Tim Awbery
@AwberyTim
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@SUPERDTP1 PhD Research into minke whales in Scottish MPAs at @SAMSoceannews, previously a whale and dolphin biologist at @dmadfornature. All views are my own
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Joined June 2021
π’ New research alert! π¬π I recently coauthored a paper with researchers from @DMADforNature in @iwc_int's JCRM which dives into the unexplored world of s-b common dolphins in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. π π Curious? Read in full here: https://t.co/zARLlCaTSw π (1/10)
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π¬ New Researchπ¬ Grateful to be part of this collaborative study on bottlenose ecotypes in the Mediterranean! Using 15 years of data from 43 research groups, investigate coastal vs pelagic ecotypes. π Read more: https://t.co/FiszgzXg7L
#MarineBiology #DolphinResearch
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Great to see more publications from Ekaterina Kalashnikova, Davis Orio and Aylin Akkaya coming out on the marine mammals of southern Tanzania. The multi-year study is discovering lots of cool new things about an important, understudied area for cetaceans: https://t.co/uJgdH1JOKP
tandfonline.com
Feeding and breeding activities of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are generally understood to be geographically and temporally separated, with feeding activities taking places in the high...
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Was great to be back at @UKIRSC_SMM as a participant rather than an organiser and great to see the new committee smashing it! π³ Really honoured to have been voted as the winner of the long-talk - look closely for some amazing photoshop work ππΈβοΈ #workofart @marinemammalogy
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Next, we have @AwberyTim presenting their research on using dynamic habitat suitability models to assess the potential risk of entanglement of Minke Whales.
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Fantastic showcasing of all the world leading work happening in Scotland at this years SMM 'Fishing for change' conference in Perth Australia Congratulations to @AwberyTim from @SAMS for winning two prizes and taking home the original conference art to Scotland
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It was great to present some of our team's work on minke whale entanglement at the MASTS ASM π³@mastscot
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Lovely evening talking about minke whales on the west coast as part of @whalesorg 's Winter Webinar Series last Wednesday. Thanks everybody who came along and to all of the amazing Shorewatch volunteers for giving up their time to collect this valuable data! π³
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Want to find out more? Fighting for the underdog: https://t.co/9wwrFudhAB It'll never work: https://t.co/7tc3OauxuE The creel deal: https://t.co/imp3U7bsEl
https://t.co/AX2XnfUQZt (8/8)
scottishentanglement.org
Entanglement in fishing gear is a global problem that poses a threat to marine animals and fishers wherever the two overlap. Here in Scotland a diverse array of marine animals including whales,...
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I'd like to thank Liberty, Bally, Hans, Andy, and Joe for joining me on stage for a really insightful conversation. I hope this is the start of something larger. (7/8)
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4) The best way for the trust to be rebuilt is for scientists to become more active within the fishing community. Many of the scientists working on fisheries issues have never been on a fishing boat and that needs to change. (6/8)
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This comes from a history of seeing no change or having information given used against the community. (5/8)
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3) These collaborations will only be effective if there is mutual trust between the fishing community and scientists. There is currently a mistrust of scientist by a large proportion of the fishing community. (4/8)
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1) There are many challenges facing us if we want to approach making fishing sustainable in Scottish waters. 2) Many of these require collaborations between the fishing community, academia, NGOs and government sectors. (3/8)
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We had three amazing video presentations and then a really interesting a provocative question and answer session that took us through some of the problems that we tend to steer clear of. The messages from our panelist representatives of the fishing industry were clear: (2/8)
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It was great honour to be chairing the evening Sustainable Fisheries session at the Challenger Conference hosted by the Scottish Association For Marine Science last week. πͺπ£π¦ (1/8)
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It's been a pleasure taking part in a knowledge exchange in Tanzania to discuss methods to improve the conservation of highly mobile marine species in π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ and Tanzania. I'm really grateful for @SUPERDTP1 for providing funding and Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park for hosting!π³
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Had a great time at @dclde conference last week. It was brilliant to catch up on the latest acoustics developments, catch-up with old friends and meet new colleagues ππ¬π
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As part of my PhD I work alongside the Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA; @CreelScff) π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώππ£π¦ Take a look at the work that SEA are doing to decrease the entanglement of whales and sharks: Nature Restoration Fund Project Showcase: https://t.co/8Gs2eQmbtU
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