Nessa O'Connor

Nessa O'Connor

@nessocon.bsky.social

#Marine Biology, #Ecology, Trinity College Dublin

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Raven Books
@ravenbooks.bsky.social

It has been a busy, busy first day of #IrishBookWeek but manged to get bunting in the window, posters hanging, shelf-talkers... talking. That we are both a nation of writers and a nation of readers is definitely worth celebrating🎉📚🎉📚🎉

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social

I like these NOAA career profiles showing the diversity of marine biology jobs and will share a few this week. Meet Renee Eaton, GIS Developer for NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

fisheries.noaa.govMeet Renee Eaton, GIS Developer for NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat ConservationRenee Eaton is a GIS Developer for NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation. Learn more about her work.

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Natalie Cooper
@nhcooper123.bsky.social

Are you passionate about code integrity and accessibility? Do you have skills in R, Python or Julia? Why not apply to be one of our new Code Integrity and Accessibility AEs? Open to any career stage. Details here: apply.workable.com/britishecolo... (sadly not paid, but comes with nice perks)

apply.workable.comAssociate Editor (Code Integrity and Accessibility) - British Ecological SocietyVolunteer role: Associate Editor (Code Integrity and Accessibility) Organisation: British Ecological Society – Methods in Ecology and Evolution Term: 3 years Closing date: 25th Sept 17.00 BST Location...
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

The constant visuals of happy people enjoying the beach in the sun is really starting to p*** me off!

Ola Løkken Nordrum@olaln.bsky.social

We're being told our planet is on fire. People are dying in the tens of thousands. But yet, the media show us pictures of harmless fun. This visual disconnect is numbing the public to the urgency we face.

irishtimes.comWorld’s seas hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientistsWestern Europe has experienced its hottest June-July period on record, data shows

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Matt Bracken
@brackenlab.bsky.social

Are you someone with experience in marine conservation, partnership development, and cold-water diving who is motivated to shape the future of ocean recovery in California? @nature.org‘s California Oceans Program is hiring a Kelp Program Director. 🌊🦑 nature.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

nature.wd108.myworkdayjobs.comKelp Project Director, CaliforniaApplication Instructions: Please note that the application period ends at 12:00 am EDT on the due date listed. For applicants in Pacific Daylight Time, please plan to submit your application by 8:59pm...
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

great summary of our newest paper - led by Abby Gilson #seaweed #MarineLife 🦑 #AlgalAwesomeness! #oceanfarmers

Annals of Botany@annbot.bsky.social

🌊🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning: Increased species diversity does not increase the productivity of cultivated kelp” in @annbot.bsky.social by Abby Gilson and co-authors. (1/9) 👉 doi.org/qsqg @nessocon.bsky.social #aobpapers #macroalgae #kelpfarming

Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

BRICONS (Building Resilient Irish Coasts through Oyster Restoration) - are looking for a new postdoctoral researcher - deadline 19th February - details 👇 🦪🌊 @drjosemfarinas.bsky.social @annikaclements.bsky.social briconsproject.com/2026/02/06/n...

briconsproject.comNow Open: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Role within the BRICONS Project🌊🔬 The BRICONS Project – Building Resilient Irish Coasts through Oyster Restoration is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PD1 level) to join an exciting, interdisciplinary res…
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

The world is your…. 🦪 fantastic work from @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social and Belfast Harbour!

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie

Thousands of oysters have been planted in Belfast Lough in a bid to restore the species in the waterway. Nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife placed 2,000 adult European oysters and more than 30,000 juvenile oysters, called spat, grown on scallop and mussel shells.

rte.ieThousands of oysters planted to restore Belfast LoughThousands of oysters have been planted in Belfast Lough in a bid to restore the species in the waterway.

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Philip O'Connor
@philipoconnor.bsky.social

Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest. #Aras25 #Speirgorm

Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

SEAGROW has begun! We cannot wait to get started quantifying all the benefits of regenerative ocean farming! @tcddublin.bsky.social

Natalia Ospina 🇪🇺 🌊 🐟 ♻️@ospinanat.bsky.social

🌊 We are proud to announce the launch of SeaGrow – Seaweed Ecosystem Aquaculture for GROWth and Sustainability, a new EU-funded project #EMFAF #CINEA 🌍 🔗 Learn more about the new project: aircent.re/42HwG7M #SEAGROW #BlueEconomy #seaweed #aquaculture #EUfunded #sustainability #MarineScience

Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

This is definitely true… 😔

Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist@princess-vimentin.bsky.social

I can relate. People assumed I was a yoga teacher until I told them what I do. Also I’m not immune to mansplaining. “If coverage systematically tilts toward some groups over others, that doesn’t just affect individual careers—it can reinforce stereotypes about who ‘looks like’ a scientist.” 🧪

science.orgWhen women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always followMen-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

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Fintan Kelly
@fintankelly.bsky.social

This went completely under my radar. A rewilded Glen of the Downs Golf Course that creates an unexpected corridor between the GOTDs, Kindlestown Wood and the Little Sugar Loaf 🤯 www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

irishtimes.comThe couple who bought a Wicklow golf course and turned it into a native woodlandThe former Glen of the Downs Golf Course greens are now covered in 80,000 native trees, planted by Anke and John Moran
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

Ugh so frustrating! Just hurry up and build it! 🚆

Ola Løkken Nordrum@olaln.bsky.social

🤯 Why?!?! Is this the final sentence of this article. “Both Dermot Desmond and Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary have criticised the Metrolink”. It’s completely unrelated. They are not public transport experts. They’re just an ultra polluting billionaires. This is terrible journalism.

thejournal.ieConsortium of five international companies join forces to bid for Dublin’s MetrolinkThe consortium is to bid for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the Metrolink.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment
@irishdocsenv.bsky.social

The Irish media bear significant responsibility for Ireland's lack of progress. The example below illustrates this clearly. Their deference to climate-denying billionaires like Michael O'Leary is so deeply ingrained that it's often overlooked — but it continues to undermine real progress.

Ola Løkken Nordrum@olaln.bsky.social

🤯 Why?!?! Is this the final sentence of this article. “Both Dermot Desmond and Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary have criticised the Metrolink”. It’s completely unrelated. They are not public transport experts. They’re just an ultra polluting billionaires. This is terrible journalism.

thejournal.ieConsortium of five international companies join forces to bid for Dublin’s MetrolinkThe consortium is to bid for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the Metrolink.
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

She’d definitely get my vote! #Aras25 #spéirghorm

Annie West@anniewestdotcom.bsky.social

Super smart, Charming, modest, speaks Irish and has more vowels in her name than any of the other candidates #Aras25 @newschambers.bsky.social @paulnews.bsky.social

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franz
@franzanth.bsky.social

"Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides" this is why #InverteFest encourages you to smell the flowers and ogle the critters. cameras have gotten exponentially better over the years and EVERYONE has a high chance of making scientific discoveries in normal places.

theguardian.comTourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer HebridesThistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

the brilliant @marianacerca.bsky.social is highlighted this week by EU4Algae! Read about her groundbreaking work linking seaweed science and society! maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/eu4algae-int...

maritime-forum.ec.europa.euEU4Algae Interview Spotlight – Bridging Seaweed Science and Society: A Deep Dive with Mariana Cerca, Researcher & EU Projects SpecialistIn this edition, we explore the work of Mariana Cerca, Researcher, Manager & EU Projects Specialist, as she connects scientific research with community engagement to advance regenerative ocean farming...
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

This review clearly shows that macroalgal decomposition rates vary significantly between experimental approaches and are severely underestimated when a refractory pool is not considered, impacting scaled-up estimates of macroalgal carbon export to the deep ocean 🌊🌱

Alf Norkko@alfnorkko.bsky.social

Check out our new review paper, championed by Lydia White, "A path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae". Read it here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @coastclim.bsky.social @tvarminne.bsky.social #mCDR

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comA path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgaeWe systematically reviewed literature on macroalgal degradation. To date, most degradation experiments are carried out in aquaria or shallow environments, span short timescales or rarely incorporate ....
Nessa O'Connor
@nessocon.bsky.social

Silence is complicity

Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social

Journalist Anas Al-Sharif reporting from Gaza, shortly before Israel killed him tonight: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

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Celeste Labedz
@celestelabedz.bsky.social

It absolutely makes sense that men are using AI more and seeing more job benefits, because confidently spouting nonsense in the shape of information (what LLMs are programmed to do) has always been much more of a pathway for career advancement for men than for others.

Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social

Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."

ctvnews.caFor women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard studyWomen are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.

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Nicholas Wu
@nicholaswu.bsky.social

🚨 Lecturer in Animal Ecology position @jcuofficial.bsky.social. Candidates with expertise in terrestrial animal ecology are encouraged. 📍 Townsville, AU Closes: 8th Aug 2025 🔗 careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

careers.jcu.edu.auLecturer, Animal Ecology - Townsville, QLD, AustraliaJames Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

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UNICEF
@unicef.org

Yet again, we're seeing horrific reports of the killing of seven children in Gaza this time as they were waiting for water at a distribution site. UNICEF calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, aid at scale and release of hostages.