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Amber
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PhD researcher at Bangor University 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
School of Ocean Sciences - Marine Biology
Member of the Manx Blue Carbon Project 💙 Helping secure ocean health and longevity through scientific research, collaboration, and action 🌊🐠
PGR conference Bangor University. Had an awesome time presenting my short talk and poster.

Disturbing the Deep: Trawling and Carbon dynamics in the Isle of Man

#bangor @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social #conference #pgr #bluecarbon @iomgovernment.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Microbiome Implicated in Sea Star Wasting Disease www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news...
Microbiome Implicated in Sea Star Wasting Disease | UVM News | The University of Vermont
www.uvm.edu
February 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Handsome Toby ❤️ 🩵 ❤️
December 25, 2024 at 9:03 PM
E/V Nautilus "The last 2024 #ROVHercules dive was the #grandfinale: our #CorpsofExploration saw 4 #Palaunautilus individuals (Nautilus belauensis) in #Palau’s #GermanChannel! These are the 1st sightings of #nautiloids from #EVNautilus after 1000+ ROV dives over the last 15 years of operations."p
December 11, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Reposted by Amber
🌍 Three of the world’s top five hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in Europe, according to new data collected by sailors and teams competing in The Ocean Race.

Read more on our website 🗞️ noc.ac.uk/news/70-ocea...
December 11, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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Check our new paper reporting that "Green turtle tracking leads the discovery of seagrass blue carbon resources"

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Green turtle tracking leads the discovery of seagrass blue carbon resources | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Seagrass meadows are natural carbon sinks, and their conservation and restoration play a crucial role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, blue carbon projects are hindered, in most n...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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Antarctic krill are not only essential for marine life but also store huge amounts of carbon comparable to critical blue carbon habitats like mangroves, seagrasses, and saltmarshes

Now huge factory ships are taking vast amounts of krill from Antarctica

www.earth.com/news/antarct...
Tiny Antarctic krill store enormous amounts of carbon
Antarctic krill play a key role in carbon storage, rivaling mangroves and seagrasses in carbon sequestration.
www.earth.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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Another example of massive release of blue carbon due to climate change.
November 30, 2024 at 3:42 AM
November 30, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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Exciting news from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park! 🌊

The MBA is pleased to be providing our expertise for the new Rays of the Sound project, bringing the world of #rays to life & highlighting the importance of protecting our local #marine ecosystems.

Read more ➡️ https://buff.ly/3ATCgJz
Inspiring Rays Project to Connect Communities with Marine Life | Marine Biological Association
As part of the ambitious Horizons project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park has launched the Nature Boost
www.mba.ac.uk
November 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Nemateleotris magnifica, or fire goby 🔥 🐟
A gorgeous little addition to the reef setup - Marine Centre Wales, Menai Bridge.
@sosbangor.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 8:19 PM