Emma Weschke
@emweschke.bsky.social
I like to spy on the secret nightlife of coral reef fish 🕵️♀️🐠🌜
2025 has been dubbed the 'Year of the Blooming Octopus' by @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social. A blessing and a curse to fishers, and an absolute spectacle for British divers! Looking forward to discussing tomorrow over on BBC Radio Kent and BBC South East Today 🐙 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warmer seas bring record number of octopuses to UK waters
The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
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Apologies for the inactivity, I've had my head buried in the sand... and among corals searching for very rare intertidal coral reef spiders on Lizard Island 🕷️🪸 It was a dream to be invited on this field trip by my good pal @samjakeengland.bsky.social. Spoiler alert 🚨 we found them! 👀
Sam England@samjakeengland.bsky.social · 12mo agoStill can't quite believe I was lucky enough to be awarded the John and Laurine Proud Postdoctoral fellowship from the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation. Spending 3 weeks on the island with @emweschke.bsky.social, finding and studying coral reef spiders underwater was an absolute dream! 🕷️🌊
Thrilled to meet this huge #octopus during their boom this Summer in #Cornwall 🐙 Thanks to @fourthelementdive.bsky.social for kitting me out for UK #diving 🤿 🎥 David Palfrey
Calling scientists, surfers, swimmers and ocean lovers🌊 On Sunday 20 July 2025 I'll be hosting the largest paddle-out in the UK from Sennen Beach, Cornwall at 3pm. 🏊Swim or paddle out on your surf boards🏄, kayaks, canoes🛶 or cheer from the shoreline 🏖️ to #DefendtheDeep against #DeepSeaMining.
Paddle out to sea with us on 📅 Sunday 20th July to #DefendtheDeep 🌊 This day coincides with the International Seabed Authority’s council meeting, deciding the fate of our Deep Ocean 🦑 In this global paddle out we are calling on governments to say no to #DeepSeaMining. @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
🚨JOB alert🚨 Full-time Managing Editor role for @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour. Applicants must have animal #behaviour background; previous editorial experience would be ideal. Apply by 31st July 2025. #publishing #editor #job More details: www.asab.org/opportunities PLEASE share widely.
Opportunities — ASAB
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The prospect of deep sea mining is becoming very real very fast. #DefendtheDeep youtu.be/kpQ6wMlj_XY?...
Deep Trouble - the biggest land grab in history
YouTube video by Deep Trouble
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Another reason to ban Deep sea mining Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That ‘Eat’ Methane With the Help of Bacteria New insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Scientists Discover First Known Sea Spider Species That 'Eat' Methane With the Help of Bacteria
The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane cycle
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We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Commercial mining of the deep sea could begin soon. But these metals and minerals are not scarce. Mining will be harmful and the economic benefits are overstated.
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A new study by @cefasgovuk.bsky.social projects how such warm UK sea temperatures could cause a boom in endangered #sharks, #rays and #oysters 🦈. I enjoyed discussing these new insights just now on #BBCRadio5Live! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters
Climate change will benefit basking sharks in the UK but creatures like the longest living animal may struggle.
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Memories like this make me miss fieldwork more than ever. 📸 Amy Jones #nighttimeecology #GreatBarrierReef
Happy World Seaweed Day from the depths* of Cornwall. 💚 *8 metres deep to be precise 🦀
📣 We’re hiring! Join OTN as our Data Operations Manager. Lead the ops side of a global aquatic tracking data team. Manage resources, drive projects, and coordinate people. Learn more & apply: oceantrackingnetwork.org/were-hiring-...
Have you also get em dash anxiety recently? Or is it just me? I've come on here and ask you all if you too have used em dashes in your scientific writing and are now getting nervous of continuing to because it is considered an "indicator of ChatGBT use". www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Are Em Dashes Really a Sign of AI Writing?
Viral posts and clips on social media suggest the em dash is the product of AI chatbots, with some calling the punctuation mark a 'ChatGPT hyphen.'
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We have a number of grant deadlines approaching! Many of which are just under a month away. Get those applications in on time, to avoid disappointment! You can find out more information on our website: fsbi.org.uk/
And for today's #SundayFishSketch it is Sargocentron caudimaculatum in the spotlight. My favourite of the squirrelfishes I met in French Polynesia 🐠🏝️
Often find yourself questioning the true benefits of #AI? Then this is worth a watch. Ben Williams gave a superb #TEDtalk on how we can harness #machinelearning in underwater acoustics to help coral reef restoration efforts 🪸 youtu.be/GnB8OoT2UAE?...
How AI is helping transform coral reef conservation | Ben Williams | TEDxLondon
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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When I'm not conducting, analysing and writing #scientific #research on #coral #reef #fishes, I want to illustrate it 🐠 I enjoyed exploring the detail in this Epinephelus merra for my latest graphical abstract. #SundayFishSketch Let me know if you'd like me to draw your science🖌️
Nice to see @plymouthmarine.bsky.social en-lightening folks!
Plymouth Marine Laboratory@pml.ac.uk · 2y ago🐢 Disorienting sea turtle hatchlings 🐟 Altering fish migration patterns 🦐 Disrupting zooplankton behaviour 🪸 Interfering coral reproduction Our Prof Smyth explains how #LightPollution impacts #MarineEcosystems globally, but says “the good news is that we can fix this...” pml.ac.uk/news/illumin...
Perhaps the deepest deep-dive on WTF (What's that fact?) ever... What is the biggest animal in the sea? Why are deep sea animals so BIG? 🐋 What is DEEP SEA GIGANTISM? 🦑 Always love a chat with BBC Hereford & Worcester concerning fishy facts 🐟 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
a squid is swimming in the water with the words `` you 've gotta be squidding me '' written above it .
ALT: a squid is swimming in the water with the words `` you 've gotta be squidding me '' written above it .
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On International Women's Day (as on every day), I feel so lucky to be working with such talented #ECRs as Isla Davidson, Evie Croxford, @emweschke.bsky.social, Dominique Baptiste, Emily Lane, Clemency White, Cathy Hobbs & Amy Morris-Drake #IWM2025 #WomeninStem @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Women don't dress for men, we dress for fish.
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 2y agoI have absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to do with this information
Lovely to celebrate the brilliant #PhDs of @emweschke.bsky.social & Harry Suter and the wonderful #Masters by Research of Evie Croxford & Lauren Vane. Amazing people; fantastic research... but sad it's the end of an era. Looking forward to seeing what they all do next... @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
How it started 🐠 ➡️ how it's going 🎓 Dead proud of us 🥹 @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @andyradford.bsky.social
Marine heatwaves imperil emblematic reef fishes by altering the energetic landscape of coral reefs New paper from @thecaseylab.bsky.social in @animalecology.bsky.social #science #ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
My mate, the creative prodigy Brook Tate, has imagined a new vibrant method for learning #maths to help those who usually struggle🧮. Tune in to @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social tomorrow morning to hear all about it, or read it here: bbc.co.uk/news/article... ❤️🧡💙💚
Each January, @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour publishes its 'Guidelines for the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in behavioural research and teaching': www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Please read and implement. #AnimalEthics #AnimalBehaviour
Guidelines for the ethical treatment of nonhuman animals in behavioural research and teaching
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Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Increased resilience and a regime shift reversal through repeat mass coral bleaching
Assessing coral reefs across the inner Seychelles islands, using a 28-year dataset, we document faster coral recovery from the 2016 than the 1998 marine heatwave events. Further, a reef that had regi....
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