The first day of the #REDUCE #RegionalOnboardObserversWorkshop "Training for Marine Megafauna Bycatch Data Collection and Mitigation" has come to an end. Participants have acquired updated knowledge on bycatch of Sea turtles and Seabirds. #bycatch #ETPmarinemegafauna #ETPBycatchReduction

Our second-day sessions of the #REDUCE #RegionalOnboardObserversWorkshop "Training for Marine Megafauna Bycatch Data Collection and Mitigation" are focused on bycatch of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and marine mammals. #bycatch #ETPmarinemegafauna #ETPBycatchReduction

Presentations evolve around biology, ecology and species identification of these taxa. Attendees are also dealing with interactions with fisheries, mitigation techniques and best practices for safe handling & release of bycatch specimens (sea turtles, seabirds, sharks & rays and marine mammals).

Follow @reduce-project.bsky.social to check news and progress of these last three days of Annual Meeting 2025.

#ArticleIRBio Autor @manelgazo.bsky.social @marinemegafauna.bsky.social

We’ve recently finished our #Bocadolça project, the main aim of which was to determine presence and seasonality of the bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus) in the deep waters off Catalonia (NW Mediterranean). @manelgazo.bsky.social (1/3)

Our new research paper is out. We found microplastic ingestion by the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) in the canyoned continental margins of the Gulf of Lion was high, more than in other parts of the Mediterranean and was influenced by the role of those canyoned margins. Full thread 👇🏻🦈

🦈 Sharks deep-dining... with a side of plastic Yes. We’ve just published a new study in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social- MER showing the presence of microplastics in the digestive tract of the blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus), a deep-living species from the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean).

You can call it a scavenger of the deep... but the circles at the corners of its mouth tell another story....🦑 #Hexanchus_griseus #Bocadolça #Shark

🔵🔵 Nova publicació sobre aquelles espècies comunes a casa nostra, però de difícil observació, el que no significa que no siguin també afectades per impactes antropogènics @marinemegafauna.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social @craiubbiologia.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social

Our study suggests dynamic protection zones for surface species & static closures for deep divers like beaked whales. Tailored conservation for diverse marine life. #SustainableSeas #OceanPolicy

🌱 Distribution of species like striped dolphins & loggerhead turtles is driven by chlorophyll & current patterns, highlighting their link to surface ocean productivity. #BluePlanet #EcosystemScience

🐋 Though outnumbered, sperm whales and fin whales dominate the community biomass in this marine protected area. Size matters in the deep! #MegaFauna #MarineLife

🐬 7 cetacean & 2 sea turtle species spotted in the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor during 2023 surveys — vital biodiversity hotspot revealed! 🌊 #MarineConservation #Mediterranean

hem publicat els resultats dels vols a zona del Corredor de Migració de cetacis..quines espècies hi ha, on son i que fa que siguin allí. més info @marinemegafauna.bsky.social 👇o a l'enllaç 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... (balenes amb gep? no en vam albirar, però #Fontiers ho edita aixi :) 🐋)

No he trobat cap notícia sobre el tauró #pelegrí de #PortDeLSelva que parli de: - La mort d'una femella adulta. - D'una espècie protegida. - S’hauria d'abordar la temàtica de la captura 'accidental'? Només s'ha transmès el missatge senzill: “era molt gros, no menja nens i nenes."

Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall

Bon vespre. Algú em pot explicar com ha quedar el tema de la desprotecció del #llop ? És cert que @juntsxcat.bsky.social s’ha afegit a la iniciativa? Gràcies

📢Reclamem a @juntsxcat.bsky.social i la resta de partits, que NO votin a favor d’aquesta esmena del PP. 🐺El llop és una espècie clau per a l’equilibri dels ecosistemes.

🚨Encara més, la proposta està plantejada des del total negacionisme científic. La caça del llop s’ha demostrat com una tècnica que té efectes nuls o, fins i tot, contraris als desitjats, en el control de la depredació. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/caz...

❌És del tot inacceptable que @juntsxcat.bsky.social es plantegi demà votar a favor de la caça del llop al Congrés dels Diputats. 🧵

📢New paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SeaTurtle 🌊🐢mortality in the #CanaryCurrent, a major #bycatch hotspot: -Longliners: 6800 loggerheads, 740 olive ridleys, 3529 leatherbacks▶️mortality unknown -Trawlers: 151 greens, 95 loggerheads, 42 olive ridleys. -Purse seiners: Negligible impact

Aquest és le compte del projecte #HorizonEurope que liderem des de la @ub.edu amb @marinemegafauna.bsky.social i @seabirdecology.bsky.social Ben aviat el web :) #reduce #bycatch

🌊 NEREUS is out! with ocean sciences news shared by @manelgazo.bsky.social @ipesqueras.bsky.social @elpiratavell.bsky.social @ipac.bsky.social Nº 282 - 20 February 2025 💻 Read here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/3647... ✍️ Free Subscription: nereus.ub.edu#PfhDSLJfZriv...

De la feina que estem fent al projecte #microANT 🇦🇶 ▶️Una campanya de la UB analitza l’impacte dels microplàstics en la fauna marina a l’Antàrtida - @ub.edu - web.ub.edu/ca/web/actua...

The principal investigator of the #microANT project, Dr. Luis Cardona, presented the objectives and work carried out during the Antarctic campaign to the Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, who visited the facilities of the JCI Antarctic base on Livingston Island. @ub.edu

De la feina de marcatge que fem amb l’ @ignasinr14.bsky.social i els pescadors de Costa Brava :)

Hem estat aquests dies per sota el cercle polar antàrtic (66S) tornem cap a dalt.

🌍❄️#NoticiaIRBio L’Oceà Antàrtic sota la lupa científica! Els projectes MicroANT i CHALLENGE-2 liderats per l'IRBio investiguen l’impacte humà i del canvi global en els ecosistemes marins antàrtics. ⬇️ www.ub.edu/irbio/locea-...

💡 Una investigació clau per a una Antàrtida sostenible! Per a més informació sobre el projecte, podeu seguir les actualitzacions a través de les xarxes socials de @marinemegafauna.bsky.social @manelgazo.bsky.social Conxita Àvila i @putxinelli.bsky.social

We begin sampling krill and mesopelagic fish in the Bransfield Strait 🇦🇶. The stomach contents will provide us with data on microplastic ingestion and will help us understand the transfer to the rest of the marine food web. #microANT Project: @miteco.gob.es @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social

Hemos muestreado pingüino barbijo de Isla Decepción. Llevar EPIs permite cumplir el Protocolo #ComitéPolarEspañol Gripe Aviar. Regresaremos a muestrear lobo marino, pero estos días navegaremos Sur🔜Peninsula Antártica Proyecto #microANT #Ministerio #Ciencia @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social

At Avian Island (Antarctica-67S),we sampled a colony of Adélie penguins. As they feed on krill, the analysis of their feces will determine microplastics concentration and study they transfer along the food web. #microANT @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @manelgazo.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social

About last night 🧊🦐🐟🇦🇶

Arrived at antarctic peninsula :)

..when facing south, it is truly south: Hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) Drake Passage 🇦🇶

L'equip #microANT deixa Ushuaia pel Canal de Beagle i creua ara el passatge de Drake, dimecres 15 s'albiraran les Shetland del Sud i continuarem fins a península antàrtica, baixant fins a Marguerite Bay. @miteco.gob.es @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social @manelgazo.bsky.social @odeigg.bsky.social

In Ushuaia, already aboard the Hespérides, hoping for good weather to cross the Drake Passage and begin our campaign in the #Antarctic Peninsula until the end of February :)

‘Read the instructions before use’ Today is the day—heading south to #Antarctica once again! :) #microANT project Transference of MPS through the food web, pelagic and benthic 🦭🐧🐟🦐

#Whaling left #NorthAtlantic #rightwhales functionally #extinct. #WHOI scientist Michael Moore says modern-day threats are just as dangerous as harpoons. 📲Dive into the issues with @nytimes.com: go.whoi.edu/NYT-Moore... 📸 NOAA NMFS permit 2137 © WHOI

The study of sediment samples and water column, feces 💩 from pinnipeds 🦭 and penguins 🐧, as well as stomach contents of fish 🐟 and crustaceans 🦐, will allow us to determine the transfer of microplastics along the food chain in the South Atlantic, in both pelagic and benthic environments.

Phase2️⃣of the sampling for the #microANT project @cienciagob.bsky.social in Camarones Bay, Gulf of San Jorge, southern Argentine Patagonia, is complete @ub.edu @irbio-ub.bsky.social #CONICETCenpat This completes Phase1️⃣ sampling in #TierraDelFuego #CADICUshuaia. In January, Phase3️⃣ begins in Antarctica

Join us in Madeira (19–23 May 2025) for the Workshop on Marine Animal Movement Analysis! Explore the challenges of studying #marine #species and learn advanced methods to analyze and interpret #movement data. Applications open now — learn more and register: marcfer3.wixsite.com/website

One of my resolutions for 2025 will be to share more of the maps we make at Global Fishing Watch. Here is all vessel traffic from AIS across five years. And if you want a 50 megabyte file of this image where you can zoom in to really high resolution, go here: drive.google.com/file/d/1RgBQ...

Els balenids poden viure més de 100 anys com a norma i no com excepció (si no se’ls mata abans). Probablement la majoria dels grans balenoptèrids també. Aquesta longevitat no reconeguda comportarà canvis en el coneixement de la seva biologia bàsica i per descomptat en estratègies de conservació 🎂🐋

A thoughtful analysis of the risks of #AI in and around conservation. We hear a lot about the positives, and for my research, machine learning has been a game changer. This article brings a broader perspective conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Per això també hauriem de sortir als carrers 🔬📚🎓 icm.csic.es/ca/noticia/l...