Emma Hunter

PhD Student - Plastic Pollution and Ocean Giants

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

On the road back to @ZSLScience after a trip to Cornwall- dropped off pilot whale GITs with @emmainthewild to help support her PhD research on #microplastics and their impacts. Heading back to base now, with samples collected by James Barnett and his CMPT team over the last year

[Emma Hunter @emmainthewild]

@E_StevensonBG Thank you!🐋

[Emma Hunter @emmainthewild]

First year of the PhD ✅
First international conference ✅#MICRO2024
May the learning, connecting and science continue! 🐋

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

Great talks by our friends in the @CwallWildlife MSN, James Barnett and the CMPT team, @BenTuttLeppard our fantastic PhD students @Helen__Chadwick @emmainthewild @KateChadwick20 and many others... Great day all round 🙂👏

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

A mass stranding of five sperm whales occurred within the Humber estuary last weekend- unfortunately all likely died and bodies are scattered around the estuary. Working with our partners in the region to try to #CSIOfTheSea examine any that are safe to access. More to follow...

[Emma Hunter @emmainthewild]

Happy 2 year anniversary to this publication! 🥳

Quantification and Characterisation of Pre-Production Pellet Pollution in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai, Aotearoa-New Zealand: https://t.co/kp9cKEx5oH

Over 3600 views, 861 downloads, 2 news features and 1 formal citation.📈

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

@Perkins16Matt @ZSLScience @ZSLMarine Minor intestinal parasite burden, no macroplastics found in the gastrointesinal tract. Samples collected for microplastic analyses for ongoing @ExeterMarine collaborations with @SarahENelms and @emmainthewild.

[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

[UKIRSC MarineMammals @UKIRSC_SMM]

@emmainthewild, is a first year PhD student @UniofExeter researching the extent and impacts of plastic ingestion by marine megafauna. Wildlife is ingesting plastic but what are the health implications for large ocean creatures, particularly regarding micro- & nanoplastics?

[Emma Hunter @emmainthewild]

Amazing what you can achieve on a 2-day graphic design course with @infohackit! 🎨 Here is the infographic I made showing the samples taken from the recently stranded fin whale on Fistral beach to analyse for #PlasticPollution. Thank you @GW4plusDTP for organising.

[Emma Hunter @emmainthewild]

Excited to be working with such a knowledgeable team on the PhD topic- "Plastic pollution and ocean giants: Investigating the extent and impacts of plastic ingestion by marine megafauna." @UniofExeter 🌊🐋🌟

[Rob Deaville @strandings_man]

In Cornwall today- delivered a batch of digestive tracts to our good friends at @ExeterMarine yesterday to help support ongoing research by @SarahENelms and her @GW4plusDTP student on the potential extent and impacts of plastic ingestion in marine megafauna. Good luck all!