Flyer for the Annals of Botany Special Issue titled 'Macroalgae and Ecosystem Services'. It features the names of editors Mick Hanley, Kira Krumhansl, and guest editor Louise Firth. The submission deadline is July 31, 2025. The background is teal on the left, with a close-up image of golden-brown macroalgae on the right.

🌿🌊Annals of Botany invites submissions to a new Special Issue on "Macroalgae and ecosystem services", edited by AoB editors Mick Hanley and Kira Krumhansl and guest editor Louise Firth. (1/3)

@louisefirth.bsky.social

Do you work on #macroalgae & ecosystem services? If so, please consider submitting a paper to our special issue! #Kelp #fucus #fucoid @marclim-uk.bsky.social @pippajmoore.bsky.social @dansmale1.bsky.social @jebyrnes.bsky.social @twernberg.bsky.social @noramare.bsky.social @lmcclenachan.bsky.social

See you all at the next #ITRS in #Tauranga, New Zealand 🇳🇿. Hosted by Chris Battersall, Chris Cornwall & Dave Schiel. Can’t wait to see you all there! @chrisecornwall.bsky.social @benthicecol.bsky.social @nessocon.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @pippajmoore.bsky.social @marclim-uk.bsky.social

Come join us as a #Postdoc on BLUESHORES 🇪🇺 project in Cork 🇮🇪 to test novel nature based solutions to coastal defence 🌊 on saltmarshes 🌱. Start date: 1st Sept. Duration: 28mo. Salary: €45-52k. Deadline 10th July. Partnership with @ucc.ie, Uni Padua 🇮🇹 & NIOZ. 🇳🇱 universityvacancies.com/university-c...

At last! See you all tomorrow at 5pm @LaFabrik for the @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social sponsored #ITRS2025 🧊⛓️‍💥https://itrs-home.org/icebreaker.html
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Almost a month ago I returned from an amazing field trip to the Isles of Scilly 🌊 Studying L. hyperborea at its southern UK range was a privilege. Big thanks to @hjncatherall.bsky.social and @pippajmoore.bsky.social for such a great experience! #KelpForests #MarineBiology #Fieldwork #UKScience

🥁 🥁 🥁 The #ITRS2025 scientific program is online 🙌 itrs-home.org/scientific-p... please share! 42 days until 🚀
#marineecology @nessocon.bsky.social @katynicastro.bsky.social @aurelien-boye.bsky.social @louisefirth.bsky.social @pippajmoore.bsky.social @dansmale1.bsky.social @ifremer.bsky.social

Nice to finally meet @bd-stew.bsky.social IRL at the World premiere of Oceans with David Attenborough where Bryce got credits on the film and I gave a little advice on kelp in the accompanying book.

Big thanks to the ICE for supporting work that bridges ecology and engineering—and to everyone pushing for greener coasts.

Award info: www.ice.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

(Tagged coauthors + supporters in the thread ⬇️)

Feeling very grateful that our paper “Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state of the art” has been awarded #Halcrow Prize by the Institution of Civil Engineers. 🌿🌊 This recognition means a lot to me & 51 brilliant coauthors. www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Hi BlueSky! I’m Rodrigo, a Chilean marine biologist doing my PhD in the UK with @pippajmoore.bsky.social @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social. My research explores novel urchin barrens in the UK kelp forests — why they happen and how resilient they are 🌿🧪

A perfect Monday morning spent collecting kelp holdfasts for an MRes project looking at marine heatwaves 🤿🌊

Spot me working very hard…..

@newcastleuni.bsky.social @pippajmoore.bsky.social @

🌿 Taking to the stage now at #KelpSummit2025 is @pippajmoore.bsky.social from @newcastleuni.bsky.social presenting on the state of UK kelp and giving evidence of natural kelp recovery.

#SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #newcastleuniversity

A productive day kelping with @newcastleuni.bsky.social MRes student Cris collecting kelp holdfasts to start her Marine Heatwave experiment - What a team!

Congrats to Dr Catherall who passed his viva with minor corrections. May have over celebrated last night

Photo lower half underwater, upper half in air showing kelp underwater and rocky/hilly coastline in background

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The decomposition dynamics of 3 important #kelp species in the Northeast Atlantic with focus on the loss of dissolved carbon. We found that DOC is released in large amounts initially, providing valuable data around the complex processes involved in #carbon cycling of kelps.
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A trip to the field is a rare treat recently, but a lovely day in the field helping PhD students with testing kelp restoration techniques on exposed coasts and the effects of topography on kelp restoration success @robynmastinwynn.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

Keir Starmer told to use Brexit freedoms to shut down 'destructive' fishing Prime Minister is being urged to make good on his pre-election promise for a total ban on bottom trawling in the UK's marine protected areas.

🚨 Scientists are calling out UK govt for failing to protect our seas from bottom trawling! 20 top marine scientists are demanding a ban in protected areas. Ocean havens MUST be more that just lines on a map. 🌊

✍️ Covered by @stephspyro.bsky.social
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Exciting to see the outcomes of this exciting research published

I just checked the 100 most recent job ads on various marine biology Facebook groups and jobs boards.

2 involve SCUBA diving.

The overwhelming majority of marine biology jobs do not involve SCUBA diving at all.

Which means you can follow your dreams even if you medically can't SCUBA dive!

🚨🚨Fully funded @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD studentship🚨🚨 Investigating the impacts of electromagnetic fields from offshore windfarms on the behaviour of commercially important crustaceans in collaboration with @N_IFCA @HeriotWattUni @UniofNewcastle iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/t… 🦞🦞🦀🦀