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Dr. Iain Staniland

@iainstaniland.bsky.social
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Head of Science, Conservation and Management at the International Whaling Commission. Editor Journal of Cetacean Research and Management Views my own, Retweet does not equal endorsement

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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
With IWC Commissioner Vasiliades from Cyprus at #UNOC3, discussing various aspects of the IWC work programme and planning for #IWC70 in the context of the EU Presidency
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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Pleased to participate in #UNOC3 General Debate: setting out IWC's contributions inc. data & assessments, capacity building (bycatch & entanglement, strandings, whale watching), species-specific conservation & more. With 26% of cetacean species under threat we need urgent action for a healthy ocean
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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Whale watching on the agenda for a meeting at #UNOC3 with colleagues from the Dominican Republic including Commissioner Reyes. The Dominican Republic is an active participant in the IWC Whale Watching Handbook, working to achieve sustainable whale watching wwhandbook.iwc.int/en/
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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Pleased to join @cms.int @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @CITES & other key partners at #UNOC3 to discuss marine animal species for healthy ecosystems & long-term sustainability, inc. evolving threats to cetaceans & effective, science-based conservation & management responses
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Great to be here at #UNOC3 highlighting the importance of Cetaceans 🐋 in the Marine Environment and the work of IWC.
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Welcome to BlueSky!
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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Addressing links between fisheries & biodiversity is critical for conservation of vulnerable marine species & ecosystems & for sustainable fisheries. The SOI Dialogue with regional fishery bodies (RFB) provided an opportunity to share useful experiences.
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iwc-whales.bsky.social @iwc-whales.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Great to meet with IWC Commissioner Lesz of Poland during #UNOC3. A wide-ranging discussion included Poland's EU Presidency, the global issue of cetacean entanglement & IWC's training programmes for both entanglement & strandings response, plus preparations for #IWC70 in 2026
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Lana joining in with the #dogsatpollingstations trend. A lovely evening to indulge in the democratic process.
Small Brown Cocker spaniel underneath a polling station sign
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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
**Black UK PhD students** This is the programme you want! It is all the bells and whistles, full fees and stipend, any subject, industrial experience offered, 50 other Black scholars already on board and administrated in an environment of care. **Tell everyone**
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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The IWC new Status of Whales pages are a fantastic resource for quickly seeing how well our cetacean friends are surviving and thriving, and really how WE are doing at learning to share and live long and well with our fellow singers of great songs on this connected ocean of a planet we all inhabit.
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The IWC has just published its Status of Whales webpages. This represents a huge amount of work by the amazing group of people in our SC. Simple graphics to show whether populations are moving towards extinction or recovery, how this status has changed over a 20-year period. iwc.int/resources/me...
A picture of a webpage detailing the current status of whale stocks. The image shows a dashboard with dials that indicate the relative abundance of the whale population and its trend over the last 20 years.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
So many amazing people are joining the DKMS UK stem cell register🙏 PLEASE KEEP SHARING & JOINING! Rachel from #Fife has blood cancer & needs a stem cell donor. She is determined to live for her one-year-old daughter, Daisy💔 Let’s find a match for Rachel. Join here👇 www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
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John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Visit Naomi, Exhibitor Booth 4 at #SMM2024 to talk whale watching & all things IWC. Demo the online Whale Watching Handbook & learn about the Commission's many #cetaceanscience & #cetaceanconservation initiatives. Huge thanks to the AWI awionline.org for their generous sponsorship.
Naomi Rose standing in an exhibition booth at the SMM conference in Perth. The booth has a table with leaflets and is decorated with posters detailing threats to cetaceans and the work of the IWC.
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Only 2 days left to support the Southern Right Whale Consortium: fundraising to develop an AI photo-ID system to process decades of imagery & improve conservation outcomes for southern right whales t.co/CslHpy8WRi
A Southern Right whale cow and calf
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Just over an hour until the virtual Panel discussion at 14:00 GMT on "The future of shipping at the biodiversity and climate nexus in the Arctic" register here to listen online. cop29oceanpavilion.vfairs.com/en/agenda-page
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Dr. Iain Staniland @iainstaniland.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Looking forward to participating in the Panel discussing "The future of shipping at the biodiversity and climate nexus in the Arctic" as part of the cop29oceanpavilion.vfairs.com tomorrow Tuesday 12 Nov
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