Otis Brunner

Marine ecologist and oceanographer in the UK.

[UK Hydrographic Office @UKHO]

Today is #AntarcticaDay, marking the 1959 #AntarcticTreaty signed by 12 nations to keep the continent a natural reserve for peaceful purposes. This chart shows early navigation of Antarctica.

This week, our team is attending the @IHOhydro Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica.

[Ocean Census @oceancensus]

For Dr Sonia Rowley, diving among gorgonian octocorals brings moments of pure excitement. Spotting a familiar species is like meeting an old friend, while discovering one for the first time is unforgettable.

Watch Gorgonians of the Mesophotic https://t.co/KVNGzWuNFG

[C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum]

[New Paper] We found a SECOND SNAIL with HARD SCALES on the foot -- Ifremeria nautilei lives in deep-sea hot vents and makes chitinous scales not by secretion but by cell differentiation, like our own skin!

@RSocPublishing Proceedings B, OPEN ACCESS: https://t.co/uRguGjAboR

[Otis Brunner @7SeasofScience]

au revoir @biolumops

[Zoom Earth @zoom_earth]

Ex-Hurricane #Erin undergoes a spectacular transition to an extra-tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic.

Its low pressure boosts high pressure across Western Europe, drawing in warm air and bringing a sunny day for many ☀️

[ちんあなご博士 @DrGardenEel]

新しい #チンアナゴ 論文が出版されました🎉
乱流によって餌を食べる行動がどう変化するかを、チンアナゴとデバスズメダイの比較から明らかにしました！

Our study on turbulence effects on #garden_eels and damselfish was published in Coral Reefs!

https://t.co/LFcx6q9JXY

[Oceana UK @OceanaUK]

🐋 Whale & dolphin strandings have risen dramatically in Scotland, most likely due to increases in man-made noise pollution, such as the seismic air gun surveys used in oil & gas exploration 🚨
https://t.co/5kVoYApyZF

[UNESCO-IOCAFRICA @iocafrica]

🌊Training Opportunity!

International Field Training School on early detection of alien invasive species in Mediterranean marinas.

📍 Tunisia | 🗓️ 15–21 Nov 2025
✨ 2 slots open for applicants across Africa.
⏳ Deadline: 15 Sept 2025

🔗 Register: https://t.co/eKwExkj1GP

[International Seabed Authority @ISBAHQ]

🎓 Interested in advancing your career in #MarineScience? Apply for a fully funded, 1-year #Master’s programme at University Kenbangsaan Malaysia!

➡️ Ocean Mineral Singapore will sponsor 10 Fellowships for candidates from developing States.

🔗To apply: https://t.co/ut51cYmtvv

[Otis Brunner @7SeasofScience]

A large pod of at least 50 Long-Finned Pilot Whales visited the RV Thalassa today, joining the @biolumops cruise in the Gulf of Lion.

[Ocean Census @oceancensus]

Dan Ishibashi is exploring submarine caves off the coast of southern Japan, with @JAMSTEC_PR.

Meet the 2025 Ocean Census Expedition Awardees ➡️ https://t.co/6uojJg5gpl

@Dan1484bryozoan

[Otis Brunner @7SeasofScience]

Everyone loves a CTD sunset. We’re getting a lot of them on @biolumops with intense sampling at dusk before a night of pelagic trawls

[BIOLUMOPS @biolumops]

Find out all about the first leg of the mission at https://t.co/TdWmN8Ywha

[BIOLUMOPS @biolumops]

The second leg of the BIOLUMOPS mission has set out today! First stop: glider deployments. These will spend the next two weeks sampling to depths of 600 m, collecting novel data to help reveal the secrets of bioluminescence distribution in the Mediterranean Sea. #Bioluminescence

[Otis Brunner @7SeasofScience]

Continuing on the trail of HMS Challenger @challengersoc in Halifax

[BIOPOLIS-CIBIO @CIBIO_InBIO]

📣 OPEN POSITION
Principal Researcher to lead cutting-edge work in Rewilding Science
📍 Vairão, Portugal, with work in the Greater Côa Valley
🗓️ Deadline: May 23, 2025
More info: https://t.co/De7ttBfzWK

#Rewilding #Ecology #ResearchJobs #Biodiversity

[British Ecological Society @BritishEcolSoc]

📣 Calling all PhD students 📣

Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence.

🗓️ Apply by 11 June

Find out more here: https://t.co/2a0G9e10qT

[Otis Brunner @7SeasofScience]

Re reading Rachel Carson and found an amazing bookmark i bought back in okinawa @DrGardenEel @RachelCarsonDC

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

🪸We've just released a new Official Statistic in Development that will track and provide a comprehensive overview of the status of threatened & declining marine habitats and species in the UK

Find out more: https://t.co/ou98DzEOeO

[BIOPOLIS-CIBIO @CIBIO_InBIO]

📣OPEN POSITIONS
◽️Junior Researcher | Bird ecology and evolution
Deadline: March 27, 2025 https://t.co/96sxsmhfvn
◽️Junior Researcher | Evolutionary Genomics
Deadline: April 07, 2025 https://t.co/Y3xpL03CEg