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Amy Y Cartwright

@amyycartwright.bsky.social
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Project Officer - Applied Marine Ecosystems Research (aMER) unit @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social - marine ecology, conservation, wildlife, science communication & more - own views. www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/applied…

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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Excited to be joining marine conservationists from around the world at #IMCC8 in Edinburgh this November! I'm looking forward to learning from international colleagues and exploring how we can advance Marine Science for the Planet and Its Peoples. Will I see you there? @scbmarine.bsky.social
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Hope lies in building a society that is kinder and more united, both within our borders and beyond them, so everyone has the power to thrive, not just survive. Read more➡️ www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...
Text reads, "Keir Starmer's resignation marks an opportunity for reflection on the kind of leadership our country needs. We need someone who stands firmly for; human rights, international law, climate justice, gender justice." Oxfam logo in bottom right corner.
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Reflecting on my first public engagement conference at #NCCPEEngage2026. Really valuable discussions on universities and communities working together to tackle societal challenges. Lots to take back into my marine conservation work. #PublicEngagement #MarineConservation #EngageSummit2026
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📣Sign up to our upcoming webinar to find out more about our team's fish tracking work on fish residency and migration. Email alice.hall@plymouth.ac.uk to register 🦈🦞🦀
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 38d.gs/fc_bs
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Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: 38d.gs/u_t9
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Save Britain’s hedgehogs: make hedgehog highways law!
When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your n...
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever. Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Over 100,000 acres of our public forests used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger than the Isle of W...
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🪸 Our seas have been scraped & scarred by bottom trawlers for centuries, making it difficult to establish a baseline of ocean health 🌊 There are, however, clues...🦪 Professors Emma Sheehan & Martin Attrill delve into this in Oceanographic Magazine 🔽 oceanographicmagazine.com/features/beh...
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Behind the headlines: Does the UK need protecting from trawling?
Following a rejection from the UK government to implement a blanket ban on bottom-trawling across its MPAs, Oceana poses the question
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Hello Lithuania! After a little cycling adventure to the Curonian Spit and the Hill of Witches yesterday I'm looking forward to the #ICESASC starting today and our themed session on MPAs on Wednesday and Thursday!
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Excited to be convening a session at the upcoming #ICESASC 2025! Join us at the ICES Science Conference for a session on the future of Marine Protected Areas! Discover new insights, opportunities, and strategies to enhance ecosystem services and sustainability. #ICESASC #MPAs #MarineConservation
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
This is devastating! Tell Brazil's President Lula: Stop the bill that would be the end of the Amazon! action.eko.org/a/lula-rejec...
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Lula: Reject the Devastation Bill
Brazil’s Congress just passed a bill that would be the death sentence for the Amazon – but President Lula has 14 days left to veto it! The bill, dubbed the “devastation bill”, will significantly weake
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Fun few days running public engagement activities showcasing our Lyme Bay MPA research at the Devon County Show. Lots of budding marine conservationists of the future, and amazing costumes! @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @chloerenn.bsky.social
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Reflecting on last week's excellent SWME 2025 conference @plymouthmarine.bsky.social my sixth SWME and it just keeps getting better and better. An excellent opportunity to find out about all marine happenings in our region and catch up with colleagues. Grateful this gathering happens where I live!
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Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
We're so glad to hear you had productive conversations! If you’re a researcher looking to share your findings with policymakers at our upcoming Evidence Week this autumn, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more and get involved👉 senseaboutscience.org/what-is-evid...
Do you have key insights or evidence to share with MPs? Join Evidence Week 2025 and directly brief MPs, Peers and Parliamentary staff in Westminster. Talk to Parliamentarians about your cutting edge research. In 2024, 100+ MPs, Peers and staff spoke with researchers about their new policy insights. https://senseaboutscience.org/what-is-evidence-week/
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
As spring unfolds and we look ahead to the next phase of our research, I’ve been reflecting on our conversations during Evidence Week. Grateful to the MPs like @georgefreemanmp.bsky.social who took time to engage with us on marine conservation and restorative offshore aquaculture 🌊🌱 #EvidenceWeek
Researchers talk to George Freeman MP in Parliament
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
As spring unfolds and we look ahead to the next phase of our research, I've been reflecting on our conversations during Evidence Week. Grateful to the MPs who took time to engage with us on ocean protection and restorative aquaculture🌊🦞 @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @jonathandaviesmp.bsky.social
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We are thrilled to share our Ropes to Reefs project video created by the very talented Hannah @scianimationstudio.bsky.social It sums up the project beautifully. Thank you to everyone involved in this remarkable project! @plymuni.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzFp...
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Ropes to Reefs
YouTube video by University of Plymouth
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
"Let's honour those who fought for our right to vote and continue their struggle for real democracy." Check out this beautiful video inspired by the suffragettes, made by young campaigners Amelie Abass and Sophia Andersson-Gyldén. Filming credit: David Gallardo 🎥
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Let's help shut down this dolphin torture tank in Mexico! action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...
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Shut down this dolphin torture tank
Plata was one of four dolphins in a tiny dolphin tank at a resort in Mexico. Weeks ago, he was performing during one of the grueling shows, and when he jumped he landed head-first on the concrete lini
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Wonderful to see a full house at yesterday's FISP conference and Ropes to Reefs workshop, & a fun party with ceilidh to celebrate our achievements! Feels like just the tip of the iceberg though, still many insights needed in fisheries and aquaculture @naturalengland.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social
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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
All set to kick off our Angling for Sustainability & Pollack FISP final conference today. Excited for the day & delighted to have such a great turnout 🐟 @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @anglingtrust.bsky.social 🐟
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Grateful to have met @chionwurah.bsky.social at Evidence Week in Parliament recently to share our research on restorative offshore aquaculture. Ensuring sustainability alongside Marine Protected Areas is key to future food security & marine resilience @plymuni.bsky.social @senseaboutsci.bsky.social
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Following our team's recent attendance at #CoastalFutures25 we wrote a piece on our long-term monitoring work in the Lyme Bay MPA and the Fish Intel Network. Read about this important work & find out how to get involved www.cmscoms.com?p=42846@coas... @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
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Leading Marine Conservation: Lessons from Lyme Bay and the Fish-Intel Network - Ocean and Coastal Futures
Ocean and Coastal Futures - We’re all about connecting people – organising events, creating communications and promoting job opportunities.
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Ekō @eko.org · 06/02/2025
Elon Musk is executing a coup of the US government. In recent days he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projects. This is as serious as it gets. Over 70,000 people have already signed on. Join in: FireElon.org
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US Congress: Fire Elon Musk
Elon Musk is executing a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projec
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The recording of our Ropes to Reefs project webinar is now available online! If you didn't catch the live event you can find out about our methods, results and outputs here youtu.be/Bd9QhW9vRnw?... @plymuni.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
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'Ropes to Reefs FISP Project Webinar'
YouTube video by University of Plymouth
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
An inspiring second and final day at #CoastalFutures25. Brilliant to be part of the @plymuni.bsky.social delegation for this conference, reconnecting with a lot of familiar faces and meeting lots of new people within the UK marine sector. Looking forward to next year already!
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Great to be at the Royal Geographical Society in London for Coastal Futures 2025! Come and visit our stand if you are at the conference over the next couple of days to find out about our long-term monitoring research projects @plymuni.bsky.social @ahallmarine.bsky.social @rebeccanesbit.bsky.social
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A very valuable experience at #EvidenceWeek connecting Parliamentarians, including Plymouth's own @lukepollard.bsky.social, with our long-term monitoring research on restorative offshore aquaculture. Thank you to everyone who stopped to speak to us @plymuni.bsky.social @senseaboutsci.bsky.social
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
We're in Westminster for #EvidenceWeek! Yesterday we attended a reverse select committee with public questions on government use of evidence in decision making, tomorrow we will be talking to MPs about our offshore aquaculture research,exciting! @senseaboutsci.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
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Amy Y Cartwright @amyycartwright.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Join us on 23rd January 10-12 for our Ropes to Reefs project webinar. Find out more about how restorative offshore aquaculture can benefit marine ecosystems and wider fisheries. It's free to register 🐟🦞🐟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ropes-to-r...
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Ropes to Reefs Project Webinar
Join this webinar to engage with researchers and aquaculture experts to learn about the Ropes to Reefs project.
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