Ulster Wildlife Marine Team

🗣We're at the @PortaferryGala with @BlueRecoveryNI and @SeasearchNI to talk about #MPA protection and health, #species, threats and pressures in the way of #OceanRecovery! 💪 If you're at #Galafest2024 come and give us a visit and learn how you can become an #OceanAdvocate 🤝🌊

🗣That's us set up at #ReMeMaRe24 for the next couple of days. Come along and find out about the wider work of @UlsterWildlife @BlueRecoveryNI @NationalTrustNI @WWFNIreland and @WWTCastleEspie to contribute to the #bluecarbon action plan, #MPA Strategy Review, NICCAP3 and more 🌊

🦪 It’s oyster spawning season! A single oyster can release millions of larvae each year and even change gender!🔄 These amazing ecosystem engineers improve our coastal waters, providing vital services. 💙 #NativeOyster #OysterFacts

We're going to #ReMeMaRe tomorrow and Thursday! @CF_Conf Check our poster showing work being done across NIMTF on #bluecarbon habitats and the overarching #policies they contribute to. See you there! @UlsterWildlife @BlueRecoveryNI @WWFNIreland @NationalTrustNI @WWTCastleEspie

Back again this time at #Stendhal! You can find us out in Woodstown, up near the #CraicInn, just follow the signs ➡️ and listen for the music. 🎶 Check out our #pressures board to find out what's affecting our #marine environment. Fellow member @RSPBNI are near the upper stage 🤝

🗣 We're back again at the @foylemaritime with @BlueRecoveryNI 🦪and @SeasearchNI 🪸showcasing our important #MPA Network and the need to make them ecologically #connected for our #species and #habitats 🌊. You'll also hear us at some point on @BBCRadioFoyle and on @BBCSounds 💪

We're shell-elebrating oysters in stunning #Kerry! 😅🦪🔍Filming with the inspirational team at @sea_synergy exploring oyster restoration & exciting citizen science! Thanks to Lucy, Anna & Jolene, film kindly supported by @MarineInst #OceanOptimism #MondayMotivation

Pleasure to have helped celebrate #WorldOceansDay as part of @nmdcouncil's celebrations at #Cranfield. Alongside @BlueRecoveryNI, @SeasearchNI and @KeepNIBeautiful showing why we're protecting our globally important seas 🌊💪 ❗️🗣Ride the wave! Protect our seas! 🐋🦈🐙🦀🦞🦐🪿🦭

@RathlinSoundMF you were brilliant! Thank you all who came to #Rathlin to talk to me, @BlueRecoveryNI and @IWDGnews on #MPAs, #nativeoyster 🦪, #marinemammals 🐋 on urgent needs for our #marine environment 🤝❗️ Wonderful to meet Woody from @LIFERathlin to link in with their work

Fantastic to be over in #Ballycastle last week for @RathlinSoundMF talking about #MPA 🌊, #nativeoyster 🦪 with @BlueRecoveryNI, @SeasearchNI and @UlsterWildlife highlighting our #marine species and habitats. Thanks to Deputy Mayor @a_margaretanne for @VisitCauseway for visiting!

Wonderful to meet with @connieegan94 last week to discuss #waterpollution 🌊, #sustainabledevelopment 🐋, #MPA 🪿and #nativeoyster 🦪 @BlueRecoveryNI. Important discussions around #CommunityEmpowerment and involvement 🤝💪 And work by @sascampaigns, @KeepNIBeautiful and @mcsuk

On the final day of @balmoralshow NIMTF participated in the #mascotrace, helping raise awareness of #nature's race to recovery and our #climate. Thank you to @BlueRecoveryNI, @SeasearchNI, @UlsterWildlife, @WWTCastleEspie, @RSPBNI and @WWFNIreland for representing alongside us 💪

All set up at @balmoralshow with @BlueRecoveryNI and @UlsterWildlife showcasing our #MPA network and the importance of ensuring #protection and #management. Come say hi 👋 and find out about the #nativeoyster 🦪, #ecosystemservices, #climatechange 🔥 and #oceanrecovery 🌊🐟🦈🦀🪿

Met with Alex Easton MLA to discuss the importance of nature based solutions such as the #nativeoyster nursery in #Bangor and the #ecosystemservices they provide like improved water quality and #biodiversity. Very important for the Blue Carbon Action Plan and MPA Strategy Review

Come along to the @balmoralshow Wednesday 15th - Saturday 18th to learn more about #MPA and the wider #marine environment. We'll be there supporting @BlueRecoveryNI around achieving #OceanRecovery in our seas. 🌊H18 - Eikon Centre, Lisburn See @WWTCastleEspie and @RSPBNI too! 💪

Co-Centre for Climate+Biodiversity+Water launched. Researchers, industry & policy partners from Ireland, NI & GB have met to develop plans for integrated solutions to the common challenges of climate change, biodiversity decline & water degradation. ➡️qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/T…

Some lovely species that are new to our team, found at Bangor Marina on our native oyster cages. As the warmer weather is coming we are seeing more and more species returning to the cages and growing there, creating dense habitats of incredible species diversity.

Calling all nature and science fans! Take part in the @citnatchallenge this weekend at the Ulster Museum. It's a BioBlitz - a collective event to discover as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. More here → bit.ly/4cXrwrF

Introducing… Wetland Word of the Week! 🌊 Up first, ZOSTERA. At WWT Castle Espie, we conserve zostera (or eelgrass). Thousands of Light-bellied Brent geese migrate to Strangford Lough to feed on it in the autumn and winter. #WWT #CastleEspie #WordsForWetlands