Becky Austin

Senior Advisor in the UK CITES Scientific Authority at JNCC. All views are my own

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

Finally a published author! Thank you to @DrMJWitt, @DrLucyHawkes, everyone at @UoExeterCEC and others who helped so much on this. Super excited it’s out there! If you want to find out more about where our UK basking sharks may be hiding, look no further....

[Marine Sciences Feed @oceanologia]

https://t.co/Om78y2Bb1h Predicting habitat suitability for basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in UK waters using ensemble ecological niche modelling

Publication date: Available online 25 July 2019

Source: Journal of Sea Research

Author(s): Rebecca A. Austin, Lucy A. Hawkes,…

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

JNCC's @CITES team led a virtual CITES awareness and training package for various government departments and authorities of the Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) 🇹🇨 #TogetherForNature @TCIG_Press 🧵

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

It was an absolute honour to assist in the project management for this important work - and collaborate with our incredible colleagues in TCI who are working so hard for the future of the queen conch population and fishery!

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

Catch-up on our latest blog from staff who visited the Turks & Caicos Islands 🇹🇨 earlier in the year as part of the EU-funded 'Sustaining queen conch fisheries and livelihoods in the Turks & Caicos Islands' project 🐚https://t.co/RO6IgCHWvt
#ForNaturePeoplePlanet 🌍💚#RESEMBID

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

Celebrating #PartnershipsforConservation 🫶 🌎

Today is #WorldWildlifeDay & the 50th anniversary of @CITES 🐘🦈🦧🦁🦏

Partnerships are at the 💚 of our role as the UK’s #CITES Scientific Authority for fauna, collaborating with @DefraGovUK, @APHAgovuk, @kewgardens & many others

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

More here: https://t.co/s4Af9ErZVX

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

A productive and enjoyable two weeks working with @TCIG_Press to gather vital statistics on domestic consumption of queen conch - another piece of the puzzle in protecting this @CITES listed species and ensuring the fishery is sustainable for future generations! @RESEMBID2023

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

JNCC’s @BeckyAustin93 & @Ellen_Last were in the Turks & Caicos Islands last week to undertake Conch consumption surveys with local businesses & to introduce the EU-funded 'Sustaining #QueenConch fisheries and livelihoods in the #TurksAndCaicos Islands' project to the local media

[Biodiversity Challenge Funds @UKBCFs]

Are you in a UK Overseas Territory and have an idea for a small #environmental project that needs up to £50,000 #funding? Would your project help #BuildLocalCapacity?

Great news – our #DarwinPlus #Local scheme has just opened https://t.co/obwJrKN2Kb

Deadline: Tues 14 Feb 2023

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

Read all about the great work being done in TCI for queen conch! With @TCIG_Press, @mcsuk and funded by EU @RESEMBID2023

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

#FridayReads 📖 Read about JNCC's work to address the ongoing sustainability of the #QueenConch fishery in the #TurksAndCaicos Islands (TCI) https://t.co/agsUbsADDA

🐚 Queen conch supports a fishery of economic & cultural importance to TCI but is thought to be in decline 🧵

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

Committee I Chair, three on rapporteur team and three on UK delegation... @JNCC_UK presence in all areas of #CITESCoP19 in Panama! And what an amazing job you did at the helm @Vin_Fleming! Great experiences had by us all

[Vin Fleming @Vin_Fleming]

Immensely proud also of the hard work of my @JNCC_UK colleagues at @CITESCoP19 whether supporting the UK delegation or acting as rapporteurs. Building good experience for the future at (probably) my final COP

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

Delighted to have worked with @CefasGovUK and partners in the production of this identification guide for CITES-listed stony corals in trade - providing scientific advice as part of the UK CITES Scientific Authority at @JNCC_UK. We can't wait to see it in use! #CITESCoP19

[Amanda Vincent @AmandaVincent1]

Exciting new ID guide to corals intended for border staff & enforcement agencies but brilliant for anybody who cares about corals. Request it from [email protected] 1/2

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

Here with @JNCC_UK colleagues @Julianmca and Nichola Burnett in Panama City as part of the UK Delegation at #CITESCoP19. Insightful discussions and essential decisions taking place for nature, all in an incredible setting. A pleasure to meet Secretary General @ivonnehiguero too!

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

Really excited to be working with Partners in the Turks and Caicos Islands, UK, and Netherlands on this project: securing the sustainability of the Queen Conch fishery in TCI (a CITES Appendix II listed species)

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

Members of our International Advice & Marine Management teams have been working to address the ongoing sustainability of the #QueenConch fishery in the #TurksAndCaicos Islands (TCI) https://t.co/xR7un1ivcp #CaribbeanDevelopment #RESEMBID 🧵

[Thrombosis UK @ThrombosisUK]

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Join the global movement to shine a light on blood clots as an urgent and growing health problem

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

This would have been incredible to see... Fingers crossed for basking shark sightings next year!

[BaskingSharkScotland @BaskingSharkSco]

Incredible day off #tiree yesterday. Bubble net feeding #humpback in flat calm. Here’s some amazing footage of it feeding. We counted >30 minke whales, 100s of sb common dolphins and #baskingshark too. Guess summer had to squeeze it all into one day! #hebrides #scotland

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

@ThrombosisUK @JustGiving It was tough but made it to the end in 3hrs 42 mins! Over £500 raised so over the moon and makes the sore legs today worth it!

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

I'm racing in my first Olympic Tri tomorrow and fundraising for @ThrombosisUK!!! 💪 Check out my @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/vZgBgYExVJ

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

@AmazonHelp Amazing the power of Twitter - email received saying refund will be processed. After a month of dead-end emails and calls. Thank you @AmazonHelp - hopefully you won't be hearing from me again!

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

@AmazonHelp Sincerely hope someone is going to be contacting me now to get this resolved - this has been an absolute ordeal and just want it to be sorted. Have provided details on link.

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

@AmazonHelp Am asking for a refund for the item as I am out of pocket for an item I never received! Has been weeks now trying to sort this out, really frustrating customer service experience so far.

[Becky Austin @BeckyAustin93]

@AmazonHelp Was asked to request a police report in case it had been stolen en route, which I did - have provided report and contact details of the police so they can verify but not been done. Different CS operative every time I by email or placed on endless hold on phone - so disappointed.