Leigh Howarth

Marine biologist for @Cawthron_NZ looking at fisheries and aquaculture in New Zealand. Big advocate of science communication. Creator of @podcastpeculiar

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

MSc or PhD (fully-funded!) position in shellfish physiology and genetics with the delightful Ramon FIlguiera at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

We're looking for marine environmental consultants to relocate to Nelson, New Zealand https://t.co/xbiRjDr6Pv

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

Hot off the press: What is holding back seaweed farming in Eastern Canada? https://t.co/96uwCVS0Uq

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

@ln_freestyle @BD_Stew @mcsuk @NorthSeaWT @North_Wales_WT @steve_swi @sos_bangor_uni @thembauk @SeafloorScience @Macomabalthica @Dr_Emma_Sheehan NICE! I'm not an expert, but they certainly look closely related 🤓

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

Rare in UK; the sponge crab (Dromia personata). Uses sponge for camouflage, and soft coral for shelter, yet has bright pink claws. Fabulous!

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

Sweet PhD project available - restoring NZ's seagrass meadows https://t.co/RILAnpNE6S

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

"Goodluck finding better colleagues" cake 😛🤣
Time to get ready for my move to @Cawthron_NZ

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

Hey @BD_Stew , some of your fellow scallop nerds wish you well ❤️

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

@BD_Stew YIKES!

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Can seaweed aquaculture really help mitiagte climate change? The incredible paper by @IMASUTAS suggests the jury is still out... https://t.co/nBipLvsTeD

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Well when you put it like that! "It is as if the New Yorker or the Economist demanded that journalists write and edit each other’s work for free, and asked the government to foot the bill" 😂 https://t.co/d2p8TnoXiq

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

@BD_Stew You made my day and then proceeded to ruin it 😂❤️

[Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation @NSPerennia]

Meet CMAR!

Perennia division The Centre for Marine Applied Research (CMAR) is a provincial research organization that provides fisheries, aquaculture and other marine users with important information about Nova Scotia’s ocean environment.

Check out https://t.co/zO8zgDhvZS

[AANS | Sea Farmers @SeaFarmers]

The second presentation in the AANS-CMAR Webinar Series will be on March 10 at 11:00 am by CMAR’s @leighMhowarth - please contact [email protected] for an invitation.
#aquaculture #ScienceTwitter #ecosystems #webinar

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

@BD_Stew @Seagrass_WSA @SSRU_PSU @ZosteraR @ProjectSeagrass @HorricksR @KBoerder @SeaFarmers I learnt from the best!

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

How might aquaculture imapct eelgrass in temeprate ecosystems? See here for my new comprehensive review (I'm a poet and I don't know it) https://t.co/PmL6gWO4qC

[Peculiar Planet @podcastpeculiar]

What was that sound keeping residents in Florida and San Francisco awake at night? Was it aliens? Russian submarines? Or something even fishier? Listen on all major podcast apps, or https://t.co/TxjgcN0wY7
#science #podcastshow #natureinspired #peculiar #nature #educate #scicomm

[Peculiar Planet @podcastpeculiar]

In this episode, we hear how some fishy sounds almost led to the world's first nuclear war between Soviet Russia and Sweden. Listen on all major podcast apps
#sciencefacts #podcastshow #natureinspired #peculiar #nature #educate #scicomm #Oceans

[Manta Trust @MantaTrust]

"You're about 50 times more likely to be struck by lightning than you are being attacked by a shark"

Check out the first episode of @podcastpeculiar 'Dancing with Sharks' by Leigh, a friend & supporter of the Manta Trust. 🤞 an episode on mantas soon!

https://t.co/J7ylC8QKFK

[Leigh Howarth @leighMhowarth]

@Drsharkbrain I think you win!