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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Took a while but the report into the 2023 long-finned pilot whale mass stranding event at Tolsta, Isle of Lewis in July 2023 is now published: www.gov.scot/.../investig...

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🐋 New PhD opportunity: Fully-funded MASTS PhD with SMASS investigating cetacean energetics & thermogenesis - a critical knowledge gap in marine mammal physiology. Excellent opportunity to advance our mechanistic understanding of thermoregulatory strategies in marine megafauna tinyurl.com/2s3udwd3

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tessaplint.bsky.social @tessaplint.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Bring BeachTrack 📱 with you on your coastal walks and contribute valuable data to marine ecosystem monitoring projects! 🐋🐦🪼🦀🦭 @strandings.bsky.social www.beachtrack.org

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Marine Forum 💙 We're so grateful to our speakers & attendees for making it such an inspiring day of conversations on the marine environment. What a community! 🌊✨ #MarineForum2025 @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @whalesorg.bsky.social

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

🚨 Marine Forum Programme is LIVE! 🚨 A jam-packed schedule of expert talks, panels & networking awaits! 🌊🐬 Only a few tickets left so don’t miss out! 🎟: eventbrite.co.uk/e/wdc-smass-... #MarineForum2025 #OceanConservation #LastTickets @whalesorg.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Three weeks to go if you are interested in applying for a www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... fully funded PhD looking to answer vital questions about the prevalence and epidemiology of viral pathogens in Scotland’s marine mammal populations: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate.... Get in touch if interested!

A pilot whale mass stranding event, Sanday, 2024

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

🐾Turn your beach walk into a conservation tool with Beachtrack! Record your walk, report stranded animals & log marine litter to help identify patterns and quantity effort! 🦭🌊 📲 Download now, and lets protect our seas together! www.beachtrack.org

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🌊The Marine Forum is back!🌊 We’re excited to announce that this year we will be at NMS, Edinburgh, on 1st March 2025! Organized by WDC and SMASS, this year’s theme, "Sea Change” will focus on the evidence and action we need to drive meaningful progress. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wdc-smass-...

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WDC & SMASS Marine Forum 2025

A day of talks & workshops focusing on citizen science data collected from across Scotland to aid the protection of the marine environment.

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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme @strandings.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Many thanks to all who helped with the Balmedie minke whale necropsy yesterday: moderate body condition, trauma related to the stranding but no indication of boat strike, entanglement, or severe infection, no feeding prior to death, fatty changes in the liver and a possible underlying meningitis.

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