Filipa Samarra
@fipsamarra.bsky.social
870 followers 330 following 14 posts
scientist, mum | Director of the Westman Islands Research Centre, University of Iceland| marine mammal behavioural ecology and acoustic communication | PI at Icelandic Orca Project icelandic-orcas.com
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fipsamarra.bsky.social
Check out 👇 the @sciam.bsky.social article on our recent research on interactions between neonate pilot whales and killer whales. Thank you @marinacoladas.bsky.social
fipsamarra.bsky.social
At the #ECSconference2025! After two full days of workshops the official opening ceremony was today kicking off this year’s conference organized by my alma mater the University of the Azores. Amazing to be back here after so many years!
fipsamarra.bsky.social
Hydrophone successfully recovered by our team today! 🥳 After 8 months at sea, I can’t wait to find out what it recorded! 🐋🐟
fipsamarra.bsky.social
Proud supervisor ☺️ The second paper of @cherinebaumgartner.bsky.social PhD is out, this time describing even more fascinating interactions between pilot whales and killer whales. Check it out 👇
fipsamarra.bsky.social
Lasted a few years and involved both shooting from boats and bombs from the air. We are writing up a paper about this, let me know if you want to know more 😉
fipsamarra.bsky.social
Really looking forward to reading this book when it’s released! Amazing work by @darrencroft.bsky.social @andrewfoote.bsky.social @ellengarland.bsky.social and @stephanielking.bsky.social 👏
andrewfoote.bsky.social
The Evolution of Cetacean Societies

Edited by @darrencroft.bsky.social @ellengarland.bsky.social and.bsky.social @stephanielking.bsky.social and myself

Preorder available now
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Will share more details closer to release date

#whale #dolphin #animalbehaviour
fipsamarra.bsky.social
I wrote a little piece for @natureecoevo.bsky.social on how I ended up studying killer whales and why they’re so fascinating! ☺️
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andrewfoote.bsky.social
First publication from @cherinebaumgartner.bsky.social in
@heredityjournal.bsky.social. Until recently North Atlantic herring stocks were thought to be genetically indistinguishable. This study shows similar gene flow among the killer whales that follow the Icelandic and Norwegian herring stocks.
fipsamarra.bsky.social
🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨
Our latest paper, led by our former student Giorgia Giovannini, is out now! It looks in detail at killer whale sound production during feeding on spawning herring in Iceland. 🐳🐟 Find out more here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.....
fipsamarra.bsky.social
We recently launched a video series talking about Icelandic killer whales 📹 🐳 🇮🇸 the first episode features our PhD student @annaselbmann.bsky.social talking about acoustics and interactions with pilot whales. Check it out 👇
annaselbmann.bsky.social
Recently, the Icelandic Orca Project started a video series about our research and the tools we use. First up was me on acoustic research and interactions between killer whales and pilot whales. 🎵🐳 More cool videos to come soon! 🤓

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBEf...
Acoustics & Interspecific interactions
YouTube video by Westman Islands Research Centre (WIRC)
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xaviermouy.bsky.social
Are you an undergrad student interested in gaining experience in marine bioacoustics? Apply for the Summer Student Fellowship at @whoi.bsky.social and come work with me. Application deadline: February 5, 2025. Reach out to me if you are interested.
#Bioacoustics

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Summer Student Fellowship - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The Summer Student Fellow program brings bright, talented students to Woods Hole to learn more about ocean science, attend lectures by Woods Hole scientists, and conduct independent research working a...
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fipsamarra.bsky.social
Very cool animal movement workshop in a stunning location!
talom.bsky.social
Animal movement workshop alert! A line of speakers difficult to beat with John Fieberg, Marie Auger-Méthé, Brett McClintock & Inês Silva and the location is definitely a place that makes you "move" for it: lovely Madeira. 19-23 May 2025. Just after the ECS in Azores. It's PT islands 2025. See you?
Animal movement workshop
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fipsamarra.bsky.social
Online meetups for casual conversations about animal bioacoustics 🤩
xaviermouy.bsky.social
Introducing "Sonic Connexions", a series of online meetups designed for casual conversations about animal bioacoustics. It is open to anyone, so join us and become part of this vibrant community!

First meetup on January 29th, 2025!

Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w

🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳
Microsoft Forms
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nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
Beginning in February 2025, the VOCS international Marie-Skłodowska Curie network for research in the voice sciences will begin its recruitment of 19 PhD students to study acoustic communication. Visit the project website for more details: www.vocs.eu.com
#bioacoustics
VoCS – A Doctoral Network in Voice Communication Sciences
www.vocs.eu.com
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darrencroft.bsky.social
5 exciting PhD opportunities to join the Center for Research in Animal Behaviour at the University of Exeter in Sept 2025. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro...
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darrencroft.bsky.social
Exciting new NERC funded PhD opportunity available with us on #killerwhale #orca #behaviour and #conservation, co-supervised by Stephanie King, Sam Ellis and Dan Franks in partnership with The Center for Whale Research USA
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale
Post reproductive mother and Son copyright David Ellifrit Center for Whale Research
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fishsounds.bsky.social
Hello! We are FishSounds, an effort to study and communicate about fish and other underwater sounds, centered on the website FishSounds.net. To celebrate our first post, I hope you enjoy the sounds of the Bocon toadfish, the calls of one of the grumpy toadfish cuties that inspired our logo!
Reposted by Filipa Samarra
diioriolucia1.bsky.social
📢 If you're an acoustician or have computational skills and are interested in unlocking the secrets of underwater soundscapes of critical habitats, the application deadline has been extended.

Application details can be found here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/294128

🦑🌎🧪 🔈🌐
#prattle 💬
#bioacoustics
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beleyurthejasvi.bsky.social
Hello Bioacousticians,
Turns out there wasn't a bioacoustics starter pack.

Just realised I myself am following the bare minimum number required to make a starter pack.

Please share & nominate yourself!

Hoping to see this pack grow.

go.bsky.app/2Qmjek6
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alicetrevail.bsky.social
New paper! If you use animal tracking data, this one's for you!

Proud of this collaboration with fellow @exetercec.bsky.social ECRs @liamlangley1.bsky.social, Stephen Lang, & Luke Ozsanlav-Harris to aid reproducible coding in biologging

Open Access @animalecology.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/58k2fa7u
fipsamarra.bsky.social
Thank you for doing this starter pack! I study acoustic communication in marine mammals and would love to be added if possible.