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Brendan Godley
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Conservation Scientist, U of Exeter, Cornwall (UK). Biodiversity, ecology & conservation (research, practice & education). Esp. marine realm- sea turtles, fisheries, and ocean plastic. Academic Lead at @exetermarine.bsky.social & @exetergses.bsky.social
A small step forward.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Additional Editors sought for Endangered Species Research @esr-ir.bsky.social Follow link on Journal Page below
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www.int-res.com/journals/esr...
#mammal #genetics #conservation #Birds #invertebrate #Conservation.
May 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Blue Sky is ahead but X isnt YET dead for science. Interesting BLOG from @altmetric.com on relative performance of BS vs X related to research. #Science #SciComm #AcademicSky 🌍🧪
www.altmetric.com/blog/bluesky...
May 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cornish crowdfunder using upcycled plastic to make nurdle removing toy to get kids involved by Odyssey Innovation
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www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/scuttlethe...
#nurdle #microplastic #microplastics #marineplastic
April 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
New Paper: Microplastics accumulate in all major organs of the Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).
by Costello et al 🐢🌍🧪🦑 🦤 #marineturtle #seaturtle #microplastics
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
New Paper: Microplastics accumulate in all major organs of the Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).
by Costello et al 🐢🌍🧪🦑 🦤 #marineturtle #seaturtle #microplastcs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Important new paper highlighting significant turtle bycatch and mortality in fisheries off NW Africa 🦑🧪🌍🦤🌊 🐢https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aqc.70099
#seaturtle #marineturtle #bycatch #fisheries
FYI: @david-march.bsky.social @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @ritapatricio.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Meanwhile in Washington DC 🦑🦤🌎🌐https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-plastic-straws-executive-order
#marineplastic #oceanplastic
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Trump administration orders NOAA scientists to halt all international work. Staff were told to stop meetings, discussions, emails with foreign colleagues. Freeze affects travel, virtual meetings, and collaborations until political appointees review them. 🐢🌍🧪🦑
www.opb.org/article/2025...
February 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Are Marine PROSPERITY Areas the way forward for ocean conservation? 🐢🌍🧪🦑
New Paper by Aburto-Oropeza et al here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Press release from @scrippsocean.bsky.social here: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/marine-...
#marineconservation #MPA #marineprotection
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Another case of mass poisoning (including domestic animals) after consumption of #seaturtle meat. Green turtle pictured but likely hawksbill turtle consumed. 🐢🧪🌎🦑🌊
www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...
#marineturtle #Phillipines
February 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A Global opportunity! Please share. The Darwin Initiative is recruiting experts. Links below:🧪🌎 🌊 🦤
www.darwininitiative.org.uk/about-us/dar...
darwinplus.org.uk/about-us/dar...
#conservtion #funding #DarwinInitiative
January 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Fantastic paper by Sassoon et al. Estimating growth rates of epipelagic #marineturtles in Mediterranean, highlighting the menace of woven #plastic sacks. Underscores research impact of well run stranding schemes. 🐢🧪🌎🦑🌊 🦤
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seaturtle #plasticpollution
January 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
SCHOLARSHIPS for international students seeking to join us in Sept 2025 for MSc in @exetergses.bsky.social .
The deadline to apply is 27 February 2025. 🧪🌎🦑🐟🦤
Scholarships:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Degrees:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/
@uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New paper by Contreras et al suggests overfishing in Chile may be responsible for sealion predation of sea turtles 🐢🧪🌎🦑🐟🦐🌊 🦤 www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/an...
#seaturtle #marineturtle #sealion #marinemammal #overfishing
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Cool New 🐢 paper: Using three decades of satellite tracking date, Briscoe et al show how loggerheads in the North Pacific have shifted North 🌍🧪🦤 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
January 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just returned from our MSc Conservation & Biodiversity Kenya Field Course. I found time to VLOG capturing the main lessons, people, ecosystems and species we encountered. (links below). To all those that helped, "Asante Sana". 🌍🧪🦤 🐘 🦊 🦒🦜 🦁
www.instagram.com/bjgodley/
www.tiktok.com/@brendan.god...
January 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A truly grim read. New #openaccess paper by KaitlinEFraser of @scrippsocean.bsky.social and team on what seems like impact of Deepwater Horizon. 🌍🧪🦑 🌐🦤 🌊 Link below!
#cetacean #marinemammal #oilpollution #whale #dolphin
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My first time writing for the @theconversation.com with Kirsten Young about @exetermarine.bsky.social work with the 90 North Foundation on #Arctic #Conservation
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theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
January 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A true giant of sea turtle ecology and conservation retires!!
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www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12... #seaturtle #marineturtle #Australia
December 23, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Nice paper by McNally and others showing positive trends in W. Florida loggerhead turtles. 🐢🌍🧪🦑 🦤🌊
www.herpconbio.org/Volume_19/Is...
#seaturtle #marineturtle #oceanoptimism #conservationoptimism
December 21, 2024 at 2:44 PM
PLEASE REPOST: The fantastic conservation journal Endangered Species Research with all articles fully
#openaccess has just arrived @esr-ir.bsky.social
Please give it a follow. You wont regret it!
www.int-res.com/journals/esr...
#conservation #academicsky
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December 21, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Article in @washingtonpost.com about the building evidence base regarding health impacts from #microplastics. Link to the original scientific review paper and the newspaper article below.
🌍🧪🦑 #plasticpollution #onehealth

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
December 19, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Plastic all the way down! New Paper: Microplastics contamination in sea turtle nests (Malaysia). Aina Arifah Khalid et al Reprints: maisarah@umt.edu.my 🐢🌍🧪🦑 🦤🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#plasticpollution #microplastic #seaturtle #marineturtle
December 18, 2024 at 10:25 AM
PLEASE REPOST: The fantastic conservation journal Endangered Species Research with all articles fully #openaccess has just arrived @esr-ir.bsky.social on @bsky.app Please give it a follow. You wont regret it! www.int-res.com/journals/esr... #conservation #academicsky 🐢🌍🧪🦑 🌐🦤 🦈🐟🐠🐡
December 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM