Declan Morrissey
30 posts
@DeepseaDec
Postdoctoral researcher at @InvertebratesDC | Former @IrishResearch Postgraduate Scholar | 🫶🏻🏳️🌈 (he/him) | Deep sea corals
A new soft coral species from the Gulf of Mexico (#Octocorallia: Scleralcyonacea: Parasphaerascleridae) mapress.com/zt/article/vie… #Taxonomy
Andrea Quattrini, Declan Morrissey and Claudia Vaga of @NMNH visited #mczInvertZool to study coral type specimens for their project “Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities," funded for the restoration and conservation of coral impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Watch as a giant newt puppet parades through Dublin for Science Week. The puppet was created by Macnas, a performance company based in Galway. trib.al/hvkHTtC
ANNOUNCING the Ocean Census Taxonomy Awards and Science Event Awards recipients 🎉✨ Recognising marine scientists and taxonomists working to contribute to the discovery and description of new marine species. Meet the awardees ⬇️ oceancensus.org/the-ocean-cens… #OceanCensusAwards
Had the privilege to present my research at the @NMNH as part of this week’s No Bones seminar series organized by the Invertebrates Zoology (IZ) Department! Thank you for the invitation, it was fun sharing + introducing you to my region & island! Special thanks to @DeepseaDec 🪸
A Deliveroo driver has told how he used his helmet to hit the man who had attacked a woman and three children in Dublin city centre yesterday. Caio Benicio is originally from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and arrived in Ireland a year ago. The dad-of-two said he “acted on instinct”.
