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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 14h

First trip out with students of @uniofstandrews.bsky.social as part of their #marine #ecology training this semester. Dry but windy.
We might even have collected some useful data 😊
Thanks to @seamammalresearch.bsky.social for letting us use their boat.
@smruinstrument.bsky.social tags as CTDs 😳

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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 1d

Looks very small

oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 4d

Luckily storm Amy brought westerly winds, but there is still the need to flush the channel.
#autumn

Flushing the channel into St Andrews Harbour #ocean #scotland #standrews

YouTube video by OceanLars

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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 4d

Getting the boat ready for fieldwork with master students at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Let's hope for better weather!
#master #msc @seamammalresearch.bsky.social

oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 10d

By 2050, cumulative human impacts on the ocean could more than double—driven by warming, overfishing & pollution. Urgent action on fisheries, habitats & climate is needed to change course. 🌊 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv2906
#ocean #climate #conservation #impact #marine #future

Cumulative impacts to global marine ecosystems projected to more than double by mid-century

Pressures from human activities are expected to increase substantially, affecting marine ecosystems globally. To plan for a sustainable future, we need to forecast the distributions of cumulative effe...

science.org

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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 10d

I am always up for some positive news!

Positive ocean news: September ’25 edition

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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 12d

New @nature.com article outlines six key policy recommendations to align marine conservation with the ocean’s dynamism — especially calling out the need to include plankton and adaptive protected areas in global ocean governance. 🌊🔍 #OceanPolicy #Conservation
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Six key policy recommendations to advocate for marine conservation that matches the ocean’s dynamism - npj Ocean Sustainability

Marine ecosystems face threats from human-induced stressors like climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Despite international endeavors, significant gaps remain in understanding ocean dynamics. This article presents six policy recommendations to integrate plankton populations into conservation frameworks. These could be leveraged in the process approved at CBD’s COP16 in Colombia to update criteria for defining ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) and supporting science-based Marine Protected Area (MPA) designations.

www.nature.com

oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 21d

Big news for ocean governance!
Morocco became the 60th country to ratify the High Seas Treaty, triggering its entry into force this coming January.
This will protect biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction — nearly half of our planet’s surface. 🌊

#HighSeasTreaty #OceanConservation

Protecting the Ocean We Need - Securing the Future We Want

Covering nearly half of the Earth’s surface, the vast open-ocean and deep-sea environments of the High Seas are ecologically vital, critically threatened and among the least understood on the planet. ...

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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 25d

Help us @seamammalresearch.bsky.social
#dolphin #ocean #scotland #conservation #smru

Scottish Dolphins

YouTube video by OceanLars

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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 26d

Had an amazing weekend at the '100 Years of RRS Discovery' celebrations in #Dundee

Thanks for the support from @seamammalresearch.bsky.social and @smruinstrument.bsky.social

#RRS100 #Discovery100

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