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Grants Hat
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Papa, Nat Geo Explorer, Seabirder, Newfoundlander, Penguin counter, data scientist.
It's not every day that one gets to publish a paper with their Dad. Here it is! If you're interested in #Seabirds and community engagement, have a read. In this paper, we discuss how Newfoundlanders perceive hunting regulations. #Conservation #MarineEcology
September 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Protecting seabirds from interactions with drones when doing wildlife surveys is important! As part of this we have been trialing propeller guards for our M350 airframe.

#Seabirds #UAVs #DataScience #Drones #OffshoreWind #OnshoreWind #Scotland
June 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
#SEABIRD NEWS. Call for Symposia and workshops for #WSC4 IS OPEN! worldseabirdunion.org/world-seabir...

Deadline is August 1! Reach out to WSCscience@worldseabirdunion.org for submissions or more information!

#seabirds #climatechange #science #Hobart
Call for Symposia and Workshops WSC4
Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate Call for Symposia and Workshops Menu Call for symposia and workshopsSymposia and Workshop Proposal Guidelines The call for symposia and workshops…
worldseabirdunion.org
June 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.
June 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Wind turbines affect local wind regime, esp. downwind from them. How that affects marine ecosystems, through wind-related features like upwelling, is something we are still learning. But aspects like surface primary productivity seem to be affected. 🧪🌊

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Imagine #spying on #Seabirds from the skies with ultra high resolution from a distance well away from cliff faces. No disturbance, minimal risk of interaction with flying birds, and reproducible data! That's what we're doing right now with our new #UAVs! #Conservation #Drones #Scotland #SPAs
June 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Who doesn't love doing boat surveys for cliff nesting #Seabirds???

So lucky to have the greatest team to work with here!
June 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We're having the most fantastic time doing #UAV surveys for cliff nesting #Seabirds with our new #M350 drone. The images are incredible... Stay tuned for some amazing high resolution images.
#Caithness #Scotland #conservation #monitoring #UAVs
June 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Love this wee #Penguin!
March 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I love how Trump, Vance and Musk style themselves defenders of free speech, while simultaneously banning government agencies from mentioning climate change or diversity (inc biodiversity!), equity and inclusion, or even possessing maps which show the Gulf of Mexico.
Torquemadas the lot of them.
February 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The perfect song lyrics don't exis.... 😳 #penguins
February 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In this edition of #airplanesgettingeatenbyjetways we've got a LATAM Airbus A320 getting chewed on by a jetway at punta arenas airport in Southern Chile.
January 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
An early morning flight to Ushuaia leads to some whacky thoughts... in this edition of #PlanesGettingEatenByJetways we've got an Aerolineas argentinas 737...

#Avgeek #penguincounting #penguins #earlymornings #Antarctica
January 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
One part of coming to #Antarctica is waiting in airports! Currently waiting for my partner in crime, Bertrand Charry to join me at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires. Tomorrow morning we catch a flight to Ushuaia, Arg to get on board the Greg Mortimer for ten days.

#PenguinCounting #Penguins #Seabirds
January 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Polyamory means wholly loving multiple people, not loving each one halfway. True polyamory thrives on commitment, communication, and genuine care for every partner involved. Don't settle for less than you deserve. 💜
January 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Oceanites has been counting #penguins since 1994 and maintains the largest source of publicly accessible #penguin census records in the world which can be accessed at www.penguinmap.com. This is our 31st season and we've got some amazing operational partners!
#Antarctica #PenguinCounting
January 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Please follow and retweet this starterpack if you're mad about #seabirds 🐧🧪🌍

go.bsky.app/MPUTnm
January 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So it begins... Follow along as I head off from Inverness, Scotland to the #Antarctic peninsula where I'll be once again counting #Penguins for Oceanites! First, a wee hop to London Heathrow before my long haul to Buenos Aires
#PenguinCounters #Seabirds #Science #BestJob
January 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Being a peer-reviewer is critical to science.

It's time for reviewing to be rewarded at the highest levels. 🧪 #academicsky
The Misplaced Incentives in Academic Publishing
Opinion | Scientists who spend time peer-reviewing manuscripts don’t get rewarded for their efforts. It’s time to change that.
undark.org
December 26, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Postdoc opportunity to study tropical seabird connectivity & population genetics in the Indian Ocean!

With @malcnicoll.bsky.social & collaborators as part of the @iomarinescience.bsky.social seabird project

📍University of La Reunion
Apply by Jan 15th

#jobopportunity #seabird #ornithology
December 13, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Obviously it's that time of year again everyone!! #MakeItSo #ShutUpWesley #Christmas #StarTrekTNG #Picard www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSn...
Captain Picard sings "Let it Snow!"
YouTube video by James Covenant
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December 13, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Think #stormpetrels just wing it to find a meal? 🍽️ Think again! Finally, our study is out: these tiny #seabirds use ocean dynamics to find #foraging grounds in the #WestMed. And guess what? Well-placed #MPAs help keep their ‘favorite restaurants’ open.🧑‍🍳 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 10, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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We’re hiring — this is a great job!

JOB: Director of Conservation (Ontario), @ncccnc.bsky.social

⭐️ Flexible location in Ontario
⭐️ Senior role
⭐️ Apply by 5 Jan 2025
⭐️ www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-ar...

#ConservationJobs
November 30, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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📣New paper📣

We estimate the number of extinctions of Australian #invertebrates, plus the ongoing #extinction rate … Both figures are far higher than those currently recognised, pointing to alarming gaps in #conservation of an important area of #biodiversity
🪳🕷️🐌🪰🪲🪱
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge C...
This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates - Volume 2
www.cambridge.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:12 PM
For those #Seabird Lovers out there - don't forget to head over the @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social Youtube channel where you'll get to see all the past #SeabirdSession recordings! You'll also find all the past episodes of #SixtySecondSeabirds www.youtube.com/@WSeabirds/v...
W Seabirds
This channel is dedicated to spreading news and videos about seabirds from around the world. The World Seabird Union is an organization comprised of the world's seabird organizations, and is a point o...
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December 9, 2024 at 9:15 PM