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Managed to catch a harbour porpoise on underwater camera today. Normally very shy - group came quite close and this one came for a look. 💙 Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) BBC Springwatch Iolo Williams Sea Watch Foundation BDMLR Nature Champions Former NatureScot account

Congratulations, Dr Rostan! 🎉🍾 Congratulations to SAMS UHI #PhD student Julie Rostan who successfully defended her viva: Future implications of seaweed cultivation for bio-energy production. She remains at SAMS as part of the HyStorPor #hydrogen #energy storage project

Prof Ben Wilson Ben Wilson Scottish Association for Marine Science convening panel on #EnergyTransition at MASTS #MASTSasm2022 conference. Topics included speed of consenting, pace of change, #EnergySecurity, scaling up #tidal, #hydrogeneconomy, social impact on communities.

Congratulations to SAMS and UHI Professor Michael Burrows, on being included in the global list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022. The Clarivate for Academia & Government list is drawn from the highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations over the past decade. #HighlyCited2022

The UK government is planning a reckless bonfire of the laws that protect our health and environment. From rules that stop river pollution to those that protect us from toxic pesticides. Join Patagonia grantee Friends of the Earth and speak out against the attack on nature.

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Four weeks left to apply for an exciting SUPER Doctoral Training Partnership PhD project based at Scottish Association for Marine Science. Using a combination of techniques (robotics, acoustics, modelling) to understand the small scale changes in light in a Scottish fjord and how zooplankton respond. findaphd.com/phds/project/l…

Our paper from the Scottish Entanglement Alliance project with partners Former NatureScot account, SCFF, SMASS, BDMLR, Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust is published in Endangered Species Research and is available here: int-res.com/articles/esr20…

It's about time UK road signs were converted to KM, no one under 40 has any clue how far a yard a is. Saw a road sign today, services 300 yards junction 3 half a mile. Had no idea whether I needed to take the first or second exit. Stop living in the past and start being helpful.

📢PhDs galore! We have a number of funded #PhD opportunities available - through the Natural Environment Research Council SUPER Doctoral Training Partnership - covering topics as diverse as marine biology, the #Arctic, deep sea & marine robotics. D/L Jan 30th. Pls share widely! sams.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

Ever wondered if #dolphins have different accents❓ So did we. We looked at the whistle characteristics of bottlenose dolphin whistles in Montenegro🇲🇪for the first time and compared them to Italian 🇮🇹 recordings to assess differences. What did we discover❔... (1/4)

An extremely thought-provoking and entertaining poetry reading yesterday by UHI lecturer Dr Mandy Haggith (@cybercrofter). We were delighted to host the launch of Mandy's new book, Briny, in our Ocean Explorer Centre. #scicomms #EcoPoetry

Spectacular rapids at #FallsofLora, where waters of Loch Etive tumble into Atlantic at Connel near Oban. thx Ben Wilson for suggestion to view en route to ⁦Scottish Association for Marine Science⁩ to talk about ⁦Seabed 2030⁩ - thanks to everyone there for the welcome.

Seen in Tesco Inverness close to where several huge wildfires have occurred putting lives at risk and killing wildlife…. spoke to duty manager they couldn’t care less Tesco #wildfire #glencannich BBC Highlands BBC News (UK)

Beware the nasty world of academic publishing. It just got worse with Wiley’s horrendous treatment of two loyal Aquatic Conservation Chief Editors. Unceremoniously dumped after 33 years service. jack-greenhalgh.com/a-letter-from-…

Our Wild #SciArt event returns on Valentine's Day, 2024. "For the Love of Whales" bring scientists and artists together to explore how collaborations can enhance the research and conservation of marine mammals. Register for free here👉 wildsciart.org #WhaleTalk

Can baleen whales sniff out their next meal??? Our Hon. Research Fellow Conor Ryan thinks so - and he's published a paper today explaining why! sams.ac.uk/news/sams-news… 📷Image by John Durban and Holly Fearnbach. Permit # 17355 from the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service.

Very excited about this and a bit daunted too!

Happy #baturday I've spent a week in a holiday cottage in #Dumfries and #Galloway where we counted 79 Soprano pipistrelle #bats emerging from their maternity roost in the eves! 🦇❤️🦇