
Kate Chadwick
@katechadwick20
Marine Biologist, lover of whales and eels alike. Interested in marine ecology, behaviour, fisheries, stable isotopes, epigenetics, acoustics & tagging.
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12-04-2021 12:28:02
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Disturbing images from WCS Argentina from Peninsula Valdes show a massive recent mortality eventĀ inĀ elephant sealĀ colonies. Signs point to avian influenza, but lab resultsĀ pending. We are monitoring situation and informing government and distributing info to keepĀ touristsĀ safe.




New Paper š£. Privilege to be a part of this & working with Danielle Orrell. High site fidelity expressed in grouper in contrast to yellow spotted eel, with both expressing similar trophic niche.


Really interesting day at @ExeterMarine helping my CSIP colleague James Barnett and CMPT team conduct #CSIOfTheSea marine mammal exams for J. Wilson-Aggarwal and @LuisHuckstadt students. Two young and thin common dolphins- gastric impaction (bones) and other with heavy gastric parasitism.





Privileged to also get the chance to present a poster on our work looking at how we can use marine mammals as sentinels of ecosystem change. With a great team @LuisHuckstadt Rob Deaville @CwallWildlife Dr Lauren Biermann š± , James Barnett & @StuBearhop #SMM2024 #isotopes #seals






Over 5 years of writing code, collating metadata, processing, QCing, reprocessing, QCing, reprocessing⦠not to mention the weeks, months, & years of field work by a small army of researchers. I am SO excited that weāre sharing this incredible dataset. š nature.com/articles/s4159ā¦

