Had a great time organising and presenting at the 20th Annual UKIRSC Conference hosted at the University of Plymouth #UKIRSC26! Thank you to our organising committee and everyone that attended the conference! 🦭

And shoutout to our UKIRSC committee for organising this year’s conference #UKIRSC26 🙌

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That’s a wrap for #UKIRSC26! Thank you to everyone who came to Plymouth for our 20th Annual UKIRSC Conference! It was a pleasure meeting everyone and hearing all of the amazing presentations! 🦭🐬🐋

🐋 Registration Deadline Extended 🦭

We've extended the deadline for registration until the 21st November, so there's still time to sign up if you thought you'd missed it! Head to our website or scan the QR code in the poster to get to the form. Hope to see you all in January!

🚨 Only 2 weeks left to register! 🚨

Intraguild predation in sympatric seals and the effect on a declining population This study examined the prevalence, spatial extent, and temporal trends of grey seal intraguild predation (IGP). We demonstrated the utility of integrating disparate datasets to address conservation ....

New study led by SMRU's @izzylangley.bsky.social in collaboration with @strandings.bsky.social: evidence for grey seal predation of grey seals, harbour seals and harbour porpoises across Scotland, at levels that could prevent recovery of depleted populations. tinyurl.com/4r3wka6a

🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below

#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals

New @seamammalresearch.bsky.social & @smruinstrument.bsky.social research out today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, using #NIRS integrated into SMRU phone tags to measure the diving behaviour and physiology of the most incredible human divers - the all-female Haenyeo

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I have been trying to make time for pottery alongside my PhD. I did my first official market last weekend at the Bowhouse. I was very nervous before but it was so lovely to speak to so many people about my work! I have added a few leftover pieces to my new website the-puffins-burrow.sumupstore.com 🐧

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 The 20th UKIRSC Conference will take place 13 - 16th Jan 2026 at the University of Plymouth. A free event for students in marine mammal science to share research, network, and be inspired. More details coming soon! #UKIRSC #MarineMammals #StudentScience @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

We're pleased to share our work at @seamammalresearch.bsky.social, published in @science.org last week, showing that seals perceive circulating oxygen levels to adjust their diving behaviour. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystem - British Antarctic Survey Scientists on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich marine life that inhabits the region. This month teams are focusing on two major …

Please check out this news article about our #HungryHumpbacks project 👀👇

#MarineLife #Whale #conservation
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Picture of four people. L to R: Eva Bonnelyke, Jo Kershaw, Jen Jackson, Amy Kennedy

Remaining Hungry Humpbacks team visited @bas.ac.uk before flying south 💙 @kenneders.bsky.social @jlkershaw.bsky.social @eva-mariab.bsky.social will collect photo-ID, skin samples & track humpback whales to study their feeding ecology, pregnancy status & habitat use 🐳 ❄️ @seamammalresearch.bsky.social

Four of the Hungry Humpbacks project team members are on their way to #SouthGeorgia to start the field season🐳🌊
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