Dr John Joyce

Oceanographer turned author/cartoonist. Created the Virtual Trilogy of thrillers and the Captain Cockle books. Interested in education,books,cartoons & the sea.

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Black John the Bogus Pirate features on RTE 2's Elev8 today at 1600 hrs with cartoons and stories of marine beasts

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Rush of blood to cartooning arm last week. Put a load of new FunFacts marine life cartoons on http://t.co/fJ3oGbfMuX

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Summer edition of Captain Cockle page just appeared on Nature's Web site at http://t.co/HSrzObBh21 more Fun Facts on http://t.co/PkAjUXVBxT

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Black John the Bogus Pirate will give cartoon classes at Galway Atlantaquaria this Sunday 2nd June at 12.30 and 2.30 pm. All welcome.

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Black John the Bogus Pirate at Dublin Book Festival this weekend with cartoon workshops and signing of Fire & Ice http://t.co/AHey2jcJ

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

My alter ego Black John the pirate will run cartoon classes at Galway Atlantaquaria this Sunday 11th November

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Heading off this week to the European Marine Science Educators Association conference at Bruges. Check it out on http://t.co/UylSy7QX

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Great time in Galway last week at SEA2SKY event giving cartoon classes with new Black John cartoon workbook. Over 250 kids in all. Mayhem!

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Just put cartoon of Galway Buoy up at http://t.co/yU8bp8zC. Running cartoon classes at Volvo event Galway 30-6-2012 and 1-7-2012

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Finished new Black John the Bogus Pirate cartoon workbook - launching with cartoon classes at Volvo Ocean Race Galway on Saturday 30th June

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Listen in tonight at 10.30 pm to RTE 1 radio on 88-90 FM to hear yours truly talking about his 16 years at the Marine Institute on SeaScapes

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

just did a podcast on the Explorers Marine Education Programme. Check it out at http://t.co/ueDg46yD

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Thinking of overhauling my website. Does anyone have any views on Dreamweaver vs Wordpress?

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Just posted some new cartoons on my facebook site at http://t.co/a0J5yNy8

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Sorry about my absence over the summer folks. We had a death in the family. Back up and running now though. Talk to you soon.

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Cockle cartoons in schools in Bradford this week

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

In Cork with Explorers schools programme at Lifetime Lab + talk and seashore safari at UCC

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Check out my adventures with the Explorers primary school marine education programme in Cork last week on www.marine.ie

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Check out www.derrynane.ie for some great marine educational material and wonderful underwater footage shot off the coast of Ireland

[Dr John Joyce @CaptainCockle]

Spent last Friday setting up a fortnight-long Explorers primary school education event with the LifeTime Lab in Cork. Going to be great fun.