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Busy few weeks with strandings, trying to catch up... Relay recovered this harbour porpoise found stranded at Westbrook Bay, Kent on 12th Feb- looks like a shipstrike case, hopefully #CSIOfTheSea will help us learn more. Huge thanks to BDMLR Kent and NHM Whale & Dolphin Strandings for help!

Recovered this juvenile female common dolphin from Shoreham, Sussex on 22nd Feb. #CSIOfTheSea exam showed nutritional loss and evidence of multiple disease processes, further work pending. Many thanks to our friends BDMLR Sussex Dolphin Project 🐬 and to the local anglers who helped us!

This adult female grey seal died at Croyde, Devon on 25th Feb. Relay recovered by our friends at Devon Wildlife Trust Marine Strandings Network and NHM Whale & Dolphin Strandings. #CSIOfTheSea showed nutritional loss and aspirated beach material/dietary content (squid beak)- further work pending

In Northumberland earlier today, recovered a pair of strandings from last month- harbour porpoise and this poor grey seal with marked facial swelling... Huge thanks to our friends at @BDMLRNorthumberland- #CSIOfTheSea exams to follow soon. More to recover tomorrow... #roadmiles

Back at the site of the 2024 sperm whale mass stranding in the Humber today- nearly a year later. Collected vertebrae to be cleaned up and used for outreach and teaching- definitely one of the more fragrant work days I've had... Huge thanks for keeping me company RingTheBell999!

Room for a few more... picked up several strandings found recently around Yorkshire including this white-beaked dolphin and harbour porpoise. Many thanks to our friends Dave leng and family for all their help! Heading back to ZSL Science for #CSIOfTheSea exams- after a pint...

Really interesting day by the Humber today, taking part in Humber Nature Partnership marine mammal strandings workshop. Good to meet both old friends and new there today, looking forward to working together with everyone to form a better partnership on strandings response!

Also managed to pick up a seal too... Sad case, chronically ring-necked in plastic material- one of several such cases in the nearby colony. Sadly didn't make it, despite great attempt to help it by BDMLR Yorkshire & Lincs. Heading back to ZSL Science #CSIOfTheSea exam to follow soon...

Busy few weeks recently and plenty of #CSIOfTheSea action- more updates to follow soon...

Heading back to ZSL Science from Kent with this adult female white-beaked dolphin onboard. Found dead stranded at Sheerness, Kent yesterday- amazing recovery effort by our friends at BDMLR! #CSIOfTheSea examination later today with the rest of the CSIP team, more to follow soon.

Really pleased to see this important #CSIOfTheSea paper published today in Communications Biology. Lead authored by my CSIP colleague Rosie Williams as part of the ChemPop consortium programme- overlapping pressures of climate change and chemical pollutant exposure on UK common dolphins...