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Sea Mammal Research Unit @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Conducting world-leading research on the biology, ecology, physiology and behaviour of marine mammals around the globe. Reposts are not endorsements. Check out our commercial arm @smruc.bsky.social
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Mar 21
Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels.
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Grey seal in the water
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 3h
New study led by SMRU's @izzylangley.bsky.social in collaboration with @strandings.bsky.social: evidence for grey seal predation of grey seals, harbour seals and harbour porpoises across Scotland, at levels that could prevent recovery of depleted populations. tinyurl.com/4r3wka6a
Intraguild predation in sympatric seals and the effect on a declining population
This study examined the prevalence, spatial extent, and temporal trends of grey seal intraguild predation (IGP). We demonstrated the utility of integrating disparate datasets to address conservation ....
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UKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 5d
🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below

#UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals
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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 2d
First trip out with students of @uniofstandrews.bsky.social as part of their #marine #ecology training this semester. Dry but windy.
We might even have collected some useful data 😊
Thanks to @seamammalresearch.bsky.social for letting us use their boat.
@smruinstrument.bsky.social tags as CTDs 😳
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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 28d
Had an amazing weekend at the '100 Years of RRS Discovery' celebrations in #Dundee

Thanks for the support from @seamammalresearch.bsky.social and @smruinstrument.bsky.social

#RRS100 #Discovery100
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oceanlars.bsky.social @oceanlars.bsky.social · 28d
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#dolphin #ocean #scotland #conservation #smru
Scottish Dolphins
YouTube video by OceanLars
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 28
FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
Want to share your marine mammal research at one of Scotland's biggest scientific conferences? Submit an abstract to present a poster or talk at the MASTS Annual Science Meeting, in Glasgow in November.
Deadline for submissions: 29th August (tomorrow!)
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SMRU Instrumentation @smruinstrument.bsky.social · Aug 28
🚀 Upcoming Talk! 🚀

Dr Lars Boehme from SMRU (@seamammalresearch.bsky.social) will share how SMRU Instrumentation tags and seals can help advance marine science. 🦭

📍 Discovery Point, Dundee.
📆 Sat 13 & Sun 14 September
🕧 12:30 pm both days

More info: www.dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/event/how-se...
Getting the Seal of Approval: Marine Animals as Ocean Scientists - Dundee Heritage Trust
From weather forecasting to understanding climate change, Dr Lars Boehme from the Sea Mammal Research Unit will discuss how seals can help us.
www.dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 28
Important new analysis of bycatch patterns in UK fisheries by @fayehelenmoyes.bsky.social continuing the legacy of the late Professor Simon Northridge. An unexpected result: 'pinger' use, although decreasing cetacean bycatch, may actually increase seal bycatch
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an image showing four panels, each panel is a map of the UK and the ICES divisions around the UK, showing a) how fishing effort, b) dolphin bycatch, c) porpoise bycatch and d) seal bycatch varies across the divisions
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Ellen Garland @ellengarland.bsky.social · Aug 25
A very special humpback whale field season in Mo'orea with the best team @michaelpoolewhales.bsky.social @renee4cetaceans.bsky.social Mike Noad 🐳🎶 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Aug 18
Fascinating new research led by @smruecophys.bsky.social researcher @chrismcknight.bsky.social
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SMRU Ecophysiology Lab @smruecophys.bsky.social · Aug 18
New @seamammalresearch.bsky.social & @smruinstrument.bsky.social research out today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, using #NIRS integrated into SMRU phone tags to measure the diving behaviour and physiology of the most incredible human divers - the all-female Haenyeo

www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Ellen Garland @ellengarland.bsky.social · Aug 14
Spotting whales for the boat team at the lighthouse in the Southern Lagoon, New Caledonia 🐳 🎶 @solenederville.bsky.social @francae.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social
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Ellen Garland @ellengarland.bsky.social · Aug 11
Humpback whale fieldwork 2025: the season is well underway in the Southern Lagoon, New Caledonia @solenederville.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social @francae.bsky.social
Sitting on the side of our research boat
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Claire Lacey @c-lacey.bsky.social · Aug 13
New paper alert... abundance estimates for O'ahu spinner dolphins now published. Full text available: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Jun 20
📣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... 🦭🗺️
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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · Jun 19
Tired but happy after a fantastic few days discussing all things UK seal populations with the NERC Special Committee on Seals (SCOS). Delighted to host such a brilliant group of scientists and government advisors and policy makers at SMRU
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ukri.org
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Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · Jun 18
Another great day full of seal chat at the #SCOS25 Science Day 🤓 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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Stine Petersen @stineop.bsky.social · Jun 9
As part of my MSc with @seamammalresearch.bsky.social and @uniofstandrews.bsky.social we had the opportunity join HWDT on the Silurian for a couple of days in the Inner Hebrides. Even though the weather didn’t agree with us it was a fun experience. Thank you HWDT!
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SMRU Consulting @smruc.bsky.social · Jun 5
New output from the ONR/LMR-funded #ACCURATE project by @popigk.bsky.social in @asa-news.bsky.social

#passiveacoustics #densityestimation #beampattern #biosonar

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@au.dk #CREEM #JASA

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Sensitivity of density estimates to off-axis beam pattern assumptions in deep-diving odontocetes
Density estimation from passive acoustic monitoring requires knowledge of the sound production rates and signal characteristics of animal calls. This study expl
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · May 16
Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social presented his new non invasive method for measuring body composition in sperm whales - low impact and generalisable 👏👏👏 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social #ECSconference2025 🐋🦑🧪
Dr Alec Burslem in front of his talk title slide about estimating body composition and condition in sperm whales
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Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · May 13
24 hours in England to talk about seals and the wider marine ecosystem at #EastME25 🦭
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Helen Chadwick @hchadwick.bsky.social · May 15
First couple of days at #ECS2025 in Azores have been great 🐋 Workshop on using spatial data in R for species distribution modeling & excellent opening keynote from @lrendell.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.social on cetacean culture. All enjoyed alongside the @exetermarine.bsky.social crew 🩵
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · May 15
Marine mammals in the anthropocene - systematic review of publications on threats to marine mammals by @emily-hague.bsky.social identifies key knowledge gaps - also @seamammalresearch.bsky.social #2 in the contributions league table after NOAA! #ECSconference2025 🦑🐋🧪
Emily Hague in front of her title slide of her systematic review of threats to marine mammals
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · May 15
Maybe I am biased because I'm her co-supervisor but I thought this was a smashing talk by Angela Amlin about using automated remote camera systems to monitor the effects of boat traffic on monk seal haulout cave usage @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @joan-gonzalvo.bsky.social #ECSconference2025 🐋🦑🦭🧪
Angela Amlin in front of a title slide of her talk about using neural networks to help remote monitoring of endangered monk seals
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SMRU Consulting @smruc.bsky.social · May 2
New paper:
Darias-O'Hara et al. "Behavioural response thresholds for the assessment of noise impact on Antarctic marine mammal species", Marine Policy.

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Behavioural response thresholds for the assessment of noise impact on Antarctic marine mammal species
Increasing levels of anthropogenic noise in our oceans is concerning, especially in Antarctic waters where marine mammals are more naïve to sound sour…
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Ellen Garland @ellengarland.bsky.social · May 1
New theme issue in Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B @royalsocietypublishing.org:

Animal culture: conservation in a changing world

Edited by @pbrakes.bsky.social, @lucymaplin.bsky.social, @emma-carroll.bsky.social, Alison L Greggor, Andrew Whiten and @ellengarland.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1925
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