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John Pinnegar
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Director of the Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas (CCSUS) at Cefas and UEA and of the International Marine Climate Change Centre (iMC3).

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John Pinnegar @johnkpinnegar.bsky.social · 1d
Well done, I really struggle to pick out Caspian gulls, unless they are mature adults.

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MBA Library @nmbluk.bsky.social · 2d
#OTD in 1868 Walter Garstang was born. During his time @thembauk.bsky.social Garstang focused on investigating North Sea fisheries. He was involved with the establishment of a fisheries laboratory at Lowestoft, which has since become @cefasgovuk.bsky.social
📸 MBA Archive ref PGA1.2
A colour photograph of an invitation card to the celebration dinner for the opening of the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth. The invitation is addressed to W. Garstang

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Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 8d
We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.

If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!

And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders

vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Environmental Sciences Lecturer in Physical Oceano...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 19d
#ICESASC26 Call for abstracts is open!
What are you interested in?
🔥extreme climate events
www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...
🐟climate-smart fisheries
www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...
🌡️climate-driven size changes
www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...
🐟climate impacts on aquaculture
www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 28d
2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.

Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9

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OneBenthic @onebenthic.bsky.social · Jan 7
🌊 New research out now in ICES Journal of Marine Science!
Using #OneBenthic, we reveal large-scale spatial patterns in marine epifaunal communities. One of four #Cefas papers under OWEC POSEIDON.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ices...

🔎 rconnect.cefas.co.uk/POSEIDON/

#BenthicEcology #POSEIDON #OWEC #ICESJMS

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Project FisHistory @projectfishistory.bsky.social · Dec 12
Fantastic visit to Cefas this week, chatting with herring experts and channeling our inner ‘Raiders of the Lost Archives’ 📖🐟

@cefasgovuk.bsky.social @johnkpinnegar.bsky.social @georginahunt.bsky.social @emilyphilly.bsky.social

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Georgina Hunt @georginahunt.bsky.social · Dec 10
📢New paper!

🐟📚Using fish stomach contents spanning over a century, we reveal long-term diet shifts (from larger bivalves to smaller opportunistic prey) in demersal fish species in the western North Sea.

🔗 Open access in Fish & Fisheries: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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John Pinnegar @johnkpinnegar.bsky.social · Dec 3
See our latest @newcastleuni.bsky.social and Cefas paper by @georginahunt.bsky.social investigating long-term changes in the feeding of fish species in the North Sea. Plaice, dab and haddock exhibited marked dietary shifts throughout the early 20th century onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Century‐Scale Changes in the Feeding Patterns of Demersal Fish Species in the Western North Sea
Understanding the extent and magnitude of change in marine food webs requires historical data that predates modern monitoring efforts. Such information can provide invaluable insights into the longer...
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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Oct 8
In 2025, an explosion of common octopus appeared across the southwest coast of England

Dr. Keith Hiscock, MBA, explains what led to this “octopus bloom”, how it connects to long-term changes in our seas, and what it could mean for the future of UK marine life.

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Southwest Octopus Bloom: Behind the Surge with Keith Hiscock, MBE
YouTube video by The Marine Biological Association
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