Rebecca Hunter
@rebeccahunter.bsky.social
Marine biologist, writer
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'Underscores the power of creative works and their potency in the environmental crisis; to offer attention, compassion, connection, grief and hope.’ – former Moth Nature Writing Prize winner, Anna Selby
We want to hear what you have to offer!
Closing 30 September. Open now. 🌟 bit.ly/mothnature25
We want to hear what you have to offer!
Closing 30 September. Open now. 🌟 bit.ly/mothnature25
August 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
'Underscores the power of creative works and their potency in the environmental crisis; to offer attention, compassion, connection, grief and hope.’ – former Moth Nature Writing Prize winner, Anna Selby
We want to hear what you have to offer!
Closing 30 September. Open now. 🌟 bit.ly/mothnature25
We want to hear what you have to offer!
Closing 30 September. Open now. 🌟 bit.ly/mothnature25
Great talking with @franmcnulty.bsky.social on the @rte.ie Behind the Story podcast about the urgent need to protect Ireland’s seas, and the habitats and creatures deeply bound to our stories and identity
Podcast: Why Irish seas need more legal protection
Ireland needs its own legislation to safeguard marine protected areas, an expert has warned.
www.rte.ie
August 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Great talking with @franmcnulty.bsky.social on the @rte.ie Behind the Story podcast about the urgent need to protect Ireland’s seas, and the habitats and creatures deeply bound to our stories and identity
Ireland to ban large vessels >18m fishing for sprat in coastal waters.
“The new measures are a clear signal that Ireland is serious about protecting our marine life.”
… it’s a great step, but urgently needs to be followed with adequate, well-managed marine protected areas
“The new measures are a clear signal that Ireland is serious about protecting our marine life.”
… it’s a great step, but urgently needs to be followed with adequate, well-managed marine protected areas
gov.ie
July 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Ireland to ban large vessels >18m fishing for sprat in coastal waters.
“The new measures are a clear signal that Ireland is serious about protecting our marine life.”
… it’s a great step, but urgently needs to be followed with adequate, well-managed marine protected areas
“The new measures are a clear signal that Ireland is serious about protecting our marine life.”
… it’s a great step, but urgently needs to be followed with adequate, well-managed marine protected areas
Reposted by Rebecca Hunter
Could sturgeon be returning to Irish waters?
What an amazing rewilding success that would be!
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
What an amazing rewilding success that would be!
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Sturgeon sighting — the first here in decades
A 180cm sturgeon was caught and released off the coast of Kerry this summer... they are considered extinct in Irish waters so this is significant
www.irishexaminer.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Could sturgeon be returning to Irish waters?
What an amazing rewilding success that would be!
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
What an amazing rewilding success that would be!
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...