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Darcey Roberts-Waite
@darceyrwaite.bsky.social
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Final year undergrad @exetermarine.bsky.social researching #bycatch of marine mammals in Cornwall using strandings data. Big fan of the outdoors. She/Her. 🦭🐋🦦🐻‍❄️🐬
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Nov 30
Hi #BlueSky!

I am a final year undergrad
@exetermarine.bsky.social researching the spatio-temporal distribution of #bycatch injuries to further understand dolphin-fishery interactions in Cornwall.

I’m excited to connect with fellow marine mammal enthusiasts on this awesome platform! 🐋
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · Mar 26
Our allies sending the message loud and clear at today’s rally. 📢 No more oil. No more destruction. No more excuses. Our ocean’s future is at stake. 🙌 💪 ✊
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Mar 26
Today @oceanauk.bsky.social @hugotagholm.bsky.social are outside the Royal Courts of Justice, challenging 31 🆕 oil & gas licenses issued by the UK gov…

🐋 21 of which are in MPAs 🐋

Join me in sending a message to the government pushing for the END of new licenses act.oceana.org/page/168228/...
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Mar 13
Thank you, Dave!
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Dr Luis Huckstadt @luishuckstadt.bsky.social · Feb 23
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Save the Marine Mammal Protection Act - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Feb 20
WOW!! Those are incredible 🐋
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Conor Ryan @whalenerd.bsky.social · Feb 19
Antarctic minke #whale lips👄
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Feb 13
📷: Sam Cole captured these incredible pictures of a humpback at Mawgan Porth yesterday!! There are now 2 humpbacks in the area that can be seen around Watergate/MP/Bedruthen in the late afternoon pretty consistently at the moment. Get outside!! 🥾
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 23
What great shots, Jack!
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Dr Luis Huckstadt @luishuckstadt.bsky.social · Jan 21
Whilst we have had a great field season and have deployed 11 tags in two days on elephant seals 🦭, we can’t ignore the unthinkable amount of plastic in this, one of the most isolated areas of the world.
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Jack Wells @jwells04.bsky.social · Jan 22
Finally attended my first marine mammal post-mortem yesterday evening with the team at Cornwall Marine Pathology!🥼

It was fascinating to assist in examining these two adult common 🐬s. Incredible how much valuable data can be collected from these for so much further research🧑‍🔬🔬
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 18
Cracking shots 🦅
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 18
Amazing shot! Have a great trip Luis 🦭
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 18
I had a superb week attending @ukirsc.bsky.social at St Andrews. I loved hearing all about ongoing research projects at the forefront of MMS & can’t wait to see the outputs of these. A BIG thanks to all speakers, & to the committee for organising a phenomenal conference! Can’t wait for the next 🦭
George Sato presenting his work on estimating active-passive drag ratio in Sperm whales St Andrew’s Cathedral!
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 6
🦭 MARINE STRANDINGS NETWORK FORUM 2025 🦭

Join us to learn about the brilliant work being done by the MSN & Cornwall Marine Pathology Team 🫀 packed with incredible talks & the launch of the new MSN APP, you don’t want to miss it!! Hope to see you there: shorturl.at/iy09v

📅 Feb 15th //📍Penryn Campus
Marine Strandings Network Forum 2025
Invitation to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Marine Strandings Network Forum 2025 Saturday 15th February at Penryn Campus
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jan 4
Endangered shark in Cornwall likely killed by sport fishing and 'significant trauma' - Cornwall Live
Likely cause of death of shark found on Cornish beach is awful
The huge fish has been confirmed as an endangered species and to have suffered 'significant trauma'
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 3
It's officially HUMPBACK season in Cornwall 🐋 which means countless hours scanning the horizon, battling the 🥶 & straining my eyes!! The whales are thought to stop here to ‘refuel’ on their way ⬇️ to ❄️ breeding grounds. So get out, keep your 👀 peeled, & you might just get lucky!!

Photo: Jason Prince
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Jan 3
Huge congratulations, Emily - what an incredible (and well deserved) achievement!! 🎖️
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Dec 20
Brilliant images, Sam!! 🦭
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Dec 13
2 / They concluded that this was an old male in poor condition, suffering from cystitis. We rarely get the opportunity to PM mature Risso’s dolphins, & it was somewhat reassuring knowing he lived to old age 🫀
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Dec 13
2 / They concluded that this was an old male in poor condition, suffering from cystitis. We rarely get the opportunity to PM mature Risso’s dolphins, & it was somewhat reassuring knowing he lived to old age 🫀
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Dr Luis Huckstadt @luishuckstadt.bsky.social · Dec 9
Three new tagged pups were released early last week. Happy to report that they are doing fine after the storm ⛈️💨🌊
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Jade Roberts @jadeunderwater.bsky.social · Dec 2
A hefty spidercrab from earlier in the year, because #crustmas 🦀

Falmouth, Cornwall 🇬🇧🤿 🦑
Large spidercrab facing the camera with legs and claws stretched out. Taken in Falmouth, Cornwall whilst snorkelling
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Dec 3
Incredible shot, Jade! 🦀
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Darcey Roberts-Waite @darceyrwaite.bsky.social · Dec 2
What an incredible paper! Super interesting 🧬
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Anna MacDonald @annamac.bsky.social · Dec 2
Our new paper outlines methods to ID albatross and petrel species using DNA from feathers. This provides tools to determine which #seabirds species are threatened by fisheries bycatch
#ConservationGenetics 🧬🧪🌏🦑
Here's a news story on our research:
www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/us...
Using DNA to identify seabird bycatch – Australian Antarctic Program (News 2024)
Scientists have used DNA technology to help identify threatened albatross, petrel and shearwater species caught as bycatch by fishing vessels.
www.antarctica.gov.au
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