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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 12

Admittedly this was a case of 'getting it off my chest' but hopefully some will appreciate the logic. Why mention the WI you may ask, Seafish research found that in the UK women are the biggest influencers of what is eaten in the household..hence if fish is off the menu it is a big deal

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thought of @heriotwattuni.bsky.social Lyell Centre geosciences colleagues when hiking across Sicily … calcite perhaps … near Sutera..volcanic plug…extrusion??

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Jul 16

Amazing #PHD at The Lyell Centre, @heriotwattuni.bsky.social aiming to improve our understanding of the sustainability of Nephrops (scampi) fishing in UK waters Quantifying the environmental impacts of bottom trawling for Nephrops at Heriot-Watt University on FindAPhD.com - deadline 18th July

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Lilian Lieber @lilianlieber.bsky.social · Jun 4

🦑🌊🧪 Please share among your networks, a Research Fellow post in #Ocean Dynamics and Floating Offshore #Wind Consequences on Key Ecosystem Drivers in the Celtic Sea working with me, @alexnimmosmith.bsky.social & @peterimiller.bsky.social tinyurl.com/44x66b5z #PlanktonImaging #RemoteSensing #AUVs

Advert for Research Fellow post including remote and AUV-based sensing of ocean dynamics to understand impacts of floating offshore wind on fronts and other key ecosystem drivers. It shows an AUV and underwater plankton imaging and other sensors.

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · May 20

The Lyell Centre’s Fishing News hall of fame for 2025 😀

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations Dr Simone D’Alessandro on passing his PhD viva bring new essential knowledge on scallop population connectivity in UK waters

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · May 7

Delighted to be a panelist at this Lyell Centre led session @SeafoodExpo Barcelona @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · May 6

Lyell Centre @heriotwattuni.bsky.social leading global discussion on climate and fisheries @SeafoodExpo Barcelona

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 19

Expert advice indicates gypsum

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thought of @heriotwattuni.bsky.social Lyell Centre geosciences colleagues when hiking across Sicily … calcite perhaps … near Sutera..volcanic plug…extrusion??

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 19

Amazing public engagement

Sarah Cryer @sarahcryer.bsky.social · Apr 19

At Edinburgh Science Festival Meet the Scientist event at Dynamic Earth playing with cabbage water to visualise ocean acidification! Starting awareness of our ocean young!

Sarah Cryer @sarahcryer.bsky.social · Apr 19

At Edinburgh Science Festival Meet the Scientist event at Dynamic Earth playing with cabbage water to visualise ocean acidification! Starting awareness of our ocean young!

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 3

Does anyone know the collective name for a herd of trainspotters….a steam?

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 2

Fresh out of fisheries science meeting yesterday - all the scientists have left X … but we’ve left our fishing audience behind…. I feel an article in Fishing News beckons

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 2

Sounds like there is a paper in that idea if a group of us got together to put those experiences on paper

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 2

@juliapantin.bsky.social hi long time no hear… are u still with DFO

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Mar 8

Hadn’t thought about that…. Do you mean like a thought piece on ‘how to’

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Mar 8

Sad to hear latest USA madness and immoral actions….I am taking my course of protest and avoiding buying US products starting with #Starbucks

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Mar 4

Watch our @ukri.org GCRF project on plastic waste in Vietnam and its impacts on coastal communities youtu.be/8ewPtUufpfE

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Mar 4

Great to meet all the international partners from the @ukri.org GCRF plastics programme

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Mar 3

On my way to final @ukri.org GCRF plastics programme to represent our www.lessplasticvietnam.com research

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 19

Giovanni Codotto talking about his LCA research on seafood production processes and what the consequences might be of moving to eat alternative species @heriotwattuni.bsky.social #fisheries conference

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 19

Rosie Ashworth talking about the Lyell Centre @heriotwattuni.bsky.social flapper skate project which has harvested fisher knowledge about the recovery of this species

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 19

Josh Lawrence talking about the use of autonomous surface vehicles designed at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social Lyell Centre and Robotarium

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 19

Kate Wright @heriotwattuni.bsky.social PhD student base in the Lyell Centre revealing her results on emissions among different sectors of UK fishing

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 19

Wendy Chadwick talking about her net zero fishing research at Hull University

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 19

Zhiling Liao speaking about the impact of plastic on coastal communities in 3SIP2C @heriotwattuni.bsky.social GCRF project

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 18

Packed conference on #fisheries #conservation @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 18

Catch my interview on @BBCRadio4 on Farming Today asking the question “Is trawling compatible with MPAs”

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 18

Today is Day 1 of our third annual #fisheries #conservation conference…66 in person attendees and many others on line @heriotwattuni.bsky.social

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 12

Just sharing with @mastscot.bsky.social community my frustration at simplistic 'bans' as a solution to fisheries environmental problems

Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 12

Admittedly this was a case of 'getting it off my chest' but hopefully some will appreciate the logic. Why mention the WI you may ask, Seafish research found that in the UK women are the biggest influencers of what is eaten in the household..hence if fish is off the menu it is a big deal