth MBERC Lucy Turner Katharine Clayton 🦐

At the end of our Christmas Island expedition I want to pay tribute to the curiosity, dedication, and resilience of the three RAs: Kat, Linn & Charlotte who joined us - all University of Plymouth Alumni - thank you! 🦀 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 @PlymUni MBERC @plymouthbiol

Follow my instagram for all the details on my latest trip to Christmas Island with Lucy Turner and John Spicer as well as Charlotte and Linn, fellow Plymouth Alumni. instagram.com/reel/C0eZMhbPO…

Today is the beginning of the predicted spawning period for the Christmas Island red crabs so team crab were on the shore at 04:15 - no spawning yet but lots of dipping activity and a stunning sunrise 🦀 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 MBERC University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol

Today team crab headed to the dales - a very special place on Christmas Island, and another area where blue crabs are found. We also took our first images of developing in-egg red crab embryos🦀 John Spicer EmbryoPhenomics Katharine Clayton 🦐 University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol MBERC

Today our hunt for Christmas Island red crab berried females was successful and we have them incubating at the lab ready for (fingers crossed) imaging of their developing eggs 🦀🦀🦀 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol MBERC EmbryoPhenomics

Team crab are studying crustaceans on Christmas Island with particular reference to the red crab migration 1 of 2 🦐 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 University of Plymouth MBERC @plymouthbiol

Team crab and the red crab migration on Christmas Island 2/2 🦐 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 University of Plymouth MBERC @plymouthbiol

Today team crab became team amphipod searching for specimens to be cross referenced with those previously collected from Christmas Island’s Dolly beach 🦐 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 University of Plymouth MBERC @plymouthbiol

Team crab did their good dead of the day by doing a litter pick of Greta beach after hunting for berried red crabs. The talented Katharine Clayton 🦐 filmed our efforts 🦀 John Spicer MBERC University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol

Another early start for the crab team on Christmas Island today - sampling ‘little nipper’ crabs at the blowholes, found our first berried (carrying eggs) female red crabs, and finished with a beach clean 🦀🦀🦀 Katharine Clayton 🦐 John Spicer MBERC University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol

An early start for the crab team this morning as we hunt for berried female red crabs, followed by a quick trip to Margaret Knoll for a team photo. We were still crab hunting at sunset too! 🦀 John Spicer Katharine Clayton 🦐 MBERC University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol

Great first day on Christmas Island - history and island orientation plus plenty of fabulous crabs 🦀🦀 John Spicer University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol Katharine Clayton 🦐 MBERC

Are mussels the key to clean inshore waters - help find out!

CDT SuMMeR PhD opportunity with me, Sian Rees, Prof. Simon Neill, Dr Ceri Lewis and ExeterEvo, in partnership with Devon & Severn IFCA, Natural England- Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly & Seaweed Generation

For more info & to apply👉tinyurl.com/CDT-SuMMeR-Stu…

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Had a great day learning debating techniques regarding the use of animal models in research Understanding Animal Research at the Francis Crick Institute

Extreme example of genome shrinkage. Forming chimeric organs that mix host and parasite tissues 😳
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An exciting experience to present my work on ISKNV in Ghana, at the Aquaculture Europe 2023 conference in Vienna University of Exeter Exeter Biosciences Oxford Nanopore Cefas Jamie McMurtrie Katharine Clayton 🦐