Lots to read in the November issue of the POGO newsletter! Visit mailchi.mp/pogo-ocean.o... to read updates from the Secretariat, news about POGO-supported activities, #capacitydevelopment reports, #shipboardtraining calls, stories from our members, and plenty more. #ocean #oceanobserving

Taken down at night for “public safety”. But no condemnation. Meanwhile, antisemitic stickers have appeared near Plymouth’s synagogue (a passerby removed as many as they could)

I despair :( Why would anyone do something so wantonly destructive? 🥲 #Dartmoor www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

First #dartmoor trip in MONTHS - made possible by our first @co-wheels.bsky.social hire (recent life without a car has been quite limiting…). Really nice to get out of town and breathe in some misty moor air for a few hours ☺️

🌊 Applications Open! NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography 🌍 📅 Apply by 12 Dec '25 🌍 Priority for applicants from developing countries 🔗 More info at www.ofi.ca/programs/cen... Hosted by @oceanfrontier.bsky.social @marineinstitute.bsky.social @dalhousieu.bsky.social @hakai.org

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

‘Ebb & Flow’ - a clever new #sculpture unveiled in #plymouth yesterday - depicting the way that service families experience the deployment of a parent ‘disappearing’ from daily life.

This is a brilliant, crowd-sourced, expert-led scientific factchecking platform. I would encourage all my researcher and #scicomms colleagues to take a look and, ideally, sign up to be part of the fight against misinformation. ⤵️ Please reshare - and let’s help rebuild public trust in science 🌊🧬🥼🧪

Desperately miss living in London - brilliant city, and some of the best years of my life 🥰. That said - I couldn’t bear to move away from the sea now 🥲 A heart torn in two 💔🌊

The #virtualoceanpavilion is for anyone interested in why the #ocean matters in #climate negotiations. #COP30 Come and visit 🌊 ⤵️

When the 'something' is cancer, I'd focus on the 'may happen' bit, and then imagine the conversation with the adult you didn't vaccinate.

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK... 78% are murdered by a partner/ex Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety In fact, they voted against them...

Just placed my @nationaltrust.org.uk vote - deadline is today ⬇️ Clicking on the secure link in my email was nice and easy - took me less than a minute to use the ‘quick vote’ options 👍

Hallowe’en creatures turning on one another 🦇🐀😱. I now want to know if a cat caught and ate the rat…? 🐈‍⬛

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Baking pie has warmed up the heating-free house 😊

The bathroom refit is now nearly 4 weeks in - and I’m getting cold. At the start, I casually said we could manage without heating for the two weeks it was going to take - but I am really, really hoping that today is the day the radiator finally goes in 😬. [NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].

Still remember several from my youth, plus husband’s mobile (we’ve kept the same numbers since 1996). And I insisted my 21st century kids memorise both of our mobiles in case they ever get caught in a bad situation without their own phones.

I’ve loved the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social for decades (Blimey! That makes me sound/feel old!), but last night was the first time I’ve seen them live. Also the first time I’ve been in the London Barbican Hall. Both were immensely impressive 🥰. Well worth the trip from Plymouth :) #thedivinecomedy

I can barely contain my excitement at having tickets for their London show this Saturday 😱 In the meantime, I’m working very hard on resisting my urge to sing along with everything in a really annoying fashion 😬

Ah! I remember the heady, early days of Amazon UK (1998!), the amazing online bookshop that gave me access to out-of-print books I’d been seeking for years ☺️📚. I properly loved the company. How sad that they turned to world domination via enshittification 🥲 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Can’t believe it’s been 5 years since @theboxplymouth.bsky.social opened! Must admit to being a sceptic in the early days - but it has been a brilliant addition to our city, both as an eye-catching landmark I walk past daily, and as a cultural centre 🥰🎉 www.bbc.com/news/article...

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day. As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time. At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

This boy is very VERY unhappy about the loud destructive noises of workmen ripping out his bathroom 😬. Sitting near me in the “office” (3 weeks of wfh to supervise the destruction/construction) is not as calming as he’d like 🥲 #cat

First fire of the season, being properly worshipped by Onyx ☺️🔥 #caturday

WHOSE chair and blanket??? #caturday

It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this” www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠

Really enjoyed the @lukejerram.bsky.social #Helios exhibit today - fabulous art installation, based on over 400,000 images of the sun’s surface and inspired by NASA’s solar observations - thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk for bringing it to #Plymouth. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...

Loved this BBC R4 piece on the chough, and its connection with the lore of the Celtic nations. I hadn’t realised that they had been gone from Cornwall for years - but have now established themselves. In fact, we saw a group on the Lizard this summer (poor photo apology) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Bit damp in Plymouth last night… 😱🙄💧 And lots of flood debris visible around the city centre today.

Cormorant drying its wings in Sutton Harbour, before lifting off once more. Swans looking a wee bit territorial about their favourite patch of Barbican shore… #Plymouth

Just a reminder to get your abstracts in for #OSM26 and join our sessions on #biomolecular #observing in Glasgow. Submission deadline is tomorrow - 20 Aug ⤵️ #eDNA #oceanobs

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We're delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025! 🎉 Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

Farewell to the brilliant #TomLehrer whose songs have been such a source of amusement on car journeys & campsites with the family for 30-ish years. As a chemist-by-training I feel a certain loyalty to The Elements - but it’s hard to choose just one favourite tune ;) youtu.be/AcS3NOQnsQM?...

Dropped into the Levinsky building at @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social on my way home from work (half day Tuesday 😉) to check out the Submergence exhibit by @squidsoup Will definitely be back with more time and a tripod📷 www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/sub...

📢Call for abstracts - #OSM26 Join us in Glasgow, 22-27 Feb 2026, to discuss advances in ocean biomolecular observing.🧬🌊 Find out more at obon-ocean.org/2025/07/16/o... Submission deadline: 20 Aug 2025 #eDNA #oceanobs @pogo-ocean.bsky.social @aslo.org @agu.org @tosoceanography.bsky.social

Not a tennis fan myself, but #Plymouth city centre has definitely provided a nice space to enjoy the competition, the sunshine, and a few strawberries 🎾🍓👏

It’s #flyingantday in #Plymouth and the local gulls are having a feast 🐜

For Austen’s heroines, independence often begins on foot.

I feel it is my duty to test out all the tequila-based cocktail cans currently available *just in case* I need them for a picnic. First tonight - M&S’s new margarita. So far so good. But will it pass the migraine test later…? 😬 #tequila #M&S #margarita #cocktail

Spectacular evening aboard the new research vessel of @ieo.es @csic.es, with a full tour of facilities, and excellent Spanish hospitality 🇪🇸 I’m currently in Nice for UNOC3, representing @pogo-ocean.bsky.social, as we emphasise the importance of #oceanobservations. #NoDataNoAction bit.ly/POGO-JN25

🌊 “No Data, No Action: Investing in Ocean Observations to Achieve SDG14 and a Sustainable Future” #OceanObservations are NOT optional. The time to invest is now. Read the full POGO statement on the urgency of funding global ocean obs at bit.ly/POGO-JN25 #OOSC

Join us at the #OneOceanScienceCongress in Nice tomorrow. POGO is hosting a town hall: ➡️ Sustained funding for long-term ocean observations in support of global policy frameworks 📅 Tuesday 3 June ⏰ 12:45 to 13:45 CEST 🧭 Room 8, Quai Infernet at Port Lympia Find out more at: bit.ly/POGO-TM28

POGO announces the 7th edition of the NF-POGO Open Call for Shipboard Training Fellowships. For more details visit mailchi.mp/a7af532ae369...

If you’re interested in #eDNA for #oceanobs, take a look at what the OBON community has been up to this quarter ⬇️🧬

I make no apologies for reposting this #Dartmoor news - it should never have been taken to court in the first place. This is an important win for ordinary people to access our National Park - despite new hedge funded landowners cynical attempts to force the public away.

Our right to #wildcamp on #Dartmoor hangs in the balance. Tomorrow, on the 21st of May 2025, the Supreme Court will hand down their judgement on the case they have been deliberating over since last October. Refresh your memory of the case so far: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/backpack-cam...

Enjoyed the last #CandlelightConcert so much that we’re back at Plymouth Marine Aquarium again tonight for a string quartet playing Queen tracks :)

Warm, sunny weekend by the sea, and even the artwork needs a beer. #LookII #Plymouth

Not a bad spot of colour for a busy city centre junction 🌼 #Plymouth