Well done to @gracebradley99.bsky.social, BSc Ocean Science & Marine Conservation student for presenting at this years #UKIRSC2026!

Closing our first session, Grace F. Bradley
(gracebradley99.bsky.social) explores how interannual climate variability
influences the abundance and distribution of baleen whales in the Mid North
Atlantic 🐳☀️ #UKIRSC2026

Gemma A. S. Bekki is looking at how multiple gliders with
hydrophone arrays can be used to detect and localise sperm whales in the
Mediterranean 🐳📣 #UKIRSC2026

Evie White is sharing new insights into the spinner dolphins of Peros Banhos, using whistle characterization to understand this remote and unique population. 🐬 #UKIRSC2026

Presenting from afar is Udayanga Sampath @udayanga-sampath.bsky.social ! He’s talking about using passive acoustic monitoring to
detect and classify dolphin whistles in the remote Chagos Archipelago 🐬🏝️
#UKIRSC2026

Kicking off our Acoustics session is Rosie (Christina) Day-Reader!
She’s exploring how to descibe the whistle repertoire of Scottish west coast
common dolphins 🐬🔉 #UKIRSC2026

Eva-Maria S. Bønnelycke @eva-mariab.bsky.social explores how CO2 accumulation limits energy gain in freely diving grey seals, impacting their foraging efficiency. 🦭💨 #UKIRSC2026

Emily Martens-Oberwelland takes us back to 17th-century England to explore the complex historical relationship between humans and whales. 🐋📜 #UKIRSC2026

Isha @isha-just-isha.bsky.social presents the first species distribution maps for the Chagos archipelago, using an integrated modelling approach with opportunistic and survey data. 🗺️🐬 #UKIRSC2026

Kicking off part 2 of our general and physiology session, Ellen L. Hayward dives into the cooperative "tail-slap" feeding dynamics and role specialization of herring-eating killer whales in Icelandic waters. 🐋🐟 #UKIRSC2026 @ellenlhayward.bsky.social

Shreya Vinodh examines how the vertical distribution of copepods affects foraging for North Atlantic right whales. 🐋🦐 #UKIRSC2026

Katerina Schiffnederova (@katerinaschiff.bsky.social) investigates PCB concentration patterns in harbour porpoises, highlighting the persistence of these toxic chemicals in UK waters. 🐬🧪 #UKIRSC2026

Thomas Stone (@ecostone1.bsky.social) introduces an automated method using 3D photogrammetry to rapidly estimate pinniped body volume from drone imagery at scale. 🦭📏 #UKIRSC2026

🐬 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

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

And last, but by no means least, is Becky!

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Our final returning committee member is Josh!

@oshuwilson.bsky.social

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Introducing new committee member Katie!

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Next up is new committee member Mia!

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

The third of our returning committee members is Eva 🐳

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Our next member for this year's conference is Isha 🐬

🌊 Introducing the #UKIRSC2026 Committee 🐋

Next up is another returning committee member - Claire!

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

The second of our new commitee members joining us this year is Beth!

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Next is the first of our returning committee members - Rosie!

🌊 Introducing Our Committee for #UKIRSC2026 🐋

Up first is new committe member Ellen!