Emily Hague 🐳
@emily-hague.bsky.social
Shetland-based post-doctoral researcher, studying marine mammals and their threats (especially vessels) 🐳🚢🦭 Working to support communities to collect data 🫶🏽🌊
RNLI Lifeboat crew 🧡⚓️🚤
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https://www.emily-hague.com
RNLI Lifeboat crew 🧡⚓️🚤
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https://www.emily-hague.com
🐋 FINAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND CHECKS!🐋
Help us develop a global atlas collating worldwide examples of the variety of ways citizen and community scientists have contributed to marine mammal research!
Check out the current map here: bit.ly/CitSciMap And read below for submission info 🌊
Help us develop a global atlas collating worldwide examples of the variety of ways citizen and community scientists have contributed to marine mammal research!
Check out the current map here: bit.ly/CitSciMap And read below for submission info 🌊
September 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🐋 FINAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND CHECKS!🐋
Help us develop a global atlas collating worldwide examples of the variety of ways citizen and community scientists have contributed to marine mammal research!
Check out the current map here: bit.ly/CitSciMap And read below for submission info 🌊
Help us develop a global atlas collating worldwide examples of the variety of ways citizen and community scientists have contributed to marine mammal research!
Check out the current map here: bit.ly/CitSciMap And read below for submission info 🌊
FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present at the MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social Annual Science Meeting! More info here: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien...
Look forward to seeing you there! 🐳🌊
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present at the MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social Annual Science Meeting! More info here: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien...
Look forward to seeing you there! 🐳🌊
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present at the MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social Annual Science Meeting! More info here: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien...
Look forward to seeing you there! 🐳🌊
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present at the MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social Annual Science Meeting! More info here: masts.ac.uk/annual-scien...
Look forward to seeing you there! 🐳🌊
🦭🐳CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! We are working to collate all examples of ways citizen and community scientist initiatives contribute to marine mammal science, and are collating this into an interactive map and a peer review publication! And we need YOU! 🫵📜🗺️
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July 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🦭🐳CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! We are working to collate all examples of ways citizen and community scientist initiatives contribute to marine mammal science, and are collating this into an interactive map and a peer review publication! And we need YOU! 🫵📜🗺️
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🌊🚤Excited to share our latest paper, showing the types of vessels overlapping and interacting with marine mammals around Scotland, highlighting how to reduce your disturbance (check out the @naturescot.bsky.social Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code)🐳🚢
Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
June 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🌊🚤Excited to share our latest paper, showing the types of vessels overlapping and interacting with marine mammals around Scotland, highlighting how to reduce your disturbance (check out the @naturescot.bsky.social Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code)🐳🚢
Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Reposted by Emily Hague 🐳
Marine mammals in the anthropocene - systematic review of publications on threats to marine mammals by @emily-hague.bsky.social identifies key knowledge gaps - also @seamammalresearch.bsky.social #2 in the contributions league table after NOAA! #ECSconference2025 🦑🐋🧪
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Marine mammals in the anthropocene - systematic review of publications on threats to marine mammals by @emily-hague.bsky.social identifies key knowledge gaps - also @seamammalresearch.bsky.social #2 in the contributions league table after NOAA! #ECSconference2025 🦑🐋🧪
🐋💙 Today I'm giving a talk on some of my work at the European Cetacean Society, in the Azores 🗺🌊 Over 700 people are here to discuss all things marine mammals, it's so brilliant to be amongst so many incredible people, and hear talks from lifelong heroes of mine 😁💙🐋
@uhishetland.bsky.social
@uhishetland.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🐋💙 Today I'm giving a talk on some of my work at the European Cetacean Society, in the Azores 🗺🌊 Over 700 people are here to discuss all things marine mammals, it's so brilliant to be amongst so many incredible people, and hear talks from lifelong heroes of mine 😁💙🐋
@uhishetland.bsky.social
@uhishetland.bsky.social
⚓ NEW PUBLICATION! Thrilled that the first paper of the Scottish Vessel Project is now published in Marine Policy showing how AIS data only represents ~40% of coastal vessel traffic around Scotland.
🚤 Why is this important? Read below: 👇⛴
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🚤 Why is this important? Read below: 👇⛴
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
April 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
⚓ NEW PUBLICATION! Thrilled that the first paper of the Scottish Vessel Project is now published in Marine Policy showing how AIS data only represents ~40% of coastal vessel traffic around Scotland.
🚤 Why is this important? Read below: 👇⛴
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
🚤 Why is this important? Read below: 👇⛴
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
Reposted by Emily Hague 🐳
Can you spare a few minutes to share your thoughts on marine mammal protection in Scotland?🐳
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Can you spare a few minutes to share your thoughts on marine mammal protection in Scotland?🐳
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
Reposted by Emily Hague 🐳
2/3 🌊 Dive into the MASTS Deep Seas Climate Change WG's Story Map!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
Created by @emily-hague.bsky.social, it provides an interactive look Scottish deep seas and climate driven impacts. #MASTS #DeepSea #StoryMap
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
Created by @emily-hague.bsky.social, it provides an interactive look Scottish deep seas and climate driven impacts. #MASTS #DeepSea #StoryMap
Effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas
The deep sea encompasses all marine habitats that exist below the "sunlight zone". The sunlight zone is the surface layer of the ocean to a depth of about 200 metres (m) at which point abou...
storymaps.arcgis.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
2/3 🌊 Dive into the MASTS Deep Seas Climate Change WG's Story Map!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
Created by @emily-hague.bsky.social, it provides an interactive look Scottish deep seas and climate driven impacts. #MASTS #DeepSea #StoryMap
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
Created by @emily-hague.bsky.social, it provides an interactive look Scottish deep seas and climate driven impacts. #MASTS #DeepSea #StoryMap
Can you spare a few minutes to share your thoughts on marine mammal protection in Scotland?🐳
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Can you spare a few minutes to share your thoughts on marine mammal protection in Scotland?🐳
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
Please fill in the survey most relevant to you (you are welcome to do both)
Scotland-wide: forms.office.com/e/xbkmFe4TxV Shetland: forms.office.com/e/ee9yBzJC35
More info: www.shetlandmarinemammals.com
🌊 Really looking forward to giving a Winter Webinar this week on why communities count when it comes to cetacean conservation! 🐳 Hear more about the Scottish Vessel Project, BLUE CONNECT, IMMAs and more..
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cetacean-c...
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social @uhishetland.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cetacean-c...
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social @uhishetland.bsky.social
Cetacean Conservation: Communities Count! With Emily Hague
Join Emily to celebrate the incredible community effort that plays a huge role in monitoring, researching and protecting Scottish whales.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🌊 Really looking forward to giving a Winter Webinar this week on why communities count when it comes to cetacean conservation! 🐳 Hear more about the Scottish Vessel Project, BLUE CONNECT, IMMAs and more..
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cetacean-c...
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social @uhishetland.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cetacean-c...
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social @uhishetland.bsky.social
The best start to the #MarineForum2025 - a behind the scenes tour of the National Museums Scotland collection, then a meeting with many of the BLUE CONNECT project team to plot ideas of what could be ahead for the next few years 🥰🐳🐬🦭 Work rarely feels like work with colleagues as awesome as this! 🙏🏼🥰
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The best start to the #MarineForum2025 - a behind the scenes tour of the National Museums Scotland collection, then a meeting with many of the BLUE CONNECT project team to plot ideas of what could be ahead for the next few years 🥰🐳🐬🦭 Work rarely feels like work with colleagues as awesome as this! 🙏🏼🥰
Feeling energised after a week of in-person meetings with lovely humans (@strandings.bsky.social, WDC 🐳) to formulate plans for the BLUE CONNECT project, and then attending the UHI Research Conference at @uhiinverness.bsky.social to get to know my new UHI colleagues 🥰🩵🏔🌊!
January 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Feeling energised after a week of in-person meetings with lovely humans (@strandings.bsky.social, WDC 🐳) to formulate plans for the BLUE CONNECT project, and then attending the UHI Research Conference at @uhiinverness.bsky.social to get to know my new UHI colleagues 🥰🩵🏔🌊!
Delighted to be starting 2025 by going full time with this awesome team 😊🤗🐳 Look forward to what we manage to achieve this year! 💫✨️🌟
🌊 A Year with the Marine Spatial Planning Team 🌊
Here is a look back at what the Marine Spatial Planning team at UHI Shetland have been up to this year in numbers!
#MarineSpatialPlanning #YearInReview #SustainableOceans #2024Highlights #ThinkUHI #uhishetland @mastscot.bsky.social
Here is a look back at what the Marine Spatial Planning team at UHI Shetland have been up to this year in numbers!
#MarineSpatialPlanning #YearInReview #SustainableOceans #2024Highlights #ThinkUHI #uhishetland @mastscot.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Delighted to be starting 2025 by going full time with this awesome team 😊🤗🐳 Look forward to what we manage to achieve this year! 💫✨️🌟
Reposted by Emily Hague 🐳
Two weeks ago I said "hey we should use this crazy new map projection" and today there is python code! Showing here global vessel presence density (from AIS) using the spilhaus projection in a single view where you can see the whole ocean.
January 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Two weeks ago I said "hey we should use this crazy new map projection" and today there is python code! Showing here global vessel presence density (from AIS) using the spilhaus projection in a single view where you can see the whole ocean.
The first day of 2025 🤍💚
January 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The first day of 2025 🤍💚
Ending 2024 by closing one huge chapter of my life, ready to begin a new one! Today I finally completed a full draft of my PhD thesis! 😱😍🐳🐋 🥳 ready to begin a new postdoctoral position next week at the University of Highlands and Islands, on a project researching marine mammals around Shetland ☺️🐳🦭🐬
December 31, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Ending 2024 by closing one huge chapter of my life, ready to begin a new one! Today I finally completed a full draft of my PhD thesis! 😱😍🐳🐋 🥳 ready to begin a new postdoctoral position next week at the University of Highlands and Islands, on a project researching marine mammals around Shetland ☺️🐳🦭🐬
Reposted by Emily Hague 🐳
🤯 "perhaps most great whales have an unrecognized potential for great longevity that has been masked by the demographic disruptions of industrial whaling. This unrecognized longevity has profound implication for basic biology and conservation of whales." Astonishing stuff.
New paper alert
Extreme longevity may be the rule not the exception in Balaenid whales
by @alaskaraven.bsky.social , Els Vermeulen, and me.
2 messages:
♀Southern rights could live much longer than we thought (10% >130);
♀North Atlantic rights' lives are truncated (10%>47)
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Extreme longevity may be the rule not the exception in Balaenid whales
by @alaskaraven.bsky.social , Els Vermeulen, and me.
2 messages:
♀Southern rights could live much longer than we thought (10% >130);
♀North Atlantic rights' lives are truncated (10%>47)
🐳🌍🦑
Extreme longevity may be the rule not the exception in Balaenid whales
Whale life spans have likely been greatly underestimated.
www.science.org
December 21, 2024 at 7:36 AM
🤯 "perhaps most great whales have an unrecognized potential for great longevity that has been masked by the demographic disruptions of industrial whaling. This unrecognized longevity has profound implication for basic biology and conservation of whales." Astonishing stuff.
This is always a highlight of my year, where Scotland's marine mammal nerds get together to catch up and share all the latest goings on 🥰🐳🐬🦭
I'll be hosting an interactive stall there in the afternoon, watch this space for more info 👀🗺🐳🗣💙
I'll be hosting an interactive stall there in the afternoon, watch this space for more info 👀🗺🐳🗣💙
🌊The Marine Forum is back!🌊
We’re excited to announce that this year we will be at NMS, Edinburgh, on 1st March 2025! Organized by WDC and SMASS, this year’s theme, "Sea Change” will focus on the evidence and action we need to drive meaningful progress.
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wdc-smass-...
We’re excited to announce that this year we will be at NMS, Edinburgh, on 1st March 2025! Organized by WDC and SMASS, this year’s theme, "Sea Change” will focus on the evidence and action we need to drive meaningful progress.
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wdc-smass-...
WDC & SMASS Marine Forum 2025
A day of talks & workshops focusing on citizen science data collected from across Scotland to aid the protection of the marine environment.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 7:33 AM
This is always a highlight of my year, where Scotland's marine mammal nerds get together to catch up and share all the latest goings on 🥰🐳🐬🦭
I'll be hosting an interactive stall there in the afternoon, watch this space for more info 👀🗺🐳🗣💙
I'll be hosting an interactive stall there in the afternoon, watch this space for more info 👀🗺🐳🗣💙
Pleased to share a blog on one of my favourite papers I've worked on so far 🐳⚓️❄️
We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? 🐳🗺
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/11/21/c...
We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? 🐳🗺
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/11/21/c...
Collision avoidance: Navigating ships through recovering whale populations
In this blog post, Emily Hague and team discuss their latest research into the importance of careful consideration of collision-mapping approach and data selection when it comes to predicting high-…
appliedecologistsblog.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Pleased to share a blog on one of my favourite papers I've worked on so far 🐳⚓️❄️
We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? 🐳🗺
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/11/21/c...
We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? 🐳🗺
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/11/21/c...
Such a cool picture of a humpback whale placenta!🐋 Which reminds me of our publication from 2022, when we became placenta nerds after seeing a group of pilot whales behaving a little strangely off Shetland. Check out the video and paper for more info! 🐳💙
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Such a cool picture of a humpback whale placenta!🐋 Which reminds me of our publication from 2022, when we became placenta nerds after seeing a group of pilot whales behaving a little strangely off Shetland. Check out the video and paper for more info! 🐳💙
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
A weekend well spent, land-based whale watching by day and Christmas tree decorating by night 🎄🫶🏽🐳
If you want to here more about Shetland's whales and dolphins, and some of the research occuring here, I'll be speaking at this event on Friday evening 🐳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/underwater...
If you want to here more about Shetland's whales and dolphins, and some of the research occuring here, I'll be speaking at this event on Friday evening 🐳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/underwater...
December 2, 2024 at 8:24 AM
A weekend well spent, land-based whale watching by day and Christmas tree decorating by night 🎄🫶🏽🐳
If you want to here more about Shetland's whales and dolphins, and some of the research occuring here, I'll be speaking at this event on Friday evening 🐳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/underwater...
If you want to here more about Shetland's whales and dolphins, and some of the research occuring here, I'll be speaking at this event on Friday evening 🐳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/underwater...
Hi Bluesky 👋💙
My research focuses on understanding and reducing threats to marine mammals 🐳🦭🐬, with a particular specialism (and passion) for community science, vessel impacts and Scottish seas 🏴🚢
Alongside my work, I'm also RNLI Lifeboat crew and I now call Shetland home ❤️
My research focuses on understanding and reducing threats to marine mammals 🐳🦭🐬, with a particular specialism (and passion) for community science, vessel impacts and Scottish seas 🏴🚢
Alongside my work, I'm also RNLI Lifeboat crew and I now call Shetland home ❤️
November 28, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Hi Bluesky 👋💙
My research focuses on understanding and reducing threats to marine mammals 🐳🦭🐬, with a particular specialism (and passion) for community science, vessel impacts and Scottish seas 🏴🚢
Alongside my work, I'm also RNLI Lifeboat crew and I now call Shetland home ❤️
My research focuses on understanding and reducing threats to marine mammals 🐳🦭🐬, with a particular specialism (and passion) for community science, vessel impacts and Scottish seas 🏴🚢
Alongside my work, I'm also RNLI Lifeboat crew and I now call Shetland home ❤️