Yesterday I was welcomed back to @ljmuofficial.bsky.social by the legendary @monicamcc.bsky.social to give a lecture and practicals on marine #microplastics. I spent a year of my PhD at #LJMU and it was surreal to be back after 5 years. I’ve missed it so much! Thank you Kostas, Jon and Monica!

Check out our ✨new✨ OA paper in Reviews in Aquaculture on whether the European seaweed farming industry can mitigate climate change through carbon capture ➡️➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
explore our key findings in the graphical abstract ⬇️
#bluecarbon #seaweedaquaculture

Great morning with Sixth Form College giving a lecture and info on what ljmuofficial.bsky.social have to offer. Such a welcoming school and my favourite thing about outreach, getting to engage with students getting ready for the next step of their future into higher education #LJMUoutreach #STEM

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The decomposition dynamics of 3 important #kelp species in the Northeast Atlantic with focus on the loss of dissolved carbon. We found that DOC is released in large amounts initially, providing valuable data around the complex processes involved in #carbon cycling of kelps.
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Last week I got to speak about #seaweed #aquaculture to the QUB engineers and members of the public during NI Science Week. Always fun to speak to a new audience!

Found some good examples of Fucus serratus #seaweeds being epiphytic on Ascophyllum today while on field work in Strangford Lough. Holdfast attachment looks promising for rope cultivated Fucus in #aquaculture ?!

Calling ocean farmers, industry innovators and researchers! Networking and showcasing event: includes the official launch of the new Irish Seaweed Association
link to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Seaweed #algae

Awesome opportunity at IMR, Bergen
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Today I gave a guest seminar at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) on some #Fucus #seaweed #aquaculture research from the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social QML/SMAE SeaFEED project. So many interesting questions and ideas for further research. Funded by @wwf.org.uk @daera-ni.gov.uk

Presenting some DNA barcoding results from the Marine Biodiversity Portal - NI at the @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social Blue Horizons conference, while Christine showcased the web portal.

Proud of QML staff & students and well done to the team at Ulster Wildlife for organising a great conference! 👏🏻

Presenting our Fucus #seaweed #aquaculture research today at the @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social Blue Horizons conference was a great experience. What a venue! So many interesting talks covering marine conservation, spatial planning and remote sensing. Lots of friendly faces too! @pamjwalsh.bsky.social

Well done Riddhi! So well deserved!

Some of the serrated wrack (Fucus serratus) biomass cultivated on tiles for the #SeaFEED project at Queen’s University Marine Laboratory. While #Fucus is harder and slower to grow than #kelps, it is much richer in #polyphenols (phlorotannins) which are known for their antimicrobial properties

Some Saccharina latissima sporophytes sampled during our 2024 growing season in Strangford Lough, NI

Just made the transition from Twitter (finally!). I’ll be posting updates on the progress of our various #seaweed #aquaculture projects here from now on. For now here’s an awesome community of epibionts I found living on our local fucoid #macroalgae from Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland