Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Check out this excellent article written in Science magazine about our note on grey seal cannibalism at Sable Island! 072
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026@science.org news article coverage of work led by SMRU's @izzylangley.bsky.social: Scientists ID ‘corkscrew killer’ behind gruesome seal deaths www.science.org/content/arti... Read the paper in @marinemammalogy.bsky.social journal here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...science.orgScientists ID ‘corkscrew killer’ behind gruesome seal deathsBizarre injuries were not caused by sharks or boat propellers, but a more surprising culprit 0106
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Exciting opportunity to join a fab team (if we do say so ourselves!) investigating seal diet around Scotland. Fieldwork and lab work. Fixed term until 31st March 2028 - take a look for more info. Closing date is 18th May 2026 lnkd.in/eUZ7pGrilnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 036
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Really looking forward to European Cetacean Society (ECS) in Dundee next week! If you're interested in seal diet and predation, Holly Armstrong and I will be presenting in the Advances in Dietary Studies workshop on Monday, and at both poster sessions later in the week. Come say hi 👋 095
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU Ecophysiology Lab @smruecophys.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Paper alert 🚨🚨🚨 We’ve developed a remotely operated device for collecting blood samples and administering sedatives in freely moving seals 🦭 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/2041... A thread 🧵👇 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 5128
Reposted by Izzy LangleyJacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Studying overlap with fisheries can help highlight important areas for protection 🐧 Check out my little article! After spending so long learning to write for scientific audiences, it was an interesting experience learning how to write for the public but I highly recommend!theconversation.comCan African penguins be brought back from the brink? Better designed no-fishing zones could helpA new court order seeks to protect African penguins, which are critically endangered. 0134
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The NERC Special Committee on Seals (SCOS) 2025 report is now live on the SMRU website: www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/files/2026/0.... Updated population trends analysis and advice to gov relating to management of UK seal populations 🦭📈📉 0910
Reposted by Izzy LangleyProf Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · 11/02/2026We are seeking a 3+ year postdoc in ocean modelling, to work on an exciting project investigating underwater tsunamis in Antarctica. More about the project here: www.polomints.ac.uk Read more about the post here: lnkd.in/eBjndZPv Please share and help connect us with the best candidates!polomints.ac.ukPolar Ocean Mixing by Internal Tsunamis 05956
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Really excited to see this out and have contributed to a fascinating story in marine mammal science! Fab collab between SMRU and the Sable Island team, bringing together seal scientists from both sides of the Atlantic. Thanks to @oceanfrontier.bsky.social for my visiting fellowship! 0102
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026New publication led by SMRU's @izzylangley.bsky.social on competition between grey & harbour seals in Scotland using 20+ yrs of diet data. Many thanks to all who collected samples, and collaborators from the Lighthouse Field Station and Institute of Marine Research #OA Paper: doi.org/10.1002/oik....doi.orgTemporal changes in the dietary niche of sympatric seals provides insight into the role of competition in population declinesCompetition theory suggests that interspecific prey competition can result in changes to the dietary niche, but obtaining timeseries of data from sympatric species experiencing temporal variation in ... 01410
Reposted by Izzy LangleyJessica Montabaranom @jessmontabaranom.bsky.social · 05/02/2026🦭 We have a new paper out! We developed an accessible framework for assessing the risk of collision between seals and operating tidal turbines. ⏭️ We found that most seal tracks moved near the turbine without collision. Read it here: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social 02011
Reposted by Izzy LangleyÉadin O'Mahony, PhD @eadinomahony.bsky.social · 21/01/2026New paper on the social learning of bubble net feeding by humpbacks in British Columbia, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B 🐋 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... #marmam @bcwhales.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @lrendell.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social [1/5]royalsocietypublishing.orgThe diffusion of cooperative and solo bubble net feeding in Canadian Pacific humpback whalesAbstract. Animal culture, information and behaviours acquired and shared by social learning are a form of biodiversity with intrinsic and practical value. 13619
Reposted by Izzy LangleyMatt Carter @mattidcarter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Our recent paper on grey and harbour seal transboundary distribution made the cover of @jappliedecology.bsky.social! 😀🦭Thanks to Dr Kelly Robinson of @seamammalresearch.bsky.social for the photo! Check the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365... 02010
Reposted by Izzy LangleyEmily Hague 🐳 @emily-hague.bsky.social · 03/02/2026🚨 NEW PUBLICATION! 🐳🎉 Our new review paper, now published in Mammal Review, maps the the literature focusing on threats to 19 marine mammal species, to summarise volume of research, and highlight knowledge gaps (for species, locations, threats). Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/mam....doi.orgMarine Mammals in the Anthropocene: Developing a Systematic Evidence Base of Threats to Nineteen SpeciesMarine mammals are vulnerable to a variety of anthropogenic threats, yet a global systematic map of the literature for 19 species found both spatial and temporal disparity in research effort between .... 186
Reposted by Izzy LangleyUniversity of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Researchers from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience have developed a new AI tool which hopes to remove the bottleneck in animal movement analysis 🪲🖥️🥳 Read more... 👇 ow.ly/GYv550Y147z #EverToExcel 022
Reposted by Izzy LangleyUKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Our winner for best poster at #UKIRSC26 was our very own @miahurst.bsky.social “An automated method for polynya detection using a geomorphon algorithm” 🏆🧊 Thank you to Seiche and Whales et al. ART for sponsoring this prize! 0112
Reposted by Izzy LangleyUKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Eva-Maria S. Bønnelycke @eva-mariab.bsky.social explores how CO2 accumulation limits energy gain in freely diving grey seals, impacting their foraging efficiency. 🦭💨 #UKIRSC2026 083
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 29/12/2025New #OA paper in Landscape Ecology led by SMRU researchers @mattidcarter.bsky.social and @djfrussell.bsky.social reveals scale-dependent foraging behaviour and habitat associations of grey and harbour seals across the North Sea 🦭🧭 link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comScale-dependent foraging behaviour and habitat associations of two sympatric marine top predators - Landscape EcologyContext Theoretical research has considered how animals should optimise foraging strategies to maximise fitness, adapting search scale to exploit different habitats and minimise competition. Empirical... 164
Reposted by Izzy LangleyBrad England @bradengland.bsky.social · 02/01/2026My first research paper, "Can Hematological Biomarkers Indicate Diagnoses and Prognosis in Stranded Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina)?", has been published! Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/mms.... #publishedarticle #marinebiology #marinemammals #research @seamammalresearch.bsky.socialdoi.org 055
Reposted by Izzy LangleyMatt Carter @mattidcarter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Great talk by @izzylangley.bsky.social of @seamammalresearch.bsky.social at #BES2025 on intraguild predation and UK seal population trends. Check the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365... 0137
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025If you are attending the @britishecologicalsociety.org conference #BES2025 in Edinburgh, look out for exciting seal research from SMRU folk @izzylangley.bsky.social @mattidcarter.bsky.social @eva-mariab.bsky.social and Mia Goldman 093
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025More interesting SMRU research being presented at #BES2025 by Georgina Whittome! 🐋 0134
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025New @jappliedecology.bsky.social paper: SMRU researchers @mattidcarter.bsky.social & @djfrussell.bsky.social led a large collaborative team to map the distribution of grey and harbour seals at sea across the Northwest European Shelf 🦭 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comAt‐sea distribution of seals on the Northwest European Shelf: Towards transboundary conservation and managementThis study provides the first comprehensive, regionally scalable distribution estimates for pinnipeds across the NWES and its constituent countries. The modelling framework is adaptable to other cent.... 11713
Reposted by Izzy LangleySamantha Patrick @samanthacpatrick.bsky.social · 07/11/2025We’re looking for an enthusiastic #PhD candidate to explore the resilience of sea turtle populations in a changing climate, supervised by Leo Clarke and myself. Interested in sea #turtles, #marine #biology, #conservation & #fieldwork in Cape Verde. Funded by ACCE+ NERC DLA tinyurl.com/dm573yrm 12720
Reposted by Izzy LangleyMarie Louis @mariels.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Postdoc position in eDNA/eRNA based in beautiful Faroe Islands, with some time in Greenland for fieldwork and research visit. “Tracking spatial and temporal distribution of marine mammals in the Atlantic Arctic with environmental DNA” setur.totalview.cloud/recruitment/... 🐋🐬🧬🧪🛥️setur.totalview.cloud 0114
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025New study, collab with @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social: reduced adult survival for harbour seals in areas of pop. decline in Scotland. tinyurl.com/ys4hc3jw Mark-recapture models applied to photo-ID data from 3 sites with contrasting pop. trajectories to generate concurrent survival and fecundity rates. 054
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Our new publication with @strandings.bsky.social & #SMRUsealpred contributors. A first attempt at quantifying grey seal predation of marine mammals and the potential impact on declining harbour seal populatons. Check it out! doi.org/10.1111/1365...doi.orgIntraguild predation in sympatric seals and the effect on a declining populationThis study examined the prevalence, spatial extent, and temporal trends of grey seal intraguild predation (IGP). We demonstrated the utility of integrating disparate datasets to address conservation ... 0185
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 13/10/2025New study led by SMRU's @izzylangley.bsky.social in collaboration with @strandings.bsky.social: evidence for grey seal predation of grey seals, harbour seals and harbour porpoises across Scotland, at levels that could prevent recovery of depleted populations. tinyurl.com/4r3wka6abesjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comIntraguild predation in sympatric seals and the effect on a declining populationThis study examined the prevalence, spatial extent, and temporal trends of grey seal intraguild predation (IGP). We demonstrated the utility of integrating disparate datasets to address conservation .... 077
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025A wonderful conference for ECRs working in marine mammal science in the UK! Share far and wide 😍 020
Reposted by Izzy LangleyLine Cordes @linecordes.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Great talk by @philippawright.bsky.social at CWW - fish for thought! 082
Reposted by Izzy LangleyEmily Hague 🐳 @emily-hague.bsky.social · 01/09/2025🐋 FINAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND CHECKS!🐋 Help us develop a global atlas collating worldwide examples of the variety of ways citizen and community scientists have contributed to marine mammal research! Check out the current map here: bit.ly/CitSciMap And read below for submission info 🌊 033
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU Instrumentation @smruinstrument.bsky.social · 28/08/2025🚀 Upcoming Talk! 🚀 Dr Lars Boehme from SMRU (@seamammalresearch.bsky.social) will share how SMRU Instrumentation tags and seals can help advance marine science. 🦭 📍 Discovery Point, Dundee. 📆 Sat 13 & Sun 14 September 🕧 12:30 pm both days More info: www.dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/event/how-se...dundeeheritagetrust.co.ukGetting the Seal of Approval: Marine Animals as Ocean Scientists - Dundee Heritage TrustFrom weather forecasting to understanding climate change, Dr Lars Boehme from the Sea Mammal Research Unit will discuss how seals can help us. 087
Reposted by Izzy LangleyJacqui Glencross @jacquiglencross.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Please share! We are still looking for more mentors for @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social Guillemates! Are you a mid-career seabirder (or beyond) wanting to help support ECRs and can run 4 sessions throughout the year🐧🐥👨👩👧👦 Sign up here: forms.gle/MuQLcdaZHtxU...forms.gleGuillemates 2025-26: MentorSign up deadline: 19th September. The Guillemates is an initiative to create a support network for Seabirders. Individuals can sign up to be a part of the initiative for a year (with the option to sig... 11114
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU Instrumentation @smruinstrument.bsky.social · 20/08/2025🎉 Exciting to see this paper published using @smruinstrument.bsky.social tags to study diving behaviour and physiology of free divers! Congrats to the authors! 👏🔬📡 @smruecophys.bsky.social @chrismcknight.bsky.social Read the paper here: www.cell.com/current-biol... 063
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Fab day meeting the scientists researching the whales of South Georgia at the gorgeous @vadundee.bsky.social yesterday! 🐋 #whaleofaweekend @southgeorgiaht.bsky.social @polarbiome.bsky.social @jlkershaw.bsky.social 171
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Tired but happy after a fantastic few days discussing all things UK seal populations with the NERC Special Committee on Seals (SCOS). Delighted to host such a brilliant group of scientists and government advisors and policy makers at SMRU @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ukri.org 0232
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Amazing new resource for anyone interested in the distribution and density of seals around Scotland! Check it out 😎 040
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Another great day full of seal chat at the #SCOS25 Science Day 🤓 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 063
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 13/05/202524 hours in England to talk about seals and the wider marine ecosystem at #EastME25 🦭 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social 092
Reposted by Izzy LangleyChris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025We are hiring a chair/professor in our Ecology & Enviro Modelling group at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Scotland is lovely, and my colleagues are fantastic! Reach out if you are interested in joining the CREEM family ☺️ Working link this time 👇 www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...vacancies.st-andrews.ac.ukChair/Reader in Statistical Ecology – AC2503NKChair/Reader in Statistical Ecology – AC2503NK, School of Mathematics and Statistics Salary: By negotiation* Start Date: 1 August 2025 or as soon thereafter Full time: 36.25hrs per week, <p style="tex... 02835
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Honoured to be amongst some fab women at the #WOWiSta Women in Ocean Science in St Andrews event at the Scottish Oceans Institute today 💪 @jessmontabaranom.bsky.social @philippawright.bsky.social @molliestefanek.bsky.social @monicaarso.bsky.social @carolsparling.bsky.social 1110
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Great talk by @kateywhyte.bsky.social from @bioss.bsky.social at the SOI today. So 👏 much 👏 data 👏 Such an exciting project! @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 1104
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Wonderful day celebrating the marine environment and citizen-science at the Porcupine Marine Natural History Society's 2025 conference @PorcupineMNHS #pmnhs2025 🦔⛵@seamammalresearch.bsky.social @strandings.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/sealpred/ind... 091
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels. Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 05324
Reposted by Izzy LangleyDr Julia Sutherland @jcqsutherland.bsky.social · 18/02/2025It's been a pleasure to virtually attend the International Orca Symposium this week 🐳 Many an interesting talk on killer whale biology, ecology, and conservation from researchers around the world 🌍 My presentation on my PhD research with #ECOPredS can be seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLjJ...youtube.comPredator-prey interactions of killer whales and seals in inshore ShetlandYouTube video by ECOPredS Project 0102
Reposted by Izzy LangleyJessica Montabaranom @jessmontabaranom.bsky.social · 31/01/2025🦭 Have you spotted a grey seal killing or eating harbour seals or grey seal pups in the UK? Please send your footage and reports to SMRUsealreports@st-andrews.ac.uk ! 🦭 087
Reposted by Izzy LangleySMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025SMRU researchers are appealing for the public to help us understand why UK Harbour seals are in steep decline news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/st-a... 03413
Reposted by Izzy LangleyDr Julia Sutherland @jcqsutherland.bsky.social · 08/01/2025📢 Webinar alert! I'll be presenting my PhD research as part of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Winter Webinar series on Weds 22th Jan. Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha... 13719
Izzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 18/01/2025I had a great experience speaking on the careers panel at #UKIRSC25 - was wonderful to meet so many amazing early career researchers and future leaders in marine mammal science 🤘 160
Reposted by Izzy LangleyJessica Montabaranom @jessmontabaranom.bsky.social · 08/01/2025🦭🔍 New paper alert in @jappliedecology.bsky.social! I'm excited to share my 1st first author paper, showing how seals avoid tidal turbines when they're operating! doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🧵 @seamammalresearch.bsky.socialdoi.orgSeals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbinesThe result showing that seals exhibit avoidance of the turbine during operation is important for industry developers and regulators, as lower numbers of seals close to the turbine reduces the potenti... 13317