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Prof Emma Sheehan @ProfEmmaSheehan

Professor of Marine Ecology - University of Plymouth sheehanresearchgroup.com

Joined March 2011
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Great day at sea with Lyme Bay legends John Walker and Rob King @PlymUni , University of Plymouth with Tully Osmond and Jake Hebb
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Excellent week with my ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea group WGMPAS in Halifax Nova Scotia working on research questions all about Marine Protected Areas University of Plymouth thanks so much to my co-chair Ryan Stanley for hosting us 🦞🦞🦞
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Wonderful week in Lithuania convening a session with Amy Cartwright and Tamara Vallina at ICES ASC for our ICES group WGMPAS. Congratulations to @LluciaMascorda for her excellent ECR keynote @PlymUni 🦞🦞🦞
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Also - congratulations to PGR Rebecca Turley for her amazing talk on Isles of Scilly Ocean Sediments 🐟
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The BBC asked me about Starballing this week due to a recent mass starfish stranding in Fife. Strandings are horrible - but I do love the chance to talk about Starballing! @PlymUni bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62l…

Thousands of starfish wash up on Kirkcaldy beach

Fife Coast and Countryside Trust said it would allow the tides to reclaim the dead starfish while monitoring the situation.

bbc.co.uk
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Amy Cartwright@amyycartwright
21 May 2025
🐟 🦈 🦞 Fun few days at this year's Devon County Show sharing our Lyme Bay MPA research with marine conservationists of the future! Some amazing costumes too! @aMER_MarineRes @PlymUni @Dr_Emma_Sheehan
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Talking Octopus with the @BBCDevon bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq3… @PlymUni

Octopus influx damages Devon and Cornwall shellfish industry

With its powerful beak and venom, this predator is laying waste to crabs and lobsters.

bbc.co.uk
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This week there is a BBC radio series /The Conversation collaboration called Secrets of the sea - the first episode is an interview with me about the @OffshoreShellfish Lyme Bay mussel farm. Here is the link if you'd like to hear it bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0lc4z…
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Excellent day in Parliament #EvidenceWeek! We’ve been presenting our offshore aquaculture, fish tracking and #MPA research funded by @DefraGovUK and @NaturalEngland to MPs including our very own @LukePollard @OffshoreShell @senseaboutsci @amyycartwright @LluciaMascorda @PlymUni
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Bryce Stewart@BD_Stew
21 Jan 2025
NEW: 'Disco Scallops' from Cornwall on the menu thanks to chance lights discovery uk.news.yahoo.com/disco-scal… #scallopdisco #discoscallops #bemorescallop🕺
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University of Plymouth Events@PlymUniEvents
7 Jan 2025
Join our webinar and engage with researchers and aquaculture experts to learn about the Ropes to Reefs project 🐟🐠🪸 📅 January 23 Register your place here 👇plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/rope…
The Ropes to Reefs project will assess the wider benefits of the UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm, located in Lyme Bay off the south coast of Devon.

ALT The Ropes to Reefs project will assess the wider benefits of the UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm, located in Lyme Bay off the south coast of Devon.
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Dr Adam Rees@AdamLikesTheSea
8 Jan 2025
Excellent work @aMER_MarineRes @Dr_Emma_Sheehan @BD_Stew @PlymUni @thembauk @AnglingTrust Nice to read about Lyme Bay & the Pollack FISP on the @BBCNews front page while having my coffee this morning 🐟 Fishermen using science in bid to end pollack ban bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v71…

Fishers trained to dissect fish to gather data

The project aims to provide more data about south-west England fish stocks to secure fishing rights.

bbc.com
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European Tracking Network@AquaticTracking
11 Nov 2024
New research on #AcousticTelemetry, sharks & windfarms 🦈🌬️ Lesser spotted dogfish showed high site fidelity, returning after a few weeks of absence, suggesting that the habitat at this site is suitable for the species 🌊 🔗tinyurl.com/5n8jny5h 📸: @David_chirleu
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Really informative afternoon with @royalsociety hearing from their policy team and presenting our policy and management relevant research at Marine Research Plymouth @PlymUni MBA @PlymouthMarine @PlymUniMI @BD_Stew @Dr_Sian_Rees @ProfRThompson
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Excellent week in Faro with @ICES_ASC WGMPA hosted by @CienciasDoMar CCMAR @PlymUni @aMER_MarineRes @PlymBioMarSci @JoachimClaudet & Ryan Stanley
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Back in autumnal UK after a fantastic #IMCC7 in Cape Town! The @PlymUni delegation shared research & gained incredible insights into global marine conservation & even managed to scale Table Mountain together! Inspiring to connect & learn in the birthplace of so much biodiversity.
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Dr Alice Hall@AHall_Marine
1 Nov 2024
Come visit us on Monday in Southsea to hear all about our exciting tracking results for #AnglingforSustainability 🦈🐟
FISH INTEL@fish_intel
1 Nov 2024
This Monday (4th) come and hear the exciting results from our #AnglingforSustainability shark and ray acoustic tracking project🦈📷 @aMER_MarineRes @Dr_Emma_Sheehan @Pete_Davies1 @PlymUni @SouthernIFCA @NaturalEngland @AnglingTrust @DefraGovUK #FISP
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FISH INTEL@fish_intel
25 Oct 2024
Calling all shark and ray anglers! Come along to hear the exciting results from our #AnglingforSustainability acoustic tracking project on Monday 4th November in Southsea🦈📷 @aMER_MarineRes @Dr_Emma_Sheehan @Pete_Davies1 @PlymUni @SouthernIFCA @NaturalEngland @DefraGovUK #FISP
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Dr Alice Hall@AHall_Marine
23 Oct 2024
On behalf of our team I presented the #AnglingforSustainability @DefraGovUK #FISP project at the #EEA2024 conference in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷🦈 @aMER_MarineRes @PlymUni @AnglingTrust @NaturalEngland @SouthernIFCA @fish_intel @Dr_Emma_Sheehan @Pete_Davies1 @ThomasStamp @reb
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