@madisonbp
CDT SuMMeR PhD researcher #ExeterMarine | Marine historical ecology | Esp. kelp forests, fisheries & communities | Marine photographer, videographer and diver | @oceanspast.bsky.social ECR representative | Welsh www.madisonwildlife.com
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A new paper published in Nature introduces the Ocean Equity Index (OEI), the first global tool to measure fairness in ocean policies and projects.
It was developed by 27 leading experts in marine conservation, social justice and ocean governance.
🌊 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
⏰ Last call! Abstracts for Oceans Past XI close tomorrow ⏰
If you're interested in past human–ocean interactions and changing marine systems, don't miss the deadline!
Submit today
📩 oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/
Early career researcher? ✨
✅ Don’t forget to request travel support in your submission
Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀
Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Our deadline for Abstracts & ECR Funding Award submissions for the OPI XI Conference has been EXTENDED!
New closing date: 15th January 2026
Visit oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to submit!
📍 OPI XI University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
📅 15-19 June, 2026
The deadline to submit OPIXI abstracts & apply for ECR funding is approaching! Join us & our hosts at @uvic.ca next June for another fantastic @oceanspast.bsky.social conference!
#marinehistoricalecology #OPIXI #oceanspast
Webinar alert!
Join us for a project introduction, some early findings & find out how you can get involved.
When: Fri 5th Dec, 10am (GMT)
Where: Online (Teams)
Schedule: 20-30 minute presentation + Q&A
Interested? DM for a link to join!
Don't forget to submit and join us next year at the @oceanspast.bsky.social XI conference! 🐟
Our latest newsletter is here 🐟
This month we're celebrating two decades of OPI, with special features & reflections from Prof. Cristina Brito and Prof. Daniel Pauly, plus lots more!
Keep up to date with current research in the field by joining our mailing list 👉 info@oceanspast.org.
Cooperation between ecologists and historians has allowed a robust reconstruction of the historical introduction of the Italian crayfish, Austropotamobius fulcisianus, to Spain in the late-16th century
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt
This week, PML’s Professor Tim Smyth spoke on BBC Radio 4 about the increase of #MarineHeatwaves observed in the western English Channel, and the #octopus bloom not observed in these waters for around 75 years. Follow the thread 🧵👇 (1/5)
This was a tricky one thanks to some taxonomic relabelling but we think we found an illustration of the nursehound from the third edition of William Yarrell's 'A History of British Fishes' 1859. #TrickyTaxonThursday
We also have some of Yarrell's original illustrations in our archive (ref PYA1)
Our latest newsletter is here! This month features new projects, special research issues, OPI conference information and more 🐟
If you'd like to keep up to date with current research in the field, join our mailing list by emailing info@oceanspast.org.
#marinehistoricalecology #oceanspast
Atlantic Bluefin tuna are back in UK waters, but we still don’t exactly know what they are eating.
Support crucial marine research to help uncover the secrets of their diet and secure their future.
To find out more: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/atlantic-b...
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We are pleased to invite you to the Oceans Past XI Conference!
Taking place between 15-19 June 2026 at the University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada (www.uvic.ca)
Abstract submissions open early Autumn 2025; stay tuned for updates!
More info: oceanspast.org/conferences/...
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Nice article on marine historical ecology by @ruththurstan.bsky.social
Newspaper archives for marine biology research
Amongst crossword puzzles & sports news are fragments of evidence we can piece together to understand change b4 scientific surveys started
Species, date, location, size-all data points for analysis
In this case, on marine megafauna we have lost
three people in formal wear stand in front of a banner which says 'ocean' for the premiere of the Ocean film by Sir David Attenborough. The people are holding the book associated with the film.
We're proud that our researchers played a role in giving scientific advice for ‘Ocean’, the new film/book by Sir David Attenborough.
Here's some of the team at the film's premiere last night! Huge congratulations to all involved.
Read more in our press release - news.exeter.ac.uk/top-stories/...
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Our latest newsletter has just dropped! This month features new research, interviews with researchers and lots more 🐟
If you'd like to keep up to date with current research in the field, join our mailing list by emailing info@oceanspast.org.
#marinehistoricalecology #oceanspast
New paper out this week 📣
Authors detail 120 years of the UK's reach for seafood, revealing a rapid growth of dependence on global fisheries. By the 21st century, imports tripled 20th-century levels, with seafood travelling over 30% farther. 🐟
🔗 Link to read: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#KelpSummit 2025 welcomes PhD student, @Madison Bowden-Parry at @University of Exeter presenting on past perspectives of Sussex kelp.
#KelpSummit2025 #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #ucl #sussexunderwater #historicalkelp #universityofexeter
I'm looking forward to chatting more about my work into the #historicalecology of Sussex kelp habitats, using mixed-methods approaches. See you there for some engaging #kelp conversations!
@exetermarine.bsky.social
So beautiful! My favourite to see at home. Thanks for sharing!
International day of women & girls in science
While studying local languages & providing medical assistance in Yemen in 1901/2, Marie Hein (1853-1943) collected numerous biological specimens
- including a shark & a stingray which turned out to be undescribed ("new") species
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
We are so proud to have many incredible women working across disciplines as part of Exeter Marine. 🩵
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#WomeninSTEM #PhDSky #AcademicSky
Photos of women scientists at the SKRP
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let's celebrate the women working with us to recover the Sussex kelp forests.
@Marianne Glascott
@George Short
@madisonbp.bsky.social
@Claude Annels
@Alice Clark
@Sam Fanshawe
@Valentina Scarponi
@henribrocklebank.bsky.social
@Emily Bulled
Seaweed themed ceramics arranged on a grey steel table. From left to right: two mugs with handles formed in the shape of bull kelp, a sculpture of the kelp Eisenia arborea, a pitcher with a bull kelp handle, and a mug with a Calliarthron (coralline red alga) handle
My creative outlet is pottery, often inspired by seaweeds
#phycologyfriday #phycology #kelp #marinebiology #science #art #pottery #sculpture #seaweed #ceramics
Wow! These are amazing.
Hi Jarrett! Please can I be added? Thanks so much!
