Rob Deaville
@strandings-man.bsky.social
Project Manager of the Defra and Welsh Government funded Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme
Recovered two porpoises yesterday- both live stranded within a few miles of each other on the north Kent coast last week. Both on thin side, interesting wounds on the younger porpoise... #CSIoftheSea exams at @zslscience.bsky.social next week, many thanks to our BDMLR friends for their help!
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Recovered two porpoises yesterday- both live stranded within a few miles of each other on the north Kent coast last week. Both on thin side, interesting wounds on the younger porpoise... #CSIoftheSea exams at @zslscience.bsky.social next week, many thanks to our BDMLR friends for their help!
Happy New Year! Huge thanks again to everyone who's helped us out over the last year, see you back on the beaches soon in 2026...
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Happy New Year! Huge thanks again to everyone who's helped us out over the last year, see you back on the beaches soon in 2026...
New paper out today lead authored by my brilliant CSIP colleague @rosiewilliams.bsky.social 👇 Long term 30+ year analysis of trace metal levels in harbour porpoises, found increasing levels of mercury which were associated with an increased risk of infectious disease related mortality.
📣New paper out today!
We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬
We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬
We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena)
Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...
pubs.acs.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New paper out today lead authored by my brilliant CSIP colleague @rosiewilliams.bsky.social 👇 Long term 30+ year analysis of trace metal levels in harbour porpoises, found increasing levels of mercury which were associated with an increased risk of infectious disease related mortality.
Well, that was nice... Very proud to receive a #BEM at a ceremony in Brighton yesterday for services to marine species conservation. Huge thanks to all our #CSIOfTheSea partners, volunteers and friends around the country for all the great work they do- and thank you to whoever nominated me!
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Well, that was nice... Very proud to receive a #BEM at a ceremony in Brighton yesterday for services to marine species conservation. Huge thanks to all our #CSIOfTheSea partners, volunteers and friends around the country for all the great work they do- and thank you to whoever nominated me!
Heading back to @zslscience.bsky.social after a day carrying out demonstration #CSIOfTheSea exams on a harbour porpoise and a Risso's dolphin calf for students at @sosbangor.bsky.social with my CSIP colleague Matthew Westfield. Many thanks to Marianna Chimienti and Stef Krafft for hosting us!
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Heading back to @zslscience.bsky.social after a day carrying out demonstration #CSIOfTheSea exams on a harbour porpoise and a Risso's dolphin calf for students at @sosbangor.bsky.social with my CSIP colleague Matthew Westfield. Many thanks to Marianna Chimienti and Stef Krafft for hosting us!
We're running a @zslscience.bsky.social public event on marine pollution at ZSL next Wednesday evening. Tickets to this free event are still available (both in person and online), come join us to learn more about the impacts of chemical, physical and acoustic pollution 👇 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
Signals from the Shore: What cetacean strandings reveal about pollution | The Zoological Society of London
What can strandings of dolphins, whales and porpoises tell us about the impact of marine pollution?
www.zsl.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We're running a @zslscience.bsky.social public event on marine pollution at ZSL next Wednesday evening. Tickets to this free event are still available (both in person and online), come join us to learn more about the impacts of chemical, physical and acoustic pollution 👇 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...