Grace Balchin

Bsc Marine Bio Swansea University | YiAR with SHOAL group | they/them 🏳️‍🌈 | Views are my own

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

So grateful to have presented my Yr in Research baboon population modelling project at my very first conference #ASABSpring2024 🌿
There were so many fascinating talks and posters presented!
Thank you @asab_org for funding me to attend :)
@SUSciEng

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

Got to spend Wednesday in Swansea Bay on the @anning_r helping to service acoustic fish receivers.
Really interesting to see how these pieces of kit are maintained and even had an Atlantic grey seal swim past 🐟🦭

#marinebiology #fisheriesscience #fishtracking

[ASAB @asab_org]

It’s been a wonderful few days at #ASABSpring2024. Please everyone thank the organisers @Samellisq, @AndyDHigginson, @ljnbrent & @laleaver1 for putting on such a great conference, and @CrabExeter for hosting 🦀. Huge thank you as well to the team of volunteers!

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

A rewarding early morning helping to tag salmon smolt in the Wye Valley for fisheries research 🐟 @MarineSwansea
Even got to see my first eel!

[CBMWC News @CBMWC]

Today our #MarineConservation team are at #NewQuayCarnival ⛺️💙

Pop by our stall between now and 5pm to talk all things dolphin 🐬 and try out some marine themed games 🐚

@WTSWW @WTWales

[CBMWC News @CBMWC]

If you are around New Quay, keep an eye out for FINN🐬. He has been walking around town🚶 and getting photos with people📸👪.

@WTSWW @WTWales

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

Had my first boat survey here with @CBMWC today! It was such a privilege to be on board with a license to conduct research on marine megafauna species here including bottlenose dolphin!

[CBMWC News @CBMWC]

Come along to our visitor centre off Glanmor Terrace in New Quay 📍

Hear about our #MarineConservation research 🐬, see our collection of marine treasures 🐚 and browse the gift shop that supports our conservation work 💙

@WTWales @WTSWW

[Grace Lavery @graceelavery]

I’m ready to disclose the details of the prior restraint of my research. The culprit is University College London, whose lawyers instructed the executive editor of their online journal THINK PIECES to pull my essay. The essay is linked here.

https://t.co/H0BYUfY3kj

[Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @IrishRainforest]

Out of 240 nations on Earth, Ireland ranks a catastrophic 13th from the bottom in how nature is doing.

My piece in today's @IrishTimes on why our need for the Nature Restoration Law could not be greater, and any MEPs who vote it down will be betraying us all, including farmers.

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

Day 6 at @CBMWC - started off in the centre & got to use some seaglass in the climate cafe, then saw 4 dolphins off of the harbour wall at the start of my land survey! They came back at the end of my shift so got to sit & watch them for several hours

[CBMWC News @CBMWC]

It's #GreatBigGreenWeek💚 a celebration of community action to tackle climate change & protect nature 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🌍

📅 We'll be talking climate on our socials 📱, hosting a Climate Cafe ☕, attending events to inspire people to take climate action✨ & more!

@WTSWW @TheCCoalition

[Ologies is on blooski @Ologies]

🌲 FIRE ECOLOGY 🔥How are your eyes & throats?

What is fire? Why are forests ablaze? What can be done?

Seems like a good time to serve up an ashy sandwich about wildfires & Indigenous land stewardship with Dr. @ecologyofgavin & Dr. @ChristiansonAmy.

https://t.co/vYprhi4FM4

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

First dolphins of the @CBMWC internship! Whilst we passed a couple of hours learning how to conduct boat surveys and saw a great array of seabird species, the stars of the show came out during our lunch break and then again during our land survey session today instead 🌊🐬

[Grace Balchin @Grace_Overboard]

Happy World Oceans Day! 🌊🌍
I’m delighted to share that today I’ve been taking over @SwanseaUni ‘s Instagram page to celebrate our ocean’s and the incredible work being done to conserve them.