For the first time in over 30 years, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Northern cod stock has been deemed “healthy” by Ottawa. www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/i...

As Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lostIn cod we trust

As Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lost

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Fine-scale proximity to offshore wind turbine foundations increases biomass of demersal fish species - @frontiersin.bsky.social Marine Science www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Frontiers | Fine-scale proximity to offshore wind turbine foundations increases biomass of demersal fish species www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... | A common finding. Offshore wind infrastructure is habitat for fish, just like a shipwreck or artificial reef. 🧪🦑🌎🐠

Frontiers | Fine-scale proximity to offshore wind turbine foundations increases biomass of demersal fish species

Offshore wind turbine fixed-bottom foundations provide artificial hard substrate through the water column that encourages marine flora and fauna to colonise ...

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Our new paper on the fine-scale effects of wind farm turbine foundations on demersal fish is out now in Frontiers in Marine Science bit.ly/47aJYMl. Part of the OWEC #PrePAREDproject funded by @thecrownestate.bsky.social. @exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social @drmjwitt.bsky.social

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Fine-scale proximity to offshore wind turbine foundations increases biomass of benthic fish species https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.06.697906v1

NEW PAPER: Survival and recovery of three shark species in North-East Atlantic recreational fisheries. academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... @garzonfrancesco.bsky.social @drmjwitt.bsky.social 🦑🐟🧪🌐🌊🎣

Survival and recovery of three shark species in North-East Atlantic recreational fisheries

Abstract. Understanding how sharks respond to catch and release (C&R) recreational fisheries is an important requirement for effective management. Post

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A chat about our recent paper and other studies on the effect of OWFs on fish #PrePARED @thecrownestate.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk usea.org/event/usea-p...

USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 132: University of Exeter Research Fellow Anthony W.J. Bicknell

Listen on Spotify! In today’s episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on offshore wind, Marine Ecologist Anthony W.J. Bicknell, a Senior Research Fellow at the UK’s University of Exeter, answe...

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The French would like to thank the UK for funding to them. 2020 - 2024: EDF owned by the French state made £91bn operating profit in the UK, subsidises French households/industry. UK govts oppose public ownership but happy to let foreign govts own UK infrastructure, export billions of profits.

With bills having gone up, it’s time to take energy back into public ownership

The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken

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The rigs-to-reefs phenomenon is starting to play out at some UK wind turbines. But, unlike oil rigs, these massive structures are *reducing* emissions caused by burning fossil fuels, which is warming the ocean and devastating marine life worldwide. My latest 👇 www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

Can offshore wind help some fish? Research increasingly says yes.

First shipwrecks. Then oil rigs. Now, it’s offshore wind turbines that are becoming artificial reefs for creatures from haddock to lobster.

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The discovery that haddock are utilizing the foundations of wind turbines demonstrates how much researchers are still learning about the potential benefits of installing wind structures in the ocean floor:

Can offshore wind help some fish? Research increasingly says yes.

First shipwrecks. Then oil rigs. Now, it’s offshore wind turbines that are becoming artificial reefs for creatures from haddock to lobster.

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Turtles are responding to #climatechange by nesting earlier 🐢 In sea turtles, temperature determines the biological sex of offspring, with more females when it's warmer - and fewer successful hatchings when it gets too hot Read more 👇 @exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social

Turtles change nesting patterns in response to climate change

New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus have discovered they are returning to their r...

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Thoughts from collaborators @plymuni.bsky.social www.cmscoms.com?p=42846

Leading Marine Conservation: Lessons from Lyme Bay and the Fish-Intel Network - Ocean and Coastal Futures

Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.

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Great new paper from one of our alumni Joanne Morten and Exeter Marine's Dr Lucy Hawkes! #seabirds #AcademicSky 🦤🦑🧪🌐🌍

BirdLife Marine@birdlifemarine.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪 #ornithology #migration #BLScience @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social We are grateful to GOBI @iki-germany.bsky.social for funding the project 🧵1/5

Insightful paper led by colleagues at @exeter.ac.uk on behaviour of Atlantic bluefin tuna tracked from waters off the United Kingdom www.nature.com/articles/s41... @exetermarine.bsky.social @twhorton.bsky.social @drmjwitt.bsky.social @garzonfrancesco.bsky.social @owenexeter.bsky.social #LucyHawkes

Annual migrations, vertical habitat use and fidelity of Atlantic bluefin tuna tracked from waters off the United Kingdom - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Annual migrations, vertical habitat use and fidelity of Atlantic bluefin tuna tracked from waters off the United Kingdom

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Lessons, challenges & opportunities in marine spatial conservation planning Join Tamara Vallina, Emma Sheehan & @rystanley.bsky.social at #ICESASC25​ to share research, learn from real-world successes & find more effective ways to manage MPAs & other conservation tools. www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...

Seamounts have been likened to ‘oases’ of life in the deserts of the open ocean. This integrated study of tropical #seamounts suggests that high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs and that they act as aggregating 'hubs' for marine top #predators 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/4hqrJoY

PhD OPPORTUNITY: Machine learning for improved environmental management of the marine environment. Join the Exeter Marine community with this fantastic project lead by @drmjwitt.bsky.social and Lucy Hawkes! To apply and find out more about funding, visit www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🦑🦤🌍🧪🌐🌊

Our new paper on fine-scale effects of offshore wind turbine foundations on demersal fish is OA in Marine Environmental Research. Part of the #OWEC #PrePARED project @drmjwitt.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social @thecrownestate.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Site and species dependent effects of offshore wind farms on fish populations

The expansion of offshore wind energy capacity is changing the seascape with the large-scale introduction of turbines and associated infrastructure. S…

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Our new paper in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews is online today. The role of acoustic telemetry to assess the effects of OWFs on fish. Open access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @drmjwitt.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social #MarineDirectorate

The role of acoustic telemetry to assess the effects of offshore wind infrastructure on fish behaviour, populations and predation

Inshore and offshore coastal regions are becoming increasingly occupied by anthropogenic infrastructure. This trend will continue with the drive for o…

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Link seems to be broken try this one www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter

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Stu Bearhop@stubearhop.bsky.social · 2y ago

PhD Opportunity!! Come work with us (University of Exeter, RSPB & BTO) Diagnosing population decline in insectivorous birds. Inkd.in/eG58dQxs Contact me for more details (s.bearhop@exeter.ac.uk). Please Share @britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Check out our latest Exeter Marine starter pack! 🐟🐠🐡 This will get you connected with all of faculty who are currently on BlueSky. 🦑🧪🌍🌐🐢🦤 go.bsky.app/6nvmb3h marine conservation | marine science | marine academics

What do you do when an orca eats your research project? Why, you continue tracking of course! #trackingNotSlacking 🌊 New paper describes how orcas catch bluefin tuna, and shows the longest high-resolution tracking of an orca ever! @exetermarine.bsky.social 🦑🐠🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca

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What can turtles tell us about noise in the ocean? In our new paper in Biological Conservation, leatherback 🐢 collect underwater sound data to map natural and human noise in the soundscape facing critical nesting beaches 🚢🔊 authors.elsevier.com/c/1k2~j1R~eW... @exetermarine.bsky.social

We saw the effect of the MPA on the benthic ecosystem through underwater surveys, with increases in taxonomic diversity, functional diversity and acoustic diversity publicationslist.org/data/m.j.wit... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Excited to be presenting at #MASTSASM2024 tomorrow - I will be blethering about SeabORD, an individual-based model we use to predict sublethal effects of offshore wind farms on seabirds in General Science Session 2 (Auditorium A). Come chat to me if you want to know more! @mastscot.bsky.social

RESEARCH: Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet. Co-authored by William Cheung (@coru_ubc), Daniel Pauly (@SeaAroundUs), @DrRashidSumaila, Louise Teh (@feru) www.nature.com/articles/s44... via @npjOceanSustain #OpenAccess

Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet - npj Ocean Sustainability

npj Ocean Sustainability - Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet

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When you dig into the hidden detail of the government's carbon capture and storage programme, the sheer scale of fiscal and environmental irresponsibility is hard to comprehend. We could be on the hook for £50 billion, with zero benefit. My column. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour’s carbon-capture scheme will be Starmer’s white elephant: a terrible mistake costing billions | George Monbiot

The supposedly green project – brainchild of the previous Tory government – will increase emissions, not reduce them, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Watch this amazing talk about diet if you care about the planet. www.ted.com/talks/sarah_...

The hidden forces behind your food choices

What we eat is less about what we choose and more about what’s offered to us, says food and climate expert Sarah Lake. Unpacking how governments and companies have driven up meat consumption in the US...

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We need to stop pretending that industrial carbon capture is a real climate solution. It’s not. It’s just a PR fig leaf for Big Oil. drawdown.org/insights/sto...

Stop giving Big Oil a carbon fig leaf

The Biden Administration is backing industrial carbon capture schemes that overwhelmingly benefit Big Oil – bolstering their bottom lines and extending a PR lifeline that ensures they can continue pol...

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