Lauren Weekes

Zoologist dedicated to shark conservation and research. PADI Divemaster. All views own.

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

The #COVID19 pandemic should be highlighting the relevance of the #illegalwildlifetrade & how it affects our planet. The world is in lockdown due to mass slaughter of endangered species for #chinesemedicine. Let’s not sugar coat it. #EndangeredSpeciesDay

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

📣 Calling @JamesCleverly + @theresecoffey: The UK has disproportionately placed marine protections in overseas territories – exposing its metropolitan waters to overfishing and exploitation. The UK must equally protect its maritime spaces. https://t.co/saLHHqE5Uj #Ocean30x30

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@Barnanny1 @TomJChicago @ericsslater Fantastic!

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@AmatgoAl @TomJChicago Don’t forget making locking up children and making them disappear, in addition to his associations, background, and comments in this regard.

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@mattbrierley @TheSun Looks like the poor thing has brain damage or just injured in general too. The Sun is trash.

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

GRAND THEFT WALRUS!!! You couldn’t even make this up at this point #WallyTheWalrus #GrandTheftWalrus #PirateWalrus #CaptainJackSparrow #WalrusCouch #ThugLife #Titanic #Walrus #ArcticWildlife #Pinnipeds #migration #Ireland #Wales #Cornwall #BritishSummer https://t.co/59ZMvvlmZ4

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@S_Mokarran That is an absolutely stunning photo.

[Andrew Malcolm @MalcolmForager]

Holy leaping basking sharks Batman! This one jumped 3 times in a row this morning so was lucky to get at least record shots of the last breach

[Nicholas Dulvy @NickDulvy]

It is difficult to see the connection between brain size & shape and maternal investment, because we mostly study birds (parental care only) or mammals (who invest in lactation) - sharks may have most diverse patterns of prepartum maternal investment across verts.

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@shancalista Racism is taught. I didn’t even witness or know about it until I was in my teens. Even now it confuses me why people are racist. Unless someone is an arsehole or commited some horrible crime, there’s no reason to hate them. That isn’t determined by skin colour.

[Mario Espinoza @mespinozamen]

Very excited to share we were able to detect the presence of sawfish at several sites in Costa Rica using eDNA! Thanks to @GlobalSawfishSearch (@jcu), @NatGeo @ruffordgrants @saveourseas @UniversidadUCR @SharkColin @MadieKCooper

[Shark Advocates @SharkAdvocates]

It's shark season in Southern California. @CSULBsharklab is ramping up research, tagging & virtual education programs. “We have to remind people they need to share the waves with the locals,” Dr. Chris Lowe said. “And the locals are really those sharks.” https://t.co/9w60CeLjuO

[Dr Rafaan Daliri-Ngametua (FHEA) @RafaanDNgametua]

So my Dad made good use of his time in lockdown and built a huge laughing Kookaburra.

[Simon Pierce @simonpierce]

One of the whale sharks we tagged last Galapagos trip, September '19, is still pinging away. Finmount tags are a great option with big whale sharks. Previously we were using tethered tags, which predatory sharks kept eating. Basically, unbelievably expensive fishing lures. Sigh.

[EF @ElizaMorri947]

Loving this!!! https://t.co/blObfRaXaS need to big up #bluecarbon to help tackle #ClimateChange #bluecarbon needs to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue and should be top priority for the UK’s carbon neutral challenge 🐠

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@SaltwaterlifeUK I love these! I’m playing Pokemon Shield at the moment 😊

[PADI @PADI]

Did you know that epaulette sharks can walk on land, the sea floor and in between coral heads at low tide? 🤯 📹: IG user biopixeltv

[Richard Peirce @rpaconsult]

Madness, China, and my new book

Click link below to listen to podcast.

https://t.co/xx1pdZwc47

[Shark Conservation Fund @SharkRayFund]

Retention of endangered mako #sharks in Atlantic fisheries now prohibited – a result of SCF funds to #SharkLeague. Canada has announced it's now prohibited to retain endangered shortfin mako sharks in Atlantic fisheries: https://t.co/bWtKjqrCt4 @chronicleherald #MakeTime4Makos

[Lauren Weekes @LaurenBWeekes]

@S_Mokarran The three sparrows