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This year's @‌MarineVertsMSc cohort at @‌UniExeCEC enjoyed a jam-packed workshop on mastering the art of engaging, aesthetic, & values-led scientific communications. The day was a great success & helped the students find their marine storytelling voices #FutureOceanChampions

Wet and windy short-beaked common dolphins in the Carrick Roads today onboard Cornwall IFCA’s Tiger Lily, completing the JNCC Marine Mammal Observer Course with Marine Vertebrate MSc (U of Exeter)! #cetaceans

Awesome marine wildlife display from the world’s 2nd largest mammal in Falmouth Bay right now! A fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) feeding with common dolphins and seabirds off Pendennis Point this morning! #whale #marinebiodiversity @ExeterMarine @CwallWildlife

Fin Whale spotted off Pendennis Point today! Was so exciting to see my first whale in the UK! Marine Vertebrate MSc (U of Exeter)

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More Falmouth Bay cetacean action today with AK Wildlife Cruises for Marine Vertebrate MSc (U of Exeter)! Close-encounters with lots of sociable and foraging common dolphins!

I'm incredibly grateful to Ben Hancock-Smith for managing to capture the unbelievable moment one of today's 3 Pendennis Humpback Whales breached, drawing audible gasps from the hundreds gathered at the point, and for letting me post the pics here. What a moment!

Our Scillies field course is off to a good start! After a slightly rough crossing, we made it to St Mary’s safely and are now settling into our accommodation after a (slightly wet) guided walk around the island. We’ll be sharing more of what we’re up to throughout the week! #MVEC

We had a brilliant boat trip out this morning with plenty of seabirds, including a good number of puffins! Then this afternoon a great talk from Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust about the rat eradication program on St Agnes and St Helens, which we’ll be getting involved with later in the week! 🌊

After a really great week on the Scillies, it’s time for us to depart on everyone’s favourite boat, #ScillonianIII. Thanks to the staff @_KMETCALFE @OwenExeter @AliceTrevail Vance Mak for making it such an enjoyable trip for us all! #MVEC

Here’s a couple of bits of footage from our BRUVS deployments on the Scillies! The first video shows a female nursehound in sandy habitat, the second two small-spotted catshark and a few pollack in amongst the kelp 🌊

A fantastic day at Natural History Museum yesterday, examining their collection of deep-sea sharks (Apristurus spp.) in preparation for some exciting Marine Vertebrate MSc (U of Exeter) projects. Thanks to Curator of Fishes Diego F B Vaz for all your support. @ExeterMarine University of Exeter CEC #deepsea #sharks #nhm

Great first 2 days out on the sea for Marine Vertebrate MSc (U of Exeter) @ExeterMarine 🌊 Lots of gannets, grey seals, common dolphins & porpoise (yesterday) & bottlenose dolphins today. Other groups spotted a minke & tuna, they managed to evade us. Hopefully spot them soon too 🤞🏻