Ocean Predator Lab

We are a multidisciplinary research group @ZSLScience working to inform the management of large ocean predators and their associated fisheries

[Ocean Predator Lab @OceanPredatorLb]

Welcome to the new Ocean Predator Lab at
@ZSLScience!

For our first tweet, here is a short thread on who we are and what we do.

For more information on our work, check out our new website: https://t.co/gPBKRxciu7

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[IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group @IUCNShark]

BREAKING: The IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group has released a new report on the global conservation status of sharks and their relatives.

https://t.co/WWkuw21vfU

[Daniel Montgomery, PhD @DanWMont]

Great to see two more papers from postdoc work with @ZoologyUBC funded by the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund published over the last few weeks!

#fishsci #aquaculture #atlanticsalmon #smoltification

[Claire Collins @clairesjcollins]

Unintended consequences of OHS interventions for fishers driven by wider social and structural determinants of health. Solutions include co-design and coordination to combat 'regulatory overload'. New paper out this week... https://t.co/kYfGGmEWIR @ExeterMarine @UniofExeterESI

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

Congratulations to @jtlrocketman on passing his PhD viva for his coral reef research as part of @Biome_Health.

You have been a credit to @ZSLScience, @UCL and all your supervisors.

Massive thanks to examiners @Sal_Keith and @lucyrroberts.

#PhDone 🥳 🍾

[Michael J. Williamson @mjw_marine]

Out today in @CommsBio our new #OpenAcess paper on the impact of #environmental stress on reef #shark residency!

➡️ https://t.co/RKtIYC8XM5

@ZSLScience @Marine_Science @kclgeography @LancsUniLEC @ZSLMarine

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Photo credit ©Bertarelli Foundation / George Duffield

[Daniel Montgomery, PhD @DanWMont]

After a frustrating August where fieldwork was cancelled by the brilliant UK weather it was great to get back out and tag 4 more immature female tope in @ACA_PLAS_SAC! Thanks to our skipper Tony and 3 local fishers for their help!

@ZSLMarine @OceanPredatorLb @ProjectSIARC

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

After a slow start to the day, we successfully tagged 4 female tope sharks.

Looking forward to seeing what these amazing animals get up to over the next year.

Back in a couple of weeks to hopefully tag some more!

@ProjectSIARC

#TopeSIARCProject

[Daniel Montgomery, PhD @DanWMont]

Day 1 of tope fishing had beautiful weather - unfortunately no tope! Fingers crossed for better fishing tomorrow. #TopeSIARCProject

@ProjectSIARC

[Rosie Williams @RosieSWilliams1]

Reflecting on an intense few days up in Orkney at the pilot whale mass stranding with @strandings

It was incredible to part of the team, a huge thank you to everyone involved and the incredible community of Sanday 🙏🐳

#SMASS #CSIoftheSea

[Daniel Montgomery, PhD @DanWMont]

Excellent day deploying the first acoustic receivers for our #tope study in beautiful @ACA_PLAS_SAC!

Role on day 2 tomorrow! @ProjectSIARC @OceanPredatorLb

#UKsharks #trackingnotslacking #fishsci

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

Productive first day out on the water.

8 receivers deployed and managed to get in before the storm hit.

#TopeSIARCProject #SharkScience
@ProjectSIARC #topeshark #tope

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

Heading out to sea the deploy the gear for our new Tope #shark tagging project in North Wales with @ProjectSIARC

#SharkScience #trackingnotslacking

[Daniel Montgomery, PhD @DanWMont]

Happy to share i'm joining @ProjectSIARC and @OceanPredatorLb investigating movements + ecology of tope in @ACA_PLAS_SAC! A detour from lab physiology but excited to build new skills and contribute to conservation of endangered UK sharks 🦈 #trackingnotslacking #sharkscience

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

New shark post-doc available!

Come and join the @OceanPredatorLb and our exciting new telemetry project on tope sharks in North Wales with @ProjectSIARC

Deadline is 21st April

Apply here - https://t.co/RCJMyzuvjY

Pls RT and share
#SharkScience #shark

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

ICYMI

Come and do a PhD with us through @CDT_SuMMeR !

Deadline is 16th January 2024

[SIARC @ProjectSIARC]

‼️ Not long left to apply‼️

🦈 PhD Opportunity
Through @CDT_SuMMeR , hosted by @BangorUni and co-supervised by @OfficialZSL and @NatResWales

🌊 Interdisciplinary - combining #socialscience #oceanography #ecology and #climate research.

👉 https://t.co/a53JFYOhmz

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

This #WorldFisheriesDay we are collecting crucial age, growth and reproduction data to inform the sustainable management of reef fisheries.

Here I am sampling the otolith (ear bone) of a young bohar snapper.

Collaborative #DarwinPlus project with @marineronan and @drbmtaylor

[Claire Collins @clairesjcollins]

Come do a PhD with us @ZSLScience and @BangorUni on valuing and understanding the shifting importance of #sharks and #rays in Wales! Highly interdisciplinary and contributing to the great work by @ProjectSIARC 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈Apply here by 16/01/24 - https://t.co/zZrVoXxuLp

[David Curnick @DavidCurnick]

New interdisciplinary #PhD with us available through
@CDT_SuMMeR

Sharks + Oceanography + Social Science + Climate Change

Based @BangorUni, co-supervised by @ZSLScience and @NatResWales and in association with @ProjectSIARC

Apply here by 16/01/24 - https://t.co/7VCdSAu0ri

[Dr Haley Dolton (she/her) @haleydolton]

So in another unexpected turn up for the books, smalltooth sand tiger #sharks also have anatomical traits associated with regional being warm-blooded!!! 🤯 🔥 🦈 Including how this links to the #meg! Check out our new @RSocPublishing paper here:
https://t.co/XB4BhfJgY8