Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026“This research will provide us with fundamental data with which to plan conservation measures for whale sharks, as oceans continue warming.” Senior Research Fellow Professor David Sims mba.ac.uk/donate 031
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026MBA team launches whale shark tagging mission in Mexico 151
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Our Sims Group researchers just headed to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico to tag adult female whale sharks. www.mba.ac.uk/mba-team-launches-wha… 1173
Reposted by Emily SouthallProf David Sims @thesimslab.bsky.social · 17/04/2026NEW PAPER: Mesothermic fishes face high fuel demands & overheating risk in warming oceans - found scaling imbalance betwn heat prodn & loss esp. affecting large mesothermic fishes in warm waters led by @tcddublin.bsky.social Nick Payne et al. @thembauk.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 0104
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Alan Turing Institute @theturing.bsky.social · 23/03/2026🚢 From static to dynamic: how can we protect marine life from shipping strikes? Turing researchers have published a paper calling for a more flexible approach to marine protected zones to prevent shipping strikes on marine animals. Learn more: bit.ly/4v4wz2Lbit.lyCall for dynamic regulation of our oceans to reduce whale strikesA new paper warns that traditional marine protected zones are an inefficient way to prevent shipping strikes on marine animals and a more flexible approach i 043
Reposted by Emily SouthallJohn P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The earliest appearance of gigantic lamniform #sharks has now been pushed back by ~15 Ma (upper Aptian, ~115 Ma) with the discovery of enormous cardabiodontid shark remains from northern Australia.🦈🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comEarly gigantic lamniform marks the onset of mega-body size in modern shark evolution - Communications BiologyThe earliest appearance of mega-body size in sharks is pushed back by 15 million years with the discovery of new fossils from Northern Australia. Using a comprehensive dataset of living sharks to esti... 25022
Reposted by Emily SouthallUniversity of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social · 20/06/202550 years on from the release of movie blockbuster Jaws, our shark expert @thesimslab.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social debates the so called 'Jaws effect', charting the fortunes of the 'great white' for @theconversation.com. Read more 👉 tr.ee/5gCSPztr.eeJaws helped spur a fishing frenzy – so how have the world’s sharks fared since the 1975 release?The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us. 074
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 19/06/2025The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us.tcnv.linkJaws helped spur a fishing frenzy – so how have the world’s sharks fared since the 1975 release?The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us. 273
Reposted by Emily SouthallDavid Jacoby @netlab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Herculean collation of >12K megafauna tracks, >100 species, reveals 75% overlap of critical habitats with shipping, fishing, pollution or warming. Protection targets not enough to safeguard megafauna. New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇 📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov 22912
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Professor David Sims, MBA senior research fellow and a senior author of the study, explained that the study’s goal was to track the day-to-day movements of diverse #MarineMegafauna globally over many years to identify important habitats used for behaviours like foraging, resting, and migration. 121
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025New research backed by the UN highlights the benefits of tracking marine megafauna for #marine #conservation 🦈 However, results reveal that proposed plans to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 will be insufficient for their conservation. 🔗 www.mba.ac.uk/un-backed-gl... @thesimslab.bsky.socialmba.ac.ukUN-backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation | Marine Biological AssociationA team of international scientists has tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations in our global ocean for better marine conservation efforts, according to new… 1125
Reposted by Emily SouthallProf David Sims @thesimslab.bsky.social · 05/06/2025NEW in @science.org Global tracking #MarineMegafauna shows <8% of areas used overlap w/ existing MPAs, while >75% of important areas overlapped by threats like #fishing #shipping & ocean warming - 30x30 goal will be insufficient for their conservation www.megamove.org @thembauk.bsky.socialscience.orgGlobal tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targetsThe recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of thre... 09736
Reposted by Emily SouthallAntonia Klöcker @cakloecker.bsky.social · 12/05/2025🧵 4/4 Co-authored by researchers from @thembauk.bsky.social @whoi.edu including @thesimslab.bsky.social @nunoqueiroz29.bsky.social and others. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council 031
Reposted by Emily SouthallAntonia Klöcker @cakloecker.bsky.social · 12/05/2025#BaskingSharks of the #ArticCircle 📢Tracking the second largest #fish for a full year, our new paper invites you on a deep #dive into the life of a cold water giant between the Barents Sea and the Azores 🐟❄️🌊🏝️🇳🇴 #sharkscience #IMR @forskning.no @aquatictracking.bsky.social 🧵 1/4 🚨 rdcu.be/elqvS 4156
Reposted by Emily SouthallIrish Basking Shark Group @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Tá muid ag glacadh achoimrithe ó disciplín eagsula, idir gach uile rud eolaíocht, bainistíocht, cultúr. Seol bhur chuid achoimrithe chuig muid go dtí 15 Bealtaine anseo: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 135
Reposted by Emily SouthallIrish Basking Shark Group @irishbaskingshark.bsky.social · 07/03/2025We are delighted to announce that we will be jointly hosting The International Conference on Basking Sharks alongside National Parks and Wildlife Service. All details are on our website: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Early bird tickets are available now: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio... 02910
Emily Southall @ejsouthall.bsky.social · 20/02/2025New research from @thesimslab.bsky.social in @ecol-evol.bsky.social - 🦈🌊 Unlocking the mystery of baby #whaleshark birthing grounds - Extreme environments like #OMZs provide safety from predators & a rich food supply, crucial for neonate survival. doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @thembauk.bsky.social 0128
Reposted by Emily SouthallEcology and Evolution @ecol-evol.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Do Whale Sharks Select for Specific Environments to Give Birth? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 022
Reposted by Emily SouthallThe Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Could extreme ocean environments unlock the mystery of #shark birthing grounds? 🦈🌊 New MBA research links baby #WhaleSharks to #OxygenMinimumZones. These areas may provide safety from predators & a rich food supply, crucial for the survival of neonates. ➡️ buff.ly/4hIdSdN @thesimslab.bsky.socialbuff.lyCould extreme ocean environments hold the key to locating mysterious shark birthing grounds? | Marine Biological AssociationNew research from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) aims to shed light on one of the greatest mysteries of the natural world – where do sharks go to 0138
Reposted by Emily SouthallProf David Sims @thesimslab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025NEW PAPER - we think we've discovered an open-ocean nursery for endangered shortfin #mako #sharks in the SE Pacific Ocean..... only trouble is, it's in a Global Fishing Hotspot - likely exacerbating popn declines already occurring @thembauk.bsky.social OA here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 03016
