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Phil Doherty
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Lecturer in Marine Conservation Science at Uni. of Exeter with @exetermarine.bsky.social
Satellite tracking | BRUVS | Fisheries | Sharks & Rays
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NEW RESEARCH 🎣🐟🦑🧪🌍🌐🌊

In a study lead by researchers from @exeter.ac.uk and Fishtek Marine, research shows that fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch significantly more shrimp and fish. 💡

👉 Press release - news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

👉 Full paper - doi.org/10.1016/j.oc...

#AcademicSky
fishing pots stacked upon eachother on a boat as a background image. overlaid is the text 'scottish shrimp study illuminates new potential for bait-less fishing'. three logos for fishtek marine, university of exeter and seascape fisheries research are at the bottom of the page.
May 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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New research from ENSURE – a research partnership between the University of Exeter and The Chinese University of Hong Kong offers practical guidance for achieving balance between economic growth and long-term protection of marine biodiversity.

Links to full paper in original post ⬇️

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May 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/... 🧪🌎🦑🦈🐠
Length–Weight Relationships of Elasmobranchs Caught by Artisanal Fisheries From Southern Gabon
Establishing length–weight relationships (LWRs) is essential for conserving fish populations, especially where gaps hinder efforts, particularly crucial for elasmobranch populations in the Gulf of Gu...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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New #GlobalSharkTrends study published in @science.org reveals #overfishing has more than halved shark & ray populations over the past 50-years causing widespread erosion of ecological function and exceptionally high extinction risk
👉Full article bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
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Scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) IUCN Critically Endangered © Masayuki Agawa_Ocean Image Bank
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Covering the global conservation status of sharks and their relatives, the report offers country-specific solutions to conversation action.

We're proud that Exeter Marine researchers are contributors, including @kristianmetcalfe.bsky.social and @phildoherty.bsky.social for the Congo chapter.

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iucnshark.bsky.social IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group @iucnshark.bsky.social · Dec 2
BREAKING: The IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group has released a new report on the global conservation status of sharks and their relatives.

portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Cover of the new "global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras" report
December 3, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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BREAKING: The IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group has released a new report on the global conservation status of sharks and their relatives.

portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Cover of the new "global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras" report
December 2, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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Our #BRUVS study in #SãoTomé and #Príncipe has just been published! This study is the first #BRUVS survey in this data-poor archipelago, with 400+ deployments in two years! Led by @gporrinos.bsky.social: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @exetercec.bsky.social @blueactionfund.org
November 4, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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Nice article in @mongabay.bsky.social covering our research on sharks and rays in
the Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬 🌎 🦈🦑 @exetermarine.bsky.social @phildoherty.bsky.social

news.mongabay.com/2023/11/cong...
November 30, 2023 at 7:12 AM
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✨ New Article!✨ in Mongabay covering @kristianmetcalfe.bsky.social @phildoherty.bsky.social @exetercec.bsky.social work with WCS Congo and fisheries department on #sharks and rays in the Republic of the Congo 🌎 🦈

news.mongabay.com/2023/11/cong...

#ExeterMarine #ExeterCEC 🧪 🦑
Congo’s waters are hotspot for endangered sharks & rays, reveals data from artisanal fishers
The Republic of the Congo is a hotspot for sharks and rays. However, scientists didn’t know how many of these species congregate along the coast until they asked the artisanal fishermen who work the...
news.mongabay.com
November 30, 2023 at 2:57 PM
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1. Long-term landing site surveys in the Republic of the Congo partnering with artisanal fishers and fisheries department reveals waters host important populations of #sharks and #rays.

📰 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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November 21, 2023 at 3:56 PM
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This #WorldFisheriesDay we are celebrating recent research from our network which has focused on fisheries around the world. Much of our research depends upon the highly valuable relationships and collaborations with #fishers 🧵 ⬇️

#ExeterMarine #ExeterCEC 🌏 🧪 🦑
November 21, 2023 at 3:54 PM