✨Merry Christmas to all of our volunteers, members, partners and supporters, without whom we could not continue our vital whale, dolphin and porpoise conservation work ✨
From all of us at ORCA HQ, we hope you have a lovely day! 🐬🐋
Thank you @CefasGovUK for hosting a brilliant partnership day yesterday with @NaturalEngland! We enjoyed the discussions, lab tours, workshops and presentations. What a fantastic way to identify future opportunities for collaborative research and partnership working. #NEMarine
Some of @NaturalEngland's marine team is visiting @CefasGovUK today! The aim of the day is to celebrate and strengthen our collaborative working which has grown since our first partnership agreement in 2009. Looking forward to a fascinating day of workshops and talks! #NEMarine
Great to be in the ReMEDIES conference at @NMAPlymouth today. I love that the emphasis of this true partnership project is on pressure removal and behavioural change alongside restoration, honoured to have played a small part. #SaveOurSeabed@NaturalEngland@RYA@OceanCTrust
After 32 years & an immensely rewarding career with @NaturalEngland, I've decided to retire this summer. It’s been an honour to serve as Chief Scientist working with such talented colleagues to conserve, enhance & manage the natural environment. Farewell & thank you! #Retirement
Natural England and partners have received the Judges Special Award for Marine Protection (Sandeel fishing ban) from the Blue Marine Foundation 2024 Ocean Awards. A wonderful achievement and international recognition of the hard work that went into this.
https://t.co/0A8SKGTpw9
If this graph doesn't freak you out, you need to take a good, hard look at yourself. Yes, governments & businesses need to take more action, but so too does every single one of us #ClimateChangeIsReal#ClimateEmergency 🌊🔥
🥳 Cefas scientists and partners at @univcadiz have discovered a new species of side-gilled sea slug. Collected on a fisheries survey on the RV Endeavour, it's the first of its type to be found in UK waters! @rbullimore @Haydenclose@AWShips
https://t.co/0XUXQ9vazh
📢 First, first author publication now out! #Bluecarbon additionality: New insights from the #radiocarbon content of #saltmarsh soils and their respired CO2.
Check it out: https://t.co/miU5lFCrfH
See thread below for a brief summary of our findings…
We’re taking action to protect marine wildlife. 🌊
Based on our evidence, @DefraGovUK announced today:
🐟 English North Sea waters will be closed to sandeel fishing.
🎣 13 new fisheries bylaws restricting the use of damaging bottom-towed fishing gear.
https://t.co/Rxf8T0swXh