Tag someone who’s heading to the coast this weekend and needs to see who’s actually in charge. 👑🐟 #RockPooling

Always glorious to do #MarClim surveys on the Farnes with my old mate Catherine Scott from @naturalengland.bsky.social & catch up with the @nationaltrust.org.uk rangers @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social

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

A day in the life of a Molly Spooner Studentship! 🌊🧫 Using the FlowCam to help build automated imaging pipelines for the CPR Survey. Interested in early-career marine research opportunities? Learn more at www.mba.ac.uk/membership/m... #MarineBiology #FlowCam #Plankton #Research

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 🦀🐚🦭

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

How can we analyse thousands of plankton samples in seconds? Meet the FlowCam! 🌊🔬 As part of his Molly Spooner Studentship at the Marine Biological Association, Sam Upton is using high-speed FlowCam technology to automate particle imaging. #MarineBiology #FlowCam #Plankton #LabTech

Afloat, awash - Norfolk coastal plankton are at the bottom of the foodchain, but they don't know it. A nematode, a mite, a snail, a diatom, many copepods - shimmering a few hours ago in the blue-grey sea; twitching, shivering, fated now under the microscope sans merci as their droplet-world dries.

Morning BRUV (Baited Remote Underwater Video) Survey for #FieldWorkFriday

This is why we look to the plankton 👀 🌊 The Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey has been tracking plankton populations over decades, giving us the vital long-term data needed to understand change and inform global ocean policy. Find out more - www.cprsurvey.org

Stunning kelp @ Filey Brigg but no A. esculenta & L. digitata has massively declined, echoing data from around England. Our @MarClim_UK multidecadal timeseries tracks the decline of some kelp species due to #climatechange @naturalengland.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social

Big Rock Pool Challenge: Community BioBlitz Festival 2026 Porthpean Outdoor Saturday 29 August-Sunday 30 August  10 AM-10 AM  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-rock-pool-challenge-community-bioblitz-festival-2026-tickets-1992205988741 #MarineBiology @therockpoolproject.bsky.social

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

Update: Happy Shark Week! 🦈 #SharkWeek

💙 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

Seb chats with Dr Clare Ostle about an incredible ocean journey. A microscopic diatom (Neodenticula seminae) usually found in the Pacific suddenly re-appeared in the Atlantic - for the first time in nearly a million years!  #ContinuousPlanktonRecorder

You took the elevator down. This 1.2cm copepod descended 3000m into the abyss - equivalent to swimming 549km - then slept through winter on stored fat, perfectly timed to wake when spring's food appeared. That's not survival. That's strategy. #IncredibleJourneys #MarineWeek #CPRSurvey

Seaharey McSeahareface has grown so much... time to say goodbye.

Calling All Ocean-Inspired Photographers! 🌊📸 Enter your photography to showcase marine life, ocean processes, and humanity’s connection to the coast. Enter by Friday 30th September 2026 ~ https://www.mba.ac.uk/ocean-image-collection/ #OceanImageCollection #PhotographyCompetition

Pure cinema. One of our BRUV (Baited Remote Underwater Video) units in operation. #FieldworkFriday

Despite enduring thermal stress at a level at which NOAA predicts over 80 per cent coral mortality, field surveys across the Houtman-Abrolhos Islands (HAI) in 2025 found almost no bleaching. Read the full story inside the latest Marine Biologist Magazine - https://www.mba.ac.uk/magazine/

This special edition of The Marine Biologist looks into the services that nature provides for us—a timely focus as we enter the second half of the UN Ocean Decade and the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. https://www.mba.ac.uk/membership/magazine/

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

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.

🌊🌡️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! 👇

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

Dr Katie Smith will be joining the Oceanographic Magazine Roundtable this afternoon to discuss the record marine heatwaves set to hit British waters. LIVE at 4pm (BST) Tuesday 14th July Get your seat here: open.spotify.com/episode/01iU...

MBA PhD student Caitlin Dye takes us on a quick tour of her research poster, exploring the dynamic relationship between diatoms and their parasites. These tiny interactions have massive downstream impacts on our global climate and marine food webs! 🌍💙 www.youtube.com/shorts/mnt6J...

Relationship between diatoms and their parasites.

YouTube video by The Marine Biological Association

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🌊🦀 Join @therockpoolproject.bsky.social at the Community BioBlitz Festival 2026! 📍 Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre 📅 29th-30th August Help record Cornwall's coastal wildlife during this free 24-hour event. 🎟️ Tickets and more information: http://bit.ly/4gCSAke @thembauk.bsky.social