Plankton Richard Kirby
 
Plankton Richard Kirby
Plankton Richard Kirby
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Independent scientist, filmmaker, author, public speaker & marine guide.

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Richard Kirby
 

Located near Plymouth, UK

I am an independent scientist, filmmaker and expedition scientist/guide. A former Royal Society university research fellow, my scientific interest is the plankton food web and how it is influenced by climate, fishing and plastic pollution. For science outreach I have produced large-scale, public exhibitions on plankton around the world, worked with international architects and fashion designers, and I founded the global, citizen science Secchi Disk study. Read my Ocean Drifters book to learn more about plankton, watch my Ocean Drifters film to hear David Attenborough describe this incredible secret world of life or, join in the Secchi Disk study if you go to sea. 

 

Buy my book

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Plankton Richard Kirby Ocean Drifters

Watch Ocean Drifters

Narrated by David Attenborough

 

Join the Secchi Disk study

Take part in plankton science

 
 
 

I never know what plankton my net will catch but it's always a myriad of precious, beautiful, alien-like creatures. What words would you use to describe these exquisite life-forms or the tragedy of microplastic pollution that is now present in every plankton sample?

Watch my 'showreel' to see some plankton


Visit my galleries on Spatial. Click on an image below

 
Plankton Richard Kirby Spatial Gallery My gallery of plankton
Plankton Richard Kirby Spatial Gallery My gallery of microplastic pollution
 
Plankton Richard Kirby Spatial Gallery My gallery of holoplankton
Plankton Richard Kirby Spatial Gallery My gallery of meroplankton
 

Commission me to create an exhibition for your museum or public space

My latest research

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Plankton Richard Kirby Fishing Climate Nature Article

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Plankton Richard Kirby Fishing Climate Blog

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Plankton Richard Kirby NAO Climate

https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/cr/v85/p107-111/

Plankton Richard Kirby Fishing Climate NAO
 
Plankton Richard Kirby Tuna BBC Online Article
Plankton Richard Kirby Tuna
 
Plankton Richard Kirby Tuna Article Sci. Adv. (2019) 5(1) eaar6993
 
 
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Plankton videos   PlanktonPundit on Twitter ThePlanktonPundit on Instagram  Plankton Pundit on Facebook   

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You can see more of my plankton images in the online Spatial galleries above and at the end of this page.

 

Plankton science

 
Plankton Richard Kirby Fishing Climate Fishing and climate
Plankton Richard Kirby Climate Change Plankton and climate
Plankton Richard Kirby Climate Change Plankton and crabs
Plankton Richard Kirby Climate Change Plankton and seabirds
 

"Your paper was outstanding. Many delegates have said how much they enjoyed your presentation and the conference questionnaire responses clearly confirm this."

(Shellfish Association of Great Britain)

 
Plankton Richard Kirby Secchi Disk Plankton and citizen science
 

Plankton in the news

 
Plankton Richard Kirby Secchi Disk Fishing boat science

Nature Climate ChangeBiodiversity and climate change

The Carbon Brief

Commentary

Plankton Richard Kirby Microplastic Plankton and microplastics
 
 
Plankton Richard Kirby Plankton in stunning photographs
Plankton Richard Kirby Secchi Disk Citizen science call to action
Plankton Richard Kirby Microplastic Shocking plastic pollution
 
Plankton Richard Kirby Climate Change North Sea ecosystem change
 

Plankton & marine science outreach - TV, schools, exhibitions

 
Plankton Richard Kirby

Presenter and supplier of engaging plankton images and film to both national and international broadcasters.

Plankton Richard Kirby

Work with schools to bring  science into the classroom including collaborations with artists and orchestras.

Plankton Richard Kirby

Large-scale plankton exhibits at science and film festivals around the world captivating  audiences of all ages.

 
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Invite me to tell your audience about a secret world

 

My talks, images and films on plankton are new and engaging. Invite me to speak at your event, appear on your show, create an exhibition or be your expedition guest scientist.

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What people say when they see my shows and talks

 
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"I often feel we see the natural world as zoo visitors view caged animals, peering through bars without empathy for how we are a part of it and not apart from it and I think that affects our well-being.”

 

Plankton, my secret world beneath the waves

A few of my plankton images.

Publications Click here to see a list of my research papers. Contact me to obtain a free copy of a paper that interests you.