Did someone say it's take an octopus to work day? AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth photos show illustrate the extent of the octopus surge is in the southwest - and Risso's dolphins are cashing in. Report your sightings on iNaturalist - 🌊 https://uk.inaturalist.org/ #SpeciesSpotlight

Marine Protected Areas Day was at the weekend - Professor Callum Roberts is a world authority on marine protected areas (MPAs). In this podcast, we talk about marine protected areas both in national waters and the high seas. open.spotify.com/episode/2gr2... #MarineProtectedAreasDay

It's still #NationalMarineWeek but we're in a new month so we have a new display in the Reading Room @thembauk.bsky.social. These titles are all about UK marine species and habitats 🦀🐚🦭

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DASSH@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social · 6d ago

👀 iNaturalist Observation of the Month 📷 This month's standout sighting comes from iNaturalist user elegaer, who recorded a leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus) in Corran, Fort William. 🐟 Think you've spotted something exciting? Share it on iNaturalist: https://uk.inaturalist.org/home

Marine scientists warn that continued warming of UK waters is likely to cause major changes to plankton, the tiny drifting plants and animals that form the foundation of marine food webs and feed the fish that end up on our plates. www.mba.ac.uk/uk-seas-face... #MarineBiology

UK seas face major food chain disruption as plankton shift, scientists predict | Marine Biological Association

Marine scientists warn that continued warming of UK waters is likely to cause major changes to plankton, the tiny drifting plants and animals that form the foundation of marine food webs and feed the ...

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Now that you've asked we’ve matched a Shark to your vibe 🦈 Swipe to meet them 👉 then tell us which Shark matches your energy below 👇 #MarineBiology #SharkEnergy

We've just found out it's #InternationalTigerDay, but we couldn't find an illustration of a tiger shark in our rare books collection for our series on 'marine biologying' celebration days We need to dive deeper for next year 🐅🦈

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Paws out, claws out! A leaping tiger to break your mid-week monotony? Image of a tiger from Carl Vogt and Friedrich Specht's 'The Natural History of Animals (Class Mammalia)', and the book’s exquisite cover for #InternationalTigerDay.

We've found this vibrant illustration from E. Donovan's 'The Natural History of British Fishes' 1808. As Scombus thynnus 📖BL.65/D #NationalMarineWeek #IncredibleJourneys

DASSH@dassh-at-the-mba.bsky.social · last wk.

💙 Sea Spectacles: July Factsheet 🌊 This month we’re shining a spotlight on the Atlantic bluefin tuna – one of the ocean’s most impressive fish. Known for its incredible speed, long-distance migrations and recent return to UK waters. @thembauk.bsky.social @nmbluk.bsky.social

Plymouth seaweeds also at @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social #MarineWeek

University of Exeter Special Collections@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · last wk.

It's National Marine Week! 🌊 These marine algae specimens were collected in Plymouth and pressed in an album by Russel Harris in c late 1800s or early 1900s. Their vibrant colours last to the present day! 📷 EUL MS 278 #NationalMarineWeek #MarineWeek #MarineMonday #Devon #Algae #Seaweed #Archives

It's #NationalMarineWeek. With an extensive print collection, Archive, Object Collection and Herbarium we have lots of fantastic material to share with you. You can also follow @thembauk.bsky.social to see the latest research taking place here in #Plymouth

You can find out more about the visit at www.mba.ac.uk/women-in-oce...

The Marine Biological Association@thembauk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Women in Ocean Science University Ambassadors Katie Thiessen and Georgia Dixon visited staff at the National Marine Biological Library to explore our archive and discuss collaborative opportunities for celebrating local women in marine science.  @nmbluk.bsky.social  @womenoceanscience.bsky.social

Today is #WorldWhaleAndDolphinDay 🐳 We have a number of books in our collection about these marvellous marine mammals and you can find a selection of them currently on display in our Reading Room @thembauk.bsky.social  You can search our collection at https://www.nmbl.org/

#OTD in 1872 Edward Adrian Wilson was born. A doctor, naturalist and artist, Wilson was on board the Discovery as part of the First National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04. We have an original watercolour (date unknown) of Hut Point, McMurdo Sound in our archive @thembauk.bsky.social  📸 PWS1

The feeling when you enter the air-conditioned Reading Room and finally feel cool again! This illustration of a sea monster can be found in our sixteenth-century atlas of the counties of England and Wales by Christopher Saxton. 📷 Rare books B 1590/SAX/XX

You can find the library copy in the Reading Room 📖

The Marine Biological Association@thembauk.bsky.social · 2w ago

A must read for future marine biologists! The Power of Plankton: How Plankton Made Life On Earth Possible and Why It’s Key To Our Future by Vincent Doumeizel Members of the Marine Biological Association can access this book from @nmbluk.bsky.social alongside a host of other membership benefits.

Copies will be available to read in the library soon too! For more information on our collections and how to access them head to www.mba.ac.uk/our-faciliti...

The Marine Biological Association@thembauk.bsky.social · 2w ago

The new issue of The Marine Biologist will be landing on your doorsteps very soon... ...but here’s a sneak peek straight from the press. 🖨️🌊 #MarineScience #TheMarineBiologist #OceanConservation #Publishing #BehindTheScenes

🌊🌡️Did you know that during El Niño events, marine heatwaves can intensify across the globe? Dr. Katie Smith breaks down how rising ocean temperatures put existing marine ecosystems under extreme pressure. What questions do you have about marine heatwaves? Let us know in the comments! 👇

This year's Digital Humanties interns have helped to make our Special Collections much more accessible - a big thank you! 🙏

Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter @dhlabexeter.bsky.social · 2w ago

This Year's DH interns worked on an incredible variety of projects and materials. This included glass negatives, VHS tapes, theatre playbills, the Valor Ecclesiasticus, audiobook production, GIS aerial mapping, postcards, items from @bdcmuseum.bsky.social, and posters from the DAME project. #DHLab

Dive into a world of discovery 🐟🦈🐙🐋🪸🪼 the next issue of the Marine Biologist Magazine is coming soon... Become an MBA Member today to get The Marine Biologist, plus access to back issues and exclusive member-only content. →  https://www.mba.ac.uk/join-us/

Thanks to students from @eatthatfrogcic.bsky.social we now have a new Object Collection display in our Reading Room. You can find out more at www.mba.ac.uk/creating-edu...

Creating educational content with students from Eat That Frog | Marine Biological Association

Last month the National Marine Biological Library supported students from the Plymouth branch of Eat That Frog. Eat That Frog provides specialist post-16 and

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The Marine Biological Association@thembauk.bsky.social · 2w ago

🔬 FIND YOUR PLANKTON MATCH They're microscopic. They're essential. And one of them is your perfect match. Swipe to meet them 👉 then tell us your match below 👇 #MarineBiology #Plankton #Copepod #Diatom #Dinoflagellate #MarineLife #OceanScience #MBA

“This is a landmark moment for global ocean stewardship. For the first time, we have a framework capable of delivering meaningful protection for biodiversity across the vast areas of ocean beyond national borders.” Professor Willie Wilson, Chief Executive of the Marine Biological Association

The Marine Biological Association is playing a critical role in a major new conservation project that will help to improve understanding and protection of some of England’s most iconic shark species. www.mba.ac.uk/mba-to-play-...

More sharks and ray content because we love these elegant elasmobranchs That's it we're out of sharky puns 🦈

The Marine Biological Association@thembauk.bsky.social · 3w ago

I was busy thinking 'bout... 🦈✨️ Happy Shark and Ray Awareness Day! #sharkandrayawarenessday

Some fin-tastic goings on at Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium #SharkAwarenessDay

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey everybody! I’m giving a free public talk about sharks and shark conservation at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium! www.pittsburghzoo.org/event/why-sh...

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the sharks, for today is their special day! To celebrate Shark Awareness Day, here are three illustrations of sharks from the book 'Animated Nature Vol. 2' (1821) by Georges-Louis Leclerc. 📷 Reserve 590 BUF #SharkAwarenessDay #SharkDay #RareBooks

It's also #WorldOrcaDay Despite having a cosmopolitan range around the globe, there is only one resident group of orca in the UK  In our Reading Room we have a copy of Dr Natalie Sanders' 'The Last Sunset in the West. Britain's Vanishing West Coast Orcas' published in 2024 (BL.95/S)

Time to celebrate our cartilaginous chums as today is #SharkAwarenessDay We've chosen this somewhat grumpy-looking but magnificent illustration of the porbeagle shark 📖BL.65/D: The Natural History of British Fishes by E. Donovan 1806  #SharkAndRayAwarenessDay

The grand opening of @thembauk.bsky.social's Citadel Hill laboratory was held in June 1888, but you can see there was still quite a way to go from this photograph taken in 1887  #EYAArchitecture 📸UF25

Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the capybaras, for today is their special day! For Capybara Day, here's an engraving from the book ' The Illustrated Natural History' (1863) by J. G. Wood. 📷 Reserve 590.2/WOO #CapybaraAppreciationDay #NationalCapybaraDay #CapybaraDay #RareBooks