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Lauren McWhinnie

@lmcwhin.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

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A map of Scotland and the North Atlantic, showing density of vessel tracking data (also known as AIS data), which highlights areas in red where there are a lot of AIS vessels and blue where there are less. The map shows coastal Scottish waters are very busy (i.e. coloured red) with AIS traffic.

A map of Scotland and the North Atlantic, showing density of vessel tracking data (also known as AIS data), which highlights areas in red where there are a lot of AIS vessels and blue where there are less. The map shows coastal Scottish waters are very busy (i.e. coloured red) with AIS traffic.

โš“ NEW PUBLICATION! Thrilled that the first paper of the Scottish Vessel Project is now published in Marine Policy showing how AIS data only represents ~40% of coastal vessel traffic around Scotland.

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16.04.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm excited to be participating in a side event panel on 'Research Data & Science Cooperation for #MarineMammal Conservation Beyond Borders' at @arcticfrontiers.bsky.social next week! I'll be speaking about @bioprotectproject.bsky.social and data driven solutions for marine conservation.
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21.01.2025 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Collision avoidance: Navigating ships through recovering whale populations In this blog post, Emily Hague and team discuss their latest research into the importance of careful consideration of collision-mapping approach and data selection when it comes to predicting high-โ€ฆ

Pleased to share a blog on one of my favourite papers I've worked on so far ๐Ÿณโš“๏ธโ„๏ธ

We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ—บ

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13.12.2024 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It would be great to be added many thanks in advance!

06.12.2024 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mapping Arctic Marine Mammals: understanding the distribution of species in a rapidly changing north

New #IAPETUS UK #PhD opportunity! Mapping Arctic marine mammal distributions โ„๏ธ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฆญโ„๏ธ with ship & satellite surveys, investigating their interactions with vessels

Led by @heriotwattuni.bsky.social w @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @bas.ac.uk and Hurtigruten Expeditions ๐Ÿšข โ„๏ธ tinyurl.com/mt6vuakx. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

20.11.2024 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Hi Emma can you add me please and thanks for creating!

21.11.2024 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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