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Prof Martin Attrill
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Prof Marine Ecology Plymouth Uni; Chief Scientific Advisor Ocean Conservation Trust; Trustee Manta Trust; Loves Seagrass; Originator National Marine Park concept; Founder MSc Marine Conservation @PlymUni. Green-tinged humanist. .. more

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Jes Battis @jesbattis.bsky.social · 5d
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 5d
This is some very welcome good conservation news! Huge congratulations to the @mantatrust.bsky.social team, reward for all your hard work and passion.

Having all international trade banned will give real hope that manta and Devil ray populations may have a chance 👏👏
mantatrust.bsky.social Manta Trust @mantatrust.bsky.social · 6d
📣 We did it!

All ten species of manta and devil rays are now protected under CITES Appendix I, the highest level of international protection. This historic vote bans all international commercial trade, including gill plates and meat, giving these marine giants a fighting chance.

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Manta Trust @mantatrust.bsky.social · 6d
📣 We did it!

All ten species of manta and devil rays are now protected under CITES Appendix I, the highest level of international protection. This historic vote bans all international commercial trade, including gill plates and meat, giving these marine giants a fighting chance.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 6d
Guess polar bears don’t mostly sit on their arses playing video games

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 6d
I really can’t fathom why COP30 didn’t deliver what was needed 🤔 (from @privateeyenews.bsky.social)

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 7d
All those free tickets to races and hospitality did the job

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 7d
Releasing the hidden Russia Report would be a start

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 7d
Hilariously for that typical comment it seems money markets quite happy. Unlike their useful idiot Truss

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School of Biological & Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social · 13d
🦀🌱 BioBlitz Day: 10 Dec 2025!
Join researchers from the @plymuni.bsky.social and the Ocean Conservation Trust at the University of Plymouth Marine Station to explore the incredible invertebrates living in Plymouth Sound’s seagrass restoration sites. FREE event. Registration essential.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 14d
Also squandered the opportunity of a very large majority for 5 years to push through transformative and progressive policies. Cowardly, timid and clueless about what is really needed in the UK (clue: not relentless focus on immigrants)

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 14d
Goodbye human civilization as we know it…

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 17d
It looks to me that Balvinder just doesn’t want to be there any more 😐 #strictly

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 17d
Blackpool… 😬😬 #strictly www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Blackpool is 'most deprived seaside town' - BBC News
Many of England's larger seaside towns are suffering above average levels of deprivation, with Blackpool the poorest, a study finds.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 18d
Because Turkeys are so British 🙄

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 18d
Fantastic new bit of beach art at Bovisand Beach (Devon UK)

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 18d
Dr Keiron Fraser, Associate Professor in Marine Conservation at @plymuni and Member of the Marine Biological Association, explains how decades of protection, reduced bycatch, and collaboration with coastal communities have helped green turtles move from endangered to a species of least concern.

Reposted by Martin J. Attrill

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 21d
🌱 How does biodiversity fuel wellbeing?

A Finnish kindergarten experiment shows that kids playing in mud, moss & wild plants see striking results: stronger immune systems, happier moods, and a real-life lesson in nature’s power. 🌿

More info ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Martin J. Attrill, Stacy D. VanDeveer

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24d
Since 1990, the emissions share of the richest 1% has increased by 13%, and the richest 0.1% has grown by 32%, while the poorest 50% has decreased by 3%.

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A graphic poster with a green, textured background. At the center is a black-and-white image of Earth. Above the planet, a small private jet flies around the Earth, leaving a dark, tangled trail. Across the middle of the image, bold white text on black rectangles reads “CLIMATE PLUNDER.” Below, smaller white text states, “How a powerful few are locking the world into disaster.” In the bottom-right corner, the Oxfam logo and the word “OXFAM” appear in white.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
What a surprise that GB News can only focus on the colour white.

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
Hope not Hate…✊🏼

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · 24d
It’s like all the Polish pilots essential during the Battle of Britain

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Nov 4
At last a positive article on immigration in the newspapers 🙄.

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Plymouth Live @plymouthherald.co.uk · Nov 4
They said they instantly fell in love with their new home
'We left dreary UK for 30C country where a meal out is £8'
They said they instantly fell in love with their new home
www.plymouthherald.co.uk

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · Nov 4
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A new study finds rooftop solar could generate nearly two-thirds of the world's electricity!

🌞 Imagine the impact if we tapped into this potential.

Read more: pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/...

#ClimateAction

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Rooftop solar could supply two-thirds of global power, study finds
Researchers at the University of Sussex have found that widespread deployment of rooftop solar could cover the vast majority of the world's electricity consumption, while lowering global temperatures by up to 0.13 C.
pv-magazine.com

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Nov 1
Ah ha that’s one the best costumes 👏👏
scrippsocean.bsky.social Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · Oct 31
Bird nerds and Halloween fans, this one's for you!

🪶Scripps alum and current postdoctoral scholar Tammy Russell shares more about why our beautiful campus is a prime spot for birdwatching year-round.

#HappyHalloween!

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Nov 1
Just got to get them all to vote…

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Nov 1
Capitalism dies without being propped up by the state. One takes the profit the other the risk (see banks in 2008)

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Prof Martin Attrill @martinattrill.bsky.social · Nov 1
At this time of year the South Devon gamble is will you make it home along the coast path before the next Atlantic squall rolls in! Wild and invigorating tho…

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Oct 31
Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
excerpt from linked commentary

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · Oct 31
Bird nerds and Halloween fans, this one's for you!

🪶Scripps alum and current postdoctoral scholar Tammy Russell shares more about why our beautiful campus is a prime spot for birdwatching year-round.

#HappyHalloween!