Atlantic bluefin tuna are back in UK waters. To protect their future, we need to know exactly what they're eating. The Feeding the Comeback project will uncover prey species that sustain bluefin and secure their place in UK seas. Learn more in this short film - www.youtube.com/watch?v=32hT... 🦑🐟🌐🧪🌍

What do you know about bluefin tuna in UK waters? 🐟 One thing we don’t know is what they migrate here to feed on... and that’s what the new Feeding the Comeback project is seeking to find out! Wonderful infographic slides created by Rebecca McDonald Studios and Phyllida Bluemel. 🦑🌍🦤🧪🌐🐟

@exeter.ac.uk alongside partners has been awarded more than £1.2 million to restore seagrass meadows across the Fal and Helford Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)! 🙌 🦑🌊🌐🌍🧪🌱

We're excited to share that @exeter.ac.uk researchers have secured ~£1 million to protect England's vulnerable pelagic sharks! The project aims to bring together the angling community and science to address important knowledge gaps. Find out more – news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... 🦑🌎🦤🧪🌐🌊🦈

Join us for Free Tea and Collage sessions with Jess Pemberton, ESI Artist in Residence with @exetermarine.bsky.social. Wednesday 8 and 15 July, 1 - 2pm. www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/artist-... @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social @brendangodley.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social

We are so thrilled to be ranked 4th in the world for SGD14: Life Below Water by @timeshighered.bsky.social Sustainability Impact Rankings 2026. This is a huge achievement which recognises the University’s commitment to conserving marine ecosystems. 🤩🐢🦑🧪🌍 news.exeter.ac.uk/top-stories/...

Exciting job opportunity with Cornwall Council! 🌊 Application deadline: midnight, Sunday 5th July. ⏰ KEY DETAILS 💼 Full-time, permanent role (37 hours per week) 🕰️ Flexible working arrangements supported 💷 Salary Range £39,160 - £46,355 To apply, visit - ehgv.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Côte d’Ivoire announces network of MPAs! @exeter.ac.uk researchers and local NGO Conservation des Espèces Marines have supported development of scientific evidence underpinning the network. Full news (available in Eng & Fr) - news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... 🌍🦑 🧪🦤 @kristianmetcalfe.bsky.social

Today (World Sea Turtle Day) we’re proud to launch the Wilkes Atlantic Leatherback Turtle Alliance (WALTA). A growing collab of 50+ partners in 25+ countries, WALTA will build evidence needed to protect Atlantic leatherback turtles To find out more, visit savetheleatherbacks.org @exeter.ac.uk

🔴 PhD advert alert! Want to do a PhD working on ocean protection and restoration in a vibrant research community @exetermarine.bsky.social? Link here!! DM or email me if you'd like a chat about this opportunity :) Please share University of Exeter website: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Passive acoustic monitoring to inform evidence-based policy for coral reefs. PhD (Royal Society Funded) at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Passive acoustic monitoring to inform evidence-based policy for coral reefs. PhD (Royal Society Funded) at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com

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For the first time, we're opening online viewing of our Exeter Marine Summer Showcase to the public! ⏰ 10am-3pm 📅 Wednesday 17th June Join us to hear talks from across our research network! Online tickets and more info - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exeter-mar...

We're taking part in Festival for the Ocean! Join us for a free community celebration of Cornwall’s coast and marine environment. 📅 Sunday 7th June 📍 Gylly Beach, Falmouth ⏰ 11am - 2pm Find out more - www.falmouthtowncouncil.co.uk/events/festi...

Learn how to communicate your research with non-academic audience. Join our training session on Tuesday 9 June 10 - 2pm. Open to @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk academics, postdocs and PhD students. Seats are limited. Register here: lost-in-translation-workshop.eventbrite.co.uk

Our latest jobs round-up has arrived! With opportunities for graduates and ECR's such as "Marine Restoration Assistant" and "Coastal Ecologist", we might have found a role to suit you. Visit our LinkedIn to get the full details and links - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... 🦑🌍🧪🦤🌐🌊

NEW RESEARCH! 🚨 Priorities for blue carbon ecosystems highlight a shift beyond science alone, toward equitable, community-focused management that champions traditional knowledge, improves carbon accounting, and scales restoration. Full paper - www.nature.com/articles/s41... #AcademicSky 🦑🌍🧪🌊

JOINT PhD OPPORTUNITY! 🚨🦈 Work with Uni of Qld and @exeter.ac.uk on this amazing project developing insights for managing vulnerable species in fisheries globally. DEADLINE: 26th APRIL 2026 Apply and learn more - scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/... 🦑🦈🌊🎣🧪🌐 @kristianmetcalfe.bsky.social #PhDsky

NEW RESEARCH 🚨 Patrols alone may not stop illegal fishing. New research in Chagos Archipelago shows enforcement at sea had little deterrent effect, while stronger regulations in fishers’ home countries mattered more. Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/ices... 🦑🎣🌐🌊🧪

We're ranked 28th globally for Earth & Marine Science in the 2026 QS subject rankings! 🏆 Our ranking is a significant achievement and reward marking the hard work and success of all of our staff and students. 🌟 @exeter.ac.uk @exetergses.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social 🏆🦑🧪🌐🌊

This week is Sign Language week! We've teamed up with the MUFFIN Project at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and The Thalassophile Project to teach you some amazing British Sign bring for marine animals. Full glossary here - www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/ 🦑🌍🧪🌐🐟🌊

In @oceanographicmag.bsky.social our Hon. Prof. Steve Widdicombe captures how the ocean upholds the global economy, yet short-term exploitation and ocean acidification are risking systemic economic collapse. oceanographicmagazine.com/features/oce... 🌎🌐🧪🦑🐟

Ocean Acidification: The world's largest bank is facing liquidation

Prof Steve Widdicombe, Back to Blue Ambassador and director of Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre explores the ocean acidification crisis

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New research from @luishuckstadt.bsky.social 🌐🦑🧪🌎🦭 #AcademicSky

Dr Luis Huckstadt@luishuckstadt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨New Paper Alert 🚨 This study is the first paper out of our #NSF #NERC @ukri.org project on Antarctic crabeater seals 🦭. It provides a new approach to detect seals and reports an alarming drop in seal density zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

“Around ten years ago, everything changed.” New satellite analysis shows Antarctic sea-ice loss has increased #phytoplankton across 70% of the #SouthernOcean. Good news? Not quite. Discover the 'winners' and 'losers': theconversation.com/satellite-im...

Satellite images show how Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice is changing the food chain

With the loss of sea ice, tiny filter feeders known as ‘salps’ can thrive, while shrimp-like krill lose out.

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NEW RESEARCH 🚨 Researchers identify ultrasonography as reliable method of determining sex in migrating silver eels. This technique was shown to be more reliable than molecular marking, and removes the need for sacrifice. @mjw-marine.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🦑🧪🌍🦤🌐

New @exeter.ac.uk study reveals how communally-reared hatchery European lobsters can experience survival bias, slashing effective population size. 🦞🧬 Read the full paper here - doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2026.743687 🦑🌍🧪🌐🌊

Porpoises 'buzz' less when boats and ships are nearby. Researchers studying a narrow strait called the Little Belt in Denmark found buzzes reduced by up to 45% during the busiest vessel traffic periods. @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social

Porpoises ‘buzz’ less when boats are nearby

Harbour porpoises “buzz” less when boats and ships and nearby – suggesting a drop in feeding and socialising, new research shows. Scientists used underwater microphones in a narrow strait called the L...

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New paper from @exeter.ac.uk finds that porpoises ‘buzz’ less when boats are nearby. 🐬 Read the full paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @rachlenn.bsky.social @vjhobson.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social 🦑🌊🧪🌍🌐

Seasonal and Diurnal Patterns of Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Behavior and the Disruptive Effects of Vessel Presence in a High‐Traffic Coastal Habitat

Chronic anthropogenic activity is an ongoing threat to the marine environment and presents unique challenges in shallow, coastal habitats where harbor porpoises reside. Harbor porpoises have high met...

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What does a healthy UK sea look like? 🌊 Go underwater with Dr @owenexeter.bsky.social as he reveals what thriving Marine Protected Areas can look like using remote video surveys. 🌎 🧪 Join this FREE webinar on 10 Mar 26: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979972276... @exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

What’s living beneath UK seas? 🌊 Join marine scientist Dr @owenexeter.bsky.social on 10 Mar for a FREE marineLIVE webinar exploring extraordinary underwater footage from the Isles of Scilly, one of the UK’s richest marine hotspots. 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979972276... @exetermarine.bsky.social

Ever wondered what happens on board a research boat? 🚢🌊 Join scientists on board the RRS James Cook for 24 hours. From science to mealtimes and everything in between, get a snapshot of life as a scientist at sea! 🦑🌎🧪🤿 #Oceanography @exetermarine.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

24 hours on board a research boat!

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Today sees the launch of the Ocean Equity Index (OEI), a new free tool designed to assess and promote equity in ocean initiatives, projects and policies. @rachelturner.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com @exetermarine.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

New Ocean Equity Index launches to drive fair and inclusive ocean governance

Today marks the launch of the Ocean Equity Index (OEI), a new free tool designed to assess and promote equity in ocean initiatives, projects and policies. Published in Nature, and developed by 27 lead...

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