🦈 I'm hosting a workshop at @sharks-int.bsky.social!🦈 As part of my work at @irishenvnet.bsky.social, I aim to advance understanding of impacts of #OffshoreRenewables on biodiversity, which incl. my faves: elasmobranchs! 🦈 If you're registering & interested in this emerging field, please ✅ the box!

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has just been updated and now includes assessments of 1,266 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras.

#MARÉIRE at the @irishenvnet.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on mitigation measures and biodiversity friendly designs for offshore renewable energy in Ireland with guest speakers from @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social, @renewablesgrid.bsky.social & Restore Blue. 12th November, 11am: shorturl.at/nh1PL

The #GlobalSumudFlotilla boat carrying Tadhg Hickey and his shipmates was struck last night by another incendiary device.

Last chance to speak up for nature! The European Commission is quietly trying to dismantle the laws that safeguard what we cherish most: our nature. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature Have your say at: www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na... Deadline is midnight tonight Brussels time

Amazing few days at the basking shark conference in Galway, fascinating work being done with shark biologging tags & camera tags. Thank you @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social

After months of preparation this weekend we successfully hosted the second International Basking shark conference at ATU Galway followed by our Ocean Literacy day event on Achill Island, cohosted by: @npwsireland.bsky.social & Irish Whale and Dolphin Group

I have never been more proud to work with @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social! After a compressed planning process, we held two packed days of fintastic basking shark talks. I've never felt more inspire or excited to continue basking shark research and advocacy.

Our Research and Postgrad Grants are still open! If you want to work on an environmental/ecology topic related to ORE, apply now! Topics can include impacts on biodiversity, mitigation strategies or biodiversity friendly design, collection of baseline data, impacts of port expansions etc...

This week is #SharkWeek! 🦈 37.5% of sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The Coalition to Halt the Extinction of Sharks and Rays has been established to stop extinction of sharks. Basking Shark Photo Credit: John Collins

Just one week left to register for our conference! Your ticket includes a Thursday night icebreaker at the aquarium in Galway! Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/internatio...

Our conference registration closes June 30th! Get your ticket to guarantee your spot! Read more about our conference at ATU here:

Remember that registrations close June 30th, so get your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

between that, Google Images being created because of Jennifer Lopez's v revealing green dress and Facebook's prototype being used to rate students' attractiveness, it really is quite striking and grim just how much of the modern internet was created by and for sleazy men

#UNOC3 is launched and underway! Are you here? I'm here representing the MARÉIRE project @irishenvnet.bsky.social with colleagues from @fairseas.ie and I'd love to connect to talk ORE and Marine Biodiversity, sharks, MPAs and more 🌊🦈💨

Next week, I will be attending the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France on behalf of the @irishenvnet.bsky.social. It's my first ever UN Conference and I'm equal parts excited, nervous and totally overwhelmed! Have you ever been to a UN conference? What advice do you have for me? 🌊 #UNOC3

For the life of me, cannot understand why @irishrail.bsky.social are incapable of putting bus replacements on when working on the DART, a vital public transport link that often doesn't run for WHOLE weekends. Apparently, Irish Rail don't think anyone needs to take journeys in Dublin at the weekend🙄

** Postgraduate Funding available ** 🇮🇪💰🌊🐟🐬🦈🦆🦇🪸 MAREIRE invites PG students (MSc, ResM, PhD etc) working in Ireland to submit proposals for projects that focus on offshore renewable energy (e.g., offshore wind, tidal, wave energy) and their interactions with the environment. ien.ie/learn-about-...

Don't ask me why but I signed up to run a marathon this year! 🏃‍♀️Training starts properly this week and I'm doing it all in aid of 3 amazing organisations in Gaza. They so desperately need support so if you can, please donate even just a couple of €$£ and share this if you can't! 🙏 gofund.me/8e67e3f5

ien.ie/mareire-lear... @irishenvnet.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @streamscapes.bsky.social @coastwatch.bsky.social @swanireland.ie @envpillar.bsky.social

I am currently advertising a funding opportunity for researchers working on environmental topics in relation to offshore renewable energy in Ireland. We have up to €10,000 per project, deadline is 12pm, Monday 12th May. Please share this with your networks if you see this! ien.ie/mareire-lear...

We are accepting abstracts for our International Conference on Basking Sharks! Come to Galway to share your knowledge on basking shark biology or the cultural significance of basking sharks. Abstract submissions close May 15th. More details here: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

Curious about the inspiration for our logo? Basking sharks swim in a torus formation, which a lucky few have been able to capture on camera:

** One Week Left To Apply** Just one week left for MSc students in Ireland to apply to up to €2,500 for environmental dissertation projects related to offshore renewables! Check out our grant call: ien.ie/mareire-learn-about-our-work/ PS: up to €10,000 for small research projects also available!

I love my job, I've learned so much in the short amount of time I've been doing it. Civil society, the environmental sector, conservation and advocacy are spaces in which I find a lot of fulfillment and want to continue occupying. That being said, I miss sharks and I miss being in the field 🦈🌊

Solidarity with trans women after today’s Supreme Court ruling. The rollback of LGBT rights — especially trans rights — is global, bankrolled by billionaires and the far-right. Trans rights are human rights. We must defend the Equality Act and its protections for trans people.

We have a #PhD opening on #DNA- based exploration of #shark and #ray #biodiversity in #indonesian fisheries! @sharkscience.bsky.social @misselasmo.bsky.social @dhikafishery.bsky.social @joanna-m-murray.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 We’re looking to hire a Finance and Reporting Assistant with @IrishEnvNet 🌊€29,115-€36,576 (Pro Rata) 🌊4 days per week (28 hours) 🌊Job description: ien.ie/the-ien-is-h... #IrishJobs #jobfairy #OceanJobs #GreenJobs

The Common Fisheries Policy states that the distribution of quotas should be based on social and environmental criteria rather than historical catch criteria. Implementing this would represent a significant step forward for small-scale, low-impact fishers.

Came across this very cool discovery today by Dr Eamon Doyle in the Burren, Co Clare, of a fossilized prehistoric shark! It's the first time Listracanthus hystrix has been discovered in 🇮🇪 and, from what I can see, in all of Europe. Apparently, they had feather-like denticles! shorturl.at/6fTeQ

We are also accepting abstracts until May 15: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 #baskingshark #sharkconservation #sharkscience #scicomm

We are accepting abstracts from a variety of disciplines, including science, management, and culture. Send us your abstracts by May 15th. Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Just one day left to tender! Deadline for the IEN’s MARÉIRE tender on the review of the legislation underpinning environmental safeguards in the development of ORE in Ireland is noon tomorrow, Friday, April 11th. More information at ien.ie/wp-content/u...

Here's an idea: refuse the nihilism and buy a climate book on sale! Thanks to @bookshop.org for featuring my book, THE LANGUAGE OF CLIMATE POLITICS, in their Earth Day picks.💚 Pick up a copy here👇 bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

REMINDER: Just four days left! Deadline for the IEN’s MARÉIRE tender on the review of the legislation underpinning environmental safeguards in the development of ORE in Ireland is noon on Friday, April 11th. More information at ien.ie/wp-content/u...

What is happening in #Berlin re Palestine activists and war protestors is not acceptable within EU charter and citizen rights. It is not a crime to protest peacefully, it is not a crime to defend Palestinian people's rights, and doing so thus not make you antisemitic or a Hamas supporter.

I had a really FINtastic time speaking to 73 classes from around Ireland yesterday for @antaisce.bsky.social @greenschoolsire.bsky.social #MarineWeek! We spoke about all things sharks, which species are found in Ireland & how to help them! And, of course, I had to spotlight the #BaskingShark!

💡💡 FUNDING for 🇮🇪: Up to €10,000 for research projects on offshore renewable energy and the environment!💡💡 Please share with your networks and colleagues 🙏

💡💡 FUNDING for 🇮🇪: Up to €10,000 for research projects on offshore renewable energy and the environment!💡💡 Please share with your networks and colleagues 🙏

Have you a proposal for a small research project on Offshore Renewable Energy & the Environment? The IEN’s MARÉIRE has announced a grant opportunity for research projects focusing on ORE technologies & their interactions with the environment. ien.ie/learn-about-... @drsharkyjenny.bsky.social

Have you a proposal for a small research project on Offshore Renewable Energy & the Environment? The IEN’s MARÉIRE has announced a grant opportunity for research projects focusing on ORE technologies & their interactions with the environment ien.ie/learn-about-... @drsharkyjenny.bsky.social

Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds www.euronews.com/green/2025/0....

Reminder! Deadline for the IEN’s MARÉIRE tender on the review of the legislation underpinning environmental safeguards in the development of ORE in Ireland is noon on Friday, April 11th. More information at ien.ie/learn-about-...

** Up to €2,500 FUNDING FOR MASTERS STUDENTS ** The IEN's MARÉIRE project, funded by DECC, is calling for proposals by MSc students for environmental projects related to #OffshoreRenewableEnergy. Priority given to projects in partnership with IEN Member groups. More info: ien.ie/wp-content/u...

We are delighted to announce that we will be jointly hosting The International Conference on Basking Sharks alongside National Parks and Wildlife Service. All details are on our website: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Early bird tickets are available now: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

Israel has destroyed the ceasefire and massacred some 400 people in a single day, one of the bloodiest days of this genocide. The brutality and duplicity of the Israeli regime is just staggering.

Are you liking Bluesky, but thinking “gee, I wish there was more shark science and conservation on my feed?” I have the solution to your problem right here! 🌎🧪🦑🐠🦈 go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB

Join our climate solutions team @uvic.ca! Applications now open for the 2025-26 cohort of graduate student/PDF trainees in Coastal Climate Solutions Leaders AND we are also hiring for a new Program Coordinator. Apps due May 1. Check out details on our new website coastalclimatesolutionsleaders.org

There is a balance between developing offshore wind energy and protecting marine life, but we haven't found it yet! Thanks to @arielbrunner.bsky.social of @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social & Laura Palmer of @whalesorg.bsky.social for their contributions to this article www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

** One month left to tender ** Please share with your networks! @scotlink.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @fairseas.ie @swanireland.ie @natcapirl.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social @feasta1998.bsky.social @streamscapes.bsky.social @coastwatch.bsky.social @coastalfutures.bsky.social