RV MBA Sepia
@mba_rv
RV MBA Sepia is the Marine Biological Association's @thembauk multidisciplinary research vessel. The RV undertakes marine and coastal research.
First survey in a while that we haven't been rolling all over the place- a welcome change! 🤪🌊🌬️ @thembauk @marineresplym @cpr
🚨New paper!🚨 We used unique historical #trawl data and resurveyed the same sites 120 years later to reveal long-term change in a North Sea inshore fish assemblage🐟 @newcastlemarine @UoABioSci @CefasGovUK #Openaccess in #MEPS int-res.com/abstracts/meps…
Despite pretty awful sea state and visibility, was great to get the 2024 MBA scientific diving season up and running with some training/refresher dives. Superb support from @TritoniaDiving and @mba_rv as always. Now we just need some settled weather and decent viz 🌞🦐🌱🌊🤞🤞🤞
In between the horrendous SW weather we managed to get the RIB launched for the season! #LittleWins 😁👊 @thembauk @sma
Finally we're starting to see some breaks in the winter weather...nice surveys last week collecting water & plankton samples for @thembauk researchers 😎💧🔬🌡️
Last week, Head of Operations, Lance Gregory & Ship Liaison Officer, Dave Wilson travelled to Vancouver, Canada, to coordinate a CPR tow point for a new ship, MV Jean Gabriel. She will be towing our CPRs across the North Pacific collecting vital data about our ocean! #TeamCPR
Beautiful day on the water collecting plankton & water samples for our colleagues @PlymouthMarine from long-term station L4
✍️ Navigating the challenges of scientific surveys in MPAs The latest #IJMS Editor's Choice examines the balance between research and conservation. Essential insights for #MarineConservation and #sustainable management. Read more ➡️ ices.dk/news-and-event… #EditorsChoice
Fantastic to see our new facility formally opened today - great project to have been involved with 😊
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners is pleased to announce the opening of the Mayflower Pontoons, an extension to the Barbican Landing Stage facilities. The pontoons were opened by @CouncillorTudor and @The_MMO Full details plymouthport.org.uk/mayflower-pont… #Plymouth #fishing
We are hiring! If you have technical marine survey skills🪛🔧 & you'd like to join our multidisciplinary vessels team, then we'd love to hear from you! mymba.mba.ac.uk/job/sea-going-… @thembauk @CPRSurvey @MBAEcology @marineresplym
Today we have the @mba_rv Sepia undertaking marine and coastal research but there have been many research vessels prior such as Sula, Salpa, Sarsia, Huxley and Gammarus #MBALibrary
Kick-starting the new year with some plankton & water sampling at long-term monitoring station L4 📷 @LilianLieber @thembauk @CPRSurvey @cell
Difficult conditions for this week's MRes Marine Biology boat practical but plenty of underwater activity picked up on the BRUVs! @PlymSoundNMP @thembauk @sea_bugs
Penultimate trawl light trials with @Jas_Somerville We encountered two beautiful Scyliorhinus stellaris which were recorded & released 🤩 Great survey! @thembauk @MBAEcology @SNTechUK
Great to continue trawl light trials today with @ExeterMarine PhD student @Jas_Somerville & @Marinebioyaz @thembauk
BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt visited the @thembauk to look at the impact of rising ocean temperatures. The crew filmed on location at @CPRSurvey labs and aboard @mba_rv in #Plymouth. mba.ac.uk/bbc-visits-mar…
We are saddened to hear of the loss of Professor Paul Somerfield. Paul was a good friend to the MBA for many years and served on MBA Council from April 2009 to September 2012.
It is with the deepest sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved friend & colleague Professor Paul Somerfield. Paul will be missed greatly, not only at PML but also by those he worked with across the world. A tribute can be read at bit.ly/3Yj5dpe
📢We now have over 100 tagged black bream swimming around Dorset as part of our #AnglingforSustainability project! If you are lucky enough to catch one then please let us know 🎣🐟 @SouthernIFCA @NaturalEngland @AnglingTrust @PlymUni @Dr_Emma_Sheehan #FISP #NationalMarineWeek
Day 2 of @fish_intel survey, servicing acoustic receivers off coast of Plymouth at West Rutts reef & wrecks of the Australbush & Lord Stonehaven @thembauk
Interesting #skate behaviour observed during scientific trials aboard @mba_rv⬇️ PhD researcher @Jas_Somerville has been deploying #CatchCam cameras, by @SNTechUK , to monitor how #fish behaves around #trawl gear when paired with Pisces #bycatch lights. #MarineWeek @thembauk