Excellent week with my ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea group WGMPAS in Halifax Nova Scotia working on research questions all about Marine Protected Areas University of Plymouth thanks so much to my co-chair Ryan Stanley for hosting us ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Wonderful week in Lithuania convening a session with Amy Cartwright and Tamara Vallina at ICES ASC for our ICES group WGMPAS. Congratulations to @LluciaMascorda for her excellent ECR keynote @PlymUni ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
The BBC asked me about Starballing this week due to a recent mass starfish stranding in Fife. Strandings are horrible - but I do love the chance to talk about Starballing! @PlymUni https://t.co/TMABBOy1Kp
๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ Fun few days at this year's Devon County Show sharing our Lyme Bay MPA research with marine conservationists of the future! Some amazing costumes too! @aMER_MarineRes@PlymUni @Dr_Emma_Sheehan
This week there is a BBC radio series /The Conversation collaboration called Secrets of the sea - the first episode is an interview with me about the @OffshoreShellfish Lyme Bay mussel farm. Here is the link if you'd like to hear it https://t.co/VNerzawjIO
Join our webinar and engage with researchers and aquaculture experts to learn about the Ropes to Reefs project ๐๐ ๐ชธ
๐ January 23
Register your place here ๐https://t.co/0Jd1i3ZZLZ
Excellent work @aMER_MarineRes @Dr_Emma_Sheehan @BD_Stew@PlymUni@thembauk@AnglingTrust
Nice to read about Lyme Bay & the Pollack FISP on the @BBCNews front page while having my coffee this morning ๐
Fishermen using science in bid to end pollack ban https://t.co/8zW9yqCwqh
New research on #AcousticTelemetry, sharks & windfarms ๐ฆ๐ฌ๏ธ
Lesser spotted dogfish showed high site fidelity, returning after a few weeks of absence, suggesting that the habitat at this site is suitable for the species ๐
๐https://t.co/YtKMdulT1v
๐ธ: @David_chirleu
Back in autumnal UK after a fantastic #IMCC7 in Cape Town! The @PlymUni delegation shared research & gained incredible insights into global marine conservation & even managed to scale Table Mountain together! Inspiring to connect & learn in the birthplace of so much biodiversity.