Alec BM Moore
@alecbmmoore.bsky.social
Lecturer in marine top predator conservation @sosbangor.bsky.social I research: sharks & rays | marine historical ecology | fisheries | conservation 🏊🤿🎣🐟 PI of @projectfishistory.bsky.social Pic: Smoothtooth blacktip shark (Carcharhinus leiodon)
New paper Using historical sawfish 'saws' often found in museums, loss of genetic diversity is demonstrated in these critically endangered shark-like rays Led by the excellent Annmarie Fearing. Great to be involved/a part of Annmarie's PhD! royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
A taster of the @projectfishistory.bsky.social from @alecbmmoore.bsky.social, digging out some especially revealing #historical #ecological facts on #herring (never forgotten) spawning grounds in the #IrishSea. #FSBI2026
Putting finishing touches to talk on @projectfishistory.bsky.social - looking forward to #FSBI Southampton @thefsbi.bsky.social
Promising bycatch reduction technology for endangered sharks & rays in turbid waters
Alec BM Moore@alecbmmoore.bsky.social · 2w agowww.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📢 #WeAreRecruiting Senior Fisheries Advisor Help shape sustainable fisheries management, advise on offshore MPAs, support Fisheries Management Plans & provide advice on impacts to #MarineBiodiversity 📍Hybrid (Peterborough/Aberdeen base) 📅FTA Aug 2027 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/c... ⏰Closes 2 Aug
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Fuel-Based Carbon Emissions and Comparative Performance of Vessel Classes in Bottom-Set Longline Shark Fisheries off the Southwest Coast of India - Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Scienc...
Understanding the carbon footprint of industrial longline fisheries is essential for developing low-carbon, sustainable deep-sea fishing strategies. This study evaluates vessel-class-specific performa...
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📖 New research Biomarkers of recovery: Characterizing trophic flow following ecological restoration These results provide depth-resolved, field-based evidence that kelp restoration enhances food quality and consumer condition in degraded habitats🌍 🪸 🔎 buff.ly/W8NLFfg
Natural history on canvas: Brueghel knew about bird-eating noctule bats Just published in @pnas.org, OA for all eyes Led by the one-and-only @romero-vidal.bsky.social, with the amazing @elena-tena.bsky.social and Sonia Sánchez-Navarro @ebdonana.bsky.social LINK: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In many places, conservation work is almost impossible. Palestinian marine ecologist Dr Mohammed Abu Daya's story is one of resilience against unimaginable odds. He has lost his home, university office and access to the ocean. But he remains committed to devil ray research and regional conservation.
Studying giant devil rays through war in Gaza: Interview with Mohammed Abu Daya
On the messaging platform WhatsApp, Mohammed Abu Daya’s profile picture features an aerial view of Gaza City before the current war. A clutter of high-rise buildings rises against the sky; at their fe...
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🌊 New paper in @ambio-journal.bsky.social 🎣 Sediment organic carbon content is lower in intensely trawled areas, declining by 0.05 wt% per additional swept area ratio (1 yr-1 ). rdcu.be/fqQBA
Happy to announce a postdoc position with me and Jakob Strand, to work on data from the revamped Danish beached bird survey organised by DOF BirdLife Denmark. How many seabirds end up on Danish beached, where do they come from, and why did they die? #seabirds ecos.au.dk/en/about-us/...
Postdoc in seabird ecology - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Ecoscience - Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Aarhus University
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In the early hours of the morning, alongside fishers and vendors, Brooke D’Alberto visited Singapore’s fish markets to sample rare and Endangered wedgefish. This work offers insight into their little-known life history, but also allowed for discourse with fishers. saveourseas.com/update/back-...
Back to Basics Part 1
Wedgefishes (family Rhinidae) are among the most threatened fishes on the planet, with all but one species listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Heavy fishing pressure and internationa...
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New Species of Walking Shark Discovered off Papua New Guinea | Sci.News share.google/ffzc9lueh9Bq...
New Species of Walking Shark Discovered off Papua New Guinea | Sci.News
Marine biologists have identified a new species of the shark genus Hemiscyllium in the waters of eastern Papua New Guinea, expanding a remarkable group of reef-dwelling sharks known for using their fo...
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Nice to see a celebration of @biodivlibrary.bsky.social in today’s Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
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Free in an hour's time? I'm on the panel at a flight-free travel surgery today at 12:00: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Select tickets – Flight-free travel surgery: your questions answered! – Zoom
Flight-free travel surgery: your questions answered! – Zoom, Wed 17 Jun 2026 - Planning a flight-free holiday? Want to travel without flying but don't know where to start? Back by popular demand, the...
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Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
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Historical art as a source of insight for studies of environmental change
Reader environment loaded
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Ecological Society of America@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 2mo agoA new research roundup from ESA Journals!📰 From art as ecological data to owl-powered pest control, clownfish biodiversity, nature’s rights, bird responses to predators & fin whale hotspots—discover the latest insights: https://ow.ly/uNIw50Z9V2s
Marine historical ecology research can tell us about what our seas were like in the past ...and what people were reading at the time....
Herring wine made me search for this 👇 bsky.app/profile/chik...
Miguel Clavero@chikichanka.bsky.social · 2mo agoEnglish physician Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) wrote that eels could be used to treat alcoholism: "Eels being put in wine or beer, and suffered to die in it, he that dranks it will never endure that sort of liquour again" It seems that more recent estrategies (using Disulfiram) could work similarly
🦈 Fantastic rare footage released this #WorldOceansDay of a Great White in the Central Mediterranean! #greatwhiteshark #shark www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
'Pretty special': Diver on filming rare footage of Great White shark in the Mediterranean
A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.
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On #WorldOceanDay, @fao.org launches the #CommonOceans Deepwater Shark ID Key, a new digital tool helping fishers, observers & scientists identify deepwater shark species & improve the data needed for sustainable fisheries. Learn more 👉 https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/deepsea-sharks/
Some interesting medicinal uses of herring🐟 in the mid-18th Century... @projectfishistory.bsky.social
Save Our Seas Foundation Conservation Fellow Dr Issah Seidu is one of the winners of the 2026 Whitley Award for Nature. He is using the award to expand his work into more community-led conservation action/ saveourseas.com/giving-ghana...
Giving Ghana’s guitarfish a fighting chance
Save Our Seas Foundation Conservation Fellow Dr Issah Seidu is one of the winners of the 2026 Whitley Award for Nature. He is using the award to expand his work into more community-led conservation ac...
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🚴 #FSBI2026 travel update! Planning your trip to Southampton? The city is well connected by road & air, with easy local links to conference venues. Details: tinyurl.com/FSBI2026Trav... 🌍 Consider lower carbon travel and share your journey for the Green Travel Awards #FSBIGreenTravel
🦭 Does environmental complexity shape behaviour? Across 5 sea lion species, environmental heterogeneity promoted greater #behaviouraldiversity, while low-productivity #habitats favoured specialist strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
"Traditionally the oarfish was known to many as the Herring King, since it was thought to guide the fickle herring shoals through the waves and towards those hungry and waiting along the coast." From the latest North Sea dispatches: northseanexus.substack.com/p/ghost-nets...
