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Kenn Papadopoulo

@elasmopoulo.bsky.social

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Marine Biologist, Spatial Ecologist 🦈 | PhD candidate at The University of Vigo, exploring the distribution, temporal patterns, and behaviour of elasmobranchs in the Ría de Vigo 🦈 https://kennpapadopoulo.com/

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jul 30

New article ❗❗
We used acoustic telemetry to get the first insights into the spatial behaviour of Octopus vulgaris in the wild 🐙 🐙
Article link:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📜 📜
Amazing video summary done by JOSE IRISARRI CASTRO:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpM...
#trackingnotslacking

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Sep 9

#BELAS News❗❗
A new species joins the crew. Yesterday we tagged our first blue shark in the wild! 🦈

That makes it species number 8 in the “blue” waters of Galicia! 🌊🟢 Still chasing one more elusive species… but we’re out there, ready! 🦈🔍🤿

Tagging season never stops!! 💪

youtu.be/jmmILoVI9_c

First acoustic telemetry tagging of blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the Ría de Vigo (Galicia, Spain)

YouTube video by Elasmopoulo

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Johann Mourier @sharkmourier.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy that my shark data contributed to this collaborative paper brilliantly led by @gfalbery.bsky.social on animal social networks. Out in @natecoevo.nature.com

If density drives greater network connectedness, >80% of relationships are nonlinear (75% with saturating trends).
Read: rdcu.be/eD6eB

Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems

Nature Ecology & Evolution - The number of individuals in a given space influences animal interactions and network dynamics. Here the authors identify general rules underlying density...

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Aug 27

#BELAS❗❗
I hope you are going through your week like this small spotted catshark interacting with a sea lettuce 🦈 🥬

youtu.be/U35_d0I1sQM?...
#BRUVS 🦈 🐟 🦀 🦞

More to come in and outside the Ría de Vigo 👀

Small spotted catshark interacting with sea lettuce (ulva) in the Ría de Vigo

YouTube video by Elasmopoulo

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Aug 11

#BELAS news‼️
Thrilled to see our project featured in #LaVozdeGalicia! 🦈✨

The article showcases the behaviour of sharks and rays in the Ría de Vigo, with a stunning underwater montage by #JoseIrisarriCastro 👏

www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo...

#BRUVs 🦈🐟🦞🦀

Científicos descubren cómo se comportan los tiburones y las rayas en la ría de Vigo

El proyecto Belas desarrolla iniciativas para preservar los elasmobranquios, que son vitales para mantener el ecosistema costero. Ya han marcado 215 ejemplares de siete familias

www.lavozdegalicia.es

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jul 11

#BELAS News❗❗
We’re back in the blue! 🌊
Our third BRUV season has officially kicked off, and it’s already looking promising:

63 deployments ⛵
73 hours of underwater footage 🎥
4 elasmobranch species spotted 🦈

More to come in and outside the Ría de Vigo 👀

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jul 3

#BELAS News❗❗
We would like to extend a big thank you to Biologging Solutions Inc. for their support and collaboration on this project. Your technology makes our research possible. 👏

Stay tuned, more to come from in and out of the Ría de Vigo! 🌊 🦈
🔗biologging-solutions.com
#Biologging #LoggLawCAM

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great work🦈‼️

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jun 21

Always a pleasure to spend some time underwater 🦈🐙🎥
Galicia 🤿🤿

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jun 14

Beautiful video about Octopus vulgaris filmed in the Cies islands! 🐙🐙
#Cephalopods #Octopus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmsm...

Así viven los pulpos en las Islas Cíes

YouTube video by JOSE IRISARRI

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jun 4

Nice feature of the incredible work done by Jorge Urcera on octopus arm regeneration featured in @science.org! 🐙🐙

A bifurcated limb showing signs of autonomous behaviour. Another example of octopus complexity.

#Cephalopods #Octopus @csic.es

www.science.org/content/arti...

This octopus grew a ninth arm—which soon developed a mind of its own

Study highlights just how flexible cephalopod’s bodies are after injury and during recovery

www.science.org

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · May 25

Amazing!
Will it be on a "first come first served basis"? Or can we apply later without the risk of not having places left? 😀

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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · Apr 20

mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, 1–13. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays

Neglecting to consider mortalities can generate bias in telemetry studies. The R package mort identifies potential mortalities or expelled tags in passive telemetry arrays. Thresholds are derived fro...

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spencer roberts 🦈 @unpopularscience.bsky.social · May 9

I will forever be haunted by this footage.

Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity.

What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives.
🌎🦑🧪

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · May 20

I guess it is time to start writing 👀🦈🦈

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Sharks International

Join us in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from May 4 - 8, 2026, to explore the world of sharks, rays, and chimaeras at this ground-breaking conference.

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · May 13

Can we apply for posters and presentations already? 👀🦈

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Sharks International 2026 @sharks-int.bsky.social · May 8

🦈 Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniurops meyeni)

Interested in learning more about chondrichthyan research, management advances, and explore new opportunities for collaboration? Join us at the world’s largest shark, ray, and chimaera conference from 4-8 May 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka!

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · May 9

#BELAS News!! ❗❗
A new species joins the crew. Yesterday we tagged our first Raja montagui in the wild! 🦈🥞

That makes it species number 7 in the “blue” waters of Galicia! 🌊🟢 Still chasing two more elusive ones… but we’re out there, ready! 🦈🔍🤿

Tagging season is in full swing!! 💪

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · May 5

Congrats!!🥳🥳

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Apr 23

We’re back at it! 🎣🦈
Tagging season is officially underway again in the Ría de Vigo 🌊🌞
Kicking things off with the same mission: understanding movement, behaviour & connections of our elasmobranch friends.

Stay tuned for more field updates, fins, and (hopefully) successful recaptures! 💪

#BELAS

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European Tracking Network @aquatictracking.bsky.social · Apr 23

Do you work with skates or rays? 👀

Go and check out the freshly published review paper, led by Danielle L. Orrell, about the best practice recommendations for capture, handling, anaesthesia, euthanasia and tag attachment!🎣✋🏼💉🪡

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Apr 11

Amazing❗❗
I will check it out 🦈🦈

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Apr 9

Wow👀
Very interesting and nice blog‼️
Looks like I have my plan cut out for tomorrow 😀
Thank you so much for sharing this

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Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you so much!
I will give it a try 💪

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Apr 9

Will be there! 🦈

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Apr 9

Tank you for the recomendation :)