Reposted by Denise RischLuke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Great to see #MSc_MMS_St_A graduate Thomas Webber blazing trails to automatically identofying Rissos dolphin clicks - see cool! #ECS2026 🐋🦑🧪 031
Reposted by Denise RischDominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 27/03/2026A faculty position is available at the University of Windsor, Canada. Details: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... 🧪🌐🦉🦑🦊🐻❄️efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.comScience, Biology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in EcologyThe University of Windsor’s Department of Biology within the Faculty of Science seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of ecology, commencing July 1, 2026. We are seekin... 01714
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 06/03/2026This looks bad @fisheries.noaa.gov Amendments to the North Atlantic #RightWhale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule "The goal of this initiative is to reduce unnecessary regulatory and economic burdens on the regulated community by replacing current seasonal speed restrictions with... 🐳🌍🦑🧪 1/2fisheries.noaa.govAmendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction RuleNOAA Fisheries has announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking considering possible deregulatory action to modify the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule. 2179
Reposted by Denise RischEmma Vogel @efvogel.bsky.social · 20/11/2025We are hiring: #PhD fellow in Ecosystem-based management and marine connectivity🐋🧪🛰️ Want to work with tracking data from migratory species to identify ecological corridors and help inform biodiversity conservation priorities? Apply by Dec 7th! @bioprotectproject.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ytfmfhfcjobbnorge.noPhD Fellow in Ecology/Ecosystem-Based Management (289259) | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayJob title: PhD Fellow in Ecology/Ecosystem-Based Management (289259), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Sunday, December 7, 2025 01824
Reposted by Denise RischDr Simon Goodman @phoca-sapiens.bsky.social · 10/11/2025New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals #consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...yes-dtn.ac.ukThe evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training NetworkProject summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomic technology open up the possibility to u... 04833
Reposted by Denise RischUKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025🐋 Registration Deadline Extended 🦭 We've extended the deadline for registration until the 21st November, so there's still time to sign up if you thought you'd missed it! Head to our website or scan the QR code in the poster to get to the form. Hope to see you all in January! 056
Reposted by Denise RischUKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025🐬 Registration is now OPEN for the UKIRSC 2026 Marine Mammal Conference hosted @plymuni.bsky.social 🎓A FREE event bringing together students from across the UK & Ireland to share research, connect, and learn from leading marine mammal scientists. 👇Link below #UKIRSC2026 #MarineMammals 31618
Denise Risch @denrisch.bsky.social · 20/09/2025medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/achanduin...medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.comStride for Gaza 2025I am striding for Gaza in aid of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). I will be completing 98km in 23 days and virtually following the displacement journey of one of MAP's Palestinian colleagues in Gaz 030
Reposted by Denise RischUKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 31/07/2025‼️ (amazing) Post doc alert! 011
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 09/07/2025New paper Exploring the biodiversity of cetacean communities along the western North Atlantic Ocean shelf-break led by Samara Haver. One finding: "beaked whale species [were] the most significant driver of differences among cetacean communities" 🐳🌍🦑🧪 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 0257
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Interesting development in the whales-and-wind saga. Someone's playing this one very smart. Repeating - anyone who tries to shut down offshore wind for right whale conservation and does nothing about entanglements is either a fool or has a motive other than whale conservation. 🐳🌍🦑 1/2businesswire.comGreen Oceans and Three Tribes Petition NOAA to Revoke Offshore Wind Companies’ Authorizations That Harm 61% of the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales While Building their ProjectsThree Native American tribes, the Shinnecock Nation, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah, the Narragansett Tribe, ACK for Whales, and Green Oceans have ... 186
Reposted by Denise RischStephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 15/06/2025We are looking for a Research Assistant to contribute to our ongoing analysis of dolphin acoustic data from West Wales - collaboration between @wtsww.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🐬 Deadline is 29th June - please share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...bristol.ac.ukDetails | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol 25158
Reposted by Denise RischRaphaela Heesen @heesenr.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Interested in biology and comparative psychology, and working in an interdisciplinary project and research team? I’m advertising two PhD positions on the evolutionary origins of cooperative sociality and communication (start 1.10.) at the University of Konstanz👇 links below! 12121
Reposted by Denise RischWild Water Whales @wildwaterwhales.bsky.social · 19/05/2025🐳Come join us for a Whale of a Weekend in Dundee from 26-29 June! Some of our team will be part of a panel on June 28, sharing tales about studying whales in South Georgia 🐳 🧪@southgeorgiahertiagetrust @FOSGI Go to for more information: sght.org/woaw/sght.orgWoaW - South Georgia Heritage Trust 0105
Reposted by Denise Rischonezero @onezero.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Cities and Memory (@citiesandmemory.bsky.social) has just unveiled field recordings (and compositions that incorporate them) for 270 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and one of mine is included (responding to Horses at Machu Picchu). There's a lot to listen to! citiesandmemory.com/heritage/citiesandmemory.comSonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sightsSonic Heritage is a global tour to examine the role sound plays in the UNESCO-listed spaces deemed the world’s most culturally significant. 5185
Reposted by Denise RischNicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Exciting news! 🌴🔊 The Tropical Bioacoustics School TBS2025 is right around the corner! #TropicalBioacoustics #SoundScience #Conservation #bioacoustics www.tropbioacschool.comtropbioacschool.comTropical Bioacoustics School 0107
Reposted by Denise RischMASTS @mastscot.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Please join us for the upcoming Open Forum Session by the Marine #AI Forum! The session titled Understanding the Current State of #SouthernOcean #Benthic Ecosystems Using #DeepLearning Computer Vision with Dr Cameron Trotter (@bas.ac.uk) will be taking place online on Thurs 3 Apr at 10 am UTC.masts.ac.ukMASTS Open Forum Session "Deep Computer Vision & Benthic Ecosystems" - MASTSMASTS invites everyone to this free Open Forum Session hosted by the Marine Artificial Intelligence Research Forum. 032
Reposted by Denise RischSam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 06/03/2025Science benefits everyone. Demonising & defunding it hurts everyone. That's why I'll be joining #standupforscience2025 in Montpellier, France La science profite à tous. La diaboliser & la financer nuit à tout le monde. C'est pourquoi je rejoindrai #standupforscience2025 à Montpellier, en France 021
Reposted by Denise RischAlan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 07/03/20252025. #DEI - ‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown. Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com‘Silence is complicity’ — universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdownHigher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion. 064
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Meanwhile, in the world of #whales - Steps taken to reduce the likelihood of shipping killing individual Gulf of Mexico whales (Balaenoptera ricei) have been rescinded ~50 or so is the best estimate of the abundance of this species 🐳🌍🦑thetravel.comEndangered Rice's Whale At Risk As Protection Efforts Are RescindedAfter BOEM rescinded its protection efforts aimed at slowing ship traffic, there is little to save the whale from extinction. 68238
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Small things we can do to help US gov scientists Journal editors - how about we don't ask US gov folks to referee manuscripts now. They have more than enough to deal with. Other scientists - pick up that refereeing to help out. When asked, please agree to review. One idea 🐳🌍🦑🧪 0204
Reposted by Denise RischLuke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Amazing work 🐋🧪 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social 1356
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Nice to see @denrisch.bsky.social talking about humpbacks... 🐳🌍🦑telegraph.co.ukWhy humpback whales are flocking to the UKSightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause 1223
Reposted by Denise RischThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/01/2025Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes. nyer.cm/pmI58Hh 281230357
Reposted by Denise RischAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 07/01/2025🌟JOB ALERT🌟 We're hiring lecturers/senior lecturers @bristolbiosci.bsky.social Themes: ‘Evolution of life’, ‘Anthropogenic change’, ‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’ & ‘Sustainable food production’ That very much includes #AnimalBehaviour Deadline: 24th Jan 2025 bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...bristol.ac.ukDetails | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol 04555
Reposted by Denise RischNicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Tomorrow 6 January: kick-off for the 9th edition of the Bioacoustics Winter School! => 2 weeks of intensive courses given by around 30 international researchers. See the timetable 👇. www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-... #bioacoustics #prattleeneslab.comBioacoustics Winter School | ENES labHome 032
Reposted by Denise RischNicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Admissions to the International Master of Bioacoustics MoBi for the 25-26 academic year are now open ! Information about the program (eligibility, schedule and application process): 👇 Do not hesitate to disseminate this info! www.masterofbioacoustics.com #bioacoustics #prattlemasterofbioacoustics.comInternational Master of BioacousticsHome page of the International Master of Bioacoustics 02015
Reposted by Denise RischXavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Are you an undergrad student interested in gaining experience in marine bioacoustics? Apply for the Summer Student Fellowship at @whoi.bsky.social and come work with me. Application deadline: February 5, 2025. Reach out to me if you are interested. #Bioacoustics www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/e...whoi.eduSummer Student Fellowship - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionThe Summer Student Fellow program brings bright, talented students to Woods Hole to learn more about ocean science, attend lectures by Woods Hole scientists, and conduct independent research working a... 12110
Reposted by Denise RischXavier Mouy @xaviermouy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Introducing "Sonic Connexions", a series of online meetups designed for casual conversations about animal bioacoustics. It is open to anyone, so join us and become part of this vibrant community! First meetup on January 29th, 2025! Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w 🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳forms.office.comMicrosoft Forms 23413
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 20/12/2024New paper alert Extreme longevity may be the rule not the exception in Balaenid whales by @alaskaraven.bsky.social , Els Vermeulen, and me. 2 messages: ♀Southern rights could live much longer than we thought (10% >130); ♀North Atlantic rights' lives are truncated (10%>47) 🐳🌍🦑science.orgExtreme longevity may be the rule not the exception in Balaenid whalesWhale life spans have likely been greatly underestimated. 211032
Reposted by Denise RischJen Jackson @polarbiome.bsky.social · 20/11/2024New #IAPETUS UK #PhD opportunity! Mapping Arctic marine mammal distributions ❄️🐳 🐋🦭❄️ with ship & satellite surveys, investigating their interactions with vessels Led by @heriotwattuni.bsky.social w @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @bas.ac.uk and Hurtigruten Expeditions 🚢 ❄️ tinyurl.com/mt6vuakx. 👇👇iapetus2.ac.ukMapping Arctic Marine Mammals: understanding the distribution of species in a rapidly changing north 12813
Reposted by Denise RischPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 27/08/2024I've got a new piece out on the machinations behind whaling.... What's going on is not what people think 🐳🌍🦑commondreams.orgWhat US Militarism Has to Do With Japan's Quest to Slaughter More Whales | Common DreamsWhaling, it turns out, has very little to do with whaling and much more to with how powerful nations want to dominant the world's oceans. 1124
