Emma Weschke
@emweschke.bsky.social
I like to spy on the secret nightlife of coral reef fish 🕵️♀️🐠🌜
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Emma Weschke
@emweschke.bsky.social
· Dec 18
Artificial Light Increases Nighttime Prevalence of Predatory Fishes, Altering Community Composition on Coral Reefs
Artificial light is a manmade pollutant that is spreading into marine environments, and coral reefs are particularly susceptible to biological impacts due to the inshore, shallow, and clear-water loc...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
🚨 NEW paper 🚨
🐠Coral reef nightlife becomes more predatory with light pollution💡
My first publication from my @thefsbi.bsky.social PhD at @bristolbiosci.bsky.social is out TODAY in @globalchangebio.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🐠Coral reef nightlife becomes more predatory with light pollution💡
My first publication from my @thefsbi.bsky.social PhD at @bristolbiosci.bsky.social is out TODAY in @globalchangebio.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Apologies for the inactivity, I've had my head buried in the sand... and among corals searching for very rare intertidal coral reef spiders on Lizard Island 🕷️🪸
It was a dream to be invited on this field trip by my good pal @samjakeengland.bsky.social.
Spoiler alert 🚨 we found them! 👀
It was a dream to be invited on this field trip by my good pal @samjakeengland.bsky.social.
Spoiler alert 🚨 we found them! 👀
Still can't quite believe I was lucky enough to be awarded the John and Laurine Proud Postdoctoral fellowship from the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation. Spending 3 weeks on the island with @emweschke.bsky.social, finding and studying coral reef spiders underwater was an absolute dream! 🕷️🌊
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Apologies for the inactivity, I've had my head buried in the sand... and among corals searching for very rare intertidal coral reef spiders on Lizard Island 🕷️🪸
It was a dream to be invited on this field trip by my good pal @samjakeengland.bsky.social.
Spoiler alert 🚨 we found them! 👀
It was a dream to be invited on this field trip by my good pal @samjakeengland.bsky.social.
Spoiler alert 🚨 we found them! 👀
Thrilled to meet this huge #octopus during their boom this Summer in #Cornwall 🐙
Thanks to @fourthelementdive.bsky.social for kitting me out for UK #diving 🤿
🎥 David Palfrey
Thanks to @fourthelementdive.bsky.social for kitting me out for UK #diving 🤿
🎥 David Palfrey
August 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Thrilled to meet this huge #octopus during their boom this Summer in #Cornwall 🐙
Thanks to @fourthelementdive.bsky.social for kitting me out for UK #diving 🤿
🎥 David Palfrey
Thanks to @fourthelementdive.bsky.social for kitting me out for UK #diving 🤿
🎥 David Palfrey
Calling scientists, surfers, swimmers and ocean lovers🌊
On Sunday 20 July 2025 I'll be hosting the largest paddle-out in the UK from Sennen Beach, Cornwall at 3pm.
🏊Swim or paddle out on your surf boards🏄, kayaks, canoes🛶 or cheer from the shoreline 🏖️ to #DefendtheDeep against #DeepSeaMining.
On Sunday 20 July 2025 I'll be hosting the largest paddle-out in the UK from Sennen Beach, Cornwall at 3pm.
🏊Swim or paddle out on your surf boards🏄, kayaks, canoes🛶 or cheer from the shoreline 🏖️ to #DefendtheDeep against #DeepSeaMining.
July 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Calling scientists, surfers, swimmers and ocean lovers🌊
On Sunday 20 July 2025 I'll be hosting the largest paddle-out in the UK from Sennen Beach, Cornwall at 3pm.
🏊Swim or paddle out on your surf boards🏄, kayaks, canoes🛶 or cheer from the shoreline 🏖️ to #DefendtheDeep against #DeepSeaMining.
On Sunday 20 July 2025 I'll be hosting the largest paddle-out in the UK from Sennen Beach, Cornwall at 3pm.
🏊Swim or paddle out on your surf boards🏄, kayaks, canoes🛶 or cheer from the shoreline 🏖️ to #DefendtheDeep against #DeepSeaMining.
Paddle out to sea with us on 📅 Sunday 20th July to #DefendtheDeep 🌊
This day coincides with the International Seabed Authority’s council meeting, deciding the fate of our Deep Ocean 🦑
In this global paddle out we are calling on governments to say no to #DeepSeaMining.
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
This day coincides with the International Seabed Authority’s council meeting, deciding the fate of our Deep Ocean 🦑
In this global paddle out we are calling on governments to say no to #DeepSeaMining.
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Paddle out to sea with us on 📅 Sunday 20th July to #DefendtheDeep 🌊
This day coincides with the International Seabed Authority’s council meeting, deciding the fate of our Deep Ocean 🦑
In this global paddle out we are calling on governments to say no to #DeepSeaMining.
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
This day coincides with the International Seabed Authority’s council meeting, deciding the fate of our Deep Ocean 🦑
In this global paddle out we are calling on governments to say no to #DeepSeaMining.
@deepseaconserve.bsky.social
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🚨JOB alert🚨 Full-time Managing Editor role for @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour. Applicants must have animal #behaviour background; previous editorial experience would be ideal.
Apply by 31st July 2025.
#publishing #editor #job
More details: www.asab.org/opportunities
PLEASE share widely.
Apply by 31st July 2025.
#publishing #editor #job
More details: www.asab.org/opportunities
PLEASE share widely.
Opportunities — ASAB
www.asab.org
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🚨JOB alert🚨 Full-time Managing Editor role for @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour. Applicants must have animal #behaviour background; previous editorial experience would be ideal.
Apply by 31st July 2025.
#publishing #editor #job
More details: www.asab.org/opportunities
PLEASE share widely.
Apply by 31st July 2025.
#publishing #editor #job
More details: www.asab.org/opportunities
PLEASE share widely.
The prospect of deep sea mining is becoming very real very fast. #DefendtheDeep
youtu.be/kpQ6wMlj_XY?...
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Deep Trouble - the biggest land grab in history
YouTube video by Deep Trouble
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The prospect of deep sea mining is becoming very real very fast. #DefendtheDeep
youtu.be/kpQ6wMlj_XY?...
youtu.be/kpQ6wMlj_XY?...
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Another reason to ban Deep sea mining
Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That ‘Eat’ Methane With the Help of Bacteria
New insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That ‘Eat’ Methane With the Help of Bacteria
New insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That 'Eat' Methane With the Help of Bacteria
The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle
www.smithsonianmag.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another reason to ban Deep sea mining
Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That ‘Eat’ Methane With the Help of Bacteria
New insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That ‘Eat’ Methane With the Help of Bacteria
New insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
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We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Commercial mining of the deep sea could begin soon. But these metals and minerals are not scarce. Mining will be harmful and the economic benefits are overstated.
theconversation.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
A new study by
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social projects how such warm UK sea temperatures could cause a boom in endangered #sharks, #rays and #oysters 🦈. I enjoyed discussing these new insights just now on #BBCRadio5Live!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social projects how such warm UK sea temperatures could cause a boom in endangered #sharks, #rays and #oysters 🦈. I enjoyed discussing these new insights just now on #BBCRadio5Live!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters
Climate change will benefit basking sharks in the UK but creatures like the longest living animal may struggle.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A new study by
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social projects how such warm UK sea temperatures could cause a boom in endangered #sharks, #rays and #oysters 🦈. I enjoyed discussing these new insights just now on #BBCRadio5Live!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social projects how such warm UK sea temperatures could cause a boom in endangered #sharks, #rays and #oysters 🦈. I enjoyed discussing these new insights just now on #BBCRadio5Live!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Memories like this make me miss fieldwork more than ever.
📸 Amy Jones
#nighttimeecology #GreatBarrierReef
📸 Amy Jones
#nighttimeecology #GreatBarrierReef
June 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Memories like this make me miss fieldwork more than ever.
📸 Amy Jones
#nighttimeecology #GreatBarrierReef
📸 Amy Jones
#nighttimeecology #GreatBarrierReef
Happy World Seaweed Day from the depths* of Cornwall. 💚
*8 metres deep to be precise 🦀
*8 metres deep to be precise 🦀
June 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Happy World Seaweed Day from the depths* of Cornwall. 💚
*8 metres deep to be precise 🦀
*8 metres deep to be precise 🦀
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📣 We’re hiring! Join OTN as our Data Operations Manager. Lead the ops side of a global aquatic tracking data team. Manage resources, drive projects, and coordinate people. Learn more & apply: oceantrackingnetwork.org/were-hiring-...
April 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
📣 We’re hiring! Join OTN as our Data Operations Manager. Lead the ops side of a global aquatic tracking data team. Manage resources, drive projects, and coordinate people. Learn more & apply: oceantrackingnetwork.org/were-hiring-...
For this #SundayFishSketch we have the lovely vivid Neon damselfish, Pomacentrus coelestis.
April 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
For this #SundayFishSketch we have the lovely vivid Neon damselfish, Pomacentrus coelestis.
Have you also get em dash anxiety recently? Or is it just me? I've come on here and ask you all if you too have used em dashes in your scientific writing and are now getting nervous of continuing to because it is considered an "indicator of ChatGBT use".
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Are Em Dashes Really a Sign of AI Writing?
Viral posts and clips on social media suggest the em dash is the product of AI chatbots, with some calling the punctuation mark a 'ChatGPT hyphen.'
www.rollingstone.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Have you also get em dash anxiety recently? Or is it just me? I've come on here and ask you all if you too have used em dashes in your scientific writing and are now getting nervous of continuing to because it is considered an "indicator of ChatGBT use".
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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We have a number of grant deadlines approaching! Many of which are just under a month away. Get those applications in on time, to avoid disappointment! You can find out more information on our website: fsbi.org.uk/
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We have a number of grant deadlines approaching! Many of which are just under a month away. Get those applications in on time, to avoid disappointment! You can find out more information on our website: fsbi.org.uk/
And for today's #SundayFishSketch it is Sargocentron caudimaculatum in the spotlight. My favourite of the squirrelfishes I met in French Polynesia 🐠🏝️
March 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
And for today's #SundayFishSketch it is Sargocentron caudimaculatum in the spotlight. My favourite of the squirrelfishes I met in French Polynesia 🐠🏝️
Often find yourself questioning the true benefits of #AI? Then this is worth a watch. Ben Williams gave a superb #TEDtalk on how we can harness #machinelearning in underwater acoustics to help coral reef restoration efforts 🪸
youtu.be/GnB8OoT2UAE?...
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How AI is helping transform coral reef conservation | Ben Williams | TEDxLondon
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
March 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Often find yourself questioning the true benefits of #AI? Then this is worth a watch. Ben Williams gave a superb #TEDtalk on how we can harness #machinelearning in underwater acoustics to help coral reef restoration efforts 🪸
youtu.be/GnB8OoT2UAE?...
youtu.be/GnB8OoT2UAE?...
When I'm not conducting, analysing and writing #scientific #research on #coral #reef #fishes, I want to illustrate it 🐠 I enjoyed exploring the detail in this Epinephelus merra for my latest graphical abstract. #SundayFishSketch
Let me know if you'd like me to draw your science🖌️
Let me know if you'd like me to draw your science🖌️
March 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When I'm not conducting, analysing and writing #scientific #research on #coral #reef #fishes, I want to illustrate it 🐠 I enjoyed exploring the detail in this Epinephelus merra for my latest graphical abstract. #SundayFishSketch
Let me know if you'd like me to draw your science🖌️
Let me know if you'd like me to draw your science🖌️
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Nice to see @plymouthmarine.bsky.social en-lightening folks!
🐢 Disorienting sea turtle hatchlings
🐟 Altering fish migration patterns
🦐 Disrupting zooplankton behaviour
🪸 Interfering coral reproduction
Our Prof Smyth explains how #LightPollution impacts #MarineEcosystems globally, but says “the good news is that we can fix this...” pml.ac.uk/news/illumin...
🐟 Altering fish migration patterns
🦐 Disrupting zooplankton behaviour
🪸 Interfering coral reproduction
Our Prof Smyth explains how #LightPollution impacts #MarineEcosystems globally, but says “the good news is that we can fix this...” pml.ac.uk/news/illumin...
Illuminating Ocean Threats on Day Two of the World Ocean Summit
Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) among the topics of focus for PML in Japan
pml.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Nice to see @plymouthmarine.bsky.social en-lightening folks!
Perhaps the deepest deep-dive on WTF (What's that fact?) ever... What is the biggest animal in the sea? Why are deep sea animals so BIG? 🐋 What is DEEP SEA GIGANTISM? 🦑 Always love a chat with BBC Hereford & Worcester concerning fishy facts 🐟 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
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a squid is swimming in the water with the words `` you 've gotta be squidding me '' written above it .
ALT: a squid is swimming in the water with the words `` you 've gotta be squidding me '' written above it .
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Perhaps the deepest deep-dive on WTF (What's that fact?) ever... What is the biggest animal in the sea? Why are deep sea animals so BIG? 🐋 What is DEEP SEA GIGANTISM? 🦑 Always love a chat with BBC Hereford & Worcester concerning fishy facts 🐟 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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On International Women's Day (as on every day), I feel so lucky to be working with such talented #ECRs as Isla Davidson, Evie Croxford, @emweschke.bsky.social, Dominique Baptiste, Emily Lane, Clemency White, Cathy Hobbs & Amy Morris-Drake
#IWM2025 #WomeninStem
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
#IWM2025 #WomeninStem
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On International Women's Day (as on every day), I feel so lucky to be working with such talented #ECRs as Isla Davidson, Evie Croxford, @emweschke.bsky.social, Dominique Baptiste, Emily Lane, Clemency White, Cathy Hobbs & Amy Morris-Drake
#IWM2025 #WomeninStem
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
#IWM2025 #WomeninStem
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
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Women don't dress for men, we dress for fish.
I have absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to do with this information
Wild fish can tell humans apart when they dress differently, study finds
Researchers say study, which involved training bream to follow a specific diver for treats, could change the way we treat fish
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Women don't dress for men, we dress for fish.
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Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help!
We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.
Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.
Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
February 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Lovely to celebrate the brilliant #PhDs of @emweschke.bsky.social & Harry Suter and the wonderful #Masters by Research of Evie Croxford & Lauren Vane. Amazing people; fantastic research... but sad it's the end of an era. Looking forward to seeing what they all do next...
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Lovely to celebrate the brilliant #PhDs of @emweschke.bsky.social & Harry Suter and the wonderful #Masters by Research of Evie Croxford & Lauren Vane. Amazing people; fantastic research... but sad it's the end of an era. Looking forward to seeing what they all do next...
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
How it started 🐠 ➡️ how it's going 🎓
Dead proud of us 🥹
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social
Dead proud of us 🥹
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
How it started 🐠 ➡️ how it's going 🎓
Dead proud of us 🥹
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social
Dead proud of us 🥹
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social