Marion Lefebvre du Prey

Postgraduate Researcher @PlymUni. Fish Ecology 🐟 Field sampling ⚓️ Biochemical indices of growth 🧬 Otoliths and eye lens chemistry 👁️ Bioenergetic modeling📊

[Brixham Laboratory @BrixhamLab1]

🎓 Excited to welcome @PlymUni PhD students back to the lab this summer!

Their project aims to refine a molecular index of growth for juvenile fish, using Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) concentration in tissues. 🐟🧬

#MarineScience #MarineBiology #BrixhamLab

[Ben Ciotti @benciotti]

PhD @PlymUni + @unisouthampton: pioneer innovative lab techniques to measure key physiological rates in wild populations... applied to juvenile turbot🤗. Exceptional aquaria facilities + field work on glorious Cornish beaches😎 @clivetrue https://t.co/Sa2lfGcXAN

[Ben Ciotti @benciotti]

It was a pleasure to be back at the International Flatfish Symposium last month, this time at @WUR. The symposia have provided a valued research community since PhD days. Pleasure to see @PlymUni PhD student @marion_ldp present this time :)

[Marine Institute @PlymUniMI]

Help identify fish nursery habitat by developing tools to measure growth and metabolism in wild fishes. Apply for this exciting and fully funded #PhD studentship working with @PlymUni’s @benciotti & @unisouthampton’s @clivetrue.

👉https://t.co/AsW7SgwjxJ

[Marion Lefebvre du Prey @marion_ldp]

I had an amazing time at the International #Flatfish Symposium in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 where I presented a talk and a poster. Already excited to meet the flatfish nerds again… see you in 4 years in Japan ! 🐟
@ARIES_DTP @benciotti @PlymBioMarSci

[Marion Lefebvre du Prey @marion_ldp]

I had a great week in @otolithgirl ‘s lab, learning the art of micro-dissection, otoliths preparation and eye lenses peeling 🐟 (and all in 5 days 🤯).
So grateful for working with amazing PhD supervisors 😍🤝

[Ben Ciotti @benciotti]

V grateful for this exciting collaboration on @marion_ldp @NERCscience PhD: developing powerful techniques that reveal so much about habitat #efh needs of a cute (👏yes👏) & important species. Future Leaders at the helm in BOTH senses @plymuni @PlymBioMarSci. Thx East Coast Crew!

[Dr Anna Sturrock @otolithgirl]

Been a genuine pleasure welcoming @marion_ldp, my PhD student with @benciotti to @EssexLifeSci to learn the art of #otolith prepping, reading, lasering, and eye lens peeling. Quick learner! Maybe the future #otolithgirl...?! Still not convinced that sole are "cute" tho...

[FinVision @Fin_Vision]

#FinVision Clip Of The Day

Another tiny larval gadoid spotted by citizen scientists on our Zooniverse platform!

This is exactly what the JHaM-Cam’s are looking for!

Zooniverse link in bio to find more!

[Robin Bradley @bradlerob]

Anybody fancy a bit of virtual fishing while helping important research?

[Marion Lefebvre du Prey @marion_ldp]

My second PhD field expedition was a success, with stunning sunsets, plenty of juvenile fish (although not as many sole as expected 🤔), and amazing students. Thanks to @benciotti, @DevonSevernIFCA , @PlymBioMarSci and @ARIES_DTP for their support 🐟 Now, off on holidays !

[Rebecca Nesbit @RebeccaNesbit]

This is what our work's all about - tagging fish, measuring fish and talking about fish. With @ThomasStamp, @Dr_Emma_Sheehan, @hannahsrudd, @BD_Stew et al. https://t.co/TU94nvz2k4

[University of Plymouth @PlymUni]

From surf-riding clams to weever fish – Dr Ben Ciotti (@benciotti) explores the dynamic environment of surf zone ecosystems.

Discover the hidden ecology of our beach destinations.

🔍🩴🌊 https://t.co/x7kfpMmXlp

[Marion Lefebvre du Prey @marion_ldp]

8 months ago, these rooms were empty and I didn’t know anything about fish husbandry.

Today I am running experiments in the amazing @BrixhamLab1 to calibrate indices of growth for juvenile sole, for my PhD.

What an amazing journey, and it is just the beginning.. stay tuned !🐟

[Marion Lefebvre du Prey @marion_ldp]

@bradlerob Hi Robin,
I had a few early juvenile bass in the Severn last week (intertidal sampling using a riley push-net). The same survey will be conducted in September, happy to keep you updated 😊

[Francisco Schinder Coirini @Franschinder]

Which inshore habitats are most important for fish during early life stages?🐟
With @benciotti, @marion_ldp, @_RachelTurnbull, and Ryan Hepburn, we are using a variety of sampling techniques to assess juvenile fish habitat quality. @Fin_Vision

Thanks to the @TheFSBI and @PlymUni

[Rachel Turnbull @_RachelTurnbull]

Bass sampling expedition day 2 @PlymUni! More good weather, and the first #seabass (plus plenty of sandeels and flatties for good luck)! #FHRU #plyMBIO

[Marion Lefebvre du Prey @marion_ldp]

The first sampling week of my PhD began yesterday, with an international dream team 🇨🇵🇬🇧🇪🇦 We'll sample juvenile flatfish across the Severn estuary to study the nursery habitat @benciotti @PlymUni @ARIES_DTP

[Ben Ciotti @benciotti]

🇫🇷 l'Equipe de France kick off @PlymUni @plymbiolmarsci expedition to understand juvenile sole 🐟habitat needs in #SevernEstuary & Bristol Channel: great to have @ARIES_DTP PhD @marion_ldp leading a fully international team of @MBSPlymUni undergrads & interns #plymBIO #FHRU.

[Ishbel Matheson @ishbelmatheson]

Today is World Ocean Day 💙 New figures from the @FAOfish shows the number of overfished stocks continues to rise. It doesnt have to be this way #sustainablefishing @Manu_FAO #SOFIA2024 @MSCecolabel #morefish https://t.co/eIE3Yw74xI