The Marine Biological Association
@thembauk.bsky.social
A leading UK marine biology research institute, promoting scientific excellence and representing the marine biology community since 1884.
🐚 https://www.mba.ac.uk/
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We are Hiring! Executive Assistant
Are you keen to use your administrative abilities to support a world-class marine biology research programme and its global membership?
Find out more and apply – mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/executiv...
Application deadline: Sunday 4th January 2026
Are you keen to use your administrative abilities to support a world-class marine biology research programme and its global membership?
Find out more and apply – mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/executiv...
Application deadline: Sunday 4th January 2026
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We are Hiring! Executive Assistant
Are you keen to use your administrative abilities to support a world-class marine biology research programme and its global membership?
Find out more and apply – mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/executiv...
Application deadline: Sunday 4th January 2026
Are you keen to use your administrative abilities to support a world-class marine biology research programme and its global membership?
Find out more and apply – mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/executiv...
Application deadline: Sunday 4th January 2026
DASSH @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social is 20 years old! But what is DASSH?
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
DASSH @dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social is 20 years old! But what is DASSH?
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
DASSH is the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats data. It curates, manages and shares biodiversity records to make them accessible and maximise their reuse.
Why sequence every genome?
Annual Science Talk – Tuesday 2nd December 11:00-12:00 online or in person
This year's eminent marine expert is Professor Peter W H Holland FMBA FRS. A Linacre Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford.
mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homep...
Annual Science Talk – Tuesday 2nd December 11:00-12:00 online or in person
This year's eminent marine expert is Professor Peter W H Holland FMBA FRS. A Linacre Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford.
mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homep...
Annual Science Talk - Why sequence every genome?
Professor Peter Holland FMBA is Linacre Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford. Join us online or in person for his annual science talk.
mymba.mba.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Why sequence every genome?
Annual Science Talk – Tuesday 2nd December 11:00-12:00 online or in person
This year's eminent marine expert is Professor Peter W H Holland FMBA FRS. A Linacre Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford.
mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homep...
Annual Science Talk – Tuesday 2nd December 11:00-12:00 online or in person
This year's eminent marine expert is Professor Peter W H Holland FMBA FRS. A Linacre Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford.
mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homep...
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#OTD in 1859 'On the Origin of Species' was published. We have a few different editions in the library @thembauk.bsky.social but we are privileged to be custodians of an early edition gifted to (a mystery) someone by Charles #Darwin himself
📖BS.15/D
📖BS.15/D
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#OTD in 1859 'On the Origin of Species' was published. We have a few different editions in the library @thembauk.bsky.social but we are privileged to be custodians of an early edition gifted to (a mystery) someone by Charles #Darwin himself
📖BS.15/D
📖BS.15/D
New study co-authored by Dr Dan Smale, Professor Stephen J. Hawkins, Dr Nathan King & former PhD student Harry Teagle shows that losing kelp forests at their southern range edge could dramatically reshape marine ecosystems.
Read the full study - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read the full study - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
New study co-authored by Dr Dan Smale, Professor Stephen J. Hawkins, Dr Nathan King & former PhD student Harry Teagle shows that losing kelp forests at their southern range edge could dramatically reshape marine ecosystems.
Read the full study - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read the full study - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Marine Biological Association has a deep, long-running history in fisheries research that continues to shape how we understand and manage UK seas today.
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Marine Biological Association has a deep, long-running history in fisheries research that continues to shape how we understand and manage UK seas today.
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
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📹 DASSHcam Diaries 🎬
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📹 DASSHcam Diaries 🎬
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
Chloe and Dan attended the Living Data 2025 Conference and OBIS-13 Steering Group in Bogotá, communicating with 700+ biodiversity data experts. Dan discussed OBIS and data origins, while Chloe emphasized DASSH's role in connecting citizen science data globally.🌍 📊
Are you making an influential contribution to marine biology? Apply to become a Fellow of the MBA today. Join a community powering the science that protects the ocean.
Find out more and apply here - mymba.mba.ac.uk/fellows/appl...
Find out more and apply here - mymba.mba.ac.uk/fellows/appl...
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Are you making an influential contribution to marine biology? Apply to become a Fellow of the MBA today. Join a community powering the science that protects the ocean.
Find out more and apply here - mymba.mba.ac.uk/fellows/appl...
Find out more and apply here - mymba.mba.ac.uk/fellows/appl...
Can marinelife recover from climate extremes? Dr Katie Smith is helping to uncover the answers.
“We're looking at the extreme warming over the last couple of years… Even the last 12 months of really, really hot temperatures - there have been huge impacts to fisheries and losses of species .”
“We're looking at the extreme warming over the last couple of years… Even the last 12 months of really, really hot temperatures - there have been huge impacts to fisheries and losses of species .”
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Can marinelife recover from climate extremes? Dr Katie Smith is helping to uncover the answers.
“We're looking at the extreme warming over the last couple of years… Even the last 12 months of really, really hot temperatures - there have been huge impacts to fisheries and losses of species .”
“We're looking at the extreme warming over the last couple of years… Even the last 12 months of really, really hot temperatures - there have been huge impacts to fisheries and losses of species .”
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Did you know that the original logo of @thembauk.bsky.social was inspired by the inlay on the library's main staircase.
The logo may have undergone an update in recent years, but it still retains the iconic seahorse as its focal point
The logo may have undergone an update in recent years, but it still retains the iconic seahorse as its focal point
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did you know that the original logo of @thembauk.bsky.social was inspired by the inlay on the library's main staircase.
The logo may have undergone an update in recent years, but it still retains the iconic seahorse as its focal point
The logo may have undergone an update in recent years, but it still retains the iconic seahorse as its focal point
This is Staurosira sp, a chain-forming filamentous diatom. We’re currently sequencing its genome as part of the 100 Diatom Genomes Project, which is building a clearer picture of diatom evolution and diversity.
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is Staurosira sp, a chain-forming filamentous diatom. We’re currently sequencing its genome as part of the 100 Diatom Genomes Project, which is building a clearer picture of diatom evolution and diversity.
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Funded PhD Opportunity: Seagrass Disease Ecology
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Funded PhD Opportunity: Seagrass Disease Ecology
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
Dr Keiron Fraser, Associate Professor in Marine Conservation at @plymuni and Member of the Marine Biological Association, explains how decades of protection, reduced bycatch, and collaboration with coastal communities have helped green turtles move from endangered to a species of least concern.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Dr Keiron Fraser, Associate Professor in Marine Conservation at @plymuni and Member of the Marine Biological Association, explains how decades of protection, reduced bycatch, and collaboration with coastal communities have helped green turtles move from endangered to a species of least concern.
In Plymouth, a gun salute was once again fired from the Royal Citadel at noon to mark the 77th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III.
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In Plymouth, a gun salute was once again fired from the Royal Citadel at noon to mark the 77th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III.
Today we celebrate the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III.
Last year, His Majesty accepted the Patronage of the Marine Biological Association, continuing a 140-year tradition of Royal support at the Marine Biological Association.
We wish His Majesty a very happy birthday 🎉
Last year, His Majesty accepted the Patronage of the Marine Biological Association, continuing a 140-year tradition of Royal support at the Marine Biological Association.
We wish His Majesty a very happy birthday 🎉
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today we celebrate the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III.
Last year, His Majesty accepted the Patronage of the Marine Biological Association, continuing a 140-year tradition of Royal support at the Marine Biological Association.
We wish His Majesty a very happy birthday 🎉
Last year, His Majesty accepted the Patronage of the Marine Biological Association, continuing a 140-year tradition of Royal support at the Marine Biological Association.
We wish His Majesty a very happy birthday 🎉
Friday feels, finding out the North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest whales on the planet, is finally showing the first signs of slow recovery.
Amazing photos by Deluna Vision
#NorthAtlanticRightWhale #RightWhales #WhaleConservation
Amazing photos by Deluna Vision
#NorthAtlanticRightWhale #RightWhales #WhaleConservation
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Friday feels, finding out the North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest whales on the planet, is finally showing the first signs of slow recovery.
Amazing photos by Deluna Vision
#NorthAtlanticRightWhale #RightWhales #WhaleConservation
Amazing photos by Deluna Vision
#NorthAtlanticRightWhale #RightWhales #WhaleConservation
Congratulations to Senior Research Fellows Dr Alice Horton and Dr Dan Smale, who have been named in the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list. This recognition places both researchers among the world’s most influential scientists, with publications ranked in the top 1% by citations.
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Congratulations to Senior Research Fellows Dr Alice Horton and Dr Dan Smale, who have been named in the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list. This recognition places both researchers among the world’s most influential scientists, with publications ranked in the top 1% by citations.
Nova will be presenting the #MarClim project tomorrow at 12:30 GMT at #COP30 in Brazil.
You can watch it via the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the COP30 online platform: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
You can watch it via the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the COP30 online platform: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
I am presenting the #MarClim project tomorrow (Friday) at 12:30 GMT at #COP30 in #Brazil. Watch at the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the online platform
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion 2025 (3-21 November)
The COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion is an online space to support global engagement around the UN Climate Conference 2025. The event is scheduled for 3-21 November 2025
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nova will be presenting the #MarClim project tomorrow at 12:30 GMT at #COP30 in Brazil.
You can watch it via the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the COP30 online platform: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
You can watch it via the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the COP30 online platform: cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
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I am presenting the #MarClim project tomorrow (Friday) at 12:30 GMT at #COP30 in #Brazil. Watch at the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the online platform
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion 2025 (3-21 November)
The COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion is an online space to support global engagement around the UN Climate Conference 2025. The event is scheduled for 3-21 November 2025
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I am presenting the #MarClim project tomorrow (Friday) at 12:30 GMT at #COP30 in #Brazil. Watch at the #VirtualOceanPavilion on the online platform
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com. COP30 supports global engagement at the UN Climate Conference @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
The Marine Biological Association is now accepting applications for the Molly Spooner Studentship, a paid summer research opportunity for undergraduate students interested in hands-on marine biology.
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The Marine Biological Association is now accepting applications for the Molly Spooner Studentship, a paid summer research opportunity for undergraduate students interested in hands-on marine biology.
Congratulations to Poppy Freeman - Winner of Our Festive Ocean Art Card Competition!
We’re thrilled to announce that illustrator Poppy Freeman has been selected as the winner of our Festive Ocean Art Card Competition with her stunning piece “Coral Wreath.”
We’re thrilled to announce that illustrator Poppy Freeman has been selected as the winner of our Festive Ocean Art Card Competition with her stunning piece “Coral Wreath.”
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations to Poppy Freeman - Winner of Our Festive Ocean Art Card Competition!
We’re thrilled to announce that illustrator Poppy Freeman has been selected as the winner of our Festive Ocean Art Card Competition with her stunning piece “Coral Wreath.”
We’re thrilled to announce that illustrator Poppy Freeman has been selected as the winner of our Festive Ocean Art Card Competition with her stunning piece “Coral Wreath.”
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🌊🤖 Using Deep Learning to Unlock Decades of Marine Biodiversity Data! 🐠📊
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
Using Deep Learning to Unlock Decades of Marine Biodiversity Data and plan marine recovering | DTO-BIOFLOW
A new study published in Ecology and Evolution shows how deep learning can turn decades of archived observations into knowledge about how protection measures and a warming ocean have reshaped life on…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🌊🤖 Using Deep Learning to Unlock Decades of Marine Biodiversity Data! 🐠📊
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
DTO-BioFlow is using AI to analyse decades of marine biodiversity records - revealing insights that support ocean monitoring, conservation, and restoration. 💙
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/U5P8isO
@thembauk.bsky.social #DTOBioFlow
Put your paws together for our cover story - a celebration of sea otter conservation success.
A new Sea Otter Conservation Centre at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California is helping to boost otter populations and restore coastal ecosystems.
A new Sea Otter Conservation Centre at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California is helping to boost otter populations and restore coastal ecosystems.
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Put your paws together for our cover story - a celebration of sea otter conservation success.
A new Sea Otter Conservation Centre at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California is helping to boost otter populations and restore coastal ecosystems.
A new Sea Otter Conservation Centre at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California is helping to boost otter populations and restore coastal ecosystems.
Willa’s PhD research looks at camouflage and cognition in cephalopods. Recently, she has been focusing on lateralisation, the idea that different halves of the brain specialise in different tasks. This is common in many animals, including humans, where we show preferences like writing with one hand.
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Willa’s PhD research looks at camouflage and cognition in cephalopods. Recently, she has been focusing on lateralisation, the idea that different halves of the brain specialise in different tasks. This is common in many animals, including humans, where we show preferences like writing with one hand.
The North Atlantic right whale, on the edge of extinction, is showing early signs of a slow recovery.
New data from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, New England Aquarium, and NOAA estimate around 384 individuals in 2024 - a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
Film by @skylartibbits
New data from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, New England Aquarium, and NOAA estimate around 384 individuals in 2024 - a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
Film by @skylartibbits
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The North Atlantic right whale, on the edge of extinction, is showing early signs of a slow recovery.
New data from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, New England Aquarium, and NOAA estimate around 384 individuals in 2024 - a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
Film by @skylartibbits
New data from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, New England Aquarium, and NOAA estimate around 384 individuals in 2024 - a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
Film by @skylartibbits