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Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · Nov 26
We have a new feed collating everything to do with the Exeter Marine research network! Make sure to tag us, or mention #ExeterMarine to appear on the list. 🦑🧪🌍

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January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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The ocean is getting crowded🌊 From #fishing & #shipping, to #offshore infrastructure & #conservation, marine trade-offs are getting tougher. New research from @exeter.ac.uk / @exetermarine.bsky.social + PML explores how decisions are made, and why #BlueJustice matters: pml.ac.uk/news/navigat...
Navigating tricky trade-offs in busy seas
Study shows how ‘Blue Justice’ is key to delivering fairer and more equitable use of marine space.
pml.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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New paper on SEA TURTLE phenology 🐢 in the Cayman Islands.
Collaborative effort between @exeter.ac.uk and Cayman Islands DoE.

Full paper here - journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

IG reel - www.instagram.com/p/DTz3wiUDKyA/

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Phenology of nesting marine turtles in the Cayman Islands
Climate-driven shifts in the phenology of species are altering ecosystems worldwide and have been documented in many species, including marine turtles. We present a 26 year analysis of population tren...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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DONT MISS OUT on this fantastic talk from @owenexeter.bsky.social, looking at all things underwater in the Isles of Scilly!

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biologicalrecording.co.uk Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 11d
What’s really happening beneath the waves around the Isles of Scilly? 🌊

Join Dr @owenexeter.bsky.social on 10 Mar 2026 as 280 underwater cameras reveal sharks, fish & kelp forests—and how we monitor MPAs.

FREE webinar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979972276...

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January 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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News article in @sciam.bsky.social covers our sea turtle work with SPOT Marine life - www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...

🚨 GET INVOLVED! SPOT are looking for volunteers in Cyprus to help with the nesting season (deadline 30th Jan '26). More info - cyprusturtles.org/get_involved...

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January 21, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Josh Symes at @exetermarine.bsky.social is tracking Risso's dolphins in the UK's south-west, using photo ID to reveal site fidelity and core social alliances within this sub-population. 🐬📸 #UKIRSC26
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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NEW BLOG POST 🦠🌊
The Invisible Ocean War: How Tiny Viruses Shape Our Planet's Climate

Written by PhD students Keith Harrison and John Duffy, who's project was partially funded by the Exeter Marine Fund.

Read the full blog post here - sites.exeter.ac.uk/exetermarine...

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January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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NEW RESEARCH 🚨

Shore-based surveys reveal site in Goa, India as a potential nursery ground for widenose guitarfish, and provided the first population assessment of the species in the region.

Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Image featuring a widenose guitar fish, overlaying an ocean background. text reads 'new research, critically endangered guitarfish nursery found along goa's shores'.
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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In 2025, the Environment and Sustainability Institute advanced vital research on environmental change, helped conserve and regenerate nature, informed sustainability policy, and developed cleaner ways to power the future.
This is our year in review.

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December 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Huge opportunity for marine scholarships! 🌊💸🧪

💸 2x £30k scholarships available
🎓 Available to black British students
🐟 Eligible courses: MSc Marine Environmental Management or MSc Marine Vertebrate Ecology & Conservation

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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de Freitas Scholarship for black British students. Marine masters degree tuition and stipend. Background image shows two students smiling as the paddle in the shoreline of a beach in the south west of England. In the bottom left corner is the University of Exeter Cornwall logo.
December 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Pleased to announce that @exetermarine.bsky.social will be a founding member of Marine Science UK - an umbrella organisation that will champion the ocean and communicate robust and coherent marine science evidence to government, industry and the wider community. 🌍🧪🦑
See also: marinescience.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death, en masse, due to a 25% drop in food supply levels - a new study finds ⬇️

Some populations are estimated to have fallen by 95% across just eight years ⚠️

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December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Our final UK marine jobs round up of the year has arrived! 🎄🌟

Find the roles and links all here on our LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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A wet and wild day along the Cornish coast today, but that didn't hold back our second year undergraduates from collecting some great biodiversity data!

#marinebiologylife #exetermarine @exetermarine.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Exciting SWBio PhD opportunity to study cell signalling in marine diatoms during heat stress. Deadline 3rd December 2025 @swbiodtp.bsky.social @kehelliwell.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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A huge congratulations to our staff at the CEC and @exetermarine.bsky.social for their success at the 2025 Teaching Awards!
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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How can we scale up sustainable seaweed farming on land? 🌱🐟

This Exeter Marine Fund student project, by Benjamin Grecic, explores the possibilities.

Find out more in our latest blog post - sites.exeter.ac.uk/exetermarine...

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December 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Studying for an MSc this year & looking for a #seabird research project?

We're looking for a student to help investigate the factors that influence #StormPetrel response rates during playback surveys. 🔊🐣

🔗Do get in touch if you have any Qs: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu... #seabirds #ornithology
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Working with Dr Pauline Tedesco on "Submesoscale ocean flows and processes in the Southern Ocean."

NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026.

DEADLINE: 8th Jan 2026

Find out more - www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

🌊🌐🌍🦑🧪 #PhDsky #AcademicSky
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Fun but soggy day with our final year project students field testing some new mussel biologgers. @exetermarine.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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New research from the University of Exeter shows maerl-forming algae in Cornwall have unique genetic profiles. Read more: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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Scientists map the genetic distribution of maerl-forming algae across South West
A habitat-building coralline algae that provides a vital nursing ground for marine species and an important blue carbon ecosystem has been genetically mapped around south-west Britain in a first-of-it...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Curious about what a whale skull might look like? We recently dug one up.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Ten-hour mission to excavate huge whale head in Cornwall - BBC News
The head of a fin whale that stranded in Cornwall is dug up on university grounds.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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What can we learn from a stranded whale? 🐋🧪

This female fin whale stranded in Cornwall and sadly didn't survive. Since then, she has been buried in a @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk research field, until now...

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Learn more: news.exeter.ac.uk/environment-...
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Tag placement matters! 🦈📡

A new study led by @exeter.ac.uk uses water flow simulations to outline the effects of tag placement on sharks.

Full paper - www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...

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November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Dr Jonathan Bennie has taken up the ESI Challenge of the Month for November 2025.
Tune in to listen to his (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change."

www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM