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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 15d

My friend has an unhealthy obsession with ocean life

I told her to sea kelp

#TerribleJokes

Illustration of kelp with the words "My friend has an unhealthy obsession with ocean life
I told her to sea kelp"

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Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) @reefconservationuk.bsky.social · Jul 30

🪸 Announcing RCUK 2025 events! 🪸

📅Fri December 5th 2025 - workshops @ 1pm
📅Sat December 6th 2025 - main conference
📅Sun December 7th 2025 - optional Sunday excursion (details coming soon).

🎟️ Tickets go live early October!

🖊️ Join our mailing list to keep posted with updates: lnkd.in/egznKHVt

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) @reefconservationuk.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 Abstract submissions for Reef Conservation UK 2025 are now OPEN! 🚨
We’re inviting abstracts for:
📊 Presentations (12 minutes)
⚡ Speed Talks (5 minutes)
📜 Posters

🗓️ Deadline for submissions: 12th September 2025
🔗 lnkd.in/e3maGC3q

💙 Stay connected with us here or on LinkedIn shorturl.at/gfWW9

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jul 23

I know! 🤣

Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jul 22

Successfully defended my Ph.D. thesis this morning so after a few minor edits (corrections) you can all call me Dr. Taylor 😁

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 29

Took my new camera lens out for a play. Definitely need to work on my focus of the sky flap flaps!! Did get a very good picture of my little munchkin though 🥰

A small white dog wearing a blue harness is running at the camera along a path. His brown ears are pricked forward and his front 2 legs are off the ground like he is leaping.

A white bird which is out of focus is flying over the top of a river.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 18

It was cold. It was early. But it was beautiful.

#scotland #wintersunrise #frostymorning

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 10

It’s a slug hug!

#nudibranch #philippines #uwphoto

2 light orange (with purple spots and edges) nudibranchs are “snuggling”. One is facing the camera and one is facing away.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 6

Don’t worry. Be happy.
#smileystarfish

Red/brown starfish with dark tips at the end of each of 6 arms. The markings on the middle look like a smiley face.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 5

Saw my first ever pygmy seahorse this morning. It’s been 12 hours and I’m still buzzing! 😁

They are so incredibly tiny. I can totally understand how it took so long to discover they exist!

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 3

Day 1 diving in the #philippines and I have already seen a flamboyant #cuttlefish, #seasnake, #Nemo and all his friends, #mantisshrimp, mimic #octopus, and an ornate ghost #pipefish!!!!
Bring on days 2-10! 😁

A dark ornate ghost pipefish with white markings on a blue background. There are some white soft corals in the background.

2 clownfish (orange, white and a little black stripe) sitting above a dark anemone.

White/cream nudibranch with orange spots on a green background.

A multicoloured mantis shrimp on a brown sand base.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Mar 1

Let’s go #diving!
#travel #philippines #holidaytime #photography

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Feb 26

Puppies decided that it was time to get up so a sunrise walk in a frosty forest it is for a Wednesday morning.
#sunrise #nature #scotland #wintersunrise

An orange sunrise on the horizon with tall pine tree silhouettes to the sides.

A pine forest with an orange hue behind. There is a large rock in the foreground and a path leading into the forest.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Feb 18

Does anyone else really like looking up at falling snow?
#winter #snow #scotland

Look up at the sky of falling snow. Sky is dark grey and the snow is dark shadows.

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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · Feb 16

REMINDER: 2025 AMLC Scientific Meeting - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN

amlc-carib.org/2025-meeting...

#coralreefs #caribbean #coralreefecology #abstractsubmission #coralecology #coralscience #scientificmeeting #tropicalmarineecology #marinebiology

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Feb 11

He already had half my bed. Now he wants all of it 🤣

A brown and white dog lays in the middle of a king size bed on top of a blue duvet. He is looking at the camera.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 24

Some days I need to remind myself that I really do love my boys! Today was one of those days.
#StormEowyn #winterstorm #windy

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 23

Just your standard morning dog walk!
#sunrise #wintersunrise #beautiful #nature #scotland

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ICRS-SECC @icrsreefstudent.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hello all Coral Enthusiasts! 🪸

Here is to a productive 2025 ahead! 🎉

We are thrilled to now be on Bluesky 💙

Stay tuned for exciting news! 🌊

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 17

The snow has now melted but the gorgeous #sunrises have remained!
I have said it before and I will say it again…I live in an absolutely beautiful place. We are so lucky in #Scotland that access to our wildness is free to everyone 😁
#winter #snow #wintermornings #wintersunrise

An orange and yellow sky backs silhouettes of trees with snow in the ground

Orange/punk/red sky behind silhouette trees with snow covering the ground.

Orange/red sky is behind a tall pine tree silhouette with snow covering the ground.

A bright orange sky is behind a row of pine and deciduous trees. A stubble field is in the foreground.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 5

Planning my #PhDone celebration trip. I am heading the The #Galapagos and #Ecuador in August/September. Doing a liveaboard up to Wolf and Darwin islands for the #sharks, #whalesharks, #rays. I want to spend a few days over in the Ecuadorean Amazon. What else is a must do?
Picture of snow just cause!

A single snow covered tree on ground covered in snow. In the background is multiple pine trees all with snow on them. The sky and snow have a blue hue to them.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 4

I admit I am biased. But holy moly I live in an absolutely gorgeous place!
#Scotland #Aberdeenshire #winter #snow #sunrise

Two trees with no leaves reflected in a calm river. Behind the trees is the sunrise with the orange reflected in the river too. Both banks of the river are covered in snow.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 3

Different sharks? Or the same sharks? 🦈

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 3

It might be cold but it is beautiful up here in #Scotland just now! But the littlest puppy needs a #snowplough attachment so he can make it through 🤣
#winter #scotlandsnow #snow #scotlandwinter

Snow covered trees lead down to a snow covered bridge. The ground is covered in snow too.

Snow covered brush in the foreground with dark trees behind. The sky is orange/yellow.

Dark tree trunks covered with snow. The ground is fully covered with snow too.

A small dog wearing a purple jumper is buried in snow up to above the top of his legs. He is wearing a slightly confused expression and has his head tilted to one side. Behind him is a couple trees, fences and the edge of a house.

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Michelle Taylor @seebeneaththesea.bsky.social · Jan 2

Only 2025 New Year’s resolution.
#PhD #PhDone #schoolisalmostfinished

2 stickers on a wooden surface. Top one is a list of prefixes with boxes to the left. Ms, Mx, Mrs and Miss have no check. Doctor has a cross in the box. The second sticker says “It’s doctor actually”.

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