Ellen Last

MPA and Fisheries Advice Manager @JNCC_UK, with an interest in the #deepsea. All views are my own.

[Scot Gov Marine @ScotGovMarine]

We've published our response to the Scottish Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) consultation

As set out by Mairi McAllan in Parliament in June 2023, the proposal to implement HPMAs across 10% of Scotland’s seas by 2026 will not be progressed: https://t.co/0yEuNTfHW4

[Scot Gov Marine @ScotGovMarine]

We are running online information sessions to support anyone interested in responding to our consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas in Scotland.

Register for at https://t.co/ELJFCJLOGK

Take part in the consultation at https://t.co/RaKnlv5Aa7

#HPMAs #marineenvironment

[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

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Fascinating to hear about the necropsy of this stranded juvenile Greenland shark - potentially nearly 150 years old…

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

With only a small handful of Greenland shark strandings previously recorded in the UK, this likely represents the first necropsy ever carried out on the species in this country. Exceptional opportunity to learn more about both the life and death of this deep-water shark.

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Fantastic few days at #HaulingUpSolutions2 workshop with @CleanCatchUK - looking at ways to reduce bycatch of #marinemammals #seabirds #elasmobranchs #turtles in collaboration with fishermen, scientists & government 🐟🦞🐋🦭

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

The third-party proposal process for Highly Protected Marine Areas (#HPMAs) is now live! @JNCC_UK and @NaturalEngland are inviting stakeholders to propose locations that meet the ecological criteria. Details at: https://t.co/H83tQN0Rgo

[Defra UK @DefraGovUK]

.@JNCC_UK and @NaturalEngland have published ecological guidance to help select pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters.

If you have a proposal for an area to be considered as a pilot, please follow the guidance: https://t.co/dl6Tiw7Mug

📸: Paul Kay

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

#Wearehiring We're looking for 7 Marine Ecologists to join us ~ permanent and fixed-term appointments available in our Marine Evidence, Marine Monitoring & Marine Ecosystems Teams https://t.co/KgtJzjBy87 Deadline for applications is Tuesday 27 April #marinejobs #jobvacancies

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

30 year anniversary for @JNCC_UK today! Lots of milestones in that time and I'm pleased to have been involved for the last 5 years of it! #HappyBirthday #natureconservation #JNCC #anniversary

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

🥳 Today we're celebrating our 30th anniversary! Take a look at some of our highlights over 3 decades in our Spring edition of Nature News https://t.co/IFp9NfV7VJ Thanks to staff, colleagues & partners, past & present, across the globe for their support. Happy birthday to us! 🥳

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

@DeepSeaBex Aww big congratulations! :)

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Absolutely amazing video of a #flapperskate hatching after an 18 month gestation period - great work @nature_scot and @SAMSoceannews!

[NatureScot @NatureScot]

Great news! A critically endangered flapper skate has been successfully cared for & hatched in captivity in what's thought to be a world first for the species. The skate, looked after by @nature_scot @SAMSoceannews, has been released into the sea: https://t.co/GURNBHWWNR #YCW2020

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Very exciting news that the new #deepsea 'West of Scotland MPA' has been officially designated! Find out more about the MPA on @JNCC_UK's site information centre: https://t.co/HQnMp4IAmb

[Net Zero Scotland @ScotGovNetZero]

Natural Environment Minister @MairiGougeon has today announced the creation of Europe’s largest Marine Protected Area. It means that more than 30% of Scotland’s seas are now protected.

To find out more ➡️ https://t.co/gf9Z97uQax

https://t.co/yHLXRckj97

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Pleased to say that my #eDSBS2020 poster entitled 'Assessing the sensitivity of The Canyons #MPA to #climatechange pressures' is now available on ResearchGate: https://t.co/MJloTtTWhy @JNCC_UK @marlinuk @thembauk

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Looking forward to presenting a poster at #eDSBS2020 on a project undertaken by @JNCC_UK & @marlinuk looking at the sensitivity of The Canyons MPA to #climatechange pressures 🦞

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

New research by JNCC on behalf of UK gov reveals #MarineProtectedAreas could play an important role as ‘nature-based solutions’ to #climatechange. Over half of #MPAs in SoS waters contain habitats vital for climate resilience #WorldOceansDay https://t.co/Nw7xSCe10O #WOD2020 🌊

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

Interested in finding out which #seabed habitats occur in different areas of the UK's #offshore seas? We've just published the #data & methods report for a contract which assigned the #EUNIS habitat classification to the UK's offshore regional seas: https://t.co/x8jpT1mZ5q

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Excited to announce that another of our #deepsea sensitivity assessments has just been published! It has been peer-reviewed by Dr Chris Yesson from
@ZSLScience and includes a range of #climatechange pressures. @Laurar97 @marlinuk

[JNCC @JNCC_UK]

New #deepsea sensitivity assessments now available for Kophobelemnon (seapen) fields! To learn more about the resistance, resilience & sensitivity of these #seapens to #marine pressures at depths of 200-1300m see https://t.co/iwIUB6UagB @marlinuk

[Scot Gov Marine @ScotGovMarine]

@GreenerScotland @eu_atlas The surveys we undertake using #Scotia & #AlbaNaMara are valuable for informing studies like this one and in discovering new species like this #SeaPen we found near #Rockall #ClimateChange #MarineScience ⬇

https://t.co/uPrrWMgLso

[Natural Sciences NMS @NatSciNMS]

Great to have @Kirstendinwood1 & Charlie from @JNCC_UK with us this week, helping to re-home hundreds of precious #invertebrate specimens! #TeamInvert #YCW2020

[Ellen Last @Ellen_Last]

Check out the latest issue of Deep Sea Life - featuring an article on @JNCC_UK's deep-sea sensitivity assessments on pages 18-19! https://t.co/mljIte6JQu #DeepSeaLife14 #deepsea

[Deep-Sea Biology Society @DSBSoc]

#DeepSeaLife14 is out!
Have a look to find out about the latest updates on present and future marine projects, upcoming workshops and conferences, #marinejobs, and the latest research papers!
Thanks to all the contributors! Enjoy!
#ECRS #deepsea
https://t.co/3Gd4eTprns