Marine scientist, #Cornish exile living in the Middle East & #Weymouth (UK). Ex @CefasGovUK @UKinKuwait and starting a new chapter @NEOM
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Joined July 2012
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The human health risks of littering… Picked up while marking out a football pitch for the kids on a public beach #Kuwait #plasticpollution
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On #MangroveDay, we celebrate the vital ecosystems protecting our coasts, climate, and biodiversity.
With over 10,000 trees planted as part of the mangrove pilot project led by Wajd Alaidrous, #NEOM contributes to the @Gi_Saudi goal of planting 100 million trees by 2030.
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A fantastic albeit unusual dive site here @NEOM - stunning coral and seagrass beds. A great dive with fantastic people giving us lots to discuss in the afternoon meetings @Coralful_Kara @peixotors @DerbyUni @GarciasNeus @brett_lyons71
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I always listen to The BBC’s The History Hour podcast and I was happy to be able to comment on the stories of its latest episode on the Arabian Peninsula. You can listen to it here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct39…
‘We will be rewilding the lands and sea on a scale never before attempted’ independent.co.uk/climate-ch… #NEOM #biodiversity #ClimateAction
A great paper written by a talented bunch of people @ShellBell2227 @CefasGovUK @NannevH @Elena_Couce @kite1414 – at Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Please have a read of our new paper, which was inspired by #lockdown. It highlights ways #coralreef scientists can work remotely @Elena_Couce @ShellBell2227 @NannevH #coral #remoteworking
Looking forward to a productive few days with colleagues from @RSRC_KAUST @KAUST_News exploring options for research and collaboration @NEOM #biodiversity #nature
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🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Tomorrow, I will begin the first swim across the Red Sea, to deliver a message.
Precious coral reefs are being destroyed by warming oceans. I am urging world leaders to take bold climate action at #COP27 🪸🌍🌡
#CoralSwim
@UN @UNEP @LGIM
Great to have @LewisPugh, @peixotors & Ameer Eweida shine a light on the amazing ecosystems of the #RedSea thanks to @UKinSaudiArabia @UKAmbKSA for providing the platform #biodiversity #restoration #NEOM – at Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with coral experts
@peixotors and Prof Ameer Abdulla-Eweida about how we can protect and restore Red Sea corals. 🪸
The window for saving these incredible ocean ecosystems is rapidly disappearing.
#coral restoration project on a phenomenal scale right on my doorstep #NEOM #KAUST #Biodiversity #RedSea kaust.edu.sa/en/news/Saudi-A…
Great coffee date with @Will_LeQ @CefasGovUK #Riyadh next time let’s make it outside the airport terminal – at Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Road trip to explore Wadi Disah, stunning location and a real gem #KSA – at Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Out exploring the coral reefs around #NEOM this weekend & joined by a friend #Hawksbill just as we finished our 🤿 #nature #turtles
Clean seas underpin aquatic food security… it’s not rocket science! Great to have been part of the team led by @grantstentiford #NatureFood #OneHealth nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
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Diplomacy for the World's Hottest Region- Cefas' @brett_lyons71 contributed to the @ScienceMagazine article on how science diplomacy can help develop a regionally coordinated response to issues such as climate change and transboundary ocean protection
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Many happy memories on our Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Program CSEMP summer cruises @grantstentiford @jpbignell @AceSkene @beatnim @Paul_Whomersley @S_Ware5
Great visit to @CefasGovUK today to hear about their work and tour the RV Endeavour - fascinating stuff!
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The Arabian/Persian Gulf is a fascinating ecosystem that will need synergistic protection and restoration among surrounding countries, that is the call we scientists just made in this #LettertoScience published today in @ScienceMagazine
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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A brief letter in Science outlining a collaboration being led by our colleagues in the Middle East, exploring how we can tackle trans-national climate impacts in the Arabian/Persian. Gulf Diplomacy for the world’s hottest sea science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Our unified call-to-action to capitalize on the bridges built by marine scientists in a geopolitically tense region #LettertoScience @ClareFieseler @falsenafi @DanielMateosM @EcoMorphLab @JoshDAddario @PyensonLab @RBenHamadou @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…