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Lauren McWhinnie
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Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
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⚓ 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.

🚤 Why is this important? Read below: 👇⛴

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April 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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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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January 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Pleased to share a blog on one of my favourite papers I've worked on so far 🐳⚓️❄️

We asked, how do the various models we use compare, when we predict vessel collision risk for recovering whale populations? 🐳🗺

appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/11/21/c...
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-…
appliedecologistsblog.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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New #IAPETUS UK #PhD opportunity! Mapping Arctic marine mammal distributions ❄️🐳 🐋🦭❄️ with ship & satellite surveys, investigating their interactions with vessels

Led by @heriotwattuni.bsky.social w @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @bas.ac.uk and Hurtigruten Expeditions 🚢 ❄️ tinyurl.com/mt6vuakx. 👇👇
Mapping Arctic Marine Mammals: understanding the distribution of species in a rapidly changing north
iapetus2.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM