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Samantha Simmons
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Marine scientist, dog mum 🐾 🐾, amateur photographer, sports fanatic, perpetual student, she/her/Dr
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Check out our new Notes from the field blog post about deploying 30 PAM moorings at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm!

www.smruconsulting.com/blog/notes-f...

#Fieldwork #PAM #OffshoreWind
Notes from the field – 30th June 2025 — SMRU Consulting
In early March almost half of the St. Andrews-based Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Consulting team were away from the office on field-related work. In one effort we had a team of four in Cromarty set...
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June 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The President's budget proposed the elimination of the Marine Mammal Commission 🐳🐬🧪
See Chair's response here:
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MMC Proposed for Elimination
Email from Marine Mammal Commission Serving the Public for Over 50 Years   Marine Mammal Commission Proposed for Elimination For about 1 penny per American per year, the Marine Mammal Commission conti
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May 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Had a great time this week presenting at the Scottish oceans institute seminar series, giving an overview of my PhD work on sperm whale behavior and physiology. Recording here: universityofstandrews907-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/person... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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April 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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We've updated some MEDIN guidelines!

Marine Biodiversity 🐟
Marine & Geophysics 🌋
Physical Oceanography and Metocean/Marine Chemistry 🌦️

Find the updated versions available to download for free from our website: medin.org.uk/data-standar...
MEDIN guidelines | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
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April 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Save the date for the next MEDIN workshop!

📆 19th – 23rd May 2025

The FREE virtual/online workshop titled: ‘Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset’ is hosted on OceanTeacher Global Academy.

Register now: medin.org.uk/data-standar...

#marinedatamanagement #freetraining #CPD
April 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Had a great time presenting at the Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday webinar hosted by @aircenter.az

@lawrence-el.bsky.social
@bioecoocean.bsky.social
@uu.se @uucampusgotland.bsky.social @obis.org

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Marine Biodiversity Networking Friday on Advancing ocean observations of marine Life
YouTube video by AIR Centre
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April 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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🌊🎙️ Welcome to the #BioEcoOcean Podcast! 🌍🐠
We’re excited to launch the very first episode of the #BioEcoOcean #Podcast Mini Series: "Ocean Observations of Marine Life" 🌎🔬🐠 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/7brf...
#OneOceanOneFamily #OceanObservations #HorizonEurope
Ocean Observations of Marine Life
BioEcoOcean Podcast · Episode
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March 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels.
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Grey seal in the water
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Excellent paper by @chrismcknight.bsky.social ! Congratulations! 🦭

Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don’t drown | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don’t drown
Marine mammals rely on maintaining sufficient blood oxygen levels while diving to prevent drowning. Generally, oxygen is cognitively imperceptible to mammals that instead sense rising carbon dioxide a...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🌊Open PhD student position in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development with a focus on marine biodiversity

Deadline 4 April 2025🫧🐟🌱

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PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, focus on marine biodiversity - Uppsala University
PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, focus on marine biodiversity, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
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March 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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🚨New paper out!
By migrating between productive high latitude and oligotrophic regions (Great Baleen Conveyor Belt) large whales 🐋 transport incredible amounts of nutrients to low latitudes @jjkiszka.bsky.social @andrewabraham.bsky.social @dancosta2025.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems - Nature Communications
Baleen whales migrate from high latitude feeding grounds to subtropical reproductive winter grounds, translocating limiting nutrients across ecosystems. This study estimates the latitudinal movement o...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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For #InternationalWomensDay, here’s our funny podcast about an extraordinary international woman: Josephine Baker! Dancer, singer, celebrity, French Resistance spy, civil rights campaigner, icon

My guests are historian Dr Michell Chresfield & comedian Desiree Burch
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March 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Wed Feb 26th the House Natural Resources Subcommittee is holding a hearing titled: “Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.”  Use the link in our bio to contact your reps asking them to keep the MMPA intact. us.whales.org/policy/save-...
Save the Marine Mammal Protection Act - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
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February 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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February 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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To celebrate the recent International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke with three of our scientists: Magda, Meadhbh, and Sam. Read about their career journeys, inspirations and advice for aspiring scientists here: www.smruconsulting.com/blog/celebra... #womeninscience #wimms
Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Voices from SMRU Consulting — SMRU Consulting
Posted FEB 2025 To celebrate the recent International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we interviewed three women at SMRU Consulting to learn about their journeys in science. At SMRU Consulting, w...
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February 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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🚨Job Opportunity in Marine Science - Please repost🚨

The University of North Carolina Wilmington Marine Mammal Stranding Program is looking for an Internship Coordinator for our paid summer internship program. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

jobs.uncw.edu/postings/35027
Marine Mammal Stranding Program Internship Coordinator
We are looking for a candidate who has a background working with marine mammal stranding programs, scientific outreach experience, and familiarity working with adults and children of all backgrounds. ...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways applying a novel approach onto #seabird #tracking data: doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪

See the short animation via: www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies... explaining how the marine flyways can be a framework to support #conservation
February 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Today we've announced 43 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) spotlighting whale, manatee & other marine mammal habitats needing protection in NW Atlantic & Caribbean. See our news story here: www.marinemammalhabitat.org/news/
See the IMMA e-Atlas: www.marinemammalhabitat.org/imma-eatlas/
February 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Exciting news! Our reports on the impact of offshore wind farms on wildlife in Denmark, including marine mammals, are now available: dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dc.... Great initiative by the Danish Energy Agency commissioning this important work 🧪🦭🐋 #dkgreen #AarhusUni
February 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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New blog post: Seals avoid an operating tidal turbine 🦭

Important implications for developers & regulators, as lower numbers of seals close to the turbine at higher flow speeds during operation decreases the potential for fatal collisions & injuries 📉🌎🧪

🔗 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/02/06/s...
Seals avoid an operating tidal turbine
Authors of a recently published study discuss how their research discovered that seals exhibit avoidance of turbines during operation. This finding is important for industry developers and regulato…
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February 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Welcome to hear more about BioEcoOcean, a Horizon Europe project focusing on advancing biology and ecosystem ocean observations
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BioEcoOcean
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December 30, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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📢 Webinar alert! I'll be presenting my PhD research as part of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Winter Webinar series on Weds 22th Jan.

Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...
January 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Some of our group’s research published last November quantifying and reducing the costs from animal-borne tags on study animals #biologging

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January 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Love marine mammals, genomics and molecular evolution? Last few days to apply for this great PhD project with an awesome team of collaborators. Closing date now 8th January. 🧪🌍🧬🦭🐳🦑
January 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM