Shane Dickeson

Snr Marine Scientist | Consultant | Marine mammals | BSc Honours @JCU & @AMRU_Murdoch | CASA drone pilot | Views/RTs are my own

[Fredrik Christiansen @FChristiansen83]

New paper out! 🐋 We show that southern right whale mothers and calves leave calving grounds once calves hit ~8m, and that bigger, fatter mums help calves get there sooner: https://t.co/eDJPRmwMn5

[Emma Carroll @EmzLCarroll]

Interested in funded PhD position in marine megafauna foraging ecology and health?

Opportunity @AucklandUni on "Drivers of the foraging ground use & recovery in Southern Ocean climate sentinel – southern right whale"

Fantastic supervisory team, info: https://t.co/3EVTVGzoWP

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

Off the coast of California, likely common dolphin or possible rough tooth. Hard to positive ID from photos/state of decomposition.

Ichthyosaur would of been super cool though 😉

[Christopher Ryan @dangiebrochris]

Did I just find an Ichthyosaur washed up on the beach? Paleontologists help me out here!

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

@bluewhalenews My first thought is Brydes or Omura.

[Dr. Vanessa Pirotta @VanessaPirotta]

This is cool! White whale spotted near Phi Phi islands, possibly for the first time. It’s not a #humpback #whale…

Ping @Migaloo1 followers

#whitewhale #whaleon #phiphiislands

@straits_times

https://t.co/u9Huvlv1Wq

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

@frank_ianzano @dangiebrochris Likely common or rough toothed based on rostrum and location, hard to positive ID from photos and state of decay

[Dr. Joshua Stewart @J0shStwrt]

Here are a couple of amazing photos of these magnificent beasts, taken by @MklJMoore, @JohnWDurban, Holly Fearnbach of @SR3Sealife and Carolyn Miller of @WHOI. Authorized under NMFS permits 17355 & 21371. I sure hope we can keep these whales around.

[Dr. Joshua Stewart @J0shStwrt]

Out today in @CurrentBiology we found that critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are not only declining in abundance, but also in size. A whale born today is expected to reach a maximum size about 1m shorter than a whale born in 1981. https://t.co/YC2OStzGyt

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

@DominicJHare This is so messed up, hope this means a new door opens for you. Almost pulled the trigger on a PhD to go down the academia/research path but many similar stories I’ve heard and witnessed have caused me to shy away from it. I won’t say it will never happen, but it’s not enticing.

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

@MaxCRoser Hi @MaxCRoser thanks for all the work you and the team at @OurWorldInData are doing during this! Curious question, is there any clarity being reported in the data how many positive cases are asymptomatic vs symptomatic? That would be interesting to see.

[Zoos Victoria @ZoosVictoria]

UPDATE: Zoos Victoria vet, Dr Leanne Wicker, is currently at Mallacoota with @DELWP_Vic. We’ve had an overwhelming amount of support ❤, but we’re in for the long haul. Please donate here, every dollar counts: https://t.co/j7oKuCa3Bf #vicfires

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

'Wiped out overnight': The marine heatwaves threatening our oyster industry https://t.co/5R5pCtpctq via @ABCNews

[Martin van Aswegen @mvanaswegen1]

Bubbles!
Epic tag + drone footage of how SE Alaska humpbacks use bubble nets to prey on krill. Great collaboration between @MMRP_UH,@lbejder, @AlaskaWhale Foundation, @GoldbogenLab, @WhaleGough, Ari FriedLaender

[Fredrik Christiansen @FChristiansen83]

Three southern right whale mother-calf pairs photographed on the same day on three different breeding grounds to measure health. Thanks to all my fantastic collaborators. Photo by: Nico Lewin, Angus Henderson, Els Vermeulen @AIAS_dk @MurdochUni @ICB_Argentina @MRIWhaleUnit

[Dr. Bec Wellard @DrBecWellard]

Our paper on our Type D voyage is in press and coming out soon! #orca #typeD

[Mike Noad @mikenoad]

A great new PhD opportunity with ⁦@ceal_uq⁩ ⁦@BecDunlop⁩ at Moreton Bay Research Station #UQ for Aus or NZ students. Understanding natural & anthropogenic influences on the population health of the east Australian humpback whale population. https://t.co/HYkAaJThtp

[Kate Sprogis @KateSprogis]

Dolphins in cooler waters in southwest #Australia are >35cm longer than #dolphins in warmer #SharkBay🐬 #laser photogrammetry findings from @mvanaswegen1 et al. in @Scireports https://t.co/vhy5nJeVBh

[Shane Dickeson @ShaneDickeson]

@mvanaswegen1 @SciReports @lbejder @FChristiansen83 @KateSprogis @AMRU_Murdoch @MMRP_UH @sb_dolphins @himb_soest 🙌🏻🙌🏻 well done mate!

[Martin van Aswegen @mvanaswegen1]

New paper out @SciReports! We used laser photogrammetry to estimate body length of bottlenose dolphins (T. aduncus) from geographically-separated regions. Dolphins in SW Australia >35 cm longer than dolphins in Shark Bay.
Open access: https://t.co/PhzlkAJ5if