Bernadette Butfield

she/her | International Marine Conservation Officer for RSPB/BirdLife | @UoE_MarineMSc allumni | @BSACdivers Instructor | @mcsuk Sea Champion | All views my own

[PacificSeabirdGroup @PacificSeabirds]

Are you a student looking for research opportunities and experience related to seabird biology, ecology, and conservation? We've created a list of seabird labs to help with your search!

Check out our list here👇
https://t.co/VzMOaM7oQG

[Tammy Davies @TammyEDavies]

What an awesome couple of weeks with colleagues new and old IN PERSON celebrating 100 years of @BirdLife_News and 25 years of @BirdLifeMarine 🎉
#birdlife100 #dreamteam

[BirdLife Marine @BirdLifeMarine]

Job advert! We're looking for a Marine Science Officer to join our team in Cambridge, mainly using #seabird tracking data to identify marine flyways:
https://t.co/rrlR2AV8gr #BirdLifeScience #Ornithology #Seabirds

[Dr. Jess Sparks @j_decker_sparks]

“It was only when he came to the UK, he says, that he experienced working conditions so dangerous he feared for his life” https://t.co/24zJgoqcTg

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

Retailers have a key role in achieving globally sustainable fisheries. To support these efforts, we have partnered with @SustainableFish and @whalesorg to improve fisheries for #seabirds.
https://t.co/UXfFfBVFJ5

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

Albatrosses & large petrels are particularly at risk of #bycatch. They’re attracted to prey near the ocean surface including fish used as bait in longline fisheries, or discarded fish.
#WorldAlbatrossDay @BAS_News @BirdLife_News @Darwin_Defra @SciAniStudio #BirdLifeScience

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

#Bycatch is a serious threat to #seabirds like #albatrosses, but effective mitigation measures exist and can reduce seabird bycatch by >90% in some #fisheries, helping to protect many globally threatened species. @BAS_News @BirdLife_News @Darwin_Defra @SciAniStudio

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

Our Albatross Task Force team works alongside the fishing industry, government, and local communities to tackle seabird bycatch. Their work has helped to reduce seabird bycatch by more than 90% in some fisheries!
#WorldAlbatrossDay #SaveSeabirds

[Bernadette Butfield @BMButfield]

Very excited to share this!
Great work by @BAS_News, @BirdLife_News and @Darwin_Defra 👏

#EndSeabirdBycatch #SaveSeabirds #WorldAlbatrossDay #WorldOceansDay

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

#DYK seabirds are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates in the world? Out of 362 species, a massive 43% are listed as threatened or near threatened by @IUCN. #WorldOceansDay
@BAS_News @Birdlife_News @darwin_defra
#WorldAlbatrossDay #EndSeabirdBycatch #SaveSeabirds

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

15 out of 22 albatross species are threatened with extinction. The key threats to albatrosses are being killed as bycatch in fisheries, invasive species and climate change.
📸: @ilovealbatross
#WAD2022 #WorldAlbatrossDay #Albatross #Seabirds #OceanOptimism #SaveSeabirds

[Bernadette Butfield @BMButfield]

@birdandsongs @redkingcraw @Natures_Voice @BirdLifeMarine @apapayado This has my vote 👏👏

[The SOC @ScottishBirding]

Under the Skin, the exhibition showing at SOC currently, highlights 18 species facing extinction, like the Albatross. The prints are interactive: shining a light on them reveals the skeleton of the endangered animal. Spectacular and raising funds for conservation. Open Wed-Sun.

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

Great conversation between @CharlieBonobo from @mountain_pod and our Bycatch Programme Manager, Rory Crawford @redkingcraw, discussing the Albatross Task Force and the incredible species we are working to protect 👇👇

#OceanOptimism #MarineConservation #Seabirds #Albatross

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

In the UK, several thousand seabirds die every year as bycatch in gillnet fisheries. That's why we’re assessing the ability of visual deterrents to reduce bycatch rates in gillnet fisheries.

Read more here 👇👇👇
https://t.co/ZRwLS6aIE9

#UKfisheries #bycatch #OceanOptimism

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

📣Job Opportunity📣
Help tackle #albatross #bycatch as the Seabird Project Manager with the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna. #CCSBT 🐟
Deadline 31 March 2022
Apply here👇👇
https://t.co/2viTSCC4WZ

#conservationjobs

[Marine Conservation Society @mcsuk]

📣 Exciting Competition Alert!
We believe that it's every young person’s right to experience the wonder of our amazing coastline 🌊

We're thrilled to be working with Dive Project Cornwall on a once-in-a-lifetime project to help students learn to dive 🙌

https://t.co/qbhZRjwipu

[Calum Duncan @CalumDuncanMCS]

Scotland's welcome West of Scotland MPA, the Deep-sea Marine Reserve, pre-emptively prevents deep-sea mining, but this approach should extend across all Scotland's deep seabed. 🐙🦑🦀🌊🌍https://t.co/VdxTaZwpJ4

[St-AbbsMarineStation @marinestation]

BE A HERRING SPOTTER!
We need your help as part of the WHERE project.
Have you recently spotted some herring off the coast of the @BerwickshireMR ?
Do you have stories or photos related to the historic herring fishery in the area?
We'd love to hear from you!
Drop us a message!

[Save Scottish Seas @SaveScotsSeas]

We are living in a global climate and nature emergency. Our ocean is under threat but can also provide major solutions to environmental issues.

Check out our Ocean Recovery Plan and how to set our seas on a path for recovery: https://t.co/c6yxjzdLkg

[Bernadette Butfield @BMButfield]

More exciting work on #baskingshark behaviour in Scotland from @UniofExeter @nature_scot @jlrudd 👏🦈