Alec BM Moore
@alecbmmoore.bsky.social
Lecturer in marine top predator conservation @sosbangor.bsky.social
I research: sharks & rays | marine historical ecology | fisheries | conservation 🏊🤿🎣🐟
I research: sharks & rays | marine historical ecology | fisheries | conservation 🏊🤿🎣🐟
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Discard Survival of Thornback Ray (Raja clavata), Undulate Ray (Raja undulata) and Small-Eyed Ray (Raja microocellata) in Northeast Atlantic Inshore Fisheries doi.org/10.1111/fme....
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Discard Survival of Thornback Ray (Raja clavata), Undulate Ray (Raja undulata) and Small-Eyed Ray (Raja microocellata) in Northeast Atlantic Inshore Fisheries doi.org/10.1111/fme....
Nice to see conservation policy outcomes from simple ideas
20+ yrs ago I had access to remote areas of Kuwait/Iraq, & saw its potential as bull shark 🦈 nursery habitat
Then spent 10+ years collecting evidence to back this up shorturl.at/0Cm0f
Now designated an Important Shark & Ray Area
20+ yrs ago I had access to remote areas of Kuwait/Iraq, & saw its potential as bull shark 🦈 nursery habitat
Then spent 10+ years collecting evidence to back this up shorturl.at/0Cm0f
Now designated an Important Shark & Ray Area
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Nice to see conservation policy outcomes from simple ideas
20+ yrs ago I had access to remote areas of Kuwait/Iraq, & saw its potential as bull shark 🦈 nursery habitat
Then spent 10+ years collecting evidence to back this up shorturl.at/0Cm0f
Now designated an Important Shark & Ray Area
20+ yrs ago I had access to remote areas of Kuwait/Iraq, & saw its potential as bull shark 🦈 nursery habitat
Then spent 10+ years collecting evidence to back this up shorturl.at/0Cm0f
Now designated an Important Shark & Ray Area
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🌀 Chasing windows of opportunity for habitat formation: Spatial and temporal determinants of oyster settlement rates 🌊
🦪 Oysters can settle and survive at upstream locations, however oyster habitat cover decreased long the estuarine salinity gradient🦪
🌍 Find out more: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
🦪 Oysters can settle and survive at upstream locations, however oyster habitat cover decreased long the estuarine salinity gradient🦪
🌍 Find out more: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌀 Chasing windows of opportunity for habitat formation: Spatial and temporal determinants of oyster settlement rates 🌊
🦪 Oysters can settle and survive at upstream locations, however oyster habitat cover decreased long the estuarine salinity gradient🦪
🌍 Find out more: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
🦪 Oysters can settle and survive at upstream locations, however oyster habitat cover decreased long the estuarine salinity gradient🦪
🌍 Find out more: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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What we know we don’t know: impacts of deep-sea mining on whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, and other migratory species. – Southern Fried Science
What we know we don’t know: impacts of deep-sea mining on whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, and other migratory species.
Migratory species depend on a vast, interconnected ocean. Disturbance in the deep-sea isn’t localized, it ripples across a globally-connected ocean and impacts made today may persist long aft…
www.southernfriedscience.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What we know we don’t know: impacts of deep-sea mining on whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, and other migratory species. – Southern Fried Science
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My latest article, my first time ever writing for MongaBay, summarizes some recent shark conservation science and what it means for the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species COP
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-...
For sharks on the brink of extinction, CITES Appendix II isn’t protective enough (commentary)
Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, with approximately one-third of all species assessed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. These animals are not only older than ...
news.mongabay.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My latest article, my first time ever writing for MongaBay, summarizes some recent shark conservation science and what it means for the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species COP
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-...
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The Marine Biological Association has a deep, long-running history in fisheries research that continues to shape how we understand and manage UK seas today.
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Marine Biological Association has a deep, long-running history in fisheries research that continues to shape how we understand and manage UK seas today.
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
In the early 1900s, Walter Garstang was already challenging the idea that fish stocks were limitless.
#WorldFisheriesDay
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Biologging provides crucial data, but our study of European shags shows that logger type, placement and duration can alter behaviour, reduce body mass and chick growth, and affect survival, highlighting key welfare and data-quality concerns.
tinyurl.com/u7vbv2xk
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/u7vbv2xk
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Biologging provides crucial data, but our study of European shags shows that logger type, placement and duration can alter behaviour, reduce body mass and chick growth, and affect survival, highlighting key welfare and data-quality concerns.
tinyurl.com/u7vbv2xk
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/u7vbv2xk
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
First sighting in 45 years of a basking shark off Mie, Japan, and occurrence records of the species in Japanese coastal waters
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
First sighting in 45 years of a basking shark off Mie, Japan, and occurrence records of the species in Japanese coastal waters
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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We're currently visiting the Isle of Man and and hoping to speak with any active or retired herring fishers on the island 🐟Tomorrow we're diving into the @manxheritage.bsky.social archives! @georginahunt.bsky.social @emilyphilly.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We're currently visiting the Isle of Man and and hoping to speak with any active or retired herring fishers on the island 🐟Tomorrow we're diving into the @manxheritage.bsky.social archives! @georginahunt.bsky.social @emilyphilly.bsky.social
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Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
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PhD Opportunity: Come and join our fabulous plastics research team at the University of Exeter and colleagues at @pml.ac.uk to work on the impacts of conventional and alternative plastics on the health and functioning of benthic ecosystems.
Full details and application link here: lnkd.in/ePeFMXzJ
Full details and application link here: lnkd.in/ePeFMXzJ
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
PhD Opportunity: Come and join our fabulous plastics research team at the University of Exeter and colleagues at @pml.ac.uk to work on the impacts of conventional and alternative plastics on the health and functioning of benthic ecosystems.
Full details and application link here: lnkd.in/ePeFMXzJ
Full details and application link here: lnkd.in/ePeFMXzJ
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We’ve made fisheries research approachable, visual, and FREE. Get started today: bit.ly/catchrecon
Sea Around Us launches catch reconstruction course to empower global fisheries research | Sea Around Us
Catch reconstruction video tutorials.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We’ve made fisheries research approachable, visual, and FREE. Get started today: bit.ly/catchrecon
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Funded PhD Opportunity: Seagrass Disease Ecology
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Funded PhD Opportunity: Seagrass Disease Ecology
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...
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There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
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Join this webinar to delve into our most recent and comprehensive global dugong assessment revealing urgent conservation gaps and calling for stronger regional action.
🗓️ Monday 17 of November at 1 PM Sydney
Details: www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Report: www.cms.int/news/global-...
🗓️ Monday 17 of November at 1 PM Sydney
Details: www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Report: www.cms.int/news/global-...
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Join this webinar to delve into our most recent and comprehensive global dugong assessment revealing urgent conservation gaps and calling for stronger regional action.
🗓️ Monday 17 of November at 1 PM Sydney
Details: www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Report: www.cms.int/news/global-...
🗓️ Monday 17 of November at 1 PM Sydney
Details: www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Report: www.cms.int/news/global-...
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School of Ocean Sciences @bangoruniversity.bsky.social was very well represented at the UK seagrass symposium this year! These wonderful people have done - and are doing - everything from internships to PhDs and everything in between on these crucial habitats. Keep up the good work, everyone!
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
School of Ocean Sciences @bangoruniversity.bsky.social was very well represented at the UK seagrass symposium this year! These wonderful people have done - and are doing - everything from internships to PhDs and everything in between on these crucial habitats. Keep up the good work, everyone!
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🔍 Postdoc opportunity!
We’re looking for one (or two) postdoctoral researchers to join our Arctic Ecology team to work on:
🛰️ Muskox movement ecology
🌍 Ecosystem & carbon modelling
📄 Details in the attached flyer.
#Postdoc #ArcticEcology #MovementEcology #CarbonModelling #WildlifeResearch
We’re looking for one (or two) postdoctoral researchers to join our Arctic Ecology team to work on:
🛰️ Muskox movement ecology
🌍 Ecosystem & carbon modelling
📄 Details in the attached flyer.
#Postdoc #ArcticEcology #MovementEcology #CarbonModelling #WildlifeResearch
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🔍 Postdoc opportunity!
We’re looking for one (or two) postdoctoral researchers to join our Arctic Ecology team to work on:
🛰️ Muskox movement ecology
🌍 Ecosystem & carbon modelling
📄 Details in the attached flyer.
#Postdoc #ArcticEcology #MovementEcology #CarbonModelling #WildlifeResearch
We’re looking for one (or two) postdoctoral researchers to join our Arctic Ecology team to work on:
🛰️ Muskox movement ecology
🌍 Ecosystem & carbon modelling
📄 Details in the attached flyer.
#Postdoc #ArcticEcology #MovementEcology #CarbonModelling #WildlifeResearch
Pair of choughs between Lligwy & Moelfre Sun 9th Nov - I've never seen them on this side of the island @angbirdnews.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Pair of choughs between Lligwy & Moelfre Sun 9th Nov - I've never seen them on this side of the island @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
University of Bristol Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 Contact us
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Great to see cross-disciplinary training & knowledge exchange between historians & scientists as part of @ukrio.bsky.social funded @projectfishistory.bsky.social
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Thanks @ystadaucymru.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social
helping to unlock overlooked historical data
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Thanks @ystadaucymru.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social
helping to unlock overlooked historical data
This time last week our team were midway through an interdisciplinary research visit at the National library of Wales 📖 The marine scientists came away with a newfound appreciation for the art of deciphering handwriting! @ystadaucymru.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social @emilyphilly.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Great to see cross-disciplinary training & knowledge exchange between historians & scientists as part of @ukrio.bsky.social funded @projectfishistory.bsky.social
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Thanks @ystadaucymru.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social
helping to unlock overlooked historical data
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Thanks @ystadaucymru.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social
helping to unlock overlooked historical data
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PhD studentship available. Please repost.
www.swbio.ac.uk/agriculture-...
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @exetergses.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @hls.exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social @ecehh.org @willhgaze.bsky.social @elzehesse.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
www.swbio.ac.uk/agriculture-...
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @exetergses.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @hls.exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social @ecehh.org @willhgaze.bsky.social @elzehesse.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomic technology open up the possibility to u...
yes-dtn.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
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Fossil shark teeth from Pliocene Tuscany show the first evidence that 𝑂𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑎𝑥 "zombie worms" exploit shark tooth dentine in the wild.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Fossil shark teeth from Pliocene Tuscany show the first evidence that 𝑂𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑎𝑥 "zombie worms" exploit shark tooth dentine in the wild.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...
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Ever wanted to get the lowdown on natural history museums? Interested in how they're shaped from behind the scenes? Or how they in turn shape scientific understanding?
Then join Jack Ashby's talk exploring both the scientific and social relevance of these fascinating institutions
🎟️ from £9.38
Then join Jack Ashby's talk exploring both the scientific and social relevance of these fascinating institutions
🎟️ from £9.38
Nature’s Memory | Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History Museums
Get an insider guide to the secrets of natural history museums, as we consider how they shape our society and relationship with nature.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ever wanted to get the lowdown on natural history museums? Interested in how they're shaped from behind the scenes? Or how they in turn shape scientific understanding?
Then join Jack Ashby's talk exploring both the scientific and social relevance of these fascinating institutions
🎟️ from £9.38
Then join Jack Ashby's talk exploring both the scientific and social relevance of these fascinating institutions
🎟️ from £9.38