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Prof Martin Attrill
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Prof Marine Ecology Plymouth Uni; Chief Scientific Advisor Ocean Conservation Trust; Trustee Manta Trust; Loves Seagrass; Originator National Marine Park concept; Founder MSc Marine Conservation @PlymUni. Green-tinged humanist. .. more

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School of Biological & Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social · 4d
🦀🌱 BioBlitz Day: 10 Dec 2025!
Join researchers from the @plymuni.bsky.social and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 5d
Also squandered the opportunity of a very large majority for 5 years to push through transformative and progressive policies. Cowardly, timid and clueless about what is really needed in the UK (clue: not relentless focus on immigrants)

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 6d
Goodbye human civilization as we know it…

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 9d
It looks to me that Balvinder just doesn’t want to be there any more 😐 #strictly

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 9d
Blackpool… 😬😬 #strictly www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Blackpool is 'most deprived seaside town' - BBC News
Many of England's larger seaside towns are suffering above average levels of deprivation, with Blackpool the poorest, a study finds.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 9d
Because Turkeys are so British 🙄

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 9d
Fantastic new bit of beach art at Bovisand Beach (Devon UK)

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 10d
Dr Keiron Fraser, Associate Professor in Marine Conservation at @plymuni and Member of the Marine Biological Association, explains how decades of protection, reduced bycatch, and collaboration with coastal communities have helped green turtles move from endangered to a species of least concern.

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 12d
🌱 How does biodiversity fuel wellbeing?

A Finnish kindergarten experiment shows that kids playing in mud, moss & wild plants see striking results: stronger immune systems, happier moods, and a real-life lesson in nature’s power. 🌿

More info ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15d
Since 1990, the emissions share of the richest 1% has increased by 13%, and the richest 0.1% has grown by 32%, while the poorest 50% has decreased by 3%.

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A graphic poster with a green, textured background. At the center is a black-and-white image of Earth. Above the planet, a small private jet flies around the Earth, leaving a dark, tangled trail. Across the middle of the image, bold white text on black rectangles reads “CLIMATE PLUNDER.” Below, smaller white text states, “How a powerful few are locking the world into disaster.” In the bottom-right corner, the Oxfam logo and the word “OXFAM” appear in white.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 16d
What a surprise that GB News can only focus on the colour white.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 16d
Hope not Hate…✊🏼

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 16d
It’s like all the Polish pilots essential during the Battle of Britain

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 22d
At last a positive article on immigration in the newspapers 🙄.

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Plymouth Live @plymouthherald.co.uk · 22d
They said they instantly fell in love with their new home
'We left dreary UK for 30C country where a meal out is £8'
They said they instantly fell in love with their new home
www.plymouthherald.co.uk

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 22d
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A new study finds rooftop solar could generate nearly two-thirds of the world's electricity!

🌞 Imagine the impact if we tapped into this potential.

Read more: pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/...

#ClimateAction

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Rooftop solar could supply two-thirds of global power, study finds
Researchers at the University of Sussex have found that widespread deployment of rooftop solar could cover the vast majority of the world's electricity consumption, while lowering global temperatures by up to 0.13 C.
pv-magazine.com

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
Ah ha that’s one the best costumes 👏👏
scrippsocean.bsky.social Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 25d
Bird nerds and Halloween fans, this one's for you!

🪶Scripps alum and current postdoctoral scholar Tammy Russell shares more about why our beautiful campus is a prime spot for birdwatching year-round.

#HappyHalloween!

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
Just got to get them all to vote…

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
Capitalism dies without being propped up by the state. One takes the profit the other the risk (see banks in 2008)

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
At this time of year the South Devon gamble is will you make it home along the coast path before the next Atlantic squall rolls in! Wild and invigorating tho…

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25d
Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
excerpt from linked commentary

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 25d
Bird nerds and Halloween fans, this one's for you!

🪶Scripps alum and current postdoctoral scholar Tammy Russell shares more about why our beautiful campus is a prime spot for birdwatching year-round.

#HappyHalloween!

Reposted by Martin J. Attrill, Jan Geert Hiddink

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Tom Cameron @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social · 27d
#PhD Studentship - Marine Heat Waves & shellfish fisheries - informing future #marine policy. Join our team at the University of Essex, School of Life Sciences. All the details available here: www.essex.ac.uk/Postgraduate...

START JANUARY 2026 - APPLY BY 14 NOVEMBER 2025

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 28d
When it comes to growth and money I don’t think the government have any values left 😞

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North Lancashire Green Party @northlancsgreens.bsky.social · 28d
When @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected leader of the Green Party, he said: "We’re not here just to be disappointed by Labour. We’re here to replace you."
Among voters under 50, its already happening! 🥳💚
Voting Intention (18-49) Yougov poll 28/10/2025, chart showing Green 25% Labour 21%, Reform 19%, Libdems 15%, Tories 11%, other 9%. Image from @cezthesocialist on X.

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 28d
Renewables are powering a better future. 🍃

Wind power has saved the UK a staggering £104 billion in energy costs since 2010.

Cheaper, cleaner and helping us reach our #NetZero targets. We need to keep this momentum going.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Oct 26
Met a birder today while walking on S Devon coast path. Watching a small copse with 2 goldcrest, a firecrest, a willow warbler and a blackcap. In late October. We had 2 blackcaps in late Jan UK bird watch - think more are staying around over winter?

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Oct 25
She’s actually got great timing…but that wasn’t a salsa 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Oct 25
Minority of 2…

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Oct 25
😂😂