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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 13

With IWC Commissioner Vasiliades from Cyprus at #UNOC3, discussing various aspects of the IWC work programme and planning for #IWC70 in the context of the EU Presidency

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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 12

Pleased to participate in #UNOC3 General Debate: setting out IWC's contributions inc. data & assessments, capacity building (bycatch & entanglement, strandings, whale watching), species-specific conservation & more. With 26% of cetacean species under threat we need urgent action for a healthy ocean

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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 13

Whale watching on the agenda for a meeting at #UNOC3 with colleagues from the Dominican Republic including Commissioner Reyes. The Dominican Republic is an active participant in the IWC Whale Watching Handbook, working to achieve sustainable whale watching wwhandbook.iwc.int/en/

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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 13

Pleased to join @cms.int @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @CITES
& other key partners at #UNOC3 to discuss marine animal species for healthy ecosystems & long-term sustainability, inc. evolving threats to cetaceans & effective, science-based conservation & management responses

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Jun 12

Great to be here at #UNOC3 highlighting the importance of Cetaceans 🐋 in the Marine Environment and the work of IWC.

iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 12

Pleased to participate in #UNOC3 General Debate: setting out IWC's contributions inc. data & assessments, capacity building (bycatch & entanglement, strandings, whale watching), species-specific conservation & more. With 26% of cetacean species under threat we need urgent action for a healthy ocean

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Jun 12

Welcome to BlueSky!

iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 8

When better to launch on BlueSky than #UNWorldOceansDay! Whales embody this year's theme of Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us, as ecosystem engineers, capturing carbon & transporting nutrients. But 26% of species are threatened & need help. Learn more about our science & conservation iwc.int/en/

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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 10

Addressing links between fisheries & biodiversity is critical for conservation of vulnerable marine species & ecosystems & for sustainable fisheries. The SOI Dialogue with regional fishery bodies (RFB) provided an opportunity to share useful experiences.

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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · Jun 12

Great to meet with IWC Commissioner Lesz of Poland during #UNOC3. A wide-ranging discussion included Poland's EU Presidency, the global issue of cetacean entanglement & IWC's training programmes for both entanglement & strandings response, plus preparations for #IWC70 in 2026

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · May 1

Lana joining in with the #dogsatpollingstations trend.
A lovely evening to indulge in the democratic process.

Small Brown Cocker spaniel underneath a polling station sign

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Feb 24

Football kit?

A picture of the Leicester city football team mascot called Filbert Fox. His arms a aloft as he stands by the corner flag

Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Dec 3

Pens 1, 2 and 3. Happy memories. Never graduated to pen 1, which was for the real hard-core fans.

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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · Dec 2

**Black UK PhD students**

This is the programme you want! It is all the bells and whistles, full fees and stipend, any subject, industrial experience offered, 50 other Black scholars already on board and administrated in an environment of care.

**Tell everyone**

UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · Dec 2

Applications for our Scholarships are now open for October 2025 entry – apply by 31 January 2025. We’ll hold a number of information sessions, so keep an eye out! Until then, read up on things through our website.

Image shows JMS Scholar Jovita Adegun standing with an elbow rested on a banister. She wears a light blue knitted turtle-neck jumper. The image contains the University of Glasgow banner and a graphic which reads "Join Our World Changers".

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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · Nov 25

The IWC new Status of Whales pages are a fantastic resource for quickly seeing how well our cetacean friends are surviving and thriving, and really how WE are doing at learning to share and live long and well with our fellow singers of great songs on this connected ocean of a planet we all inhabit.

Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 20

The IWC has just published its Status of Whales webpages. This represents a huge amount of work by the amazing group of people in our SC. Simple graphics to show whether populations are moving towards extinction or recovery, how this status has changed over a 20-year period. iwc.int/resources/me...

A picture of a webpage detailing the current status of whale stocks. The image shows a dashboard with dials that indicate the relative abundance of the whale population and its trend over the last 20 years.

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 20

The IWC has just published its Status of Whales webpages. This represents a huge amount of work by the amazing group of people in our SC. Simple graphics to show whether populations are moving towards extinction or recovery, how this status has changed over a 20-year period. iwc.int/resources/me...

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 20

Also potentially has impacts marine life such as whales 🐋 that rely on sound for communication

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 15

Cheers

Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 15

An underrated album.

Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 15

Welcome Emily, just listened to the Steve Hilton interview. Do you feel your friendship affected how you dealt with his extraordinary statements?

Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 14

I once sat two rows away from Rob Brydon in Geneva airport for a couple of hours waiting for a delayed flight back to the UK. No information on the fishing trip was forthcoming.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Nov 14

So many amazing people are joining the DKMS UK stem cell register🙏

PLEASE KEEP SHARING & JOINING! Rachel from #Fife has blood cancer & needs a stem cell donor. She is determined to live for her one-year-old daughter, Daisy💔

Let’s find a match for Rachel. Join here👇
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...

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John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 13

Visit Naomi, Exhibitor Booth 4 at #SMM2024 to talk whale watching & all things IWC. Demo the online Whale Watching Handbook & learn about the Commission's many #cetaceanscience & #cetaceanconservation initiatives. Huge thanks to the AWI awionline.org for their generous sponsorship.

Naomi Rose standing in an exhibition booth at the SMM conference in Perth. The booth has a table with leaflets and is decorated with posters detailing threats to cetaceans and the work of the IWC.

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 13

Only 2 days left to support the Southern Right Whale Consortium: fundraising to develop an AI photo-ID system to process decades of imagery & improve conservation outcomes for southern right whales
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 13

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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · Nov 12

Just over an hour until the virtual Panel discussion at 14:00 GMT on "The future of shipping at the biodiversity and climate nexus in the Arctic" register here to listen online. cop29oceanpavilion.vfairs.com/en/agenda-page

COP29 Virtual Ocean Pavilion

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