🦁 ⚽️ Yessssss! #UTV #AVFC and just like that in 4th! Crazy considering the start to the season! 😅

🏔️ ❄️ Stunning ramble up Ben Rinnes today! 🧊 🪓 To be honest I was just looking for an excuse to break out the ice axe for the season! Scored a “Brocken Spectre” in the distance at the top (second snap)! #benrinnes #winter #hiking #snow #ice #outdoors #mountain #scotland @walkhighlands.co.uk

📸 Out and about capturing a few images! 📍 Great to see the #kingfisher back along the Burn & Ythan! 📍 #RedSquirrel busying away in the forest - Lossiemouth. 📍 #CrestedTit - such a character - Lossiemouth. 📍 Part of a #murmuration at sundown over Loch Spynie. #wildlife #nature #bird #scotland

🦈 Who doesn’t love a “super shark” story on a Friday!? “A major archeological find in Western Australia's north-west has helped prove gigantic sharks roamed the state's coast 115 million years ago.” #shark #teeth #vertebrae #fossil #marinelife 🌊 amp.9news.com.au/article/a8ab...

“After being tagged by Dr. Greg Skomal in 2019 with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC), Danny's pattern of movements throughout the Northwest Atlantic has not only captivated the eyes of viewers but has also brought invaluable knowledge to scientists.” www.foxweather.com/earth-space/...

🤩 What an incredible week!!!! 🌊 I was honoured to be invited to speak at the Project On Wave summit held at the Social Hub in Glasgow in my role as @ttptnortheast.bsky.social project manager. #projectonewave #beachcleanup #environmentalawareness #wavemakers #changemakers

Yes Villa!!! ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ Absolutely brilliant game! 🦁 7th in the table 2 points off 2nd, get in! 🦁 #UTV #AVFC

NEW PAPER: Survival and recovery of three shark species in North-East Atlantic recreational fisheries. academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... @garzonfrancesco.bsky.social @drmjwitt.bsky.social 🦑🐟🧪🌐🌊🎣

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Rewatching Stranger Things ahead of the season 5 release!

🦈 Earlier today we carried out a necropsy on the deceased male Basking Shark that had been reported to have washed in at Portgordon, Buckie. 🧪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #baskingshark #shark #necropsy #sharkstranding #science #research #conservation #scotland

🦈 A great time at the #EEA2025 (European Elasmobranch Association) conference! Really great to catch up with colleagues and make new connections which will hopefully lead to some exciting collaborations in the near future! Massive thanks to @eea2025.bsky.social for all of their hard work! 👏

More fantastic presentations on the final day of #EEA2025 featuring Flapper Skate in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Citizen Science projects in 🇪🇸 and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and coastal species of sharks around the Azores 🇵🇹 @eea2025.bsky.social

🦈 The final day of #EEA2025 ! We started with some feedback from the breakout session workshops yesterday evening, and then had panel presentations and discussions about the role aquaria and anglers role in shark conservation @eea2025.bsky.social

This afternoon at #EEA2025 we had a great panel discussion about “Unintended consequences of Conservation Action”, followed by talks on conservation decision making, SMART drumlines, deep sea shark mortality, misidentification of commercially fished elasmos and more! @eea2025.bsky.social

A great start to Day 2 of #EEA2025 the talks kicked off first thing with a particularly interesting talk about marine shagreen as a tool for historical elasmobranch exploitation and ecological baselines ! @eea2025.bsky.social

Excellent diversity of presentations in this afternoon’s session of #EEA2025 Featuring research from Costa Rica to Japan and more! Looking forward to the icebreaker this evening and having more interesting chats with attendees over a 🍺 @eea2025.bsky.social

🦈 An excellent opening morning at #EEA2025 Featuring 2 informative panel discussions and some great talks! Fantastic ongoing research and conservation. I’ve already got lots of ideas for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 shark & skate work! @eea2025.bsky.social

🦈 Packing a bag for the #EEA2025 (European Elasmobranch Association) conference, including some #flapperskate eggcases for an exhibition at the Rotterdam Oceanium! 🚨 Will i get quizzed going through airport security?? Place your bets now! 😆 @markdeboer.bsky.social @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

🦈 A balanced article: “Problematic practices can be regulated, and specific activities can be banned, but banning all baited and chummed shark dives seems, to the researchers, conservationists and dive operators I spoke with, to be extreme and unnecessary.” www.scubadiving.com/will-banning...

🪶 Despite going to the woods for the squirrels (previous post), I was delighted to get a couple of decent snaps of #CrestedTits too! This is only my second time seeing Cresties & my first time getting pics of them, lovely wee characters! #bird #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #woodland #scotland

🥜 🍂 Spent a bit of time in the woods recently, sitting quietly watching these squirrels who were busy foraging and caching their autumnal treats! #redsquirrel #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #outdoors #woodland #canonphotography #scotland

🦀 🦈 A semi-transparent #crab about the size of an almond and a tiny, glowing lantern #shark are among two new species discovered by Australian scientists exploring the deep sea. 🌊 🧬 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🦁 ⚽️ Couldn’t resist! Checked online & saw they had my size in stock, absolutely love these #AVFC #Adidas #SPZL special editions!!! Up the Villa! @avfc-usa83.bsky.social @avfcstatto.bsky.social

🥾⛰️ So great to be back in the #hills Ben Vane 165/282 #munros in the bag! A slight hiatus whilst we got the new van converted, mixed forecast but really great to get this one done yesterday! Summit in the cloud but overall pretty decent conditions and not too boggy! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @walkhighlands.co.uk

🦁 🙌 get in! #AVFC looking forward to catching the highlights on Match of the Day later 😁

📸 🦈 Flashback Friday to the super sleek Blue Shark (Prionace glauca). These are the sharks that started my obsession! I took this photo in 2013, diving over a seamount in the Azores 💙 🌊 🤿 #shark #blueshark #scubadiving #underwater #marinelife #sharkbiologist #saltwaterlife #azores

🧵 ⚠️ Yesterday in my role with Shark & Skate Scotland I attended the Flapper Skate that stranded on Montrose Beach. We were able to attend quite quickly and perform the necropsy (see photos in thread). #flapperskate #research #necropsy #elasmobranch #science #education #marinelife 🌊 🦈 🧪

Glowing shark and hidden crab found deep off Australia

🦈 Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting to the Ellon Probus Club at the Royal British Legion. I was chatting all about #sharks #science #research #photography & #conservation 🤩 I was delighted with the level of interest & #engagement by the club members! #sharklife #outreach #education

🤿 A lovely late afternoon snorkel yesterday at Cullykhan Bay with Lynne from the Moray Ocean Community! 🐟 Sandeels galore (an enormous shoal within the bay), plenty of juvenile gadoids and a chunky seal too! #snorkelling #underwater #underwaterphotography #saltwaterlife #marinelife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🐟 Terrible news for the wild Scottish salmon population… Salmon farming conglomerate Mowi has confirmed that, due to damage caused during Storm Amy, “around 75,000 fish have escaped from its Gorsten seawater farm in Loch Linnhe. #salmon #marinelife #environment 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.facebook.com/share/p/1BVC...

👀 🦈 Sneak Peek! Last night i finished putting together a new presentation that I will be delivering this Thursday in Ellon! #sharks #sharklife #outreach #education

🌊 🤿 After a week of very worthwhile #beachcleans with work, combined with the utter insanity of humans beings on terra firma. I literally couldn’t wait to get in the #sea i made the most of an opportunity for a quick #freedive before the storm hit! Found my usual #underwater critter pals 💙 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📸

🦈 Great to have taken part in the recent Important Shark & Ray Area “ISRA” designations for the EU Atlantic. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Shark & Skate Scotland (founded by Chris & I) advised on the Firth of Lorn ISRA & the Moray Firth ISRA whereby the Flapper Skate was recognised as a qualifying & supporting species! 🌊 🧪

Such a loss to the world 🐒🌿

Study spotlights West Papua habitat as whale sharks face increased pressures

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🤩 1/3 🧵 A great action packed morning at Alford Academy! 🪸 I was delighted to take part in the brand new “Rig to Reef” project, spearheaded by Chris a Science & Biology teacher at the campus. #marinebiology #education #community #scicomm 🤿 🌊 🧪 🦑

🤿 A great session this afternoon with friends near Portsoy! Water temp felt a little fresher today but we still managed 1.5hrs in the water! #snorkelling #freediving #underwater #underwaterphotography #marinelife #olympustg7 #marinebiologist #coldwatertherapy #saltwaterlife

Do you like my new lamp!? 🤿 🌊 #lamp #dive #diver #divinghelmet

Microplastics Threaten Shark Reproduction In Indian Coastal Waters

Who doesn’t love a Sea Turtle? 📍 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) #SeaTurtleSunday ? 🤿 🌊 🦑 #turtle #greenturtle #underwater #underwaterphotography #dive #divelife #scuba #freedive #sealife #marinelife #saltwaterlife

Divers on the liveaboard Odyssey were among the first to see oil leaking from the Japanese shipwreck Rio de Janeiro Maru in Chuuk Lagoon. A state of emergency has been declared in the State of Chuuk as the oil continues to leak into the surrounding waters.

🎉 🧵 WOW! I had an incredible evening last night in my role as EGCP - Turning the Plastic Tide project manager, attending the Inspiring Aberdeenshire awards by Aberdeenshire Council ! 🌊 #beachclean #marinelitter #inspiringaberdeenshireawards

🦈 “New research shows critically endangered eastern grey nurse shark numbers are increasing on the east coast of Australia.” 🦑 🤿 🌊 🧪 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

I went out to Cape Cod to hang out with the Great White sharks. An absolutely epic, mind-blowing experience.

💧 Explored this kelp gully yesterday, deeper in there is a swim through, which i’ll save for when i’m not soloing! Loved how the sunlight was beaming through the water! 🤿 🌊 #underwater #nature #wildlife #freediving #solo #marinebiologist #saltwaterlife #marinelife #kelp #scotland

Also here’s a few seconds of a Nudibranch doing its thing! Polycera sp. 🌊 🤿 #nudibranch #seaslug #underwater #tg7 #coldwater #freediving #snorkelling #saltwaterlife #divelife #scotland

🤿 Dropped off some kit for work at Boddam earlier… would have been rude not to get in! Nudibranchs doing their thing, at one point had a female Eider Duck enjoying shellfish quite close to me! 🌊 🦑 #freediving #snorkelling #underwater #coldwater #diving #divelife #saltwaterlife #scotland