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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Jul 22

Study - how marine heatwaves are reshaping the shape & carbon content of #phytoplankton in NE Pacific. Elongated cells dominate during warming, likely altering the carbon pump. Long-term #CPRsurvey data is critical to understanding #climatechange impacts at microbial scales. doi.org/10.1002/lno....

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Clare Ostle @clareostle.bsky.social · Jul 18

Whether your work involves harmful algal blooms, phenological shifts, biogeographic changes, or ecosystem productivity—we want to hear from you!

Patterns and Drivers of Marine Plankton Community Variability: Time-Series Insights

Phytoplankton productivity and zooplankton nutritional value determine the rate of energy transfer up through the ocean food web to commercial fisheries and endangered megafauna. The abundance and c...

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Clare Ostle @clareostle.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Call for Abstracts – Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026
🔬 "Patterns and Drivers of Marine Plankton Community Variability: Time-Series Insights"
📝 Submit your abstract by 20th August 2025
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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔬 We're Hiring: Become the next MBA Anne Warner Research Fellow

You’ll be at the forefront of groundbreaking research, leading a team of scientists to unlock new insights in the realms of cell and molecular biology.

Apply by 17th September 2025

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Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · Jul 13

You can spend a life time on a boat - and still be looking at new things every single day! Here is a quick glimpse of what’s just under our feet/boat!!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 13

Ride a bicycle and shed less microplastics.

UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Jul 13

Tyre-wear particles are a major source of microplastics that harm the environment.

The good news? Prevention and mitigation can help to #BeatPollution.

Explore more from this online brief: www.unep.org/resources/em...

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Clare Ostle @clareostle.bsky.social · Jul 14

On our way to the eddystone and these guys raced over to play #plymouth #oceans 🌊

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Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas @socatco2.bsky.social · Jul 7

Keith Rodgers and too many co-authors to mention present a synthesis of the seasonal variability of the global surface ocean carbon cycle.

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Fig 1: Central panel showing biomes used for this study (see Table 1 for details): North Atlantic subpolar seasonally stratified (NA-SPSS), North Pacific subpolar seasonally stratified (NP-SPSS), Northern Hemisphere subtropical seasonally stratified (NH-STSS), Northern Hemisphere subtropical permanently stratified (NH-STPS), Southern Hemisphere subtropical permanently stratified (SH-STPS), and Southern Hemisphere seasonally stratified, incorporating the subpolar and subtropical components (SH-SS). Surrounding panels show time series plots of biome-integrated sea-air CO2 fluxes (annual maximum and minimum values irrespective of the month of occurrence). pCO2 products (blue) and GOBMs (green) are shown for both the ensemble mean (bold) and for one standard deviation (shaded). Positive (negative) values indicate outgassing (ingassing) of CO2. The regions in white in the central panel are not included in this analysis, in each panel, winter is designated by W, and summer by S, in order to distinguish the seasonal phasing between the subtropical and subpolar/Southern Ocean biomes.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Jul 7

I'd like to introduce a new page on my website: U.S. climate indicator visuals (zacklabe.com/united-state...).

I only have a few basic variables so far, but I will be expanding this summer to add a range of metrics (e.g., ecological). I welcome suggestions! Hope this is useful, especially nowadays.

Screenshot showing a variability of different climate-related graphics for different United States climate change indicators

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Jun 30

The #GlobalTippingPoints2025 conference has started! Over 500 scientists are discussing the latest science on Earth System risks here in Exeter.

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · Jun 16

It’s Monday and time for a Calanoid copepod cheer! (Sound on!) This little juvenile is reminding you YOU’VE GOT THIS! And that together, we can achieve amazing things!

See, the ecosystem services of plankton go beyond nutrient cycling, they can be little motivators too! #plankton 🦑

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Jun 15

Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the 2nd lowest on record for the month of May. This was about 38% below 1979 levels and 24% below the 1979-2024 May average.

More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data from PIOMAS. 🌊

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · May 8

We’re proud to share that the MBA made a key contribution to #Ocean with #DavidAttenborough! 🎬🌊 This breathtaking new film showcases the wonder of life beneath the waves & exposes the realities & urgent challenges facing our ocean

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@bd-stew.bsky.social #OceanFilm

Sir David Attenborough looks out to sea in Southern England. OCEAN WITH DAVID
ATTENBOROUGH highlights the vital, achievable actions the world can take to restore
the ocean and stabilise the climate, debuting in 2025. Photo by © Conor McDonnell.

Dr Bryce Stewart next to research vessel, MBA Sepia. Photo by © The Marine Biological Association.

A compass jellyfish off the coast of Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Photo by © Olly Scholey.

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Clare Ostle @clareostle.bsky.social · May 9

Spotted you at the end there! That trawl footage was so haunting and effective - takes courage to put it out there! 💪 well done to you and the team @bd-stew.bsky.social

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Apr 30

The Warming Stripes have now been extended downwards into the ocean and upwards into the stratosphere!

Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Warming stripes for deep ocean to upper stratosphere

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Apr 16

We’re hiring! 🌊💼 We've got two exciting opportunities to join our dynamic team at our iconic waterfront location in #Plymouth:

🖥️ IT Support Technician
📊 Junior Data Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon, UK
Closing date: 7th May 2025

For more info & to apply 🔗 mymba.mba.ac.uk/job-listing....

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congratulations to MBA Professional Member Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, named as one of @TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025! Proud to support his pioneering work & commitment to cleaner seas. bit.ly/3GcpnfH @plymuni.bsky.social #OceanScience #Microplastics #MarineScience #TIME100

MBA celebrates Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS being named in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025 | Marine Biological Association

The Marine Biological Association proudly congratulates Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, long-standing MBA Professional Member and globally renowned marine

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Clare Ostle @clareostle.bsky.social · Apr 15

Huge thanks to @draxgroup.bsky.social and SWIRE for towing the #ContinuousPlanktonRecorder across one of our longest routes (4,600+ nautical miles! 🚢💙) Your support is vital to monitoring ocean health and climate change. We couldn’t do it without amazing volunteer vessels like the MV Kaying! 🌍🦠

The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thanks to partnerships with Drax and Swire Bulk, global marine research is now being boosted by MV Kaying’s role in Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey - with a route spanning over 4,600 nautical miles between Vancouver, Canada and Japan. #marine #science @clareostle.bsky.social

Global marine research boosted by MV Kaying’s role in Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey | Marine Biological Association

Plankton may be among the smallest creatures in the ocean, but their significance is anything but small. These microscopic organisms, from tiny fish larvae to

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Mar 13

Please enjoy part 1 of a series of blog posts written by myself and @brettfavaro.bsky.social offering our advice on how scientists can effectively speak with jouranlists about our areas of expertise. Part 2 is coming next week.

Please read and share!

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Advice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 1

By David Shiffman and Brett Favaro. Many environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness of…

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Richard Sanders @oceanrics.bsky.social · Mar 3

Interested in the Southern Ocean C Sink and how to monitor it using autonomous platforms?

Great opportunity to contribute to @tricuso.bsky.social

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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Optimizing Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Observations Using Autonomous Floats - 2yr postdoc (M/F)

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Geoff Vallis @gkvallis.bsky.social · Feb 26

Important to note that our conclusions depend not just on the results of model integrations, but on our understanding of the mechanisms involved. Still, little is certain in this business, and it does not mean the risk of collapse is not there, even if we think it is unlikely.

Jon Baker @jonbakerocean.bsky.social · Feb 26

🌊 Today in @nature.com: Is the AMOC on the brink of collapse?

Unlikely before 2100—but the risks are real 🚨

We find Southern Ocean winds keep this vital ocean "heat engine" running, even under extreme #climatechange. But the Pacific holds a surprise…

tinyurl.com/yt6u4e7d
Let’s explore 🧪👇

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · Feb 24

Huge congratulations to @dansmale1.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow at the MBA, for being awarded the 2025 Hutchinson Award! 🥳🌊 @aslo.org

This prestigious award celebrates Dan’s groundbreaking research on #MarineHeatwaves & their impact on marine #Biodiversity & #Conservation.

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Dr Dan Smale © The Marine Biological Association.

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Lilian Lieber @lilianlieber.bsky.social · Feb 18

🌍🌊🦑🧪Hot off the press @theguardian.com: "The researchers will attach holographic plankton imaging devices, integrated with artificial intelligence, to container ships, new underwater robots and to filter-feeding ocean giants, such as whales."

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Clare Ostle @clareostle.bsky.social · Feb 16

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‘Women are the best to women’: has Iceland found the antidote to toxic ‘girlboss’ feminism?

Fifty years ago, Icelandic women went on strike, kickstarting a gender revolution. Today, the concept of ‘konur eru konum bestar’ is everywhere – including the female-led coalition government

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