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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Last week I got to speak about #seaweed #aquaculture to the QUB engineers and members of the public during NI Science Week. Always fun to speak to a new audience!

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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Found some good examples of Fucus serratus #seaweeds being epiphytic on Ascophyllum today while on field work in Strangford Lough. Holdfast attachment looks promising for rope cultivated Fucus in #aquaculture ?!

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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Today I gave a guest seminar at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) on some #Fucus #seaweed #aquaculture research from the @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social QML/SMAE SeaFEED project. So many interesting questions and ideas for further research. Funded by @wwf.org.uk @daera-ni.gov.uk

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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Presenting our Fucus #seaweed #aquaculture research today at the @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social Blue Horizons conference was a great experience. What a venue! So many interesting talks covering marine conservation, spatial planning and remote sensing. Lots of friendly faces too! @pamjwalsh.bsky.social

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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Some of the serrated wrack (Fucus serratus) biomass cultivated on tiles for the #SeaFEED project at Queen’s University Marine Laboratory. While #Fucus is harder and slower to grow than #kelps, it is much richer in #polyphenols (phlorotannins) which are known for their antimicrobial properties

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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Some Saccharina latissima sporophytes sampled during our 2024 growing season in Strangford Lough, NI

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Manus Cunningham @manuscunningham.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Just made the transition from Twitter (finally!). I’ll be posting updates on the progress of our various #seaweed #aquaculture projects here from now on. For now here’s an awesome community of epibionts I found living on our local fucoid #macroalgae from Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland

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