Jen Jackson
@polarbiome.bsky.social
Marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey ❄️❄️❄️ (https://bsky.app/profile/antarcticsurvey.bsky.social)
PI: South Georgia Wild Water Whales 🐋🐋🐋 (https://bsky.app/profile/wildwaterwhales.bsky.social)
Big fan of the planet
https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/jeck/
PI: South Georgia Wild Water Whales 🐋🐋🐋 (https://bsky.app/profile/wildwaterwhales.bsky.social)
Big fan of the planet
https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/jeck/
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📣New paper out today!
We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬
We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬
We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena)
Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...
pubs.acs.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📣New paper out today!
We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬
We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬
We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
This week @whalesfromspace.bsky.social gave an inspiring talk on her @bas.ac.uk work studying whales & walrus by satellite; she received the Laws Prize for her groundbreaking work in this area, and efforts to make the tools & data accessible. Congratulations Hannah, so well deserved! 👋👋👋
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This week @whalesfromspace.bsky.social gave an inspiring talk on her @bas.ac.uk work studying whales & walrus by satellite; she received the Laws Prize for her groundbreaking work in this area, and efforts to make the tools & data accessible. Congratulations Hannah, so well deserved! 👋👋👋
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We still can’t believe how much fun we had at Whale of a Weekend! What was your favourite part?
You can still catch up with the livestreams here:
sght.org/woaw/
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Whales #Dundee #Whaling #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI
You can still catch up with the livestreams here:
sght.org/woaw/
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Whales #Dundee #Whaling #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI
July 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We still can’t believe how much fun we had at Whale of a Weekend! What was your favourite part?
You can still catch up with the livestreams here:
sght.org/woaw/
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Whales #Dundee #Whaling #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI
You can still catch up with the livestreams here:
sght.org/woaw/
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Whales #Dundee #Whaling #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI
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What a Whale of a Weekend it was! We are grateful to everyone at @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social & #FOSGI for the opportunity to share updates about #whale research in #SouthGeorgia. 🐳🧪 @polarbiome.bsky.social @jlkershaw.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
What a Whale of a Weekend it was! We are grateful to everyone at @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social & #FOSGI for the opportunity to share updates about #whale research in #SouthGeorgia. 🐳🧪 @polarbiome.bsky.social @jlkershaw.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk
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🐳Come join us for a Whale of a Weekend in Dundee from 26-29 June! Some of our team will be part of a panel on June 28, sharing tales about studying whales in South Georgia 🐳
🧪@southgeorgiahertiagetrust @FOSGI
Go to for more information: sght.org/woaw/
🧪@southgeorgiahertiagetrust @FOSGI
Go to for more information: sght.org/woaw/
WoaW - South Georgia Heritage Trust
sght.org
May 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🐳Come join us for a Whale of a Weekend in Dundee from 26-29 June! Some of our team will be part of a panel on June 28, sharing tales about studying whales in South Georgia 🐳
🧪@southgeorgiahertiagetrust @FOSGI
Go to for more information: sght.org/woaw/
🧪@southgeorgiahertiagetrust @FOSGI
Go to for more information: sght.org/woaw/
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this is the joy i needed today
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
this is the joy i needed today
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Deadline 21st March!! Antarctic Science International Bursary 👇👇 £6000 to ECRs for a new or extended Antarctic research project ❄️❄️
❄️It's that time of year again!❄️ The Antarctic Science International Bursary is open for applications!
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
March 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Deadline 21st March!! Antarctic Science International Bursary 👇👇 £6000 to ECRs for a new or extended Antarctic research project ❄️❄️
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It's #internationalwomensday and we are celebrating the amazing, smart and strong women on the #hungryhumpback project. 🐳🐙🧪
#Marine
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you" -Misty Copeland
#Marine
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you" -Misty Copeland
March 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's #internationalwomensday and we are celebrating the amazing, smart and strong women on the #hungryhumpback project. 🐳🐙🧪
#Marine
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you" -Misty Copeland
#Marine
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you" -Misty Copeland
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Check out this great video about the new whale exhibit room at the Grytviken Museum managed by @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DGus_vI...
Fantastic to see photos, information and whale sounds from our project 🐳🐙🧪. #MarineMammls #science #MarineConservation
@polarbiome.bsky.social
Fantastic to see photos, information and whale sounds from our project 🐳🐙🧪. #MarineMammls #science #MarineConservation
@polarbiome.bsky.social
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March 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Check out this great video about the new whale exhibit room at the Grytviken Museum managed by @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DGus_vI...
Fantastic to see photos, information and whale sounds from our project 🐳🐙🧪. #MarineMammls #science #MarineConservation
@polarbiome.bsky.social
Fantastic to see photos, information and whale sounds from our project 🐳🐙🧪. #MarineMammls #science #MarineConservation
@polarbiome.bsky.social
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Happy #worldwhaleday. 🐳
We are celebrating the recovery of whales species in the waters around the island of South Georgia.
Photos collected under GSGSSI permit 2024_39.
#MarineConservation 🐙🧪
#marinemammals #nature
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social
We are celebrating the recovery of whales species in the waters around the island of South Georgia.
Photos collected under GSGSSI permit 2024_39.
#MarineConservation 🐙🧪
#marinemammals #nature
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy #worldwhaleday. 🐳
We are celebrating the recovery of whales species in the waters around the island of South Georgia.
Photos collected under GSGSSI permit 2024_39.
#MarineConservation 🐙🧪
#marinemammals #nature
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social
We are celebrating the recovery of whales species in the waters around the island of South Georgia.
Photos collected under GSGSSI permit 2024_39.
#MarineConservation 🐙🧪
#marinemammals #nature
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social
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Interested in applying for an Antarctic Science bursary? ❄️ At 3pm & 8pm UK time today APECS is running webinars to learn about the bursary & application process. Register here! ❄️👇👇❄️ apecs.is/news/apecs-n...
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Interested in applying for an Antarctic Science bursary? ❄️ At 3pm & 8pm UK time today APECS is running webinars to learn about the bursary & application process. Register here! ❄️👇👇❄️ apecs.is/news/apecs-n...
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Ahh summer in South Georgia-#snowday! Being a 🐳 scientist here means having lots of patience! Hopefully we can work tomorrow 🤞.
#MarineLife #whale #conservation @bas.ac.uk @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social @polarbiome.bsky.social
🐙🧪🌊
#MarineLife #whale #conservation @bas.ac.uk @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social @polarbiome.bsky.social
🐙🧪🌊
February 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ahh summer in South Georgia-#snowday! Being a 🐳 scientist here means having lots of patience! Hopefully we can work tomorrow 🤞.
#MarineLife #whale #conservation @bas.ac.uk @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social @polarbiome.bsky.social
🐙🧪🌊
#MarineLife #whale #conservation @bas.ac.uk @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social @polarbiome.bsky.social
🐙🧪🌊
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Please check out this news article about our #HungryHumpbacks project 👀👇
#MarineLife #Whale #conservation
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social
🐳🦑🧪🌊🐟
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/s...
#MarineLife #Whale #conservation
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social
🐳🦑🧪🌊🐟
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/s...
Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystem - British Antarctic Survey
Scientists on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich marine life that inhabits the region. This month teams are focusing on two major …
www.bas.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Please check out this news article about our #HungryHumpbacks project 👀👇
#MarineLife #Whale #conservation
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social
🐳🦑🧪🌊🐟
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/s...
#MarineLife #Whale #conservation
@bas.ac.uk @polarbiome.bsky.social @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social
🐳🦑🧪🌊🐟
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/s...
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The Hungry Humpbacks project is getting some boat familiarization while waiting for good weather conditions..And loving the distraction of blonde fur seal pups🌊🧪🦭👇🐳
@polarbiome.bsky.social
@polarbiome.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Hungry Humpbacks project is getting some boat familiarization while waiting for good weather conditions..And loving the distraction of blonde fur seal pups🌊🧪🦭👇🐳
@polarbiome.bsky.social
@polarbiome.bsky.social
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BURSARY NEWS: On 14th Feb, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists are running two webinars for potential applicants to learn more about the Antarctic bursary & application process. Register here! 👇👇 apecs.is/news/apecs-n... ❄️❄️
January 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BURSARY NEWS: On 14th Feb, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists are running two webinars for potential applicants to learn more about the Antarctic bursary & application process. Register here! 👇👇 apecs.is/news/apecs-n... ❄️❄️
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Before starting the journey to South Georgia, project manager Stephanie Martin met the Commissioner of South Georgia, Alison Blake, at the Possession Day.
Check out this video to learn more about the 250th anniversary of Possession Day: youtu.be/UUoaf9m4rJo?...
Check out this video to learn more about the 250th anniversary of Possession Day: youtu.be/UUoaf9m4rJo?...
January 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Before starting the journey to South Georgia, project manager Stephanie Martin met the Commissioner of South Georgia, Alison Blake, at the Possession Day.
Check out this video to learn more about the 250th anniversary of Possession Day: youtu.be/UUoaf9m4rJo?...
Check out this video to learn more about the 250th anniversary of Possession Day: youtu.be/UUoaf9m4rJo?...
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These are fantastic small grants for Early Career Researchers working on Antarctic Science projects. Supervisors - please point your students towards them. A huge range of projects and people have been funded over the years.
❄️It's that time of year again!❄️ The Antarctic Science International Bursary is open for applications!
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
January 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
These are fantastic small grants for Early Career Researchers working on Antarctic Science projects. Supervisors - please point your students towards them. A huge range of projects and people have been funded over the years.
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Highly recommend this as one of the few ways you can apply for your own funding as an ECR. I had a great time at University of Chicago working on some modelling problems that I wouldn't have had the chance to think about otherwise.
❄️It's that time of year again!❄️ The Antarctic Science International Bursary is open for applications!
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
January 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Highly recommend this as one of the few ways you can apply for your own funding as an ECR. I had a great time at University of Chicago working on some modelling problems that I wouldn't have had the chance to think about otherwise.
Calling all #Antarctic ECRs! This bursary awards £6000 for science projects, anywhere in the world. Must be a new project rather than more funds for a current one. Apply here 👇
❄️It's that time of year again!❄️ The Antarctic Science International Bursary is open for applications!
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
January 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Calling all #Antarctic ECRs! This bursary awards £6000 for science projects, anywhere in the world. Must be a new project rather than more funds for a current one. Apply here 👇
This week the 2025 @wildwaterwhales.bsky.social team goes into the field! The team are journeying to South Georgia by ✈️ and 🚢, to study humpback whale foraging behaviour & feeding rates.
Here's project manager @sailorsteph.bsky.social packing & meeting UAV pilot Nico on the trek south 🐳 1
Here's project manager @sailorsteph.bsky.social packing & meeting UAV pilot Nico on the trek south 🐳 1
January 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This week the 2025 @wildwaterwhales.bsky.social team goes into the field! The team are journeying to South Georgia by ✈️ and 🚢, to study humpback whale foraging behaviour & feeding rates.
Here's project manager @sailorsteph.bsky.social packing & meeting UAV pilot Nico on the trek south 🐳 1
Here's project manager @sailorsteph.bsky.social packing & meeting UAV pilot Nico on the trek south 🐳 1
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People say scientists are serious but marine biologists will spend hours quietly sitting around tables drawing on styrofoam cups and then tying said cups to deep sea submarines
Because ocean pressure will squeeze the air from the cups
And we are but human & we want tiny cup
Because ocean pressure will squeeze the air from the cups
And we are but human & we want tiny cup
July 20, 2024 at 2:49 AM
People say scientists are serious but marine biologists will spend hours quietly sitting around tables drawing on styrofoam cups and then tying said cups to deep sea submarines
Because ocean pressure will squeeze the air from the cups
And we are but human & we want tiny cup
Because ocean pressure will squeeze the air from the cups
And we are but human & we want tiny cup
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Seabirds help corals grow twice as fast, recovering coral populations following an extreme marine heatwave.
Check out our new paper in Science Advances here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out our new paper in Science Advances here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 7, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Seabirds help corals grow twice as fast, recovering coral populations following an extreme marine heatwave.
Check out our new paper in Science Advances here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out our new paper in Science Advances here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Delighted that our Horizon Scan 2025 paper listing 15 future issues is now published online here and is available open access. Many thanks to Pew and the RSPB for funding. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree…
December 9, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Delighted that our Horizon Scan 2025 paper listing 15 future issues is now published online here and is available open access. Many thanks to Pew and the RSPB for funding. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
The #Falkland Isl are a high-use, critical habitat for southern right #whales! 🐳 Our new paper w Falklands Conservation studies local #whale habitat use & long-range movements @bas.ac.uk @hslesser.bsky.social #MarMam
Ten whales were satellite tagged in July 2022 1/3
www.int-res.com/articles/esr...
Ten whales were satellite tagged in July 2022 1/3
www.int-res.com/articles/esr...
December 3, 2024 at 11:47 AM
The #Falkland Isl are a high-use, critical habitat for southern right #whales! 🐳 Our new paper w Falklands Conservation studies local #whale habitat use & long-range movements @bas.ac.uk @hslesser.bsky.social #MarMam
Ten whales were satellite tagged in July 2022 1/3
www.int-res.com/articles/esr...
Ten whales were satellite tagged in July 2022 1/3
www.int-res.com/articles/esr...