π£Announcing the launch of SealMAP: Seal Mapping & Analysis Platform. This SMRU app allows you to explore & download the latest grey & harbour seal distribution maps for Scotland. You can also get estimates of density for your area of interest. Happy mapping! arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/shiny/smru/s... π¦πΊοΈ
20.06.2025 09:05 β π 30 π 14 π¬ 0 π 3
@jcqsutherland.bsky.social doing a fantastic job, despite unruly technology, talking about her PhD research on killer whale predation in Shetland at #marineforum2025 @strandings.bsky.social
01.03.2025 13:09 β π 16 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by ECOPredS Project
Predator-prey interactions of killer whales and seals in inshore Shetland
It's been a pleasure to virtually attend the International Orca Symposium this week π³ Many an interesting talk on killer whale biology, ecology, and conservation from researchers around the world π My presentation on my PhD research with #ECOPredS can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLjJ...
18.02.2025 16:53 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
π¦ Have you spotted a grey seal killing or eating harbour seals or grey seal pups in the UK? Please send your footage and reports to SMRUsealreports@st-andrews.ac.uk ! π¦
31.01.2025 15:57 β π 8 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
New paper from my PhD provides genomic evidence that white shark livers are on the menu for Aussie killer whales!
See more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
28.01.2025 04:38 β π 77 π 27 π¬ 5 π 2
ReminderβΌοΈ Iβll be presenting my PhD research tonight at 7pm β¬οΈ Join online to see what our amazing orcas get up to in Shetland!
22.01.2025 14:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π’ Webinar alert! I'll be presenting my PhD research as part of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Winter Webinar series on Weds 22th Jan.
Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...
08.01.2025 12:20 β π 38 π 19 π¬ 1 π 3
PhDone! π Huge thank you to everyone who contributed to #ECOPredS and helped this research come to fruition, it's been a whale of a journey π Stay tuned for subsequent publications! In the meantime, thesis available here: research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023...
06.12.2024 11:31 β π 22 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Hello Bluesky!π I'm Julia, a Research Fellow at the University of St. Andrews investigating predator-prey interactions of killer whales and seals in Scotland #ECOPredS. Follow for all things behavioural, big, and blubbery π³π€π€
25.11.2024 15:38 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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