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Maija Marsh

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Principal Marine Ecology Specialist at Natural England, work areas include marine ecology and conservation science, climate change & blue carbon, and marine and coastal habitat restoration.

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Around 6,000 ocean scientists are meeting in Glasgow at the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, discussing how fossil-fuel-caused climate change is affecting sea levels, ocean currents and life in our oceans. #OSM26

24.02.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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Hall 3 of #OSM26 made me think of silent discos. Works well as long as you don’t accidentally switch on a wrong channel and then get confused because the talk you hear through the headphones doesn’t match the slides you are looking at πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ. #SilentOceanScienceDisco

24.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow!!! The relaxation zone in #OSM26 is a conference bonus I haven’t seen before!! Could we have this as a norm in UK based marine conferences please?

23.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent! Will try to find the shop during the next break!

23.02.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Press | Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 Welcome to the OSM26 Newsroom and Press Center. Here you will find information that will help you cover the meeting and register.

If you're an environmental journalist in the UK or Europe, the biggest gathering of ocean scientists in the world is happening in Glasgow next week, and you should consider coming to cover some of the most important findings about our life support system. #OSM26

19.02.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion endorsed by UN Ocean Decade It has been announced that the COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion – a free online platform connecting global audiences with the United Nations ocean and climate discussions, and which opened yesterday (Mo

Exciting news! 🌊The #COP30 #VirtualOceanPavilion – a free online platform connecting global audiences with UN ocean & climate discussions – has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Activity πŸŒπŸ’™

Find out more & register yourself: pml.ac.uk/news/cop30-v...

Thank you @unoceandecade.bsky.social 🌊

04.11.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Environmental studies urgently required before Ocean Carbon Capture can go large-scale, scientists warn New paper highlights critical knowledge gaps into the impacts of direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS) technology.

⚠️ β€œIt would be irresponsible to deploy this technology at commercial scales until we can more accurately understand how species and ecosystems will react."

Environmental studies urgently required before Ocean Carbon Capture can go large-scale, scientists warn: pml.ac.uk/news/environ...

11.08.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loving how my feed has filled up with David Attenborough this week! #oceanoptimism #marineconservation #myhero #legend

09.05.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge marine protected area to be opened to commercial fishing - Ocean and Coastal Futures Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.

Well this is depressing. Looking forward to some good marine conversation news stories for a change, as it seems like it's been a while...

Huge marine protected area to be opened to commercial fishing www.cmscoms.com?p=43778

22.04.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!! Looking forward to seeing the outputs in full πŸ™‚πŸ‘

13.01.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baltic Herring Turn Predators: A Stunning Evolutionary Shift A new study reveals a genetically distinct type of Baltic herring that thrives on a fish diet, unlike its Atlantic counterpart. This adaptation has likely occurred due to the unique conditions of the ...

The curious case of piscivorous herring in the Baltic Sea

23.12.2024 16:15 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two penguins wearing Santa hats standing next to a Christmas tree made out of images of Antarctic seafloor creatures with starfish in the sky as stars

Two penguins wearing Santa hats standing next to a Christmas tree made out of images of Antarctic seafloor creatures with starfish in the sky as stars

Merry Christmas to everyone!

The tree and stars are made from images of #Antarctic seafloor creatures found on @bas.ac.uk expeditions I was on.

#MerryChristmas #crustmas

24.12.2024 06:37 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Antarctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentrat…

November 2024 data is now available for both Antarctic sea-ice thickness/volume (zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...) and global sea-ice volume (zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...) from GIOMAS.

Last month's global sea-ice volume is statistically tied for a record low for the month of November.

24.12.2024 01:52 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Eden's Whale's Incredible New Hunting Technique Helps Survival | 4K UHD | BBC Earth
Eden's Whale's Incredible New Hunting Technique Helps Survival | 4K UHD | BBC Earth YouTube video by BBC Earth

Incredible trap feeding method by Eden's whales, amazing footage: just open your mouth and wait for the fish to jump in!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i2u...

09.12.2024 06:53 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Atlantic Blue Crab

Atlantic Blue Crab

Earlier this year two reports of the Atlantic Blue Crab, were made on the Sussex coast. This species is non-native to the UK, originating in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Anglers & divers are being asked to report any sightings of this distinctive crab.

Find out more > https://buff.ly/4i6l8B6

29.11.2024 07:00 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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A thread with some really beautiful examples of why midwater is my favorite place to explore. From #SchmidtOcean dive 556 during their #VentUnderworld expedition. The midwater above vent sites have never failed to have amazing animals like this stunning Vitreledonella (glass octopus)! #MarineLife

07.12.2024 01:04 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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NE Chief Scientist on LinkedIn: We’re continuing our work to understand where some of England’s most… We’re continuing our work to understand where some of England’s most threatened marine habitats can be restored! 🌊 Β  Through our Marine Restoration…

Check out our new report on marine habitat restoration πŸ‘‡https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ne-chief-scientist-012028326_were-continuing-our-work-to-understand-where-activity-7270086009562824707-0V58?utm_source=share

05.12.2024 09:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜It’s nonstop’: how noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater

β€˜It’s nonstop’: how noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales.πŸ‹

Oil and gas exploration, cruises, fishing boats & even whale-watchers add to the noise underwater.

(We're pretty sure Norway πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ hunting whales doesn't help either❗️)

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

04.12.2024 13:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ§ͺπŸŒŠπŸ¦‘Excited to be starting our newly funded ECOFLOW project Frontline, working with @alexnimmosmith.bsky.social & @peterimiller.bsky.social to explore the consequences of floating offshore wind on Celtic Sea #ecosystem dynamics, spanning ocean physics, #plankton & forage #fish! #oceanography

04.12.2024 10:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weatherwatch: Diatoms, the masters of capturing carbon Miniscule algae are one of the world’s most powerful resources for removing CO2, according to research paper

Important role of phytoplankton 🌊https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/nov/28/weatherwatch-uk-diatoms-the-masters-of-capturing-carbon?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0w5nC3SrEETtGRpwl8JhZKloSVKsVgi1VY3y1_cYojvcjOyhaYRGEExEU_aem_D1tIf40KqsHuI5b1AV7png

28.11.2024 09:31 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blows my mind 🀯

27.11.2024 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is great!

27.11.2024 17:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Warming trend in my home city of #York since the 1980s. This really brings the message home 😨 #Showyourstripes

27.11.2024 17:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Presuming the favourite part hasn’t been the procurement?😁
I totally agree, saltmarsh co2 flux monitoring has been great- fantastic gadgets and continuous high resolution data, what’s not to like ❀️

26.11.2024 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Starting my BlueSky journey with this beautiful squid πŸ‘‡πŸ’™

25.11.2024 21:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0