Amy Y Cartwright

Behind the headlines: Does the UK need protecting from trawling? Following a rejection from the UK government to implement a blanket ban on bottom-trawling across its MPAs, Oceana poses the question

🪸 Our seas have been scraped & scarred by bottom trawlers for centuries, making it difficult to establish a baseline of ocean health 🌊

There are, however, clues...🦪

Professors Emma Sheehan & Martin Attrill delve into this in Oceanographic Magazine 🔽
oceanographicmagazine.com/features/beh...

Hello Lithuania! After a little cycling adventure to the Curonian Spit and the Hill of Witches yesterday I'm looking forward to the #ICESASC starting today and our themed session on MPAs on Wednesday and Thursday!

Excited to be convening a session at the upcoming #ICESASC 2025! Join us at the ICES Science Conference for a session on the future of Marine Protected Areas! Discover new insights, opportunities, and strategies to enhance ecosystem services and sustainability. #ICESASC #MPAs #MarineConservation

Lula: Reject the Devastation Bill Brazil’s Congress just passed a bill that would be the death sentence for the Amazon – but President Lula has 14 days left to veto it! The bill, dubbed the “devastation bill”, will significantly weake

This is devastating! Tell Brazil's President Lula: Stop the bill that would be the end of the Amazon! action.eko.org/a/lula-rejec...

Fun few days running public engagement activities showcasing our Lyme Bay MPA research at the Devon County Show. Lots of budding marine conservationists of the future, and amazing costumes! @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @chloerenn.bsky.social

Reflecting on last week's excellent SWME 2025 conference @plymouthmarine.bsky.social my sixth SWME and it just keeps getting better and better. An excellent opportunity to find out about all marine happenings in our region and catch up with colleagues. Grateful this gathering happens where I live!

We're so glad to hear you had productive conversations!

If you’re a researcher looking to share your findings with policymakers at our upcoming Evidence Week this autumn, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and get involved👉 senseaboutscience.org/what-is-evid...

Researchers talk to George Freeman MP in Parliament

As spring unfolds and we look ahead to the next phase of our research, I’ve been reflecting on our conversations during Evidence Week. Grateful to the MPs like
@georgefreemanmp.bsky.social who took time to engage with us on marine conservation and restorative offshore aquaculture 🌊🌱 #EvidenceWeek

As spring unfolds and we look ahead to the next phase of our research, I've been reflecting on our conversations during Evidence Week. Grateful to the MPs who took time to engage with us on ocean protection and restorative aquaculture🌊🦞
@senseaboutsci.bsky.social @jonathandaviesmp.bsky.social

YouTube video by University of Plymouth Ropes to Reefs

We are thrilled to share our Ropes to Reefs project video created by the very talented Hannah @scianimationstudio.bsky.social It sums up the project beautifully. Thank you to everyone involved in this remarkable project! @plymuni.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzFp...

"Let's honour those who fought for our right to vote and continue their struggle for real democracy."

Check out this beautiful video inspired by the suffragettes, made by young campaigners Amelie Abass and Sophia Andersson-Gyldén.

Filming credit: David Gallardo 🎥

Shut down this dolphin torture tank Plata was one of four dolphins in a tiny dolphin tank at a resort in Mexico. Weeks ago, he was performing during one of the grueling shows, and when he jumped he landed head-first on the concrete lini

Let's help shut down this dolphin torture tank in Mexico! action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...

Wonderful to see a full house at yesterday's FISP conference and Ropes to Reefs workshop, & a fun party with ceilidh to celebrate our achievements! Feels like just the tip of the iceberg though, still many insights needed in fisheries and aquaculture @naturalengland.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social

All set to kick off our Angling for Sustainability & Pollack FISP final conference today. Excited for the day & delighted to have such a great turnout 🐟 @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @anglingtrust.bsky.social 🐟

Grateful to have met @chionwurah.bsky.social at Evidence Week in Parliament recently to share our research on restorative offshore aquaculture. Ensuring sustainability alongside Marine Protected Areas is key to future food security & marine resilience @plymuni.bsky.social @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

Leading Marine Conservation: Lessons from Lyme Bay and the Fish-Intel Network - Ocean and Coastal Futures Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.

Following our team's recent attendance at #CoastalFutures25 we wrote a piece on our long-term monitoring work in the Lyme Bay MPA and the Fish Intel Network. Read about this important work & find out how to get involved www.cmscoms.com?p=42846@coas... @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

US Congress: Fire Elon Musk Elon Musk is executing a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projec

Elon Musk is executing a coup of the US government.

In recent days he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects.

This is as serious as it gets. Over 70,000 people have already signed on. Join in:

FireElon.org

YouTube video by University of Plymouth 'Ropes to Reefs FISP Project Webinar'

The recording of our Ropes to Reefs project webinar is now available online! If you didn't catch the live event you can find out about our methods, results and outputs here youtu.be/Bd9QhW9vRnw?...
@plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

An inspiring second and final day at #CoastalFutures25. Brilliant to be part of the @plymuni.bsky.social delegation for this conference, reconnecting with a lot of familiar faces and meeting lots of new people within the UK marine sector. Looking forward to next year already!

Great to be at the Royal Geographical Society in London for Coastal Futures 2025! Come and visit our stand if you are at the conference over the next couple of days to find out about our long-term monitoring research projects @plymuni.bsky.social @ahallmarine.bsky.social @rebeccanesbit.bsky.social

A very valuable experience at #EvidenceWeek connecting Parliamentarians, including Plymouth's own @lukepollard.bsky.social, with our long-term monitoring research on restorative offshore aquaculture. Thank you to everyone who stopped to speak to us @plymuni.bsky.social @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

We're in Westminster for #EvidenceWeek! Yesterday we attended a reverse select committee with public questions on government use of evidence in decision making, tomorrow we will be talking to MPs about our offshore aquaculture research,exciting! @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

Ropes to Reefs Project Webinar Join this webinar to engage with researchers and aquaculture experts to learn about the Ropes to Reefs project.

Join us on 23rd January 10-12 for our Ropes to Reefs project webinar. Find out more about how restorative offshore aquaculture can benefit marine ecosystems and wider fisheries. It's free to register 🐟🦞🐟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ropes-to-r...