BES Aquatic Ecology Group

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Aquatic Ecology Group Vacancies - British Ecological Society Support, connect, and inspire our community - join the Aquatic Ecology Group committee! Applications close 2 March 2026.

📢 BESAG are looking for committee members!

Interested in helping to bring together the aquatic ecology community?

👀 We are looking for two new members to join our committee:

🌊 Communications Officer

🌊 Practitioner Representative

Apply here ➡️ www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/aqua...

We’re on the hunt for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board 🔎

We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪

Find out more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

🚨 we're looking for Associate Editors to join our editorial board!
🐜 join some of the world's best animal ecologists and get the chance to handle exceptional submissions to our journal
📝 deadline is 8 March - more information can be found below:
buff.ly/MzIXj6U

After last year's successful refresh of the BES Reproducible Code guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...), this year we're going to refresh the Data Management guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...). Exciting! See below for how to get involved...

If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍

We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪

Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

Our 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...

A poster promoting the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Youth Gathering. The event is running on Saturday 24 January as part of the Scottish Ocean Literacy Coalition. At this in person event in The Studio, Glasgow you will have the exciting opportunity to shape how ocean literacy actions can be delivered on a national scale. You will learn more about what ocean literacy is, other strategies from around the world and will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of a Scottish strategy. We will also have some talks on other ways you can take action and get involved in marine conservation as well as the opportunity for some creativity with zine making.

❗Be quick – last few tickets remaining!❗

Want to kick of the year with action for our oceans and are aged 16-30? There is still time to sign up to our in-person youth gathering happening next weekend in Glasgow.

Sign up here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-gath...

🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨

🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🌊 New research out now in ICES Journal of Marine Science!
Using #OneBenthic, we reveal large-scale spatial patterns in marine epifaunal communities. One of four #Cefas papers under OWEC POSEIDON.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ices...

🔎 rconnect.cefas.co.uk/POSEIDON/

#BenthicEcology #POSEIDON #OWEC #ICESJMS

If you haven't already - please help us shape our next academic conference in Autumn 2026 by filling out a quick survey!

A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!)
🐟 🧬 🦐
Don’t miss out on the opportunity!
@thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social

The marine ecosystem net value of decommissioning offshore infrastructure: Quantifying the ecosystem services disbenefit of residual mercury contamination and the benefit of its removal at University ... PhD Project - The marine ecosystem net value of decommissioning offshore infrastructure: Quantifying the ecosystem services disbenefit of residual mercury contamination and the benefit of its removal ...

🚨⚠️‼️PHD OPPORTUNITY‼️⚠️🚨
🎓Looking to start a #PhD? 🪸Interested in marine sciences, cetaceans and food webs?
🔎 Apply to our environmental impacts of offshore infrastructures @netgain.bsky.social PhD and be part of the #VALMAS project.
⏰Deadline: Friday, January 30, 2026
Apply here: lnkd.in/eswMv-Pp

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Thanks to everyone we met at #BES2025!

If you have a minute pre-xmas break, please help us shape our BESAG 2026 Annual Meeting by filling out our super short questionnaire below!

Also, keep your eyes peeled on our socials in january, we'll soon be looking for a new comittee member 👀

🪸🦑🦭🌊💧🐟

Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi at the Meet the SIGs session and joint pub social last night! #BES2025

If you haven’t already, (pretty) please help us shape our 2026 annual meeting via this short questionnaire:

⬇️📝🙏
forms.gle/HCVo3gwVKLYB...

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Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

Day 2 at #BES2025, and more aquatic ecology posters to go check out!

A1.97 - Living Sea Walls (Franz Bauer)
A4.93 - UK river restoration (Molly Bridger)
B4.14 - Coastal food web biomass (Benjamin Mooney)
A4.47 - Amazonian stream fish (Yullia Alvez)

🌊🔬💧🐟

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Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants

SMRU PhD student Mia Goldman is presenting research on grey seal breeding phenology at #BES2025. Check out her poster 🦭

We’re hiring a Head of Consultancy!
💼 Full-time | £42k | Hybrid, 12-month FTC
📅 Apply by 31 Dec
📍 Flexible working | 32 days leave | 9% pension
Lead impactful work directly supporting river restoration across the Forth. Details & apply👉 forthriverstrust.org/hiring-heado...

#GreenJobs

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BES Aquatic Ecology Annual Meeting Help us design our next BES Aquatic Group Annual Meeting in 2026

Are you a part of our Special Interest Group community and thinking of attending our 2026 annual conference? (say yes, it’s really fun 🤩)

We would be eternally grateful if you could fill out our google form survey to help us shape the 2026 event itself!
⬇️
forms.gle/sYPRkuPZCNg2...

Thank youuu 💧🔬🦐

We spy some #aquaticecology posters at #BES2025 👀🌊

B1.70
A1.77
B2.20

Have you got a poster on #marine and #freshwater research you’d like is to highlight? Drop us a message and we’ll come check it out!

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We made it to the #BES2025!

First talk of the day:

‘Propagating storm damage and eroding stability in global mangroves’ 🌊🏝️

Professor Ian Donohue
Dr Yu Mo

We are hiring!
If you like the #sea and its #fish and are motivated to apply #eDNA methods to make #fisheries more sustainable, then this #postdoc position might be perfect for you:

jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

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@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social

Coming to #BES2025 this week? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We'll be there too!

Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
🕰️ 6-7pm

We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm

#BESAnnualMeeting #BES2025

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Coming to #BES2025 this week? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We'll be there too!

Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
🕰️ 6-7pm

We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm