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Sea Mammal Research Unit @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Conducting world-leading research on the biology, ecology, physiology and behaviour of marine mammals around the globe. Reposts are not endorsements. Check out our commercial arm @smruc.bsky.social
New study, collab with @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social: reduced adult survival for harbour seals in areas of pop. decline in Scotland. tinyurl.com/ys4hc3jw Mark-recapture models applied to photo-ID data from 3 sites with contrasting pop. trajectories to generate concurrent survival and fecundity rates.
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New study, collab with @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social: reduced adult survival for harbour seals in areas of pop. decline in Scotland. tinyurl.com/ys4hc3jw Mark-recapture models applied to photo-ID data from 3 sites with contrasting pop. trajectories to generate concurrent survival and fecundity rates.
FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present a poster or talk at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting, in Glasgow in November.
Deadline for submissions: 29th August (tomorrow!)
lnkd.in/eihhpB3j
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present a poster or talk at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting, in Glasgow in November.
Deadline for submissions: 29th August (tomorrow!)
lnkd.in/eihhpB3j
August 28, 2025 at 3:52 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 a poster or talk at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting, in Glasgow in November.
Deadline for submissions: 29th August (tomorrow!)
lnkd.in/eihhpB3j
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present a poster or talk at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting, in Glasgow in November.
Deadline for submissions: 29th August (tomorrow!)
lnkd.in/eihhpB3j
Important new analysis of bycatch patterns in UK fisheries by @fayehelenmoyes.bsky.social continuing the legacy of the late Professor Simon Northridge. An unexpected result: 'pinger' use, although decreasing cetacean bycatch, may actually increase seal bycatch
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August 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Important new analysis of bycatch patterns in UK fisheries by @fayehelenmoyes.bsky.social continuing the legacy of the late Professor Simon Northridge. An unexpected result: 'pinger' use, although decreasing cetacean bycatch, may actually increase seal bycatch
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
📣Announcing the launch of SealMAP: Seal Mapping & Analysis Platform. This SMRU app allows you to explore & download the latest grey & harbour seal distribution maps for Scotland. You can also get estimates of density for your area of interest. Happy mapping! arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/shiny/smru/s... 🦭🗺️
June 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📣Announcing the launch of SealMAP: Seal Mapping & Analysis Platform. This SMRU app allows you to explore & download the latest grey & harbour seal distribution maps for Scotland. You can also get estimates of density for your area of interest. Happy mapping! arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/shiny/smru/s... 🦭🗺️
Tired but happy after a fantastic few days discussing all things UK seal populations with the NERC Special Committee on Seals (SCOS). Delighted to host such a brilliant group of scientists and government advisors and policy makers at SMRU
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ukri.org
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ukri.org
June 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Tired but happy after a fantastic few days discussing all things UK seal populations with the NERC Special Committee on Seals (SCOS). Delighted to host such a brilliant group of scientists and government advisors and policy makers at SMRU
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ukri.org
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ukri.org
Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels.
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels.
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@jcqsutherland.bsky.social doing a fantastic job, despite unruly technology, talking about her PhD research on killer whale predation in Shetland at #marineforum2025 @strandings.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@jcqsutherland.bsky.social doing a fantastic job, despite unruly technology, talking about her PhD research on killer whale predation in Shetland at #marineforum2025 @strandings.bsky.social
SMRU researchers are appealing for the public to help us understand why UK Harbour seals are in steep decline news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/st-a...
January 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
SMRU researchers are appealing for the public to help us understand why UK Harbour seals are in steep decline news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/st-a...
Check out @smruecophys.bsky.social for the latest #ecophysiology research happening at SMRU 🤩, led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social and @jlkershaw.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Check out @smruecophys.bsky.social for the latest #ecophysiology research happening at SMRU 🤩, led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social and @jlkershaw.bsky.social
Welcome to the SMRU BlueSky account! We are the Sea Mammal Research Unit, based @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Please stay tuned for content as we are setting things up...
November 22, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Welcome to the SMRU BlueSky account! We are the Sea Mammal Research Unit, based @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Please stay tuned for content as we are setting things up...