Excited to reveal that I’m giving the Hay Lecture at the Science Fiction Foundation’s @easterconuk.bsky.social this Sunday! Join us diving deep into the ocean depths to explore weird and wonderful marine animals, and discover the inspiration behind some of our most iconic Sci-Fi characters.

🎬 Ticket alert! We have limited tickets on sale for the first screening of Trawling for Answers, a short documentary we made with @swimminghead.co.uk Monday 23 March at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social 🔥Tickets & info here: trawlingforanswers.eventbrite.ie

We loved making this documentary listening to people across Ireland share their thoughts on our shared ocean. Really inspiring work by Grace & @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social

What did people take away from our International Conference on Basking Sharks? We spoke with attendees from around the Atlantic to hear their biggest insights, inspirations, and hopes for the future of #baskingshark #conservation. 🦈💬 Check out their stories and reflections from the event!

A fantastic night at the Irish Embassy Brussels with @fairseas.ie & @cnagaeilge.bsky.social during #EUOceanWeek Inspiring discussion on the links between the Irish language, culture & nature. Great to see the Irish language & marine biodiversity being celebrated on the EU stage @swimminghead.co.uk

We had a fantastic time filming at the @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social international conference! Lovely to catch up with friends & celebrate new shark research. Followed by filming with Dr Sharon Lynch in ever-stunning Cork at Roaringwater Bay. Films coming soon!

Thinking of joining us for our Ocean Literacy Day on Achill? We have lots of activities planned for the day for shark enthusiasts of all ages. From headland watched, kayaking, draw along sessions and rockpooling to art instalments, talks, music and film screenings.

It’s #SharkWeek! Earlier this year we had a big encounter while filming with @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social! Filmed by pole cam following @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social Code of Conduct. Huge thanks to Grace Carr & skipper Dave Edwards! #SciComm #Conservation #Explore

As part of the Ocean Literacy day on Achill Island, Irish artist Tom Meskell will be exhibiting his fantastic sailcloth paintings of basking sharks in Gielty’s coffee shop, all day. Come along and say hi! Get details: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Find out more about Tom at tommeskell.com

Editing studio day - wish I was back in the beach with this little fella!

You can register to view the conference virtually, but we will also offer on site registration if you wish to attend in person: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025

'The timid hares throw daylight fears away On the lane’s road to dust and dance and play, Then dabble in the grain by naught deterred To lick the dew-fall from the barley’s beard..' From 'Hares at Play' by JOHN CLARE Painting: Hare Study: Cornfield at Dusk by Andrew Waddington #JohnClare #poetry

To celebrate our local sharks I’m chatting with BBC Radio Ulster at 12.30 today! All about sharks, filming & the International Basking Shark Conference! To be held by our lovely group @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social in August, check out the IBSG website or we will be filming highlights to share!

Little rescue mission! Found a hedgehog tangled in fishing line & caught on a barbed hook! Some kind people gave me a box & we’ve taken him to the lovely Rosemullion Vets. Please pick up discarded fishing line, you never know what it might catch! 🦔

Dive into Cornwall 360! Exciting news, we’ve been creating a series of 360 immersive videos for @cornwallcouncil.bsky.social Check out the immersive videos on our YouTube or VR headsets with all four short films will be popping up at events around Cornwall! Funded by the Fal and Helford SAC Officer

June has flown by! Bear reminds us to take time to stop & enjoy the flowers 😅 Enjoying a busy summer of films, friends & sunshine

This #WorldOceansDay join us in admiring Anna Atkins' amazing algae #Cyanotypes from 1854. 🌊

World Ocean Day in Falmouth! Had a great time on the @fmconservation.bsky.social stall & watching the amazing @beachbeasties basket shark 🦈☀️🌊

Manatees are the OG mermaids fr #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #manatees #mermaid #sirenia #swim #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

Good news! We are extending our abstract submission until 1 June 23:59 (UTC +1)

A wonderful variety of epiphytes (rainforest indicators) on a low horizontal willow trunk in the woods, including flowering dog violet, wood sorrel, plus holly + birch seedlings. This is full-on Irish rainforest. 🌍

Excited to see that the @birdfy cam picked up a polecat having a quick drink pond last night!!!

And it’s a wrap!🎬 We’ve been filming a new doc on bottom trawling with Grace from @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social under the blazing Irish sun these last two weeks! So many incredible stories & local insights, coming soon…

Tomorrow is the last day to register with an early bird discount for our international basking shark conference. Get your tickets before prices go up!

By far, the most common question I get is: do basking sharks close their mouths? The answer is yes. And they are adorable.

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

Delighted our film Bone Shark Island is an award ✨WINNER✨ We won the environmental category at Houston Underwater Film Festival! Thanks to Kenix & St Helena National Trust for their research, Michelle Fletcher for gorgeous extra footage & @thefsbi.bsky.social for their generous support of this film

Waiting the snorkeler’s return! Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend ☀️

🦑 A colossal squid has been filmed for the FIRST TIME since the species was discovered 100 yrs ago. The COLOSSAL quid, not be be confused with the giant squid, can grow up to 7m in length & weigh up to 500kg - making them the HEAVIEST invertebrate on the planet. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Irish coastline is shaped by the wild waves of the Celtic Sea🌊 Check out our NEW award-winning short film 'Fair Seas: The Celtic Sea' with @FairSeasIreland! Trailer youtu.be/PMID5cVczvc & screening across Ireland 🎣🐳🤿

Beidh Comhdháil Idirnáisiúnta le haghaidh Liamhán Gréine i nGaillimh ar an 29ú-31ú Lúnasa 2025. Tá tú in ábalta ticéid 'èan luath' a ceannach go dtí 15 Bealtaine. The International Conference for Basking Sharks will take place in Galway 29th-31st August 2025. Early bird tickets until May 15th.

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...

Cold & wet in Cornwall, wishing we were back in sunny South Africa today - although the beach was a little crowded! 😅

Swimming Head is now on bluesky!