I desperately wanted one of these. Ended up with a second-hand Grifter. But I were happy… #4yorkshiremen

Meanwhile in the USofA 🛸👽

My house is full of lego. I don’t have the space. I don’t want anymore. Then they go and release this… @montereybayaquarium.org

Why isn’t Bert playing anymore? #DundeeUnited

First we have disco scallops (©️ @bd-stew.bsky.social) now we have a Fish Disco. What next? Drum & Plaice? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Real or AI?

Honoured to become a Fellow of the Marine Biological Association. The MBA has been central to advancing marine science for well over a century, and being connected to that community, particularly at a time when the ocean needs all the attention it can get, feels particularly meaningful.

Hmmm. Think I’ll *not* go for the deal.

We are now as far away from Saving Private Ryan, as Saving Private Ryan is from Kelly’s Heroes.

Funding opportunity for Early Career Marine Researchers The Brian Morton Exchange Fund supports a research exchange at the MBA, or partner research institutions in Hong Kong or The Azores. Apply by Monday 02 March 2026 mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homepage/discounts-and-bursaries/brian-morton.html

I’ve been waiting since 1998 to cheer on Scotland again in a World Cup - but if the SFA boycotted this shit show I’d support them 100%

UK’s new National Security Assessment rightly links ecosystem collapse & food security but treats food as almost entirely land-based. It looks to tech fixes while overlooking sustainable UK seafood. Resilience isn’t only grown on land! @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"This year, countries can turn that momentum into action on offshore renewables, decarbonising ships, ports and investing in nature-based solutions. If leaders step up, COP31 could be the moment the ocean truly turns a corner."  Dr Tom Pickerell, FMBA

The High Seas Treaty enters into force tomorrow, 17 January. But what does it mean? www.wri.org/insights/hig...

In an age of perception, proximity can easily be mistaken for accomplishment, especially when framed well and confidently misunderstood.

Smashing Pumpkins’ 1979 came out in 1996. If released today it would be called 2010… That’s a year I still think of as “fairly recent” 😭

Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey? Spolier Alert - Climate change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Super year behind us, super work ahead. www.wri.org/insights/aft...

Saw these cuff links and got very excited that they may be Hallucigenia. But no, just yellow & red caterpillars apparently #MissedOpportunity

Solutions from the ocean always get overlooked in these conversations. Sustainable fisheries, farmed seaweed and bivalves can produce huge amounts of nutritious food with no land, fertiliser, or freshwater. Blue foods really deserve a seat at the table in the “more food on less land” discussion.

This is exactly what you’d expect from the people who brought you a World Cup in Qatar in July. #PeaceOffPrize

The new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi is extraordinary

You mean my Rocky Mountain Oysters aren’t delicious bivalves?

Fancy that.

Marine biologists quickly ruled out Cthulhu… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

What happened for the ocean for COP30? My colleague @reginalam.bsky.social has been diving deep into NDCs, and I've been talking to people who were in Belem for @dialogueearth.bsky.social Here are some takeaways... dialogue.earth/en/ocean/con...

Great summary of what #COP30 delivered for the ocean by @elizabethalberts.bsky.social in @mongabaylatam.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/11/cop3...

Great summary. It’s time we moved away from consensus decision-making and used majority voting. For too long we’ve been held hostage by those with the lowest ambition.

Influencers filming themselves holding tiny furry microphones unfathomably irritates me.

The Outcomes Report on the Global Climate Action Agenda at #COP30 has just been published. Good to see our work on the Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard, Blue BDC Challenge, 100% Alliance and Ocean Panel recognised for their contributions to ocean-climate action. unfccc.int/sites/defaul...

Australia and the Pacific were preparing for a strong ocean focus at COP31. The ocean community is still expecting a ‘blue COP’ next year. Whatever the host, keeping the ocean firmly on the agenda remains essential. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Mads Mikkelsen… Lars von Trier… Viggo Mortensen… your boys took a hell of a beating!

Our Ocean Conference 11 will take place in Mombasa – Kilifi Counties, Kenya from June 16th-18th 2026! www.ouroceanconference.org/conferences/...

I’ll be speaking at this event at #COP30 on ocean finance. Did you know: less than 1% of global climate finance goes to ocean-based solutions - despite their potential to close the emissions gap by up to 35% on a 1.5C pathway.

🌊 Today and tomorrow, it's time to put the ocean at the centre of #COP30. Discover and join the flagship events on the COP agenda focusing on efforts to preserve and restore the ocean. ↩️ @ocean-climate.bsky.social @nature.org @cop30brazil.bsky.social#COP30

All aboard the Scotland roller-coaster…

Sporting director Kevin Thelwell says Rangers want "greater consistency, greater quality and standard of refereeing". Don’t we all, Kev, don’t we all. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

@yorkshiretea.bsky.social you really are spoiling us 🥰

Nice to see fossil fuel lobbyists are committed to long-term climate solutions. As long as they happen after 2090 🔥 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is great to hear. 👏 👏 👏

Then: it’s as much use as a chocolate teapot Now: it’s as much use as a iPhone pocket sock

Apparently today is “National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day” Which seems a bit unfair to anchovies 😆 www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pizza-w...

The Secretary of State for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs in Portugal, and the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Brazil, have co-authored an op-ed on why we should embrace blue foods as a climate strategy at COP30. news.mongabay.com/2025/11/embr...

This is a really good point.

Stay classy White House. 🤮

The Rangers say they have "concerns about the consistency of refereeing in Scottish football" That brass neck’s been polished to a mirror shine. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Can’t see this will be a bad thing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...