Marine ecology and conservation | @wcmtuk Fellow | PhD student at Seamus Heaney Centre
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined January 2017
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The wonderful Emily Byers-Ferrian reading her essay ‘A Street in Belfast’ for @RTESunMisc @DublinBookFest
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Great talking with @franmcnulty on @rte Behind the Story podcast about the urgent need to protect Ireland’s seas, and the habitats and creatures deeply bound to our stories and identity rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/080…
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🐠🌊 Behind the Story: @BecksHunter tells @franmcnulty why Ireland needs its own legislation to safeguard marine protected areas amid "alarming" damage to our seas rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/080…
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The quality of the verges in Donegal! Real wildlife corridors. #wildflowerhour @donegalcouncil
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Bedsit blues and poker nights, the enduring power of the Great Gatsby and the intriguing story of a long-ago Irish debtors' prison. #sundaymiscellany Sun 6 April 9.10am @RTERadio1 @tim_carey1 Rebecca Hunter Brian Crowley Jessica Freed Frank Kavanagh Roslyn Dee @rte_co Tune in!
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"The skate lay calmly on the deck, her long nose towards the camera, her eyes dark and still..." Rebecca Hunter is next, with Capturing The Flapper Skate
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The seas around Ireland are home to the critically endangered Flapper Skate, the largest skate species in the world.
I went in search of one a few years ago - the story is on @RTESunMisc this morning.
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An often overlooked zone of magic, mayhem and shore crabs - really looking forward to this from @Yuvan_aves
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Over the past 20 years I have watched Ireland’s seas change. Many markers tell us their health is going down, fast.
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Rebecca Hunter, one of my PhD students, and a marine biologist, has a great essay in the Irish Times this weekend.
My essay on the decline of Ireland’s seas and what can be learnt from literature, in @IrishTimes Weekend Review.
Ireland is not the Emerald Isle - it’s sapphire.
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Brilliant to see a local NI #marine conference being organised by @UlsterWildlife! 🐟🪼🦞🦀🦈🐚🌱
Call for abstracts now open until 15 Nov:
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Ireland is so much bigger than what you see on a map. Our maritime border is over seven times larger than the island itself.
Help us call on Government to pass new laws that will protect 🇮🇪's seas for generations to come 🌍
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The dentist, the dark and - unexpectedly - my mother. My essay That Big Chair was on @RTESunMisc this morning rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
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"And on the third needle, when the dark came, I realised that I was on the verge of a panic attack, a first ever panic attack. And I thought: That’s it. I’m turning into my mother. I’m going to bite the dentist." Rebecca Hunter up first this morning: 'That Big Chair' @BecksHunter
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BREAKING NEWS: permanent closure of sandeel fishery in the English North Sea announced today as a lifeline for the UKs struggling seabirds. Proud to have played a part in this alongside many others. This could be the single greatest measure to deliver resilience to our seabirds.
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"The skate lay calmly on the deck, her long nose towards the camera, her eyes dark and still..." Rebecca Hunter on Capturing The Flapper Skate @RTERadio1 @RTE_Culture @rte #sundaymiscellany
My essay on capturing the world’s largest skate off the Antrim coast was on @RTESunMisc yesterday - big thanks again to @RonaldSurgenor and Ian for letting me on the boat and sharing what they know rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
The work was done 5 years ago as part of @UlsterWildlife shark and skate conservation project @seadeepni
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