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David Bailey
@davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk
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Marine biologist at the University of Glasgow

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 1d
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · 10d
New PhD opportunity - which I'm delighted to be co-supervising! 'From Catch to Kitchen: Learning from Recreational Anglers to Diversify UK Seafood Choices' www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #phd #seafood #angling #fisheries #recreationalfishing #sustainability @thembauk.bsky.social Please share!

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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 12d
PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

@ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen

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Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social · 17d
Scot Gov delays marine protection (again) until AFTER May 2026 election
Lines on a map are NOT protection! Destructive bottom trawling continues in our protected areas, devastating vital habitats. The costs of this delay are severe.

Read more: www.scotlink.org/environment-...

#savescottishseas

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Nov 20
We have a great PhD project in partnership with British Antarctic Survey and Viking Cruises to study the underwater seascape of Antarctica. Full training and additional pay for time at sea @bas.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Closing Jan 5th 2026
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Nov 7
We're almost at the end of the training week of the @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Tropical Marine Biology field course in the beautiful Red Sea. More updates and pictures to follow. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofglifesci.bsky.social

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School of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk · Oct 20
A big thank you to all the staff and 3rd year Zoology and Marine & Freshwater Biology students who took part in the marine biology field course at FSC Millport!

@dommccafferty.bsky.social @tashamilne.bsky.social
@uofgmvls.bsky.social

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Sep 25
How about we could shine the spotlight of a study of 2.4 million children on the issue instead?

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Sep 17
Victoria Paterson and I are abseiling off a building here at the University of Glasgow to raise money for student expeds. This is to help disadvanaged students take up these amazing, life changing opportunities @uofglasgow.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/paterso...

We'd appreciate you support

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 13
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country. Our league tables rank them all subject by subject, as well as by student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Tasha Milne @tashamilne.bsky.social · Sep 12
New paper out in Royal Society Open Science: Biodiversity is the common factor for juvenile nursery habitat for 3 commercially important species. Marine protection should focus on whole-site health, not just individual features @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Seascape ecology of juvenile gadoid nursery areas | Royal Society Open Science
Availability of juvenile fish habitat provision can impact recruitment. This study focused on identifying which environmental variables characterize the juvenile habitats of three commercially important gadoid species: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), haddock ...
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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Sep 1
don't you miss all those fun "stakeholder" discussions from Twitter though? The debate, the abuse, the writing to my principal to complain?

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · Aug 20
🐬🐳 Check out our new paper lead by our @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk PhD student @rachlenn.bsky.social which looks at trends in cetacean strandings over the past 30 years. 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All thanks to decades of reports from volunteers and the public!

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Aug 17
20% of Ukraine for 20% of Russia?

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · Aug 14
This is a masterpiece. Simply excellent
www.instagram.com/reel/DMVGMIC...

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 30
I've really enjoyed the High Republic. Amazing to get so invested in a Star Wars story without the Skywalkers and Sith (well maybe Sith....). More big, joined up stories please. What's next?

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 25
I found this article on neurodiversity in conservationists very moving and encouraging, for professional and personal reasons.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We've got more to do to do on ethnic diversity, and inclusion of people from more disadvantged backgrounds, but this is a good story
‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature
Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness
www.theguardian.com

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 22
We have a 12 month Marine and Freshwater teaching position in our School. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer... Closing date 11th August.

Interest in teaching on our Tropical Marine Biology course, would be great, but not essential. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Questions to @jlindstrom.bsky.social

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 4
It is the cleaner fish fishery yes. Wrasse are totally overlooked here despite their ecological importance, and the fishery for them has been very badly run. Protection in MPAs is a step forward, but there’s still more to do on the wider fishery.

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 3
An important development is that these fish have been recognised as “typical species” of protected features. There are a lot of other species and places which can benefit from this approach. More to come on this.

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 3
And to our relatively new “regulator of regulators” Environmental Standards Scotland, who picked this up and required action from Government. It has all taken too long, but progress has happened.

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 3
Credit is also due to David Donnan and colleagues at Nature Scot for commissioning and supporting our work www.nature.scot/doc/naturesc...
NatureScot Research Report 1207 - Assessing the implications of wrasse fishing for marine sites and features
www.nature.scot

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jul 3
Some good conservation news. The Scottish Government has closed >20 MPAs to wrasse fishing. This is a direct result of our team’s research and the tireless efforts of @siftscotland.bsky.social

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jun 30
the barn is my new favourite unit

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Deep Sea Conservation Coalition @deepseaconserve.bsky.social · Jun 26
Bottom trawling continues to destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems.

95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices.

Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️
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Scientists Call for Urgent Protection of Deep-Sea Ecosystems
Join scientists in calling for immediate action for full implementation of existing commitments to protect deep-sea biodiversity.
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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jun 20
I don't know how many times I've registered for Elsevier's Editorial Manager system, or linked my Orcid to it, it has never worked properly.

Maybe they could spend part of their billion dollars of profit on fixing it.

I know, not the biggest problem in the world today

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jun 16
I'm just surprised no-one is talking about covering themselves in cat litter yet

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David Bailey @davemarinebio.glasgow.ac.uk · Jun 9
great job Bryce

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MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social · Jun 4
🌿Last week, MASTS held a 2day workshop with @scotlandbnz.bsky.social‬ on Coastal and Marine Natural Capital Markets. Participants explored how Scotland’s coastal and marine science community can provide evidence to assess the feasibility, risks, and opportunities of natural capital markets.

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Dr Laurence H. De Clippele @ldeclippele.bsky.social · May 15
New paper alert! Worldwide Soundscapes: metadata from 12,343 PAM sites across land, sea, freshwater & even underground.

This is the first global synthesis of acoustic biodiversity monitoring.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70021
#AcousticEcology #PAM #BiodiversityMonitoring #Ecology