Scientists are calling on UN Member States to fully implement UNGA Resolution 61/105 and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, including seamounts, from destructive bottom-contact fishing.
Eligible scientists may sign in their personal capacity: stateoftheocean.org/seamoun...
Our latest paper showing how fish use the underwater seascape, showing the importance of a diverse mixture of substrata in nursery areas.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Graeme Cullen @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Dr Charlotte Hopkins @uniofhull.bsky.social and Dr Neil Burns (UofG SES)
Great first “official” show!
New Naturally Speaking Podcast!
It's our 100th episode! Thank you to all who have contributed to allow us to reach this milestone!
EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems
Listen here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2026/02/01/e...
My brother fought in the infantry and lost soldiers in Afghanistan. The press used to report deaths before families had been told and I would check my phone over and over, scared it would ring.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
might watch this video 100 times before the day is over
New PhD opportunity - which I'm delighted to be co-supervising! 'From Catch to Kitchen: Learning from Recreational Anglers to Diversify UK Seafood Choices' www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #phd #seafood #angling #fisheries #recreationalfishing #sustainability @thembauk.bsky.social Please share!
PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start:
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Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too:
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@ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen
Scot Gov delays marine protection (again) until AFTER May 2026 election
Lines on a map are NOT protection! Destructive bottom trawling continues in our protected areas, devastating vital habitats. The costs of this delay are severe.
Read more: www.scotlink.org/environment-...
#savescottishseas
We have a great PhD project in partnership with British Antarctic Survey and Viking Cruises to study the underwater seascape of Antarctica. Full training and additional pay for time at sea @bas.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Closing Jan 5th 2026
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We're almost at the end of the training week of the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Tropical Marine Biology field course in the beautiful Red Sea. More updates and pictures to follow. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofglifesci.bsky.social
A big thank you to all the staff and 3rd year Zoology and Marine & Freshwater Biology students who took part in the marine biology field course at FSC Millport!
@dommccafferty.bsky.social @tashamilne.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
How about we could shine the spotlight of a study of 2.4 million children on the issue instead?
Victoria Paterson and I are abseiling off a building here at the University of Glasgow to raise money for student expeds. This is to help disadvanaged students take up these amazing, life changing opportunities @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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We'd appreciate you support
Glasgow university’s Zoology degree retains its top position in the Guardian university 2026 rankings, for the 4th year in a row!
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New paper out in Royal Society Open Science: Biodiversity is the common factor for juvenile nursery habitat for 3 commercially important species. Marine protection should focus on whole-site health, not just individual features @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
don't you miss all those fun "stakeholder" discussions from Twitter though? The debate, the abuse, the writing to my principal to complain?
🐬🐳 Check out our new paper lead by our @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk PhD student @rachlenn.bsky.social which looks at trends in cetacean strandings over the past 30 years. 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All thanks to decades of reports from volunteers and the public!
20% of Ukraine for 20% of Russia?
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
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I've really enjoyed the High Republic. Amazing to get so invested in a Star Wars story without the Skywalkers and Sith (well maybe Sith....). More big, joined up stories please. What's next?
I found this article on neurodiversity in conservationists very moving and encouraging, for professional and personal reasons.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've got more to do to do on ethnic diversity, and inclusion of people from more disadvantged backgrounds, but this is a good story
We have a 12 month Marine and Freshwater teaching position in our School. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer... Closing date 11th August.
Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social
It is the cleaner fish fishery yes. Wrasse are totally overlooked here despite their ecological importance, and the fishery for them has been very badly run. Protection in MPAs is a step forward, but there’s still more to do on the wider fishery.
An important development is that these fish have been recognised as “typical species” of protected features. There are a lot of other species and places which can benefit from this approach. More to come on this.
And to our relatively new “regulator of regulators” Environmental Standards Scotland, who picked this up and required action from Government. It has all taken too long, but progress has happened.
Credit is also due to David Donnan and colleagues at Nature Scot for commissioning and supporting our work www.nature.scot/doc/naturesc...
Some good conservation news. The Scottish Government has closed >20 MPAs to wrasse fishing. This is a direct result of our team’s research and the tireless efforts of @siftscotland.bsky.social
the barn is my new favourite unit
Bottom trawling continues to destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems.
95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.
Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
@oceanipso.bsky.social
