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New OA paper alert: Restorative function of offshore longline mussel farms with ecological... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… As a result of industrial fishing practices seabed habitats have fundamentally changed over prolonged time periods Offshore Shellfish University of Plymouth 1/3

Here we use a combination of approaches (#SDM #acoustictelemetry #SIA) to demonstrate that longline mussel farming can physically augment and improve seabed habitat to support commercially important crustacean populations in otherwise unsuitable habitat. 3/3

Our Offshore Shellfish research was on BBC Breakfast this morning - lead author Dr Thomas Stamp sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S00489… tracks crustaceans in offshore mussel farm to show fisheries and conservation benefits - watch from 6:24 am bbc.co.uk/.../epi.../m00… University of Plymouth Biological and Marine Sciences

Trying to decipher patterns in ecological systems? Long-term data series are a must...here's cumulative rainfall data for past 3 winters in Cape Town (coloured lines - 2024 not complete). Interannual variation at the extreme. Other grey lines show preceding 40 years...🌧️CSAG UCT

🚨📣 PLUS... ...follow the link for a PDF of the journal article, as well as a collection of relevant teaching resources including lesson plan ideas , applicable scientific literature and a text-to-speech version for students with disabilities 🙌 sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/can-s…

Winterton-on-Sea (Norfolk) last week, Muizenberg beach this week (Cape Town). Had a nice break in the UK with the family, now back in the south for summer. Excited to welcome some UK folk for #IMCC7 next week to kick things off… IMCC7

Thrilled that IMCC7 is happening for the first time on African soil, in my hometown #CapeTown! Next week will be packed with marine conservation science, learning & collaboration. Excited to present on #marineprotectedareas & share #talesofthesea stories on Thursday night!

🐟🪸Great stuff Emma Sheehan - showcasing Lyme Bay, Applied Marine Ecosystems Research (aMER) Plymouth and University of Plymouth on the international scene once again! Blue Marine Foundation Defra UK Natural England Natural Environment Research Council

Actually thought some of these images coming from Valencia were generated in AI. Unbelievable amount of destruction 😔

Consultation - Marine Management Organisation are consulting on a potential closure to the King scallop dredge fishery, seeking views on options around closing English waters in ICES area 7d and the Lyme Bay area of 7e in summer of 2025. gov.uk/government/new….

Excellent work Applied Marine Ecosystems Research (aMER) Plymouth Emma Sheehan Bryce Stewart University of Plymouth MBA - Marine Biological Association Angling Trust Nice to read about Lyme Bay & the Pollack FISP on the BBC News (UK) front page while having my coffee this morning 🐟 Fishermen using science in bid to end pollack ban bbc.com/news/articles/…

When presenting my PhD research on potting impacts I often get asked ‘how did you persuade the fishers?’ Or similar. 1. Good, open dialogue 2. Financial incentive. Pots were kept by fishers at the end of project Nice to see they are still being put to good use in West Bay 😂🎄

So many of the pink sea fans we find washed up have marine debris snagged on them. A soft coral, pink sea fans are nationally protected. This one has rope and bungee cord tangled up in it. As they only grow 1cm a year, this one is probably some 30 years old.

🎉Nice achievement for our paper led by Jenny Hickman looking at ecological benefits of shipwrecks in Scotland. 🎖️Top 10% most viewed papers published by Marine Ecology Wiley in research 👀📖: tinyurl.com/Shipwrecks-as-… Emma Sheehan Joe Richards Blue Marine Foundation Sam Fanshawe

As the Lyme Bay MPA heads towards two decades (!) since implementation hear how it continues to deliver for people and the environment - this weeks #Countryfile 🎣🦀 (from around 30 mins in) bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…