Did you know harbour porpoises were once considered food for kings in Europe? 🐬👑 In a new chapter written with @cetaceanyouri.bsky.social we trace the history of porpoise exploitation across Northern Europe from the Mesolithic to the Medieval Curious? I’ll be sharing a few highlights 🧵

New #opeanaccess paper 📣 Ancient Atlantic bluefin tuna DNA up to 5000 years old revealed that the frequency of haplotypes has remained similar through time and highlights the utility of aDNA for temporal insights. Link to read: buff.ly/LxREtOQ

Finally migrated here! Currently having fun analyzing thousands of cetacean bones from northern Hokkaido, Japan at Hokkaido University for 5 months! Here a left mandible of a pilot whale! 🐳