Saving lives, saving you money, improving the flow of traffic, there’s no downside to switching to 20mph default limit.

Started my travels to teach an @icesmarine.bsky.social training course on the bottom trawling risk assessment method that we have been applying in WGFBIT. Currently cruising through Belgium on the Eurostar, continuing tomorrow to Copenhagen after a night at my parents. www.ices.dk/events/Train...

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V @lloydalter.bsky.social

Hey, members! Are you currently a #DeepSea student or ECR researcher without permanent employment? We can help provide up to £750 for your participation in an in-person or remote conference. Deadline Oct. 4th, apply here: dsbsoc.org/conferences-.... Questions? Contact [email protected]. Good luck!

Israeli quadcopters shooting children. And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day. Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children. And our government continues to assist it.

Cool PhD on Arctic benthos with @nadescha.bsky.social

@icesmarine.bsky.social's journal, ICES Journal of Marine Science, is turning 100! After an inspiring week at #ICESASC25, and to celebrate this milestone, submit your paper to an upcoming themed set highlighting the evolution and future of marine science. academic.oup.com/icesjms/page...

Another critique showing that the Sala et al. 2021 estimate of carbon release by bottom trawling is ridiculous. It estimates an increase in NW European shelf OC mineralization of 0.27 Mt C yr−1, which is an order of magnitude smaller the previous estimates. academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING - however had you think things are in Gaza, they’re worse. We speak to James Elder from @unicef.org who has worked in crisis zones all his life and says he has never seen anything as bad we this “war on children” alastaircampbell.org/2025/09/152-...

Starting the last day of my travel back from the #ICESASC25 in Lithuania (train ferry combo). The travel was fairly cheap with interrail with the ferry was only £126 return. But it does take 3 days 🙂 @sosbangor.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social

#ICESASC25 was a game-changer! Stepping outside of my usual research into the world of #fisheries has been valuable. Understanding where #GreatCormorants fish is a priority to manage interactions with human activities. New connections and prospectives! @icesmarine.bsky.social

It was great to present about our @projectfishistory.bsky.social research at #ICESASC25 and an honour to be on the shortlist for the best presentation! What a great week! @sosbangor.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social

And she was shorted-listed for the best presentation award! @sosbangor.bsky.social

Great presentation by @lornamckellar.bsky.social from @sosbangor.bsky.social on how to distinguish between good and degraded state in marine ecosystems #icesasc25

Great to meet lots of collaborators again at #icesasc25. I'm looking forward to the excursion on the Curonian spit today, we'll almost get to Russia.

New paper! ‘Climate change impacts to upwelling and shallow reef nutrient sources across an oceanic archipelago’ Out now in Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... ⬇️🧵

#ICESASC25 forgot the hashtag again

Great talk on using historical sources to map herring spawning grounds by @georginahunt.bsky.social for @projectfishistory.bsky.social.

Congratulations @hbrowman.bsky.social - winner of the @icesmarine.bsky.social Outstanding Achievement Award! #ICESASC25

Great talk by Daniel van Denderen showing that fishing had resulted in an explosion of small pelagics #icesasc2025

MARINElife SURVEY OPPORTUNITY: CEFAS PELTIC RESEARCH CRUISE 2025 Cetic & Irish Seas, Western Channel 2-20 Oct From Falmouth Meals & cabin provided Requirements: ENG1 medical certificate & Personal Sea Survival Certificate email [email protected] if suitable @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social

I'm getting closer, about 6h to go. Practising my talk for tomorrow.

Started my journey to the @icesmarine.bsky.social science conference in Lithuania (2 days of train plus the ferry from Kiel, hence the early departure 🙂). I'm giving a talk on Monday in session R on 'Assessment of bottom trawl impacts on the status of seabed communities in European Seas'. 🌊🦞🪱🪸

I made in into the queue 🙂. I don't think a train is the ideal environment though for this task, with 3 friends counting on me getting tickets...

Zero traffic deaths is achievable, with political will

PhD opportunity @sosbangor.bsky.social on managing scallop fisheries to find the balance between conservation and fisheries yield. Get in touch if you're interested and I will email you the project description.

🦞 Come and join the fisheries team as a 'Research Project Support Officer in Fisheries Science' @sosbangor.bsky.social. The post is based in the Isle of Man at the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA). 🦐 jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

🌊 23 Sept - MASTS Fisheries open Forum Session with @marijasciberras.bsky.social ( @heriotwattuni.bsky.social ). Marija will present "Impacts of demersal fisheries on seabed fauna and carbon" 📍Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/342f65... Chair: Paul Fernandes (MASTS Fisheries Forum Chair)

If you're visiting a research group as an ECR or graduate student, as a general rule you should assume that the more senior/famous the PI of the group, the less time you will actually get to spend with them. 1/7

🔔 Deadline approaching! There's still time to apply for the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Observer/Senior Fisheries Observer position! 🐟 Starting Salary for Fisheries Observer - £28,982 up to £33,332 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience). 1/3

Do you want to know about past, present, future of rocky shores? ➡️ shorturl.at/WSeZb We revisited 25-year predictions made in 2002 by Thompson et al, assessed where we are now & forecast the next 25 years 🧪🌐🌊🐙 Huge team effort 🙌 ⬇️... @louisefirth.bsky.social y.social @benthicecol.bsky.social

Homeward bound after the holidays. 8 day trek in the Pyrenees and other trips added up to 4500km on @interraileu.bsky.social

Systematic scientific survey data has also been used to look at change in latitude, e.g. by @jangeerthiddink.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

It's certainly possible to look at hypothesized northwards advance of 'southern' fish over time using opportunistic data, as we did here for stingrays academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

How can we set thresholds for seafloor health that are both scientifically credible and practically usable? Join the workshop @icesmarine.bsky.social 30 September – 2 October. www.ices.dk/community/gr...

Last chance to sign up for a training course on the Assessment of the impact of trawling on seabed ecosystems, 6–10 October 2025. Copenhagen, Denmark www.ices.dk/events/Train...

Full-time, permanent Lectureship in Forestry or Agroforestry at Bangor University, which has an excellent reputation in forest sciences. jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

New research led by Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales and involving School of Ocean Sciences @bangoruniversity.bsky.social found genetic connectivity in a deep sea species over 1000s of km, but genetic isolation over depth. Read all about it here: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Busy day in the @bangoruniversity.bsky.social marquee at the Eisteddfod yesterday as Drs Mollie Duggan-Edwards and Dei Huws launched our new poster highlighting the unique wildlife and geological structures found around the Anglesey coastline.

Staff and students from School of Ocean Sciences @bangoruniversity.bsky.social have steamed through the Irish Sea and the Caledonian Canal. After sampling in Loch Ness they move to the North Sea to measure the impact of tidal wakes behind floating wind turbines in projects funded by [email protected].

For the next 2 wks I'll be attending & supporting (with scientific evidence) the #UNPlasticTreaty 👀 All eyes will be on negotiators to deliver an effective treaty which will protect future generations & our planet @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @scientistscoa.bsky.social

Ouch. “If we plan restoration targets to match future climatic conditions and consider state transitions of currently natural ecosystems due to climate change, the potential for natural climate solutions related to ecosystem restoration is close to zero.”

The irony of talking about occupation when talking about Israel... "Had he been in power during World War II, would he have advocated recognition for Nazi control of occupied countries like Holland, France or Poland?"

Lakes are feeling the heat too! @theconversation.com article by Iestyn Woolway @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. theconversation.com/underwater-l...

FULLY FUNDED PhD opportunity on edible crab disease with a great team here in a stunning location @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @cefasgovuk.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Ahead of the UN Plastic Treaty negotiations next month, our #PlasticPollution expert @winniecj.bsky.social co-authored this scientific response to the Chairs text (from where negotiations will resume), emphasising key elements for an effective #PlasticTreaty www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Officially started my main data collection, and what a place to start it off 😍🌊🌱 @sosbangor.bsky.social