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Huw Griffiths
@huwiceandstuff.bsky.social
Polar marine biologist (Antarctic & Arctic) with @bas.ac.uk . Walks a lot and takes lots of photos! 🇦🇶🏳️‍🌈🦀🐚🐟
Same handle on Instagram
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Whooper swans are supposed to winter in the uk but this adorable honker has been in Cambridge 2 weeks already! Sound on 🔊 for whooping!
September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Huw Griffiths
My whale photo got shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk ‬ Photographer of the Year competition. It is of a whale's chin! Do me a favour and give it a vote here and check out the other amazing photos: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC
@bas.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reposted by Huw Griffiths
We need your help!

This year, entrants to our photography competition were asked to explore the theme 'Restoring Biodiversity and Habitat'. A panel of judges has shortlisted the entries & now it's your turn to help decide the winners.

Cast your vote via our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC
August 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My whale photo got shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk ‬ Photographer of the Year competition. It is of a whale's chin! Do me a favour and give it a vote here and check out the other amazing photos: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC
@bas.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Beautiful butterflies in #cambridge this weekend!
June 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#pride month is upon us! This progress pride flag is made from images of Antarctic animals!
June 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Bugs from my walk!
May 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposted by Huw Griffiths
New paper alert! 🚨

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In the second paper of my PhD, published today in Scientific Reports, we investigated the spatial ecology of two solitary scleractinian coral morphotoypes, which are likely Caryophyllia or Flabellum, from the Powell Basin slopes of Antarctica 🇦🇶 .
May 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Huw Griffiths
PhDone!!! Passed my viva with minor corrections!

Thanks to @egmitchell.bsky.social @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social and Andrea Manica for supervising, and Prof Rob Fletcher and @dralexdunhill.bsky.social for examining!
May 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Surfing dolphins in the Falklands! #biopole2 @bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Good morning from the Falklands! #biopole2 @bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hello A23a! The world’s biggest iceberg! Stretching as far as we can see! #biopole2
@biopole.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk
March 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
March 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The world’s biggest iceberg, A23a, emerges from the fog! #biopole2 @bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Breaching #humpbacks and diving #southernrightwhales! Even on a misty day #biopole2 doesn’t disappoint! #whales #antarctica
@bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
March 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Humpback whale in the crystal clear Antarctic water! #biopole2
@bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The perfect day for Antarctic science. #biopole2
@bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Minke mania today! Minke #whales came to check us out! #biopole2
@bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Another berg faces the storm! #biopole2
@bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
March 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
March 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A #seapig: a type of #seacucumber or #holothurian. This one comes from 600 m down near the South Orkney Islands off #Antarctica.
#BIOPOLE2 @biopole.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk
March 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This whale really wanted us to know it was there! #BIOPOLE2
@bas.ac.uk @biopole.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Views from today! #BIOPOLE2
March 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM