📣 New paper! High quality monitoring programmes are vital for delivering effective MPAs to achieve a global #30by30 target 🌎🌊. In this paper Tammy Noble-James discusses the challenges & lessons learnt across 25 English MPAs to help improve MPA management. bit.ly/3FfvXOI

🌟 #PhD opportunity 🌟 Study seabirds & fish on the beautiful Isles of Scilly with Alice Trevail @rbsherley & Kristian Metcalfe at University of Exeter CEC! Alongside @naturevoices, Isles of Scilly IFCA, & Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust to maximise conservation gains 🪶 Apply online by Oct 27th: exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/…

📢Here's an opportunity to apply for a fully funded #PhD researching the importance of ocean sediment habitats for ecosystem-based management. 📹Watch a video of the supervisory team talking about the project CDTS305 - a link to the full video is provided below Emma Sheehan

📢 Two weeks left to apply for exciting #PhDOpportunities in #MarineScience and management of marine resources with CDT SuMMeR! There are 20 funded #PhD projects open for application until 🗓️ 16th January inc. projects hosted by University of Exeter! More info: tinyurl.com/CDT-SuMMeR-Stu…

Last chance! Apply for this amazing #PhD by 5th January 2024 at 12 midday (GMT). Please RT 🐟

Final videos analysed from our 2023 underwater surveys in the #IOS archipelago. So many highlights and cool species recorded, with lots of 🦈, bluefin tuna and big crawfish numbers! Bring on 2024 with Kristian Metcalfe @exetermarine @exetergses Isles of Scilly IFCA NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership

Withy pots .. Jof Hicks has been busy this Winter making new withy pots for his lobster fishing . Made using Tamarisk and Willow grown on the islands 😍

Calling everyone who fishes for pollack - join us for a workshop to share your experiences & views. Sign up at: sheehanresearchgroup.com/2024/01/18/pol… This is part of the #PollackFISP, funded by Defra UK and led by Emma Sheehan at University of Plymouth, with Dr Thomas Stamp, Bryce Stewart & Hannah Rudd

2024 Hobby fishing pot tags are now available from the library on St Marys or through the IFCA website. scillyifca.gov.uk/recreational-u…

Our new Scilly Sea Cam reveals the nature of our seabed habitats around the Isles of Scilly. Using video footage from collaborative University of Exeter and Plymouth research over the last five years. Much more video to come. @owenexeter Emma Sheehan scillyifca.gov.uk/scilly-sea-cam

All of our 2023 fisheries research reports and quick reference infographics are now up on our website. In short - crawfish and lobster looking good, crab catches declining. Thanks to our fishermen for their support Sarah for leading the work. scillyifca.gov.uk/fisheries-rese…

One of the best places to see seagrass meadows can be found in the Isle of Scilly, Cornwall. Here the meadows are vast and home the an assortment of marine life. Link to source here - buff.ly/3Oil7MT #seagrassmeadows #IsleofScilly #Cornwall #projectseagrass #seagrass

📷Attention all Commercial fishers 📷 Let DEFRA know what impacts the storms have had on lost gear. The survey aims to understand fishing gear & financial losses, the causes, and also what actions fishers take. Follow the link to complete the survey - online.ipsosinteractive.com/mriweb/mriweb.…

Attention Fishers: Consultation on medical exemptions on under 10m fishing vessels ends 27th February, have your say here: gov.uk/government/con…

Beautiful juvenile #crawfish caught (& returned) in Fal Bay by pot fisher Ned Bailey; smallest I’ve seen. Great to see there is still some recruitment occurring here, but many fishers feel let down by policymakers lack of precautionary approach to limit new effort into fishery.

🌊Consultation on English Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) conduct and operations now open until April. #fisheries #FisheriesManagement Read more here: cmscoms.com/?p=38156

The research & management of Rock lobster in Australia is a shining example of how Palinurus species can be fished sustainably. Not only in Tasmania but also on the West coast. The UK could do a lot worse than to learn from this success and implement similar measures for craws 🙏🏼

#job opportunity: Chief Fisheries Officer – Isles of Scilly IFCA ▪️Closes: 1 April ▪️Location: St Mary's, Isles of Scilly ▪️Salary: £44,428 – £47,420 ▪️Full details here: cmscoms.com/?p=38271 ❗Sign up for our #OceanJobs alerts 👉 bit.ly/3MiyV7i #Vacancy

The Secretary of State for Transport is today (27 March 2024) announcing an exemption for fishers from the requirement to hold medical certification for those individuals who currently work on fishing vessels of 10 metres and under in length. gov.uk/government/spe…

The team is all packed and ready for fieldwork in #IslesofScilly, all we need now is a weather window! 🤞🤞🤞 Shion Ronan Conlon Emma Sheehan